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

HB 707: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows a third grade student who achieves a performance level rating of "approaching" on the English language arts portion of the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test, and who has earned an overall letter grade of A or B in the student's third grade ELA class, to be promoted to fourth grade if promotion is recommended by a majority of the categories of participants in a conference convened by the student's LEA or public charter school; requires a student promoted to fourth grade through such process to receive tutoring services for the entirety of the student's fourth grade year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

In committee Last action February 10, 2025: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

Plain-language summary

HB 707 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows a third grade student who achieves a performance level rating of "approaching" on the English language arts portion of the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test, and who has earned an overall letter grade of A or B in the student's third grade ELA class, to be promoted to fourth grade if promotion is recommended by a majority of the categories of participants in a conference convened by the student's LEA or public charter school; requires a student promoted to fourth grade through such process to receive tutoring services for the entirety of the student's fourth grade year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: Ron Travis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2025): Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ron Travis (Republican).