---
type: "Bill"
title: "Basic Education Program (BEP) - As enacted, establishes that a local education agency's BEP calculation for the 2021-2022 school year must not be less than the LEA's BEP calculation for the 2020-2021 school year; applies to LEAs in full compliance with state school attendance and truancy intervention laws, and the state board of education's continuous learning plan rules. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Basic Education Program (BEP) - As enacted, establishes that a local education agency's BEP calculation for the 2021-2022 school year must not be less than the LEA's BEP calculation for the 2020-2021 school year; applies to LEAs in full compliance with state school attendance and truancy intervention laws, and the state board of education's continuous learning plan rules. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 774"
citation: "Tennessee SB 774 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Basic Education Program (BEP)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc608e41-adfd-4769-88a1-c6315c46cd5e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0774&GA=112"
source_hash: "80f6905685dcb22b813377098c802db93f8858b75e3053045d939bbc47aae7c1"
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 774 (112) — Basic Education Program (BEP) - As enacted, establishes that a local education agency's BEP calculation for the 2021-2022 school year must not be less than the LEA's BEP calculation for the 2020-2021 school year; applies to LEAs in full compliance with state school attendance and truancy intervention laws, and the state board of education's continuous learning plan rules. - Amends TCA Title 49.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0204.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0250** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0250.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0774.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/20/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021 4/22/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/29/2021 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/7/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/14/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration 3/23/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/31/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/20/2021 Passed (1) — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Education Administration for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-03-31** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/20/2021
- **2021-04-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021
- **2021-04-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/28/2021
- **2021-04-27** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/29/2021
- **2021-04-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-28** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0204) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0250)
- **2021-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-29** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 398
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/11/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 398

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc608e41-adfd-4769-88a1-c6315c46cd5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).