---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, clarifies that for purposes of school improvement plans, a school and LEA may choose either the ACT or SAT test scores as one of the assessments for student proficiency. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1."
description: "Education - As enacted, clarifies that for purposes of school improvement plans, a school and LEA may choose either the ACT or SAT test scores as one of the assessments for student proficiency. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casada", "Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-08"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00682589-c211-4029-8ee4-b3f45b7aced8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0002&GA=110"
source_hash: "37569aa4024848734b97a73ee4c1abeeb77c7d1070b0b338f163dcc866c088b1"
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 2 (110) — Education - As enacted, clarifies that for purposes of school improvement plans, a school and LEA may choose either the ACT or SAT test scores as one of the assessments for student proficiency. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0002.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/29/2017 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 4/3/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Casada — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
- **2017-01-30** Refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-14** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2017-02-14** Sponsor change.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-07** Action def. in Education Instruction & Programs to 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/27/2017
- **2017-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-29** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-30** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-03** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 205
- **2017-05-03** Pub. Ch. 205
- **2017-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/19/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00682589-c211-4029-8ee4-b3f45b7aced8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).