---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires a director of schools who is appointed by the local board of education elected by the general public to have a baccalaureate degree and meet any other qualifications or requirements established by the local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires a director of schools who is appointed by the local board of education elected by the general public to have a baccalaureate degree and meet any other qualifications or requirements established by the local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2932"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2932 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35fc0191-1053-4c01-90a2-8f44f1ac2c8c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2932&GA=113"
source_hash: "c6f0d7ca67f4518fd75419e172fedb1a98a4e3a5c4cbf16d7af2a15c64470e3a"
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 2932 (113) — Education - As enacted, requires a director of schools who is appointed by the local board of education elected by the general public to have a baccalaureate degree and meet any other qualifications or requirements established by the local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0936** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0936.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0775** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0775.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2932.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/20/2024 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/4/2024 Passed (1) — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **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** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-14** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
- **2024-03-20** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0775)
- **2024-04-08** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0936) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-17** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
- **2024-05-13** Pub. Ch. 883

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35fc0191-1053-4c01-90a2-8f44f1ac2c8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).