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TN HB1125

TN HB1125
AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.


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Introduced
02/05/2025
In Committee
04/15/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
05/15/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/15/2025

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributable to the teacher for purposes of evaluating the teacher; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to compensate the estate of a teacher who, on the teacher's death, was in the employ of the LEA or public charter school for the teacher's unused and accrued annual and sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased state employees are compensated under present law. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.

AI Summary

This bill introduces two key provisions related to education in Tennessee. First, the bill establishes guidelines for attributing student performance records to teachers by specifying that for courses with Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, a student must be present in a teacher's classroom for either 150 days of instruction in a traditional schedule or 75 days in a block schedule before their academic performance can be counted towards that teacher's evaluation. Second, the bill allows local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to compensate the estate of a teacher who dies on or after September 1, 2024, for their unused and accrued annual and sick leave, similar to how state employees' estates are compensated. Additionally, the bill permits teachers to designate a beneficiary to receive payment for accrued leave upon their death, with the default beneficiary being the same as the one designated for retirement benefits in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 433 (on 05/15/2025)

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