TN HB2420

Commissioner must direct LEA to close a virtual school if it is identified as a priority school (beginning with the 2025 list) or demonstrates "significantly below expectations" student achievement growth for 3 consecutive years on TVAAS assessments

Upon closure, the virtual school must notify parents within 1 week, the department must communicate alternative enrollment options within 30 days, and the school cannot enroll new students

Providers operating a virtual school that is closed for poor performance are barred from operating any new virtual school in Tennessee for 5 consecutive years following closure

Department of Education must maintain and publish a public list of providers currently ineligible and formerly ineligible to contract for virtual school operation

Effective July 1, 2026