Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to implement a pilot program to evaluate whether administering fewer district- and state-mandated assessments results in students achieving greater academic success; adds an additional method by which a student who is not proficient in ELA, as determined by the student's achieving a performance level rating of “approaching” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test, may be promoted. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Voted 5/27/2026View source

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5/27/2026Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030
4/24/2026Sponsor(s) Added.
4/22/2026Companion House Bill substituted
4/21/2026Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026
4/21/2026Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 1 PNV 0
4/20/2026Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
4/20/2026Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee to 4/21/2026
4/16/2026Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026
3/18/2026Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
3/18/2026Sponsor(s) Added.