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TN SB1336
TN SB1336AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 5; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to boards of education.
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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
05/27/2025
05/27/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/27/2025
05/27/2025
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As enacted, authorizes a local legislative body for a county that has adopted a charter form of government to require elections for the county board of education to be held at the same time and on the same election cycle as elections for members of the local legislative body for the county, members of the county board of education to have successive terms of office if members of the local legislative body for the county have successive terms of office and members of the county board of education to have the same term limits as members of the local legislative body for the county. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49.
AI Summary
This bill allows counties with a charter form of government to modify how their county board of education members are elected and serve. Specifically, the bill permits such counties to align school board elections with local legislative body elections, meaning they would occur during the same election cycle. The bill also enables these counties to implement matching term structures for school board and local legislative body members, including having successive terms of office and identical term limits. This change provides more flexibility for charter-form county governments to standardize their electoral processes across different governing bodies. The bill would take effect immediately upon becoming law, and it applies specifically to counties that have adopted a charter form of government, which typically have more local governance autonomy compared to standard county structures.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 527 (on 05/27/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1336&ga=114 |
| BillText | https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0527.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0438 (7966) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM1378.pdf |
| Amendment 1-0 to SB1336 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0438.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - SB1336 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1336.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1336.pdf |
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