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

HB 2247: School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that participate in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship, to publish various items on the school's website; requires such private schools to ensure educators hold a valid license to teach and are evaluated in the same manner as public school teachers; requires students participating in any such program to be administered various assessments; requires the department of education to assign a school letter grade to such private schools. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Last action March 17, 2026: Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 2247 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that participate in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship, to publish various items on the school's website; requires such private schools to ensure educators hold a valid license to teach and are evaluated in the same manner as public school teachers; requires students participating in any such program to be administered various assessments; requires the department of education to assign a school letter grade to such private schools. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Johnson.