Tennessee · 114
SB 1968
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
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Summary AI-generated
As enacted, Tennessee SB 1968 requires a director of schools to refer certain former students to juvenile court if they were receiving truancy interventions, withdrew from the local education agency, and did not transfer to another agency. The bill amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; and Title 49, Chapter 6 to make related changes.
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Sponsors
- Adam Lowe Republican 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 4/15/2026 Passed (1) | lower | — | c2802717-fee7-4919-a591-c2036ac2c2d6 | pass | 0 | 0 | 5 | Apr 15, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2802717-fee7-4919-a591-c2036ac2c2d6 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE… | lower | — | 05cecb3c-cc4a-4cf6-b34c-28bc6bb0a07d | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05cecb3c-cc4a-4cf6-b34c-28bc6bb0a07d CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed (1) | upper | — | f0417a1b-b825-4e73-96f4-e6fc28d45488 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0417a1b-b825-4e73-96f4-e6fc28d45488 CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to… | upper | — | 0aed9b87-9855-4fae-995d-9ec91c4f1eaf | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 25, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0aed9b87-9855-4fae-995d-9ec91c4f1eaf CC0-1.0 |