Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department for purposes of awarding its teachers the bonus authorized in the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to pass the required resolution and notify the department of the same within 21 calendar days from the date the Act becomes a law, to receive funding from the department to award bonuses to teachers employed in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of the First Extraordinary Session of 2025.

HB 1927 extends a deadline for Tennessee school districts and public charter schools to qualify for funding under the Education Freedom Act of 2025 to award teacher bonuses. It allows local boards or governing bodies that missed the initial funding window to pass a required resolution and notify the Department of Education by June 1, 2026, to receive funds for bonuses paid to teachers employed during the 2024-2025 school year. Each eligible teacher receives a one-time $2,000 bonus, with unused portions redistributed to current teachers if a 2024-2025 teacher is no longer employed when funds are distributed. The bill specifically excludes teachers not employed in K-12 public schools during the 2024-2025 school year.