HB 30 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As enacted, empowers a student who is an English language learner and who received language assistance services in the classroom during the school year to receive the same language assistance services while taking a Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the receipt of language assistance services does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 30 allows English language learner (ELL) students in Tennessee public schools to receive the same language assistance services during standardized tests (like TCAP or end-of-course exams) that they received in their regular classroom during the school year. This applies only to students who already received such support in class and ensures the assistance won’t invalidate their test results. The bill defines "language assistance services" as either help from teachers with ESL endorsements or approved accommodations provided by general education teachers. It takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2026
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Total actions
25
Key actions
15
Committee
18
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
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Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
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Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
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Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
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
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
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Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
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Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
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Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee
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Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
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Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/25/2025
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Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
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Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/18/2025
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Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
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Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
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Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Ref. to Education Committee
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Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
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John Clemmons
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