Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to implement a transition plan to close the achievement school district (ASD) and to release all schools currently assigned to the ASD before the start of the 2026-2027 school year; requires the department to establish a different intervention system for priority schools; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 1273 requires Tennessee's Department of Education to create a plan to close the Achievement School District (ASD) by the start of the 2026-2027 school year, releasing all schools currently assigned to the ASD before that date. It mandates the department to replace the ASD model with a new intervention system for schools identified as "priority schools." The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, to implement these changes. The law became effective May 9, 2025, with related implementation dates set for July 1, 2025.