Local Education Agencies - As introduced, exempts an LEA or public charter school from having to assign a third-grade student who is not proficient in English language arts a tutor through the Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps if the state does not appropriate sufficient funds to allow each LEA and public charter school to provide the required tutoring; conditions the requirement that LEAs participate in the learning loss remediation and student acceleration program on the availability of state appropriations for the program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 506 modifies Tennessee law to exempt local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools from assigning third-grade students not proficient in English language arts a tutor through the state-funded Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps (TALLC) program if the state fails to appropriate sufficient funds. It also ties participation in the learning loss remediation program to available state funding, requiring the state to appropriate funds first. This change directly affects third-grade students needing literacy support and schools that would otherwise be required to provide tutoring. The bill shifts the obligation from schools to the state’s fiscal commitment, making tutoring and program participation contingent on appropriated funds rather than automatic requirements.