---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, removes the requirement that the annual training course for a charter school governing body be certified by the Tennessee Charter School Center; requires all training for the governing body of a public charter school to be approved by the state board of education. - Amends TCA Section 49-13-111."
description: "Schools, Charter - As enacted, removes the requirement that the annual training course for a charter school governing body be certified by the Tennessee Charter School Center; requires all training for the governing body of a public charter school to be approved by the state board of education. - Amends TCA Section 49-13-111."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 577"
citation: "Tennessee SB 577 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charter", "Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beed56e5-16e3-46b3-8150-a7af315a3db3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0577&GA=113"
source_hash: "3199897dbd2a6ca48ab3a8aefee88c88a0a7baff98cb706bf305f6ffb468fd1c"
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 577 (113) — Schools, Charter - As enacted, removes the requirement that the annual training course for a charter school governing body be certified by the Tennessee Charter School Center; requires all training for the governing body of a public charter school to be approved by the state board of education. - Amends TCA Section 49-13-111.

## 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/113/Bill/SB0577.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/8/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/8/2023
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 03/31/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 92

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/beed56e5-16e3-46b3-8150-a7af315a3db3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).