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TN SB1968
TN SB1968AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to attendance.
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Introduced
01/22/2026
01/22/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
03/02/2026
03/02/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court a student who was formerly enrolled in the LEA, who was receiving truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; establishes that unexcused absences accumulated by a transfer student at their former school or LEA during the school year in which they transfer follow the student to the receiving school or LEA to determine habitual truancy, to implement a progressive truancy plan, and to identify cases of educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
AI Summary
This bill requires a school district's director of schools to refer to juvenile court any student who was previously enrolled in the district, was receiving interventions for truancy (meaning efforts to address their absences), withdrew from the district without transferring to another school district, and had unexcused absences that will now follow them to a new school or district to determine if they are habitually truant, to implement a plan to address their truancy, and to identify cases of educational neglect. The bill also clarifies that unexcused absences accumulated by a student at their former school or district during the school year they transfer will be counted at their new school or district for the purposes of determining habitual truancy and implementing truancy plans.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (on 03/05/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1968&ga=114 |
| Amendment 1-0 to SB1968 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0542.pdf |
| Fiscal Memo for SA0542 (13377) | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM1772.pdf |
| Fiscal Note - HB1823 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1823.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1968.pdf |
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