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SB2047 • 2026

Education

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to accountability.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pody, Cepicky
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Transmitted to Governor for action.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about the types of interventions that may be used or how this change will impact school performance, leaving these points as unknowns.

Changing Who Chooses Help for Struggling Schools

This bill changes who decides how to help schools that are having a hard time improving.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the responsibility of recommending intervention options from the Department of Education to the State Board of Education, which then selects and notifies priority schools about the chosen intervention plan.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Priority schools receiving tier three interventions through the progressive tiered intervention system.
  • The Department of Education
  • The State Board of Education

Terms To Know

priority school
A school that needs extra help to improve.
tier three interventions
The most serious level of support for schools that are struggling the most.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what kind of intervention options will be used.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect school performance.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  2. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  3. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  4. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  5. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2

  6. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  7. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  8. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026

  9. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026

  10. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  11. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  12. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/31/2026

  13. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2026

  14. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  15. 2026-03-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0

  16. 2026-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026

  17. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  18. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026

  19. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026

  20. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026

  21. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026

  22. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026

  23. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  24. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Education Committee

  25. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026

  26. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  27. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Government Operations Committee calendar for 3/4/2026

  28. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  29. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Government Operations Committee

  30. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  31. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  32. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  33. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  34. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  35. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1960
By Cepicky

SENATE BILL 2047
By Pody
SB2047
011971
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to accountability.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-602(b)(2)(J), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(J) The department shall recommend to the state board of education the
intervention option for a priority school assigned to tier three (3) of the progressive tiered
intervention system. The state board shall notify the priority school of the intervention
option selected by the state board. The priority school shall implement the state board-
selected intervention option.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2027, the public welfare requiring it.