Education - As enacted, requires, beyond the 2023-2024 school year, each LEA and public charter school to provide each high school senior the opportunity to take nationally recognized assessments if the assessments meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Chapter 439 of the Public Acts of 2023.
This bill requires Tennessee local education agencies and public charter schools to offer high school seniors the chance to take nationally recognized career readiness assessments starting in the 2023-2024 school year and continuing in all future years. The law mandates that these assessments must meet specific criteria set by the state to ensure they are valid and reliable measures of student readiness for work or further education. By removing the previous one-year limit, the legislation ensures that every graduating senior has access to these standardized evaluations as part of their graduation requirements.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2024
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Apr 15, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 15, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-0)
senate
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/9/2024
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/7/2024
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Lundberg
RRepublican
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