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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
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legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
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session: "114"
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identifier: "SB 1368"
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citation: "Tennessee SB 1368 (114)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Tennessee Higher Education Commission"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-06"
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last_action: "2025-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90c43063-6067-494a-81f5-bc5110c8379c"
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source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1368&ga=114"
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source_hash: "33883f081f5d2df1aca60d08da50df2168e06d5a7c4043b2fb0e66c40aec73ae"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
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---
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment HA0103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0103.pdf)
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2. **Amendment SA0121** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0121.pdf)
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3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1368.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- 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) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
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- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
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- **2025-03-12** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
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- **2025-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025
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- **2025-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
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- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0121)
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- **2025-03-27** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
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- **2025-03-27** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0103) `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2025-03-27** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
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- **2025-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
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- **2025-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
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- **2025-04-01** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-30** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
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- **2025-04-30** Pub. Ch. 186
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90c43063-6067-494a-81f5-bc5110c8379c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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