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SB2260 • 2026

Education, Dept. of

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

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Sponsor
Lowe, Sherrell
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details about what happens if schools miss the deadline or specify that the Department of Education must publish the information online.

Changing the Deadline for Apprenticeship Program Information

This bill changes the deadline from September 1st to November 1st for schools to provide apprenticeship program contact information to the Department of Education.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the deadline from September 1st to November 1st for schools to give their apprenticeship program contact details to the Department of Education.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public high schools in Tennessee
  • The Department of Education in Tennessee

Terms To Know

Apprenticeship training program contact
A person at a school who helps students find apprenticeships.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if schools miss the November 1st deadline.
  • The bill does not require the Department of Education to publish this information on its website by November 1st each year.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

  2. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026

  3. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  4. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  5. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  7. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2222
By Sherrell

SENATE BILL 2260
By Lowe
SB2260
012150
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-419(c), is amended by deleting
"September 1" and substituting "November 1".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.