Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1322: Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

In committee Last action April 29, 2025: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 275

Plain-language summary

HB 1322 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 275.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: William Lamberth (Republican).