---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, increases, from one-half unit to one unit, the amount of elective credit a student may receive for completing a released time course if the student's local board of education has adopted a policy to allow credit to be awarded to students for work completed in a released time course. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-130."
description: "Local Education Agencies - As enacted, increases, from one-half unit to one unit, the amount of elective credit a student may receive for completing a released time course if the student's local board of education has adopted a policy to allow credit to be awarded to students for work completed in a released time course. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-130."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 987"
citation: "Tennessee SB 987 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Education Agencies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef08f40e-b630-4922-9f94-843f7e8a0b4d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0987&GA=113"
source_hash: "fb15cc6c08fcfed4e0772e42475e4f7ae604fcb1e090e2b0b8f92d292dc8b094"
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 987 (113) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, increases, from one-half unit to one unit, the amount of elective credit a student may receive for completing a released time course if the student's local board of education has adopted a policy to allow credit to be awarded to students for work completed in a released time course. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-130.

## 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/SB0987.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/15/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 130

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef08f40e-b630-4922-9f94-843f7e8a0b4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).