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

HB 708: Education, State Board of - As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or relevant to an accountability hearing for a local education agency operating a public school, or a public charter school, receiving a "D" or "F" letter grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

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 708 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, State Board of - As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's designee, considers material or relevant to an accountability hearing for a local education agency operating a public school, or a public charter school, receiving a "D" or "F" letter grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5. Primary sponsor: Scott Cepicky (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott CepickyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64

“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. 376
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Objected to on Consent Calendar.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 4/16/2025
  5. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  7. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
  8. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
  9. Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
  10. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
  11. Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
  12. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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