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Status Update: HB793/SB836

By |2026-03-18T10:36:38-05:00March 9, 2026|

Introduced in 2025, this bill was openly discussed by both sponsors as a vehicle to overturn the Plyler v. Doe precedent, which guarantees all children living in the United States access to free public education regardless of immigration status. Advocacy by thousands of Tennesseans halted the bill’s progress in 2025, but sponsors are bringing it back in 2026. The version passed by the Senate and the version debated in the House differ from one another in significant ways, and the two chambers will have to agree on one version of the bill for it to pass. The bill must also be signed into law by Governor Lee.

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Latest Developments in Protecting Undocumented Student Access to K-12 Public School

By |2026-02-20T12:46:20-06:00February 20, 2026|

In the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee lawmakers have filed two bills designed to challenge a constitutional and long-standing legal precedent that guarantees all children living in the United States access to free public school, regardless of documentation status.

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Top Bills on Our Radar as Legislative Session Resumes

By |2026-01-13T10:47:37-06:00January 13, 2026|

On January 13, 2026, the 114th General Assembly will kick off its second and final year. Tennessee’s legislative sessions are two years long, and during the second year of each session, bills that have not failed, been withdrawn, or been passed are still alive and able to move through the committee process to a vote and enactment. Here are bills we are still watching with interest.

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ESSA Waivers

By |2025-12-17T10:05:00-06:00December 17, 2025|

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has indicated an interest in making changes to Tennessee's accountability systems switching from two, parallel accountability systems to a single system (letter grade).

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Tennessee’s Voucher Program Lacks Transparency as Expansion Looms

By |2026-01-13T10:49:19-06:00October 22, 2025|

Earlier this month, Governor Lee and House Speaker Sexton expressed interest in doubling the number of students who can participate in the Education Freedom Scholarships (EFS) private school voucher program. The voucher program currently allows 20,000 students to receive vouchers and they want to increase that number to 40,000. This would far surpass the 5,000 seat annual increase included in the original legislation, thus further deterring investment in public schools.

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