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

SB 827: Schools, Private - As enacted, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to comply with certain class size, school calendar, vaccination, and assessment requirements in order to operate in this state as an approved Category III nonpublic school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Enacted Last action May 13, 2025: Pub. Ch. 380

Plain-language summary

SB 827 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools, Private - As enacted, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to comply with certain class size, school calendar, vaccination, and assessment requirements in order to operate in this state as an approved Category III nonpublic school. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Pub. Ch. 380.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican).