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HB0091Introduced in the House

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

Introduced

Introduced by Kirk Haston, District 72

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

April 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee · March 25, 2025

4

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Sam McKenzie15Yes
Yusuf Hakeem28No
Gino Bulso61No
Lee Reeves65Yes
Aron Maberry68Yes
Kirk Haston72Yes
Mark White83No

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  4. Ref. to Education Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025

  14. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

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

  16. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025

  17. Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

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