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

SB 689: Education - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission (THEC), to serve as the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation; requires THEC's review committee to aid in the development or revision of state financial aid; terminates the Tennessee teaching scholars program; terminates the minority teaching fellows program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Enacted 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 689 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission (THEC), to serve as the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation; requires THEC's review committee to aid in the development or revision of state financial aid; terminates the Tennessee teaching scholars program; terminates the minority teaching fellows program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. Primary sponsor: White. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Pub. Ch. 234.

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
WhitePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Pub. Ch. 234
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0172)
  8. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/10/2025
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.
  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0172)
  12. Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 10, PNV 3

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

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