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

HB 91: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Last action April 2, 2025: Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 91 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican).