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

HB 91: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Official data

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

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Plain-language summary

HB 91 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Kirk Haston (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kirk HastonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72

“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 Education Committee
  2. Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
  3. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
  4. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
  5. Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
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  7. Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
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Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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