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

SB 2318: Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and to give an enrollment preference to children of the institution's employees or members of its governing body in the same manner afforded to public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Enacted Last action May 27, 2026: Pub. Ch. 1128

Plain-language summary

SB 2318 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and to give an enrollment preference to children of the institution's employees or members of its governing body in the same manner afforded to public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2026): Pub. Ch. 1128.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican).