Tennessee · House Bill 978 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student retention.

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 2, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the rules promulgated by the board to establish an appeal process for certain students identified for retention in the third grade to allow, in addition to the student's parent or guardian, the parent's or guardian's student's principal, guidance counselor, teacher, or another administrator of the student's school to file an appeal with the department, if the student's parent or guardian consents to same in writing. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, ref. to Education Administration
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee · House K-12 Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/14/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/7/2023
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/7/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  8. HouseAction Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/14/2023
  9. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/14/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  10. HouseDef. to Special Calendar to be Published with Final Calendar in K-12 Subcommittee
  11. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/21/2023 · House K-12 Subcommittee
  12. HouseReturned to the Clerk's Desk.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.