TN SB0161 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-27 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-27 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires the board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt a policy for the selection of, and to select for the 2025-2026 school year and for each subsequent school year, at least one junior or senior student to serve as a nonvoting student member on the board for at least one one-year term that coincides with the school year for which the student is selected. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 2, relative to boards of education.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| 2025-01-16 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2025-01-15 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB1199 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-06 - Filed for introduction
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0161&ga=114 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0161.pdf |
