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Legislative update: TSBA‑sponsored bill would expand public‑college discounts to full‑time staff; fiscal note $45 million

Lakeland School System Board of Education · February 3, 2026

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Summary

Legislative liaison reported a Tennessee School Boards Association‑sponsored bill (HB1056 / SB989) seeks to allow full‑time staff (not only teachers) to get a 25% discount at public colleges; she said the bill has a fiscal note of $45,000,000.

At the February meeting the board’s legislative liaison updated members on the state legislative session and a TSBA‑sponsored measure that would expand an existing public‑college tuition discount.

"We had a bill, a resolution that went through TSBA, and they got bill sponsors...that bill is HB 1056 SB 989, and it has a fiscal note of $45,000,000," the liaison reported, summarizing the proposal to extend a 25% public‑college discount currently available to teachers to all full‑time district staff.

She also noted this legislative year includes a new limit in the Tennessee House that caps individual members’ bill sponsorship, and that the governor’s state‑of‑the‑state address would outline budget priorities that could affect education funding.

The board took no formal position during the meeting; members thanked the legislative liaison for the update and moved on to other agenda items.