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.

SB 1213 ensures that English language learner (ELL) students in Tennessee public schools can receive the same language assistance services during standardized tests (like TCAP or end-of-course assessments) that they received in their regular classroom, provided the support doesn’t invalidate the test. It directly affects ELL students who previously may have been denied these accommodations during testing. The bill defines "language assistance services" as either: (1) support from an ESL-certified teacher under an individual learning plan, or (2) classroom accommodations provided by general teachers when parents waived ESL services. This policy change applies starting the 2025-2026 school year for all state-mandated assessments.