republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/110/hb-67.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, requires local education agencies to use at least one alternative growth model that has been approved by the board of education for evaluation of teachers in non-tested grades and subjects; requires the department of education to develop alternative student growth models for grade levels and subjects that do not have growth models. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302."
description: "Education - As enacted, requires local education agencies to use at least one alternative growth model that has been approved by the board of education for evaluation of teachers in non-tested grades and subjects; requires the department of education to develop alternative student growth models for grade levels and subjects that do not have growth models. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 67"
citation: "Tennessee HB 67 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham", "Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-17"
last_action: "2018-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b180b2d7-abac-4b66-ba47-b9e42e3e3103"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0067&GA=110"
source_hash: "7e1aa8ac9fb32be48751410789a1cf4ef17d680404538776d3300e6f7e8bd057"
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 HB 67 (110) — Education - As enacted, requires local education agencies to use at least one alternative growth model that has been approved by the board of education for evaluation of teachers in non-tested grades and subjects; requires the department of education to develop alternative student growth models for grade levels and subjects that do not have growth models. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HB0067.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **30–1** (fail) · upper
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/28/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/6/2017 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2017 3/2/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 2/26/2018 PASSED — **97–0** (fail) · lower
- EDUCATION INSTRUCTION & PROGRAMS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs 2/8/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-17** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Placed on s/c cal Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee for 2/8/2017
- **2017-02-01** Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Instruction & Programs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on cal. Education Instruction & Programs for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2017
- **2017-03-02** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-06** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-09** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-31** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/7/2018
- **2018-01-31** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 2/7/2018
- **2018-02-07** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2018-02-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/12/2018
- **2018-02-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0575)
- **2018-02-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-12** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-02-22** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 2/26/2018
- **2018-02-26** H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 97, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0067
- **2018-02-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-01** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-19** Pub. Ch. 552
- **2018-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/14/2018
- **2018-03-19** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 552

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b180b2d7-abac-4b66-ba47-b9e42e3e3103`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).