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TN HB 545

died on adjournment

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to provide at least one professional development course that provides asynchronous instruction on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom and that is made available, at no cost, to teachers in grades 6-12; requires such teachers to complete at least one department-approved professional development course on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom by the later of August 1, 2028, or within two years of becoming licensed as a teacher in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2025-02-03
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-27 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1056
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Cochranprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2025-02-03

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2025-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-05

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-19

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 2/25/2025

  6. 2025-02-25

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-02-26

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/4/2025

  8. 2025-03-04

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/11/2025

  9. 2025-03-05

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025

  10. 2025-03-11

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/18/2025

  11. 2025-03-12

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  12. 2025-03-18

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

  13. 2025-03-19

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  14. 2025-03-25

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-03-26

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  16. 2025-03-26

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-04-02

    Placed behind the budget

  18. 2025-04-09

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  19. 2026-03-25

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/1/2026

  20. 2026-04-01

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/7/2026

  21. 2026-04-01

    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-04-07

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-04-14

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  24. 2026-04-14

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  25. 2026-04-21

    Sponsor(s) Added.

    sponsorship

  26. 2026-04-21

    Comp. SB subst.

  27. 2026-05-27

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1056

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee 2/25/2025 Passed (3)

    2025-02-25 · pass · 6-0

  • HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2025 Passed (2)

    2025-03-25 · pass · 17-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Johnson: not voting

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed

    2026-04-01 · pass · 11-0

  • HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2026 Passed

    2026-04-07 · pass · 28-0

  • HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 4/14/2026 (1)

    2026-04-16 · fail · 0-0

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