Tuesday marked the most significant issue for the state. On that day, the Tennessee Department of Education announced a reported cyberattack on its vendor Questar Assessment that caused the company to shut down the system.

The "deliberate attack" on Questar's systems affected five other states the company contracts with to manage online testing.

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As news alerts about continued issues reached House lawmakers on the chamber floors, members immediately began speaking out of order, calling for action.

House Democrats called for McQueen's resignation.In a Republican caucus meeting, members considered an amendment similar to the final decision Thursday. Another amendment would have returned the state to paper testing.

On Wednesday, McQueen appeared before lawmakers, facing questions for more than two hours on the problems that have plagued TNReady for several years.

Lawmakers demanded accountability and for the state to work toward instilling confidence in the $30-million-a-year test.

The commissioner apologized for the issues and after the hearing asked for Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk to call on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and state Office of Homeland Security to investigate.

Funk requested the TBI investigation Wednesday night, according to TBI spokeswoman Susan Niland.

House lawmakers had enough of the problems

Scattered reports of additional problems emerged Thursday in districts that included Knoxville, Nashville and Shelby County.

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