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SB2068 • 2026

Local Education Agencies

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to career and technical education.

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Sponsor
Watson, Haston
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Sponsor(s) Added.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on how the state will use the reported information or what consequences there are for non-compliance, leaving these points open to interpretation.

Career and Technical Education Reporting for Schools

This bill requires local education agencies to report annually on how many students received information about career and technical education opportunities after taking a career aptitude test in seventh or eighth grade.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires each local education agency (LEA) to submit an annual report by July 31 to the state department of education.
  • The report must include the number of students who received information about career and technical education opportunities after taking a career aptitude test in seventh or eighth grade.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local Education Agencies (LEAs) that provide career and technical education programs to middle school students.

Terms To Know

Local Education Agency (LEA)
An organization responsible for providing public education in a specific area, such as a city or county school district.
Career and Technical Education
Programs that prepare students for careers by teaching them skills needed in various industries.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an LEA fails to submit the required report.
  • It is unclear how the state will use this information once it is collected.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  2. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  3. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  6. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 1840
By Haston

SENATE BILL 2068
By Watson
SB2068
011394
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to career and technical education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-412, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(c) Each LEA shall submit a report to the department by July 31 each year that
includes the number of students the LEA provided with information on career and
technical education opportunities pursuant to subdivision (b)(3) in the immediately
preceding school year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.