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HB 545STATE · TennesseeIntroduced

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to provide at least one professional development course that provides asynchronous instruction on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and that is made available, at no cost, to teachers in grades 6-12; requires such teachers to complete at least one department-approved professional development course on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom by the later of August 1, 2028, or within two years of becoming licensed as a teacher in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Latest action: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1056

Voted 5/27/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

0 yea·0 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 5/27/2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1056
  2. 4/21/2026Comp. SB subst.
  3. 4/21/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. 4/14/2026Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
  5. 4/14/2026H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
  6. 4/7/2026Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. 4/1/2026Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
  8. 4/1/2026Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026
  9. 3/25/2026Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026
  10. 4/9/2025Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025