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TN SB2385

TN SB2385
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to economically disadvantaged students.


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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
05/27/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/27/2026

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, requires the TISA review committee to study and include in its annual report recommendations for how this state may revise the ways in which it identifies economically disadvantaged students to ensure this state is accurately identifying the students in need of additional resources and recommendations for how this state may better support economically disadvantaged students through the TISA. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 3.

AI Summary

This bill requires a review of how economically disadvantaged students have been identified in Tennessee over the past ten years, including how they were identified in the general appropriations acts for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, and how other states identify and fund these students. The findings and recommendations for revising identification methods to better support these students through the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) formula, which is a state-funded program that allocates money to local school districts based on student needs, will be included in an annual report due by November 1, 2026.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (9)

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1032 (on 05/27/2026)

Bill Topics

Education
  • ‐ Education of Underprivileged or Underrepresented Groups
  • ‐ Elementary and Secondary Education

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