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TN HB0030
TN HB0030AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to language assistance for students.
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Introduced
12/11/2024
12/11/2024
In Committee
01/16/2025
01/16/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, empowers a student who is an English language learner and who received language assistance services in the classroom during the school year to receive the same language assistance services while taking a Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the receipt of language assistance services does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.
AI Summary
This bill ensures that students who are English language learners (ELLs) and have been receiving language assistance services in their classes during the school year can continue to receive those same services when taking state assessments, such as the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) tests or end-of-course assessments, provided these services do not invalidate the test results. Language assistance services are defined as specialized support for non-native English speakers, either provided by a teacher with an English as a second language endorsement based on an individual learning plan (ILP), or through accommodations and scaffolding by a general education teacher in the regular classroom, also based on the student's ILP, for students whose parents have opted out of the specialized endorsement services. This change will apply to TCAP tests administered starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026 (on 02/25/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0030&ga=114 |
| Fiscal Note - HB0030 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0030.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0030.pdf |
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