Tennessee · Senate Bill 802 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to student retention.

SB 802 Sponsored by Jeff Yarbro Died in committee

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

What it does

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

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes an LEA or public charter school to retain a student in the third grade if the student has not shown a basic understanding of the curriculum and an ability to perform the skills required in the subject of reading, as demonstrated by the student's grades or standardized test results, instead of requiring an LEA or public charter school to retain a third grade…

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Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes an LEA or public charter school to retain a student in the third grade if the student has not shown a basic understanding of the curriculum and an ability to perform the skills required in the subject of reading, as demonstrated by the student's grades or standardized test results, instead of requiring an LEA or public charter school to retain a third grade student who did not achieve a performance level rating of "on track" or "mastered" on the English language arts portion of the student's most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee · Senate Education Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 · Senate Education Committee
  5. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

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 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.