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

HB 1125: Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributable to the teacher for purposes of evaluating the teacher; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to compensate the estate of a teacher who, on the teacher's death, was in the employ of the LEA or public charter school for the teacher's unused and accrued annual and sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased state employees are compensated under present law. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1125 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributable to the teacher for purposes of evaluating the teacher; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to compensate the estate of a teacher who, on the teacher's death, was in the employ of the LEA or public charter school for the teacher's unused and accrued annual and sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased state employees are compensated under present law. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 433.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew FarmerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 433
  2. Sponsor(s) Added.
  3. Comp. SB subst.
  4. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  5. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025
  6. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025
  7. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2025
  9. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/16/2025
  10. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
  11. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
  12. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source