Senate Bill 1696 and House Bill 1724 propose amendments to Tennessee Code Annotated, specifically targeting the language surrounding instructional materials in relation to the Common Core State Standards. The bill seeks to replace the phrase "instructional materials created to align exclusively with the Common Core State Standards or that are marketed as Common Core textbooks or materials" with "instructional materials that are aligned to, associated with, or derived from the Common Core State Standards or that are marketed as Common Core textbooks or materials." This change is made in two sections of the code, Section 49-6-2202(b)(5) and Section 49-6-2206(b)(2).

The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2024, and will apply to the 2024-2025 school year and subsequent years. The amendments aim to broaden the scope of acceptable instructional materials related to the Common Core, allowing for a wider range of resources that may be utilized in educational settings.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 49-6-2202(b)(5), 49-6-2202, 49-6-2206(b)(2), 49-6-2206