School Vouchers - As introduced, requires private schools that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship, students participating in the individualized education account program, or students participating in the education savings account program to conduct background checks prior to employing a teacher or person who will have direct contact with school children or access to school grounds when children are present. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26.

HB 1109 requires private schools participating in Tennessee's education voucher programs (including education freedom scholarships, individualized education accounts, and education savings accounts) to conduct background checks on all staff with direct child contact or access to school grounds. The bill mandates fingerprint or Social Security number-based checks including state/national sex offender registries and child abuse registries, plus verification of educator license status. It applies specifically to schools enrolling students using state-funded voucher programs. The bill failed in the K-12 Subcommittee on March 25, 2025, and is not currently law.