Education - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to develop and implement a policy to provide, with each K-8 student's report card, the student's score on the universal reading screener if administered to the student in the current school year, and the results of the dyslexia screener most recently administered to the student, if applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.
HB 1377 requires Tennessee public schools and charter schools to include a student's current reading grade level on K-8 report cards each school year. This applies directly to K-8 students and their families, as well as local school boards and charter school governing bodies responsible for implementing the policy. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, to mandate this reporting starting with the 2025-2026 school year. It does not require sharing specific screener test scores (as referenced in the bill title), but instead requires a clear statement of the student's reading grade level. This is a procedural change to standardize how reading proficiency is communicated to parents.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 18, 2025
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Mar 18, 2025
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-0)
house
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Torrey Harris
DDemocratic
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