Panel approves bill directing guidance, reporting for state tutoring program

Chairman White and Representative Karringer presented House Bill 640, a permissive measure intended to align tutoring services with student remediation needs, require an effectiveness report, and offer a list of IT systems LEAs may use to track progress without mandating their adoption. Representative Karringer said the bill "requires the department to provide guidance to Tennessee Accelerating Literacy and Learning Corps..." and emphasized the protections for student data.

With no substantive questions from members, the committee called the question and the clerk recorded 12 ayes and 0 noes; the bill passed and was moved out under the calendar rule. The vote was procedural; the sponsor said the measure is intended to help LEAs track remediation outcomes while leaving system adoption voluntary. Next step: the bill is placed on the calendar per the chair's direction.