HB 2490: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits an LEA from employing a person who is a relative of the LEA's director of schools or a relative of a member of the LEA's local board of education unless the commissioner of education approves the relative's employment in writing. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2.

Plain-language summary

HB 2490 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits an LEA from employing a person who is a relative of the LEA's director of schools or a relative of a member of the LEA's local board of education unless the commissioner of education approves the relative's employment in writing. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2. Primary sponsor: Jay Reedy (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): P2C, ref. to Education Committee.

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