HB 392 Tennessee House · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and reports the data, and if the group of students has at least 20 valid test scores in math or English language arts for at least one grade band; and data for the college and career readiness indicator if the school has at least 20 students in a graduating cohort. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 392 requires Tennessee schools to include student performance data for specific groups in their letter grades if those groups meet minimum thresholds: at least 20 valid math or English language arts test scores in one grade band, or 20 students in a graduating cohort for college/career readiness data. This applies to schools serving grades 9-12 with qualifying student groups, ensuring the Department of Education cannot exclude such data from school ratings. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49 to standardize how school performance is measured. It takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

210
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 22
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic3
3 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
15
Committee
17
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025
lower
Apr 2, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0-1)
house
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 3/4/2025
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c K-12 Subcommittee to 2/25/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/18/2025
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ed Butler
Ed Butler
RRepublican
TN
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