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

HB 2256: Schools, Charter - As introduced, prevents a public charter school that has had its charter agreement renewed on appeal by the Tennessee public charter school commission from mutually agreeing with the local board of education for the LEA in which the public charter school is located for the local board to serve as its authorizer; allows the commission to determine, between five and 10 years, the term of a charter agreement renewed by the commission instead of automatically assigning all charter agreements renewed by the commission a 10-year term. - 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 2256 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Schools, Charter - As introduced, prevents a public charter school that has had its charter agreement renewed on appeal by the Tennessee public charter school commission from mutually agreeing with the local board of education for the LEA in which the public charter school is located for the local board to serve as its authorizer; allows the commission to determine, between five and 10 years, the term of a charter agreement renewed by the commission instead of automatically assigning all charter agreements renewed by the commission a 10-year term. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Mike Sparks (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse49

“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. Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/24/2026
  3. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/24/2026
  4. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
  5. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
  6. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
  7. P2C, ref. to Education Committee
  8. Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
  9. Intro., P1C.
  10. Filed for introduction

Sources

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