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Bill Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, adds the executive director of the commission to the statutorily prescribed selection process for chief executive officers of public institutions of higher education and removes the repeal date for that process; revises various reporting and other duties of the commission; allows the commission to delegate its approval authority to its executive director in certain areas; expands the quality non-degree credentials for which a student may receive the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. - Amends TCA Title 49. Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, adds the executive director of the commission to the statutorily prescribed selection process for chief executive officers of public institutions of higher education and removes the repeal date for that process; revises various reporting and other duties of the commission; allows the commission to delegate its approval authority to its executive director in certain areas; expands the quality non-degree credentials for which a student may receive the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. - Amends TCA Title 49. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 1368 Tennessee SB 1368 (114)
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Tennessee SB 1368 (114) — Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, adds the executive director of the commission to the statutorily prescribed selection process for chief executive officers of public institutions of higher education and removes the repeal date for that process; revises various reporting and other duties of the commission; allows the commission to delegate its approval authority to its executive director in certain areas; expands the quality non-degree credentials for which a student may receive the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0103 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0121 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — 320 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — 950 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/12/2025 Passed (2) — 90 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Watson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-06 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2025-02-10 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2025-02-12 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2025-03-05 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
  • 2025-03-12 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2025-03-21 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
  • 2025-03-24 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2025-03-24 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 passage
  • 2025-03-24 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0121)
  • 2025-03-27 Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 passage
  • 2025-03-27 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0103) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2025-03-27 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2025-03-27 Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  • 2025-03-28 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2025-04-01 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-02 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2025-04-02 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-11 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2025-04-30 Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
  • 2025-04-30 Pub. Ch. 186

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/90c43063-6067-494a-81f5-bc5110c8379c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).