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Legislature advances bills that could change charter commission responsibilities; staff highlights teacher bonus, ASD wind-down and direct-application proposal
Summary
Staff summarized legislative activity that could affect commission operations, including a $2,000 teacher bonus requiring governing-board resolutions by June 1, an administration charter bill that would add a direct-application pathway and replication process, and an amended plan to wind down the Achievement School District.
Hayden Pendergrass, director of external affairs, briefed the commission on multiple bills in the 2025 legislative session that could affect the commission's work and charter schools across Tennessee.
Pendergrass said the special session produced one immediate school-related item: a $2,000 one-time bonus for active teachers in the school year. "The only requirement for our schools to receive that funding is for their each of their governing boards to pass a resolution by June first of this year," Pendergrass said. The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) will collect the resolutions and handle disbursement; staff expect an update in April on timing for payments.
Pendergrass highlighted several education bills of interest to the commission: • Cell-phone ban during instructional hours: passed both chambers and awaiting the governor's signature; individual districts will decide implementation details and governing boards will need policies in place before the next…
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