Tennessee · 114
SB 870
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee SB 870 requires the Department of Education to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in the state and elsewhere, and to convene an advisory committee to review current practices. The department and state board must submit a final report containing the analysis, committee recommendations, and their own recommendations to the relevant legislative committees by January 31, 2026. This legislation amends TCA Title 49.
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Sponsors
- Joey Hensley lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed (1) | lower | — | 991fb5a0-26ee-404d-bdc9-e19d391cda98 | pass | 0 | 0 | 6 | Apr 15, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/991fb5a0-26ee-404d-bdc9-e19d391cda98 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed (1) | upper | — | 15050f23-f18e-41e5-adbb-e22864cbc5d3 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/15050f23-f18e-41e5-adbb-e22864cbc5d3 CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… | upper | — | 542e2aba-429c-4887-ad35-2d460e64db65 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 5, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/542e2aba-429c-4887-ad35-2d460e64db65 CC0-1.0 |