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

HB 800: Education - As introduced, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Introduced Last action February 5, 2025: Intro., P1C.

Plain-language summary

HB 800 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As introduced, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Intro., P1C.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican).