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type: "Bill"
title: "Education - As enacted, authorizes LEAs that receive pre-kindergarten program approval to utilize a comparable alternative measure of student growth approved by the state board of education and adopted by the LEA, rather than the pre-k/kindergarten growth portfolio model approved by the state board of education in the evaluation of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers; creates portfolio review committee. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1."
description: "Education - As enacted, authorizes LEAs that receive pre-kindergarten program approval to utilize a comparable alternative measure of student growth approved by the state board of education and adopted by the LEA, rather than the pre-k/kindergarten growth portfolio model approved by the state board of education in the evaluation of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers; creates portfolio review committee. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 442"
citation: "Tennessee SB 442 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Hicks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6277b763-aa17-44c7-a7b3-4824631c1a11"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0442&GA=111"
source_hash: "14e6e7e3b7fe12aa8bc6d0d5e3ad70c1255335141aaf82f8a604c79c5c8722e4"
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 442 (111) — Education - As enacted, authorizes LEAs that receive pre-kindergarten program approval to utilize a comparable alternative measure of student growth approved by the state board of education and adopted by the LEA, rather than the pre-k/kindergarten growth portfolio model approved by the state board of education in the evaluation of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten teachers; creates portfolio review committee. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0399** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0399.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0228.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0395** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0395.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0439** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0439.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0442.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/3/2019 Passed — **80** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/30/2019 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/1/2019 Passed (1) — **970** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CURRICULUM, TESTING, & INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education 4/2/2019 (6) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed (2) — **320** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019 4/30/2019 (2) — **00** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/16/2019 (5) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/30/2019 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bell — primary (person)
- Hicks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-23** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** P2C, ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-02-08** Assigned to s/c House Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/6/2019
- **2019-02-27** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
- **2019-03-05** Action Def. in s/c Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee to Portfolio Calendar
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-06** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-13** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on s/c cal Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. Education for 4/10/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Education for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Action def. in Education to 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-16** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed behind the budget
- **2019-04-24** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-30** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0228)
- **2019-04-30** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0439)
- **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0395)
- **2019-04-30** H. Placed on Regular Calendar #2 for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0399) `passage`
- **2019-05-01** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 3 for 5/1/2019
- **2019-05-01** Passed H., as am., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-05-01** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0399) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-01** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2019-05-01** Comp. SB subst.
- **2019-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 376
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 376
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6277b763-aa17-44c7-a7b3-4824631c1a11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).