---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, decreases the amount of time that teachers are required to teach math or science in a public school in order to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE teacher’s scholarship from two years to one year for each year of receipt of the scholarship. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-936."
description: "Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, decreases the amount of time that teachers are required to teach math or science in a public school in order to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE teacher’s scholarship from two years to one year for each year of receipt of the scholarship. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-936."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 34"
citation: "Tennessee SB 34 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lottery", "Scholarships and Programs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cooper", "Harris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a14ce04-be4f-49b1-a0fa-52ef384289bc"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0034&GA=110"
source_hash: "6e659a46e290397b19b011734c9aa5075a8d66c9dc84998f623d4b00155db662"
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 34 (110) — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, decreases the amount of time that teachers are required to teach math or science in a public school in order to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE teacher’s scholarship from two years to one year for each year of receipt of the scholarship. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-936.

## 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/SB0034.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/23/2017 Passed — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2017 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cooper — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/15/2017
- **2017-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-02-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/23/2017
- **2017-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration & Planning `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 3/22/2017
- **2017-03-15** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to lottery calendar
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-03** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-08** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/8/2017
- **2017-05-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-09** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-05-09** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-09** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-09** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/9/2017
- **2017-05-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 376
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/18/2017
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a14ce04-be4f-49b1-a0fa-52ef384289bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).