Tennessee Senate Bill SB1551

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/8/26
• Engrossed: 2/9/26
• Enrolled: 4/20/26
• Passed: 5/5/26

Caption

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee council for career and technical education.

Summary

SB1551 makes a narrow organizational change to Tennessee law governing the Tennessee Council for Career and Technical Education. The bill amends Title 4, Chapter 29, which lists state entities subject to periodic review and termination, by removing the council from one statutory list and adding it to another list that continues the council’s existence under the state’s sunset-review framework. In practical terms, the measure preserves the Tennessee Council for Career and Technical Education as a state entity created under Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2, while updating the cross-references in the Tennessee Code so the council is properly placed in the correct statutory category. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Impact

The bill affects Tennessee’s statutory organization of boards and commissions by revising the placement of the Tennessee Council for Career and Technical Education within Title 4’s government operations provisions. It does not create a new program or change substantive education policy; instead, it updates the legal status and classification of the council so it remains recognized under the state’s review/continuation statutes. The main parties affected are the council itself, the Department of Education or related career and technical education stakeholders, and the state’s administrative oversight process for boards and commissions.

Sentiment

The available voting history shows strong, unanimous support for the bill at every recorded stage, including committee and floor votes in both chambers. There is no committee transcript indicating debate or opposition, and the bill appears to have been treated as a routine administrative measure. Overall sentiment was favorable and noncontroversial.

Contention

No notable substantive contention is reflected in the available record. Because the bill is a technical amendment concerning statutory placement and continuation of an existing council, any discussion likely centered on housekeeping and code correction rather than policy disagreement. The unanimous votes suggest no organized opposition from legislators or affected stakeholders.