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

SB 517: Education - As enacted, authorizes local education agencies and public charter schools to provide up to four days of the required 180 days of classroom instruction via hybrid learning in the event of dangerous or extreme weather conditions, or an emergency, as determined by the director of schools or the director of public charter schools. - 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

SB 517 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, authorizes local education agencies and public charter schools to provide up to four days of the required 180 days of classroom instruction via hybrid learning in the event of dangerous or extreme weather conditions, or an emergency, as determined by the director of schools or the director of public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 49. Primary sponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 27, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 484.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Raumesh AkbariPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate29

“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. 484
  2. Companion House Bill substituted
  3. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2025
  4. Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
  5. Sponsor(s) Added.
  6. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
  7. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/24/2025
  8. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/20/2025
  9. Senate Reset on calendar for 3/20/2025
  10. Sponsor(s) Added.
  11. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/17/2025
  12. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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