In one paragraph
Tennessee's SB 2105 (114th General Assembly) would have required each public charter school to publish its governing board's policy on AI use by students, teachers, and staff for instructional and assignment purposes on its website, and each local board of education to direct its schools to publish the board's policy. Companion to HB 2416. Last action February 5, 2026; the bill died when the General Assembly adjourned in April 2026.
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What it means for business
Not law. Had it passed, public charter schools and schools run by local boards of education would have had to post their AI-use policies on their websites.
Key provisions
- Adds Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-118(c): each public charter school must publish on its website the policy its governing board adopted on use of AI by students, teachers, and staff for instructional and assignment purposes
- Amends § 49-2-203(a)(16): each local board of education must direct every school it manages and controls to publish the board's AI policy for students, teachers, and staff on the school's website
- Text carries an AI definition: a machine-based system that makes predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments
- Would take effect July 1, 2026
- Last action: passed on second consideration and referred to the Senate Education Committee, February 5, 2026; House companion HB 2416 did not pass; the bill died when the session adjourned in April 2026
Latest legislative action
Feb 5, 2026. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn White R | Sponsor | SD-013 |
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