SB0196

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

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Tennessee SB0196 amends the school grading system to require high school designation for schools serving grades 9-12 with at least 20 students in the.

Tennessee SB0196 amends the school grading system by adding a new subsection that mandates any school serving students in grades nine through twelve with at least twenty students in the current school year's graduating cohort to be identified as a high school. This change affects the criteria for assigning a letter grade to schools, ensuring that only those meeting the specified student count are designated as high schools. The act takes effect on July 1, 2025.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

94 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Not Voting

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Calendar

Mar 12, 2025

3:00 PM

Senate Education Hearing

History

Apr 29, 2025

Pub. Ch. 219

Apr 29, 2025

Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

Apr 21, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor.