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TN HB1253

Bill

Status

Passed

4/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Alexander

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases a threshold in Tennessee Code Section 49-3-312(a) from twenty (20) to thirty (30), related to public school funding formulas

  • Requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt policies for the 6 weeks of paid parental leave, specifying how leave must be taken

  • Paid leave must be taken either consecutively (with exceptions for extenuating circumstances approved by the director of schools) or non-consecutively in increments of at least one week

  • Leave must be used within 12 months of the birth, stillbirth, or adoption of a newly placed minor child

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3, relative to public schools.

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel

Last Action

Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

4/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Calendar and Rules3/18/2025
Education3/4/2025
Education Administration Subcommittee2/26/2025
Education2/12/2025

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