SB 2332 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Schools, Charter - As introduced, prevents a public charter school that has had its charter agreement renewed on appeal by the Tennessee public charter school commission from mutually agreeing with the local board of education for the LEA in which the public charter school is located for the local board to serve as its authorizer; allows the commission to determine, between five and 10 years, the term of a charter agreement renewed by the commission instead of automatically assigning all charter agreements renewed by the commission a 10-year term. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 2332 changes Tennessee's charter school laws by preventing certain public charter schools from later agreeing with local school districts to switch authorizers after appealing to the state commission. Specifically, it blocks schools that had their charter renewal approved by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission (instead of the local district) from mutually agreeing to let the local board serve as their authorizer. The bill also gives the commission authority to set renewal terms between 5 and 10 years for these cases, replacing the previous automatic 10-year term. These changes directly affect public charter schools and the commission, altering how charter authorizations and renewal terms are managed.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026
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Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/4/2026
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/4/2026
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
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

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Todd Gardenhire
RRepublican
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