Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to implement a pilot program to evaluate whether administering fewer district- and state-mandated assessments results in students achieving greater academic success; adds an additional method by which a student who is not proficient in ELA, as determined by the student's achieving a performance level rating of “approaching” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test may be promoted. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Feb 2, 2026
Last action: May 27, 2026 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1030
Session: 114
Momentum: 34 · Low

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28.4% Uncertain

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 51%, measured from TN's completed sessions
Momentum -4 34/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -19 136 days quiet

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