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Bill Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades 9-12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49. Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades 9-12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49. us/states/tn Tennessee General Assembly 114 SB 2348 Tennessee SB 2348 (114)
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Tennessee SB 2348 (114) — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades 9-12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria is met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.

Version chain

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

  1. Amendment HA0819 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Amendment SA0811 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed (1) — 7024 (pass) · lower
  • SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/18/2026 Passed (2) — 80 (pass) · upper
  • FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — 291 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Watson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-02 Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
  • 2026-02-02 Filed for introduction filing
  • 2026-03-02 Introduced, Passed on First Consideration introduction
  • 2026-03-02 Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
  • 2026-03-05 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2026-03-05 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2026
  • 2026-03-11 Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/18/2026
  • 2026-03-12 Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/18/2026
  • 2026-03-18 Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
  • 2026-04-06 Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  • 2026-04-06 Recalled from Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
  • 2026-04-10 Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  • 2026-04-13 Engrossed; ready for transmission to House receipt
  • 2026-04-13 Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 1 passage
  • 2026-04-13 Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0811)
  • 2026-04-14 Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 24, PNV 0 passage
  • 2026-04-14 Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0819) amendment-withdrawal
  • 2026-04-14 Subst. for comp. HB. substitution
  • 2026-04-15 Signed by Senate Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-15 Enrolled and ready for signatures enrolled
  • 2026-04-16 Signed by H. Speaker passage
  • 2026-04-17 Transmitted to Governor for action. executive-receipt
  • 2026-04-27 Signed by Governor. executive-signature
  • 2026-05-04 Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  • 2026-05-04 Pub. Ch. 864

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6dd86a68-490e-4097-97a0-e66efdc1a1f6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).