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

HB 1894: Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Last action March 4, 2026: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee

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HB 1894 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cause for the faculty member's termination exists; requires the president or chief executive officer for a public institution of higher education who is selected or appointed by the institution's governing board on or after July 1, 2026, to be confirmed by the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Aron Maberry (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Committee.

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