Sen. Becky Massey

Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to implement a pilot program to evaluate whether administering fewer district- and state-mandated assessments results in students achieving greater academic success; adds an additional method by which a student who is not proficient in ELA, as determined by the student's achieving a performance level rating of “approaching” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test, may be promoted. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those records related to treatments available to unemancipated minors without parental consent; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

Memorials, Retirement - Nancy Garner -

Memorials, Death - Tony Bryan Hixson -

Memorials, Death - Eugene John Burke -

Memorials, Death - Lewis "Lew" H. Conner, Jr. -

Memorials, Retirement - Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mary Gilbert, 2025-2026 Tennessee Principal of the Year finalist -

Memorials, Death - Eugene M. Pike, Jr. -

Memorials, Recognition - Vincent Ruiz, National Marbles Tournament winner -