---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, authorizes a local board of education to contract for services with a nonprofit or for-profit entity for the operation and management of an adult high school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
description: "Education - As enacted, authorizes a local board of education to contract for services with a nonprofit or for-profit entity for the operation and management of an adult high school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2593"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2593 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a5b679a-80ac-4e96-8442-e9f4ca28bcca"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2593&GA=113"
source_hash: "1656ca8b2baadbea3a52694d1db4328856d772d7f01390fe2f49d3f81ff5f8ac"
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 2593 (113) — Education - As enacted, authorizes a local board of education to contract for services with a nonprofit or for-profit entity for the operation and management of an adult high school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0938** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0938.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0695** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0695.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2593.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/13/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **86–9** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **28–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
- **2024-03-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-03-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 1, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0695)
- **2024-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-23** Passed H., Ayes 86, Nays 9, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0938) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/09/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 960

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a5b679a-80ac-4e96-8442-e9f4ca28bcca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).