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TN HB1838
TN HB1838AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to career readiness assessments.
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Introduced
01/21/2026
01/21/2026
In Committee
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide all high school students, instead of only high school seniors, the opportunity to take a nationally recognized career readiness assessment; requires the board of regents to establish a framework for institutions governed by the board to provide transcribable credit to students who earned a credential on a nationally recognized career readiness assessment in high school that may be applied toward the student's attainment of a postsecondary degree. - Amends TCA Title 49.
AI Summary
This bill expands the opportunity for students to take nationally recognized career readiness assessments, which are tests designed to measure skills valuable in the workforce, by requiring local education agencies and public charter schools to offer these assessments to all high school students in grades nine through twelve, not just seniors, each school year. Additionally, it mandates that the board of regents, which oversees public universities and colleges in Tennessee, create a system for these institutions to award transferable college credit to students who have already earned a credential on one of these career readiness assessments while in high school, potentially helping them progress faster toward a postsecondary degree.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee (on 02/02/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1838&ga=114 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1838.pdf |
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