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type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires the commissioner of education to obtain approval from the state board of education for changes to the formula used to calculate school or LEA performance goals and measures; requires the commissioner to convene a working group before submitting a proposal to the state board to change the formula. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires the commissioner of education to obtain approval from the state board of education for changes to the formula used to calculate school or LEA performance goals and measures; requires the commissioner to convene a working group before submitting a proposal to the state board to change the formula. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1579"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1579 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Cochran"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/416fe150-9d6f-4bf3-a927-3e4e7b2cd7b9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1579&GA=112"
source_hash: "e92153421df7aa949377ed4b76ea3568ae5e1c307009153d0930a36eb400691b"
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 1579 (112) — Education - As enacted, requires the commissioner of education to obtain approval from the state board of education for changes to the formula used to calculate school or LEA performance goals and measures; requires the commissioner to convene a working group before submitting a proposal to the state board to change the formula. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0262** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0262.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0244** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0244.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1579.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/7/2021 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2021 Passed (1) — **900** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction 3/30/2021 (4) — **00** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/7/2021 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2021 Passed (1) — **300** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Cochran — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-02-24** Intro. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** P1C.
- **2021-03-01** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee of Education Instruction
- **2021-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction Subcommittee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-30** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **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** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0262) `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-15** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0244)
- **2021-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 299
- **2021-05-18** Effective date(s) 07/01/2021
- **2021-05-18** Pub. Ch. 299
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/416fe150-9d6f-4bf3-a927-3e4e7b2cd7b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).