Education - As introduced, requires a private school that participates in the Individualized Education Act or the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program to comply with certain requirements in order to receive public funds through the program; prohibits a student from receiving an education freedom scholarship if the student is enrolled in a private school that doesn't comply with certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 35.

HB 1976 requires private schools participating in Tennessee's Individualized Education Act (IEA) or Education Savings Account (ESA) programs to meet specific civic education standards to receive public funding. It mandates daily Pledge of Allegiance recitation, age-appropriate civics/American history instruction, prohibits certain teaching materials, bans promotion of foreign legal systems conflicting with U.S. or Tennessee constitutions, and allows military recruiting access on campus. Students enrolled in non-compliant schools lose eligibility for education freedom scholarships. The bill directly affects participating private schools and their students in these state-funded programs.