---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, authorizes the development of curriculum for work-based learning in labor education alignment program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 12."
description: "Education - As enacted, authorizes the development of curriculum for work-based learning in labor education alignment program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 445"
citation: "Tennessee HB 445 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gant", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 40
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a1d65fb-bcce-4c8a-bc2b-eb95b488c19b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0445&GA=110"
source_hash: "7c2d55e7c78d580c934954c26b3df57e47a8ff6ff3cec3078898fcb5be8b2712"
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 HB 445 (110) — Education - As enacted, authorizes the development of curriculum for work-based learning in labor education alignment program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 12.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0445.pdf)

## Votes

- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 3/8/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2017 4/20/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gant — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-01** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-14** Action def. in Education Instruction & Programs to 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-22** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 3/28/2017
- **2017-03-28** Action def. in Education Instruction & Programs to 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/24/2017
- **2017-04-24** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0258) `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-24** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-04-26** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-27** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0258) `passage`
- **2017-04-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 283
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 283
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 05/04/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a1d65fb-bcce-4c8a-bc2b-eb95b488c19b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).