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

HB 1213: School Vouchers - As introduced, increases the required assessments of students participating in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program to include all Tennessee comprehensive assessment program tests, Tennessee universal reading screeners or universal reading screeners approved by the state board of education, and the assessment administered to public school students in grade 11 that assesses student readiness for postsecondary education and approved by the commissioner of education. - Amends TCA 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 1213 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School Vouchers - As introduced, increases the required assessments of students participating in the education savings account program or the individualized education account program to include all Tennessee comprehensive assessment program tests, Tennessee universal reading screeners or universal reading screeners approved by the state board of education, and the assessment administered to public school students in grade 11 that assesses student readiness for postsecondary education and approved by the commissioner of education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Johnson. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2025): Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
  3. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
  4. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
  5. P2C, ref. to Education Committee
  6. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
  7. Intro., P1C.
  8. Filed for introduction

Sources

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