--- type: "Bill" title: "Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish a student support collaborative to review and define the roles and responsibilities for school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses; requires the basic education program (BEP) review committee to analyze the addition of a component for school social workers to the BEP funding formula and include such analysis in its 2018 annual report. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 1." description: "Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish a student support collaborative to review and define the roles and responsibilities for school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses; requires the basic education program (BEP) review committee to analyze the addition of a component for school social workers to the BEP funding formula and include such analysis in its 2018 annual report. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 1." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "110" identifier: "SB 2196" citation: "Tennessee SB 2196 (110)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Education"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Pitts", "Swann"] version_count: 1 action_count: 46 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2018-01-31" last_action: "2018-05-04" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd9da076-29fe-4c10-970d-4929532cf4c4" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2196&GA=110" source_hash: "c0b02ad3e60aa4e4fb47b812ca4eb6ca6cf3c82312a2e7e2ba84088580b35b25" 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 2196 (110) — Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to establish a student support collaborative to review and define the roles and responsibilities for school social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, and school nurses; requires the basic education program (BEP) review committee to analyze the addition of a component for school social workers to the BEP funding formula and include such analysis in its 2018 annual report. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68, 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/SB2196.pdf) ## Votes - FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–0** (fail) · upper - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/21/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper - FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **83–10** (fail) · lower ## Sponsors - Pitts — primary (person) - Swann — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1` - **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee` - **2018-02-28** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/6/2018 - **2018-03-06** Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 3/13/2018 - **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/13/2018 - **2018-03-13** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee` - **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/21/2018 - **2018-03-14** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/20/2018 - **2018-03-20** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-03-21** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - **2018-03-21** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/28/2018 - **2018-03-21** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/3/2018 - **2018-03-28** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/4/2018 - **2018-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2018-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - **2018-04-04** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage` - **2018-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0893) - **2018-04-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/5/2018 - **2018-04-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - **2018-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/11/2018 - **2018-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/2018 - **2018-04-11** Reset on cal. for 4/12/2018 - **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 10, PNV 1 `passage` - **2018-04-12** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0924) `amendment-withdrawal` - **2018-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB. - **2018-04-12** Comp. SB subst. - **2018-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added. - **2018-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures - **2018-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker - **2018-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker - **2018-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action. - **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2018-05-04** Pub. Ch. 844 - **2018-05-04** Effective date(s) 04/26/2018 - **2018-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 844 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd9da076-29fe-4c10-970d-4929532cf4c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).