---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each high school to designate an apprenticeship training program contact; requires the department of education to compile and publish a list of the apprenticeship program contacts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62 and Title 67."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each high school to designate an apprenticeship training program contact; requires the department of education to compile and publish a list of the apprenticeship program contacts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62 and Title 67."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 844"
citation: "Tennessee SB 844 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thompson", "Yarbro"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-02-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c7c0da4-f6b1-4497-b812-bbb7265776bb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0844&GA=112"
source_hash: "7aab984b9dfc7730ff85b675d6938b13b6acbf5bcfe5786cec94b0a0ab5f7e1f"
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 844 (112) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each high school to designate an apprenticeship training program contact; requires the department of education to compile and publish a list of the apprenticeship program contacts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62 and Title 67.

## 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/112/Bill/SB0844.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/16/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/11/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2021 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/3/2021 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thompson — primary (person)
- Yarbro — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-11** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-16** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Action def. in Education Instruction to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 206
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 206
- **2022-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c7c0da4-f6b1-4497-b812-bbb7265776bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).