Tennessee · 114
SB 602
Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributable to the teacher for purposes of evaluating the teacher; authorizes an LEA or public charter school to compensate the estate of a teacher who, on the teacher's death, was in the employ of the LEA or public charter school for the teacher's unused and accrued annual and sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased state employees are compensated under present law. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49.
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Summary AI-generated
As enacted, Tennessee SB 602 requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining when a student's record is attributable to a teacher for evaluation purposes based on classroom presence duration. The bill also authorizes local education agencies and public charter schools to compensate the estates of deceased teachers for unused accrued annual and sick leave, aligning with the compensation method for deceased state employees.
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Sponsors
- Paul Bailey Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Question | Chamber | Result | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/21/2025 Passed | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 21, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… | lower | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Apr 16, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/9/2025 Passed (1) | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… | upper | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mar 26, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |