Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-921 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-921
Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student seeking a QNDC, diploma, or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system shall: (1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a) ; and (2) Be admitted to the institution in an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. (b) No minimum number of hours of enrollment is required for eligibility for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant under this section, but a student receiving a grant shall maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices used for federal Title IV programs by the institution at which the student is enrolled to continue the grant. If a student fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress, then the student shall lose the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. Once a student loses a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, no additional award under this section shall be made. (c) A student who has been awarded a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant shall maintain continuous enrollment at the institution in accordance with the institution's requirements. (d) Until receipt of the certificate or diploma, a student shall reapply each academic year for the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. (e) An eligible student may receive a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant for all course work required by the institution for an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants may not be used for continuing education courses. (f) Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant awarded under this section shall be determined in accordance with § 4-51-111 , and shall be set in the general appropriations act. (g) No student shall be eligible for more than one (1) Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 925,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 17, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 16, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 900, s 9, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2003 , ch. 298, § 1; 2005, ch. 481, § 32; 2006, ch. 974, § 7.
(a) To be eligible for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, a student seeking a QNDC, diploma, or certificate at a Tennessee college of applied technology operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system shall: (1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a) ; and (2) Be admitted to the institution in an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma.
(1) Meet the requirements of §§ 49-4-904 and 49-4-905(a) ; and
(2) Be admitted to the institution in an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma.
(b) No minimum number of hours of enrollment is required for eligibility for a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant under this section, but a student receiving a grant shall maintain satisfactory academic progress in accordance with the standards and practices used for federal Title IV programs by the institution at which the student is enrolled to continue the grant. If a student fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress, then the student shall lose the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. Once a student loses a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, no additional award under this section shall be made.
(c) A student who has been awarded a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant shall maintain continuous enrollment at the institution in accordance with the institution's requirements.
(d) Until receipt of the certificate or diploma, a student shall reapply each academic year for the Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant.
(e) An eligible student may receive a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant for all course work required by the institution for an eligible program of study leading to a certificate or diploma. Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grants may not be used for continuing education courses.
(f) Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant awarded under this section shall be determined in accordance with § 4-51-111 , and shall be set in the general appropriations act.
(g) No student shall be eligible for more than one (1) Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 925,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 17, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 16, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 900, s 9, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2003 , ch. 298, § 1; 2005, ch. 481, § 32; 2006, ch. 974, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-810 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-810
Dissolution of bank
Status: in_force

In the event the sick leave bank is dissolved, the total days on deposit shall be returned to the then participating members and credited to their personal sick leave accumulation in proportion to the number of days each has contributed individually. Days returned under this section and credited to the individual participant's accumulation shall be rounded to the nearest one-half (1/2) day. Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 10; T.C.A., § 49-56-110.
In the event the sick leave bank is dissolved, the total days on deposit shall be returned to the then participating members and credited to their personal sick leave accumulation in proportion to the number of days each has contributed individually. Days returned under this section and credited to the individual participant's accumulation shall be rounded to the nearest one-half (1/2) day.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 10; T.C.A., § 49-56-110.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-802 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-802
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 35, eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 1951, ch. 107, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, §§ 2452.4, 2452.5); modified; Acts 1951, ch. 141, § 3 (Williams, § 2452.6); Acts 1957, ch. 29, § 1; 1961, ch. 72, § 1; 1961, ch. 254, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-3014 -- 49-3016.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 35, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 1951, ch. 107, §§ 1, 2 (Williams, §§ 2452.4, 2452.5); modified; Acts 1951, ch. 141, § 3 (Williams, § 2452.6); Acts 1957, ch. 29, § 1; 1961, ch. 72, § 1; 1961, ch. 254, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-3014 -- 49-3016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-17-102 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 17 / Section 49-17-102
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Council" means the twelve-member energy efficient schools council created by this chapter; (2) "Energy audit" means any professional energy audit used to determine the energy efficiency of a structure that is performed by an energy auditor; (3) "Energy auditor" means any person approved to perform professional energy audits; (4) "Payback period" means the time within which the cost savings realized by incorporating energy efficient technologies equals the initial cost of the technology employed; (5) "Qualifying capital outlay project" means any project for new or existing kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education facilities that satisfy the energy efficient schools council guidelines for improving energy efficiency as well as comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 5; and (6) "Sustainable building design" means designing facilities using a strategy that takes into account approaches that benefit the environment and quality of life of a community. Acts 2008 , ch. 1188, § 3.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Council" means the twelve-member energy efficient schools council created by this chapter;
(2) "Energy audit" means any professional energy audit used to determine the energy efficiency of a structure that is performed by an energy auditor;
(3) "Energy auditor" means any person approved to perform professional energy audits;
(4) "Payback period" means the time within which the cost savings realized by incorporating energy efficient technologies equals the initial cost of the technology employed;
(5) "Qualifying capital outlay project" means any project for new or existing kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education facilities that satisfy the energy efficient schools council guidelines for improving energy efficiency as well as comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 5; and
(6) "Sustainable building design" means designing facilities using a strategy that takes into account approaches that benefit the environment and quality of life of a community.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1188, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-201 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-201
Board of trustees
Status: in_force

The governing body of the University of Tennessee shall be the board of trustees, established in § 49-9-202 . Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 2, eff. 4/6/2018. Acts 1868-1869, ch. 12, § 8; 1909, ch. 48, § 1; Shan., §§ 369, 373a1; Code 1932, § 573; modified; Acts 1967, ch. 179, § 9; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3301.
The governing body of the University of Tennessee shall be the board of trustees, established in § 49-9-202 .
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 2, eff. 4/6/2018.
Acts 1868-1869, ch. 12, § 8; 1909, ch. 48, § 1; Shan., §§ 369, 373a1; Code 1932, § 573; modified; Acts 1967, ch. 179, § 9; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3301.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3111 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3111
Enrollment of secondary students in postsecondary institutions
Status: in_force

(a) Academically talented or gifted students enrolled in grades nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11) or twelve (12) in public or private high schools in this state may, with the recommendation and approval of the high school principal and appropriate higher education institution personnel, enroll in and receive regular college degree credit from a Tennessee postsecondary institution, if the student has a grade point average equivalent to three point two (3.2) on a four point zero (4.0) maximum basis and if such placement is a part of the student's planned Individual Educational Placement (IEP) as established by the multidisciplinary team process. (b) (1) Students enrolled in grades eleven (11) and twelve (12) may also be allowed to enroll in courses at institutions operated by the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees, in accordance with regulations governing such attendance promulgated by the state board of education, after consultation with the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds, and no state funds shall be obligated or expended to implement or administer this subsection (b). Acts 1983, ch. 395, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1778; Acts 1990, ch. 1066, §§ 1, 2.
(a) Academically talented or gifted students enrolled in grades nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11) or twelve (12) in public or private high schools in this state may, with the recommendation and approval of the high school principal and appropriate higher education institution personnel, enroll in and receive regular college degree credit from a Tennessee postsecondary institution, if the student has a grade point average equivalent to three point two (3.2) on a four point zero (4.0) maximum basis and if such placement is a part of the student's planned Individual Educational Placement (IEP) as established by the multidisciplinary team process.
(b) (1) Students enrolled in grades eleven (11) and twelve (12) may also be allowed to enroll in courses at institutions operated by the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees, in accordance with regulations governing such attendance promulgated by the state board of education, after consultation with the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds, and no state funds shall be obligated or expended to implement or administer this subsection (b).
(1) Students enrolled in grades eleven (11) and twelve (12) may also be allowed to enroll in courses at institutions operated by the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees, in accordance with regulations governing such attendance promulgated by the state board of education, after consultation with the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees.
(2) Subdivision (b)(1) shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds, and no state funds shall be obligated or expended to implement or administer this subsection (b).
Acts 1983, ch. 395, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1778; Acts 1990, ch. 1066, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-901 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-901
Establishment of fund
Status: in_force

(a) The board of education or school board of any town, city, county or district shall have the power to establish what shall be known as a "public school teachers' retirement fund." (b) Where the school board of any city, town, county or district determines to establish the fund, it shall be put into operation and be authorized by ordinance or resolution of the school board, and adopted by the city or town governing authorities in cases of towns and cities, and by the county legislative body in cases of county and district schools. Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 1; Shan., § 1469b1 (p. 6543); Shan. Supp., § 1469a1; Code 1932, § 2525; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1601.
(a) The board of education or school board of any town, city, county or district shall have the power to establish what shall be known as a "public school teachers' retirement fund."
(b) Where the school board of any city, town, county or district determines to establish the fund, it shall be put into operation and be authorized by ordinance or resolution of the school board, and adopted by the city or town governing authorities in cases of towns and cities, and by the county legislative body in cases of county and district schools.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 1; Shan., § 1469b1 (p. 6543); Shan. Supp., § 1469a1; Code 1932, § 2525; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1601.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-1004 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-1004
Use of funds
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds from the sale of school bonds issued under § 49-3-1002 constitute a special fund to be known as the special school fund, except funds for aiding this state in the construction of state education facilities or institutions as provided for in subsection (b), which shall be kept by the trustees of such county and the treasurer of the city schools separate and apart from all other funds and shall be applied exclusively to purchase property for school purposes, to purchase sites for school buildings, to erect or repair school buildings, to furnish and equip school buildings and to refund, call or make principal and interest payments on bonds or other obligations previously issued for the same purposes, and to be used for no other purposes by the county board of education of the county, the city board of education or the governing board of the city. The city board shall have a right to draw warrants on the funds only for the purposes mentioned in this subsection (a). (b) (1) Funds may also be raised by counties in this state in accordance with this part for the purpose of contributing or granting the funds to the state to aid in the constructing and equipping of any type of state educational facilities or institutions within the boundaries of such counties, or neighboring counties nearby enough so that the contributing county will be directly benefited by the facilities or institutions, either separately or in conjunction with other political subdivisions. (2) Funds raised for the purposes listed in subdivision (b)(1) shall be paid to the state immediately upon the sale of bonds for that purpose by such counties rather than being kept by the trustee in such counties as a part of the special school fund provided for in subsection (a). (c) Section 49-3-1003(b) shall not apply when the proceeds from the bonds are to be used for the purpose mentioned in subdivision (b)(1). Acts 1911, ch. 60, § 10; Shan., § 1442a14; Code 1932, § 2566; Acts 1959, ch. 254, § 1; 1961, ch. 269, § 2; 1965, ch. 134, § 1; 1975, ch. 223, § 1; 1983, ch. 115, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-713.
(a) The proceeds from the sale of school bonds issued under § 49-3-1002 constitute a special fund to be known as the special school fund, except funds for aiding this state in the construction of state education facilities or institutions as provided for in subsection (b), which shall be kept by the trustees of such county and the treasurer of the city schools separate and apart from all other funds and shall be applied exclusively to purchase property for school purposes, to purchase sites for school buildings, to erect or repair school buildings, to furnish and equip school buildings and to refund, call or make principal and interest payments on bonds or other obligations previously issued for the same purposes, and to be used for no other purposes by the county board of education of the county, the city board of education or the governing board of the city. The city board shall have a right to draw warrants on the funds only for the purposes mentioned in this subsection (a).
(b) (1) Funds may also be raised by counties in this state in accordance with this part for the purpose of contributing or granting the funds to the state to aid in the constructing and equipping of any type of state educational facilities or institutions within the boundaries of such counties, or neighboring counties nearby enough so that the contributing county will be directly benefited by the facilities or institutions, either separately or in conjunction with other political subdivisions. (2) Funds raised for the purposes listed in subdivision (b)(1) shall be paid to the state immediately upon the sale of bonds for that purpose by such counties rather than being kept by the trustee in such counties as a part of the special school fund provided for in subsection (a).
(1) Funds may also be raised by counties in this state in accordance with this part for the purpose of contributing or granting the funds to the state to aid in the constructing and equipping of any type of state educational facilities or institutions within the boundaries of such counties, or neighboring counties nearby enough so that the contributing county will be directly benefited by the facilities or institutions, either separately or in conjunction with other political subdivisions.
(2) Funds raised for the purposes listed in subdivision (b)(1) shall be paid to the state immediately upon the sale of bonds for that purpose by such counties rather than being kept by the trustee in such counties as a part of the special school fund provided for in subsection (a).
(c) Section 49-3-1003(b) shall not apply when the proceeds from the bonds are to be used for the purpose mentioned in subdivision (b)(1).
Acts 1911, ch. 60, § 10; Shan., § 1442a14; Code 1932, § 2566; Acts 1959, ch. 254, § 1; 1961, ch. 269, § 2; 1965, ch. 134, § 1; 1975, ch. 223, § 1; 1983, ch. 115, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-713.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-308 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-308
Inclusion of events of Civil Rights Movement in academic standards in subject of social studies
Status: in_force

Beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee shall include events of the Civil Rights Movement during the period from 1954 to 1968 in the committee's final recommendation of academic standards in the subject of social studies for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12), including: (1) Jim Crow-era laws, including laws that embodied the "separate but equal" doctrine; (2) The leadership, tactics, and strategies of nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow-era laws used by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; (3) The principles of natural rights and natural law that informed the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; (4) Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1957, 1960, and 1964; and (5) The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 127,s 1, eff. 4/4/2023. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1063, s 1, eff. 5/25/2022.
Beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee shall include events of the Civil Rights Movement during the period from 1954 to 1968 in the committee's final recommendation of academic standards in the subject of social studies for students in grades nine through twelve (9-12), including:
(1) Jim Crow-era laws, including laws that embodied the "separate but equal" doctrine;
(2) The leadership, tactics, and strategies of nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow-era laws used by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
(3) The principles of natural rights and natural law that informed the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
(4) Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1957, 1960, and 1964; and
(5) The Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 127,s 1, eff. 4/4/2023.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1063, s 1, eff. 5/25/2022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4001 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4001
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Student and Employee Safe Environment Act of 1996." Acts 1996, ch. 988, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-6-4011.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Student and Employee Safe Environment Act of 1996."
Acts 1996, ch. 988, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-6-4011.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-408 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-408
Law Enforcement Innovation Center
Status: in_force

(a) As a part of the Institute for Public Service, the Law Enforcement Innovation Center exists to provide studies and research in law enforcement and public safety and in educational conferences and training and to furnish technical, consultative, and field services to law enforcement agencies. (b) This program shall be carried on in cooperation with and with the advice of law enforcement agencies. Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 4.
(a) As a part of the Institute for Public Service, the Law Enforcement Innovation Center exists to provide studies and research in law enforcement and public safety and in educational conferences and training and to furnish technical, consultative, and field services to law enforcement agencies.
(b) This program shall be carried on in cooperation with and with the advice of law enforcement agencies.
Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-5101 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-5101
Assignment of personal identification numbers - Identification and tracking of students with active duty military or reserve parents or guardians
Status: in_force

(a) To facilitate the identification and tracking of students from school to school and LEA to LEA, and to facilitate and make more efficient the keeping of records, all students shall be assigned a personal identification number upon entry into a Tennessee public school. (b) To facilitate the identification and tracking of students with active duty military or reserve component parents or guardians from school to school, LEA to LEA, and state to state, and to facilitate and make more efficient the keeping of records, the personal identification number assigned to students with active duty military or reserve component parents or guardians shall be maintained by the department of education. (c) The department shall: (1) Create a data entry point that identifies students with active duty military parents or guardians; (2) Disaggregate data to identify students with active duty parents and guardians and children of parents or guardians of the national guard or reserves as separate groups; (3) Prescribe a uniform program for the collection, maintenance, and transfer of data that each LEA must adopt; (4) Prescribe the format for the data; and (5) Prescribe the date by which each LEA shall report the data to the department. (d) The information collected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall be utilized as cohort data as a report-only subgroup and not for the purposes of school, LEA, or teacher evaluations. (e) The department shall establish, to the extent authorized by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ( 20 U.S.C. § 1232g ), and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, a mechanism for a person or entity to have different types of access to the information contained in the database, to the extent that such information is necessary for the performance of a duty or that such information may be made available without posing a threat to the confidentiality of a student. (f) For the purposes of subsection (e), "person or entity" includes state officers who are members of the executive or legislative branch, administrators of public schools and school districts, teachers and other educational personnel, and parents and guardians. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 925,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 1990, ch. 708, § 1; 2007, ch. 306, § 1.
