Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

HB 1823 requires Tennessee school districts to refer students who withdraw without enrolling in another school to juvenile court if they were receiving truancy interventions. It also mandates that unexcused absences from a student’s previous school follow them to their new school if they transfer mid-year, affecting how schools track absences for truancy purposes. The bill directly impacts students with attendance issues, school districts (LEAs), and juvenile courts handling truancy cases. It becomes effective July 1, 2026, and updates state laws to address student transfers and truancy interventions.