SB 1168 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability (OREA), in the office of the comptroller of the treasury, to study and make recommendations for the implementation of an incentive program for educators who have 15 or more years' experience in education; requires OREA to report its findings and recommendations for implementation of the incentive program by December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

SB 1168 requires Tennessee's Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) to study and recommend an incentive program for educators with 15+ years of experience in schools. The bill directs OREA to report its findings and recommendations to legislative education committees by December 31, 2025. This study would inform potential future policy changes for experienced teachers, principals, and school staff. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Titles 8 and 49 to establish this requirement. It does not create the incentive program itself but mandates a formal study to evaluate its feasibility.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0287)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/26/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/19/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Raumesh Akbari
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
TN
29