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TN SB0273
TN SB0273AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-136 and Title 49, relative to student records.
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Introduced
01/23/2025
01/23/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
03/17/2025
03/17/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, 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.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee's criminal code to clarify that school employees will not be criminally charged with falsifying educational documents when they modify a student's grades as part of a legitimate grade recovery or course retake program. Specifically, the bill adds a new subsection to existing law that protects school employees from prosecution when they alter, create, or duplicate a student's grade in an educational document if the change occurs through an approved program that allows students to retake a failed course, exam, or assignment and earn credit. This provision ensures that educators can support students in improving their academic performance through remediation programs without fear of legal repercussions. The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025, providing schools and educators with a clear legal framework for grade modification in the context of academic recovery efforts.
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Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
HA0596 - Amendment 1-0 to HB0369 (on 03/04/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0273&ga=114 |
| Amendment 1-0 to HB0369 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0596.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for HA0596 (12764) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM1453.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB0273 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0273.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0273.pdf |
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