HB 1896 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Schools, Private - As introduced, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to annually administer a nationally standardized achievement test in English language arts and mathematics to each student each year; directs the state board to require such private schools that provide a high school program to administer a nationally standardized achievement test in English language arts and mathematics to certain students based on the percentage of their high school program that the student has completed. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50.

HB 1896 modifies Tennessee's requirements for private schools offering fully online, self-paced education. It prohibits the state board from mandating annual standardized English language arts and math tests for these schools. Instead, it requires private high schools to administer such tests to students who have completed 50% or 90% of their high school program (if under 18), unless they finish the program within a year. The bill directly affects Tennessee private schools providing fully online programs and their high school students.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 17, 2026
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Total actions
10
Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/17/2026
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
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Aron Maberry
RRepublican
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