Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA)

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the exact impact on schools' poverty percentages and additional funding, leaving some uncertainty.

Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act

The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act expands the definition of 'economically disadvantaged' students to include those enrolled in Medicaid, which will increase education funding for schools.

What This Bill Does

• Expands the category of economically disadvantaged students to include those who are enrolled in the state's Medicaid program.
• Changes Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, to reflect this new definition starting July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local education agencies and schools in Tennessee
• Students enrolled in Medicaid who are now considered economically disadvantaged

Terms To Know

Economically Disadvantaged

A student who is homeless, foster, runaway, migrant, eligible for free or reduced-price school meals, or enrolled in the state's Medicaid program.

TISA Funding Formula

The formula used to allocate education funding based on the number of economically disadvantaged students.

Limits and Unknowns

• Local education agencies that already provide sufficient funding may not need to increase their contributions.
• The exact impact on schools' poverty percentages and additional funding is uncertain but could lead to more schools receiving higher allocations under DOE's Title I process.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2300
By White

SENATE BILL 2477
By Yager
SB2477
008948
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to education funding.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-104, is amended by deleting
subdivision (10) and substituting instead the following:
(10) "Economically disadvantaged" means:
(A) As defined in Tennessee's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan
established pursuant to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. §
6301 et seq.), a homeless, foster, runaway, or migrant student;
(B) A student eligible for free or reduced-price school meals or milk
through the direct certification eligibility guidelines established pursuant to 42
U.S.C. §§ 1751-1769; or
(C) A student who is enrolled in the state's medicaid program;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it, and
applies to TISA allocations for the 2026-2027 school year and each school year thereafter.