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

SB 1310: Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Enacted Last action April 29, 2025: Pub. Ch. 275

Plain-language summary

SB 1310 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools, Charter - As enacted, establishes a process by which the governing body of an existing public charter school may replicate that public charter school in the same district by applying to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission; allows, in certain circumstances, a public charter school sponsor to apply directly to the commission to open a new public charter school; makes various changes to the state agencies responsible for performing certain functions in the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Pub. Ch. 275.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Johnson.