Education, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes LEAs with a voluntary pre-K program to enroll children who are not at-risk but who live in the LEA's geographic area, are three on or before August 15 and who have a parent employed by the LEA, and certain children who are five on or before August 15 to be eligible for IEP and who have not previously been enrolled in an LEA's voluntary pre-K program, if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 29Comp. became Pub. Ch. 812Latest
   2. Apr 2Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
      • Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026 3/26/2026. Result: fail.Lower
   3. Apr 2Comp. SB subst.
   4. Mar 26H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/2/2026
   5. Mar 25Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
   6. Mar 24Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
      • Vote recorded HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   7. Mar 18Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/24/2026
   8. Mar 17Action def. in Education Committee to 3/24/2026
   9. Mar 11Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/17/2026
   10. Mar 10Action def. in Education Committee to 3/17/2026
   11. Mar 4Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/10/2026
   12. Mar 3Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Committee 3/3/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   13. Feb 26Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   14. Feb 25Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/3/2026
   15. Feb 18Ref. to Education CommitteeMinor
   16. Feb 18Assigned to s/c K-12 SubcommitteeMinor
   17. Feb 4P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
   18. Feb 2Intro., P1C.Minor
   19. Jan 23Filed for introductionIntroduced