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SB2377 • 2026

Education

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

Education
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Sponsor
Akbari, White
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Education

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2377, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2377, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to require t he state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia.
  • To be eligible to receive a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement, an educator must: (1) Hold a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) credential issued by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), in partnership with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA); and (2) Satisfy any other requirements established by the state board.
  • This amendment does not prohibit an educator who does not hold a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement from providing targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dys lexia if the educator is otherwise authorized to do so.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Amendment 1-0 to HB2257

Plain English: House Education 1 Amendment No.

  • House Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2257 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2377* House Bill No.
  • 2257 HA1015 014215 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2377

Plain English: Senate Education 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate Education 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2377 White Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2377* House Bill No.
  • 2257 SA0819 014215 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  2. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 902

  3. 2026-05-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 902

  4. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  10. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1015)

  11. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  12. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  14. 2026-04-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026

  15. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026

  16. 2026-04-06 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  17. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  19. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  20. 2026-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0819)

  21. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2026-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026

  23. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  24. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  25. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0

  26. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  27. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  28. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  30. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026

  31. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  32. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  33. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  34. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  35. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  36. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  37. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Education Committee

  38. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  39. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  40. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  41. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  42. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  43. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 2, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2377, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to require
t
he state board of education
to
establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia.

To be eligible to receive a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement, an educator must:

(1) Hold a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) credential issued by the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI), in partnership with the International Dyslexia Association (IDA); and

(2) Satisfy any other requirements established by the state board.

This
amendment
does not prohibit an educator who does not hold a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement from providing targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dys
lexia if the educator is otherwise authorized to do so.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2257
By White

SENATE BILL 2377
By Akbari
SB2377
012536
- 1 -

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 49-1-227(a), is amended by deleting
the second sentence of the subsection and substituting:
The department shall update the list by July 1 each year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.