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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education, State Board of - As enacted, removes the requirement that the state board establish guidelines to suspend, deny, or revoke the license of a teacher who is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan; deletes a provision that authorized the state board to exercise discretion with regard to certain licensure actions if the teacher's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-108."
+description: "Education, State Board of - As enacted, removes the requirement that the state board establish guidelines to suspend, deny, or revoke the license of a teacher who is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan; deletes a provision that authorized the state board to exercise discretion with regard to certain licensure actions if the teacher's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-108."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 578"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 578 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education", "State Board of"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-25"
+last_action: "2023-04-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d417b9b-a05f-4d21-91af-8a5e40550e30"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0578&GA=113"
+source_hash: "0bc3cff2248532edbc75a40d3f1b72afadf321da83cf0d4957c0d11cc022843c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 578 (113) — Education, State Board of - As enacted, removes the requirement that the state board establish guidelines to suspend, deny, or revoke the license of a teacher who is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan; deletes a provision that authorized the state board to exercise discretion with regard to certain licensure actions if the teacher's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-108.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0578.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Pody — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
+- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
+- **2023-02-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
+- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2023-03-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 03/31/2023
+- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 93
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d417b9b-a05f-4d21-91af-8a5e40550e30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+