(a) To facilitate the identification and tracking of students from school to school and LEA to LEA, and to facilitate and make more efficient the keeping of records, all students shall be assigned a personal identification number upon entry into a Tennessee public school.
(b) To facilitate the identification and tracking of students with active duty military or reserve component parents or guardians from school to school, LEA to LEA, and state to state, and to facilitate and make more efficient the keeping of records, the personal identification number assigned to students with active duty military or reserve component parents or guardians shall be maintained by the department of education.
(c) The department shall: (1) Create a data entry point that identifies students with active duty military parents or guardians; (2) Disaggregate data to identify students with active duty parents and guardians and children of parents or guardians of the national guard or reserves as separate groups; (3) Prescribe a uniform program for the collection, maintenance, and transfer of data that each LEA must adopt; (4) Prescribe the format for the data; and (5) Prescribe the date by which each LEA shall report the data to the department.
(1) Create a data entry point that identifies students with active duty military parents or guardians;
(2) Disaggregate data to identify students with active duty parents and guardians and children of parents or guardians of the national guard or reserves as separate groups;
(3) Prescribe a uniform program for the collection, maintenance, and transfer of data that each LEA must adopt;
(4) Prescribe the format for the data; and
(5) Prescribe the date by which each LEA shall report the data to the department.
(d) The information collected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall be utilized as cohort data as a report-only subgroup and not for the purposes of school, LEA, or teacher evaluations.
(e) The department shall establish, to the extent authorized by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ( 20 U.S.C. § 1232g ), and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, a mechanism for a person or entity to have different types of access to the information contained in the database, to the extent that such information is necessary for the performance of a duty or that such information may be made available without posing a threat to the confidentiality of a student.
(f) For the purposes of subsection (e), "person or entity" includes state officers who are members of the executive or legislative branch, administrators of public schools and school districts, teachers and other educational personnel, and parents and guardians.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 925,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1990, ch. 708, § 1; 2007, ch. 306, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-904 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-904
Purpose of institution
Status: in_force

The institution shall continue to provide high quality technical and scientific occupational programs and serve as a regional technical school to train engineering technicians for industry and prepare students to earn a living as a technician or technical worker in the fields of production, distribution or service. Acts 1988, ch. 1020, § 5.
The institution shall continue to provide high quality technical and scientific occupational programs and serve as a regional technical school to train engineering technicians for industry and prepare students to earn a living as a technician or technical worker in the fields of production, distribution or service.
