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HB0392Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the school grading system.

Passed

Introduced by Ed Butler, District 41

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and reports the data, and if the group of students has at least 20 valid test scores in math or English language arts for at least one grade band; and data for the college and career readiness indicator if the school has at least 20 students in a graduating cohort. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219

April 29, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · April 2, 2025

17

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

18 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
Renea Jones4Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Robert Stevens13Yes
Sam McKenzie15Yes
Kevin Raper24Yes
Yusuf Hakeem28Yes
William Slater35Yes
Charlie Baum37Yes
Gino Bulso61Yes
Scott Cepicky64Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Sponsor(s) Added.

  3. Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. Intro., P1C.

  5. Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  7. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

  8. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  9. Sponsor change.

  10. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/25/2025

  13. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  14. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/4/2025

  15. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

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

  17. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  18. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  19. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  20. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

  21. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  22. Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  24. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025

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

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

  27. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  28. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025

  29. Comp. SB subst.

  30. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 219

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