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type: "Bill"
title: "Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of education to grant an individual pursuing clinical experience in an educator preparation program (EPP) who meets certain requirements a temporary permit to teach in a teaching position in which an LEA or public charter school is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school in which a vacancy exists. - Amends TCA Title 49."
description: "Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of education to grant an individual pursuing clinical experience in an educator preparation program (EPP) who meets certain requirements a temporary permit to teach in a teaching position in which an LEA or public charter school is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school in which a vacancy exists. - Amends TCA Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1221"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1221 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Principals and School Personnel", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["White"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cfa5706-c8a6-4384-b5ff-4c0e2157c87d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1221&GA=113"
source_hash: "7fadb5d8701f5a3126a80812d8e040823ab5346ced935029fa52513cc113358f"
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 1221 (113) — Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of education to grant an individual pursuing clinical experience in an educator preparation program (EPP) who meets certain requirements a temporary permit to teach in a teaching position in which an LEA or public charter school is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school in which a vacancy exists. - Amends TCA Title 49.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0385** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0385.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0305** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0305.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1221.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed (2) — **80** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/22/2023 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **933** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- White — 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`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2023
- **2023-03-01** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-01** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/8/2023
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-08** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-15** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-11** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2023
- **2023-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0305)
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 3, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0385) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04** Effective date(s) 4/28/2023, 07/01/2023
- **2023-05-04** Pub. Ch. 284
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cfa5706-c8a6-4384-b5ff-4c0e2157c87d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).