---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs to conduct summer learning camps and after-school learning mini-camps annually instead of only in the summers immediately following the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years; revises the definition of \"priority student\" to allow additional \"at-risk\" children and students entering certain grade levels to participate in after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 15."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs to conduct summer learning camps and after-school learning mini-camps annually instead of only in the summers immediately following the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years; revises the definition of \"priority student\" to allow additional \"at-risk\" children and students entering certain grade levels to participate in after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 15."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 249"
citation: "Tennessee SB 249 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa8aaec-ef05-4c7f-906a-dfa962825a27"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0249&GA=113"
source_hash: "75f12869b4b6bca38d1b375cb0422dad8faa0a54c09ba80bb2447605c866d2ab"
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 249 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs to conduct summer learning camps and after-school learning mini-camps annually instead of only in the summers immediately following the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years; revises the definition of "priority student" to allow additional "at-risk" children and students entering certain grade levels to participate in after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 15.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0008** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0008.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0014** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0014.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0249.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed (2) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/8/2023 Passed (3) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommend for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2023 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/8/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/8/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
- **2023-02-08** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-21** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0014)
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0008) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 04/13/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 144

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa8aaec-ef05-4c7f-906a-dfa962825a27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).