HB 1936 Tennessee House · 113th Regular Session (2023-2024)

Education - As enacted, requires, beyond the 2023-2024 school year, each LEA and public charter school to provide each high school senior the opportunity to take nationally recognized assessments if the assessments meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Chapter 439 of the Public Acts of 2023.

This law requires Tennessee high schools and charter schools to offer nationally recognized career readiness assessments to graduating seniors starting in the 2023-2024 school year and continuing in all future years. The bill expands a previous mandate that was originally limited to a single academic year by making the requirement permanent for every subsequent school year. Local education agencies and public charter schools must ensure these assessments meet specific criteria established by the state to be eligible for administration. This change ensures that all high school graduates have access to standardized tests designed to measure their readiness for college or the workforce.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Signed May 3, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
16
Committee
14
May 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 98, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2024
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/9/2024
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/3/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/13/2024
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
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Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/13/2024
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Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/13/2024
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Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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State
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Photo of Kirk Haston
Kirk Haston
RRepublican
TN
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