Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a school employee does not commit the criminal offense of falsifying educational and academic documents for altering, creating, or duplicating the grade of a student in an educational or academic document if the alteration, creation, or duplication is due to the student obtaining the grade through a program that allows students to retake a failed course, exam, or assignment and earn credit. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-136 and Title 49.

HB 369 clarifies that school employees do not commit a criminal offense for altering, creating, or duplicating a student's grade in school records when the change results from the student retaking a failed course, exam, or assignment through a designated program. This amendment to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 39-14-136 explicitly exempts such grade adjustments from the falsification of educational documents statute. The law directly affects school employees who update student records under retake programs, ensuring these routine administrative actions are not treated as criminal violations. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025, and amends TCA Section 39-14-136 and Title 49.