Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to submit a request to the United States department of education to amend this state's Every Student Succeeds Act plan to remove all end-of-course assessment requirements for students in grades nine through 12 and to allow the ACT, SAT, or another postsecondary readiness assessment approved by the commissioner to be annually administered to students in such grades and for student performance on such assessments to be used for student, school, and district accountability purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 91 would replace Tennessee's current end-of-course exams for high school students (grades 9-12) with annual ACT, SAT, or other approved college readiness assessments. The bill requires the state education department to formally request this change to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan by January 2026. If enacted, student performance on these new assessments would directly impact school and district accountability ratings. This change would affect all high school students, schools, and districts in Tennessee, shifting how academic performance is measured for accountability purposes.