StateTennessee

HB 662: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria and is established to annually conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the LEA to determine the factors that may be contributing to the LEA meeting such criteria; requires the oversight board to develop a transformation plan that identifies performance and operational goals for the LEA and benchmarks for assessing the LEA's progress toward meeting such goals; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.

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HB 662 status: Introduced — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1057 (updated May 27, 2026).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score50/100 civic fit
RiskHigh risk
ImpactHigh impact 75/100

Bill summary

Official

Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria and is established to annually conduct a comprehensive needs assessment of the LEA to determine the factors that may be contributing to the LEA meeting such criteria; requires the oversight board to deve...

Key analysis

Constitutionality85%
Bipartisan50%
Public opinion50%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • no direct environmental impact identified

Risks

  • no direct environmental impact identified

Economy

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • potential for long-term workforce improvement

Risks

  • potential for increased administrative costs for districts

Society

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • provides structured oversight for underperforming districts
  • mandates data-driven needs assessments

Risks

  • reduces local school board autonomy
  • potential for state-level bureaucratic friction
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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

OpenStates

Confidence

low

low

Analysis status

OpenStates summary

Warning

risk of conflict between state oversight boards and locally elected school boards

Limitation

full legislative text not reviewed

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Where it stands

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Introduced

Current

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1057

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Committee

Upcoming
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Floor

Upcoming
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Governor

Upcoming
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Enacted

Upcoming
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