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TN HB1308
Bill
Status
4/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
William Lamberth
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AI Summary
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Expands paid parental leave eligibility to include teachers and school staff holding emergency credentials issued by the Department of Education, requiring 12 consecutive months of employment with the same LEA or charter school
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Limits annual TISA funding decreases for local education agencies to no more than 5% year-over-year, with the department allocating additional funds to prevent larger drops; beginning 2025-2026, eligibility based only on non-virtual school students
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Allows schools exceeding daily instructional time by 30 minutes to accumulate up to 13 "stockpile days" annually for use during weather emergencies, illness outbreaks, natural disasters, or professional development
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Increases remote instruction days from 2 to 5 days per school year and extends the deadline for LEAs to notify the state about severe financial conditions from 20 to 30 days
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Excludes student achievement and growth data from school letter grades and performance measures for students enrolled less than 50% of the school year, attributing data only to schools where students attended the majority of the year
Legislative Description
AN ACT, to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 6; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 9; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 18, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 31; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 41; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 50; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to education.
Education
Last Action
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 235
4/29/2025