Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1705
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires director of schools to report a student who was formally truant and now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court; establishes that unexcused absences accumulated by a transfer student at their former school or LEA during the school year in which they transfer follow the student to the receiving school or LEA to determine habitual truancy, to implement a progressive truancy plan, and to identify cases of educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Lowe (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 20, 2026): Withdrawn.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 20, 2026 · House
Withdrawn. - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction