SB 2090 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Education - As introduced, requires a private school that participates in the Individualized Education Act or the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program to comply with certain requirements in order to receive public funds through the program; prohibits a student from receiving an education freedom scholarship if the student is enrolled in a private school that doesn't comply with certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 26 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 35.

SB 2090 requires private schools participating in Tennessee's Individualized Education Act (IEA) or Education Savings Account (ESA) programs to meet specific civic education standards to receive public funds. It mandates daily Pledge of Allegiance recitation (with constitutional compliance), age-appropriate civics/American history instruction, prohibition of certain instructional materials (referencing §49-6-1019(a)), and bans promoting foreign legal systems conflicting with U.S. or Tennessee constitutions. Schools failing these requirements cannot receive public funds through these programs, and students enrolled in non-compliant schools cannot receive education freedom scholarships. The bill directly affects participating private schools and their students receiving state-funded scholarships.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 11, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Rusty Crowe
Rusty Crowe
RRepublican
TN
3