Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3.

HB 2177 modifies Tennessee's public charter school regulations. It exempts schools with less than $50,000 in combined internal school and student activity funds from conducting separate financial audits, while requiring local school districts to submit annual financial reports by October 1 to avoid per-pupil funding cuts for charter schools. The bill also updates enrollment lottery preferences to prioritize students from pre-K programs, economically disadvantaged families, and siblings of current students, and changes requirements for charter school replication applications. These provisions directly affect public charter schools and local education agencies in Tennessee.