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

HB 552: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act," which creates a new category of independent home schools that are not subject to the data collection, reporting, or assessment requirements applicable to existing independent home school programs and that exempts such home school students and parents from compulsory school attendance requirements; prohibits the department of safety from conditioning the issuance of a driver license or learner's permit on a school-aged applicant's attendance record or enrollment status. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55.

In committee Last action March 12, 2025: Sponsor(s) Added.

Plain-language summary

HB 552 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act," which creates a new category of independent home schools that are not subject to the data collection, reporting, or assessment requirements applicable to existing independent home school programs and that exempts such home school students and parents from compulsory school attendance requirements; prohibits the department of safety from conditioning the issuance of a driver license or learner's permit on a school-aged applicant's attendance record or enrollment status. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 55. Primary sponsor: Todd Warner (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Todd Warner (Republican).