Tennessee Senate Bill SB1027

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/5/25

Caption

AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.

Summary

SB1027 makes a narrow change to Tennessee’s early grades reading reporting requirements. It amends Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-1-907 to require the Department of Education to submit an annual early grades reading report by October 15 each year, covering the immediately preceding school year, to the Senate education committee and the House committee with jurisdiction over education. The bill does not create a new program or funding stream; it updates the timing and recipients of an existing report requirement. The measure is framed as an education accountability and oversight bill. By setting a specific annual deadline and directing the report to the relevant legislative committees, it is intended to ensure lawmakers receive timely information about early literacy outcomes and related state efforts. The act takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill amends a single provision in Title 49 governing education reporting, specifically Tennessee’s early grades reading report requirement. Its practical effect is to change the statutory deadline for the Department of Education’s annual report to October 15 and to confirm that the report is delivered to the Senate and House education committees. It does not alter student eligibility, school funding formulas, or local district duties beyond the reporting obligation.

Sentiment

No committee transcripts or recorded votes were provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate, support, or opposition in the available record. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears routine and administrative, with an emphasis on improving legislative oversight of early literacy data rather than advancing a controversial policy change.

Contention

Because there are no transcripts or votes, no specific points of contention are documented. If any concerns were raised, they would most likely relate to the timing, usefulness, or administrative burden of the annual reporting requirement, but the available materials do not identify any legislators, agencies, or stakeholders taking opposing positions.