Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, prohibits professional employees and local boards of education from collaborative conferencing; prohibits a local board of education from allowing a professional employees' organization to use or access facilities when such use or access is otherwise prohibited by the local board's policies or procedures for community use. - Amends TCA Title 49.
SB 2445 prohibits formal meetings ("collaborative conferencing") between school boards and staff representatives (like teachers or principals) to discuss working conditions. It directly affects school boards and professional employees by banning these meetings and preventing boards from allowing staff organizations to use school facilities under community access policies. The bill redefines "collaborative conferencing" to exclude attorney involvement and explicitly prohibits both staff and boards from participating in such discussions. The law expires on July 1, 2026, though existing contracts signed before that date remain valid until their natural expiration.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Mar 18, 2026
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
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
Bill Powers
RRepublican
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