Acts 1988, ch. 1020, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2006 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2006
Minimum standards for authorization
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized postsecondary educational institution must be maintained and operated, or, in the case of a new institution, demonstrate that it can be maintained and operated, in compliance with the following minimum standards: (1) The content of each course or program of instruction, training, or study may reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the course or program is offered; (2) The institution has adequate space, equipment, instructional materials, and personnel; (3) The education and experience qualifications of directors, administrators, supervisors, and instructors may reasonably ensure that the students will receive education consistent with the objectives of the course or the program of study; (4) Prior to signing an enrollment agreement, the institution provides prospective students a catalog containing information describing the programs offered by the institution; the objectives of the programs; the length of the programs; the schedule of tuition, fees, and all other charges and expenses necessary for completion of a course of study; the institution's cancellation and refund policies; and other material facts concerning the institution and the programs or courses of study that are reasonably likely to affect the decision of the student to enroll in the institution, together with any other disclosures specified by the commission or defined in the commission's rules; (5) Upon satisfactory completion of instruction, the student is given appropriate educational credentials by the institution, indicating that the student has satisfactorily completed the course or program of study; (6) Adequate records are maintained by the institution to show attendance, progress, or grades, and that satisfactory standards are enforced relating to attendance, progress, and performance; (7) The institution is maintained and operated in compliance with all pertinent ordinances and laws, including any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the ordinances and laws, relative to zoning and the safety and health of persons upon the premises; (8) The institution is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to students; (9) Neither the institution nor its agents engage in advertising, sales, collection, credit, or other practices of any type that are false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair; (10) The institution has a fair and equitable cancellation and refund policy; and (11) No principal party involved in the applicant institution has ever been associated as a principal party or owner in any postsecondary educational institution that ceased its activities or operations with a resulting loss of time or money for enrollees in the institution. (b) (1) For postsecondary educational institutions, accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education may be accepted by the commission as evidence of compliance with the minimum standards established under this section and the criteria to be established under § 49-7-2005(a) ; provided, that the commission may require further evidence and make further investigation that in its judgment may be necessary. (2) Accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency may be accepted as evidence of compliance only as to the portion or program of an institution accredited by the agency if the institution as a whole is not accredited. (c) The commission is not required to authorize an institution under this chapter, if, in its judgment, adequate provisions for the institution or its programs exist within the proposed service area. The commission is not required to authorize an institution, if, in its judgment, there is insufficient evidence that adequate employment opportunities exist in the related occupations for persons successfully completing the institution's programs, or if the costs of a program are unreasonable in relation to the reasonably expected earnings in occupations for which the program is designed. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 14, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 13, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, s 9, eff. 10/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, s 8, eff. 10/1/2016. Acts 1961, ch. 112, § 7; 1974, ch. 781, § 7; 1976, ch. 802, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-3907; Acts 1989, ch. 425, § 5; 1992, ch. 1026, § 3; 1998, ch. 695, §§ 8, 9.
(a) An authorized postsecondary educational institution must be maintained and operated, or, in the case of a new institution, demonstrate that it can be maintained and operated, in compliance with the following minimum standards: (1) The content of each course or program of instruction, training, or study may reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the course or program is offered; (2) The institution has adequate space, equipment, instructional materials, and personnel; (3) The education and experience qualifications of directors, administrators, supervisors, and instructors may reasonably ensure that the students will receive education consistent with the objectives of the course or the program of study; (4) Prior to signing an enrollment agreement, the institution provides prospective students a catalog containing information describing the programs offered by the institution; the objectives of the programs; the length of the programs; the schedule of tuition, fees, and all other charges and expenses necessary for completion of a course of study; the institution's cancellation and refund policies; and other material facts concerning the institution and the programs or courses of study that are reasonably likely to affect the decision of the student to enroll in the institution, together with any other disclosures specified by the commission or defined in the commission's rules; (5) Upon satisfactory completion of instruction, the student is given appropriate educational credentials by the institution, indicating that the student has satisfactorily completed the course or program of study; (6) Adequate records are maintained by the institution to show attendance, progress, or grades, and that satisfactory standards are enforced relating to attendance, progress, and performance; (7) The institution is maintained and operated in compliance with all pertinent ordinances and laws, including any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the ordinances and laws, relative to zoning and the safety and health of persons upon the premises; (8) The institution is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to students; (9) Neither the institution nor its agents engage in advertising, sales, collection, credit, or other practices of any type that are false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair; (10) The institution has a fair and equitable cancellation and refund policy; and (11) No principal party involved in the applicant institution has ever been associated as a principal party or owner in any postsecondary educational institution that ceased its activities or operations with a resulting loss of time or money for enrollees in the institution.
(1) The content of each course or program of instruction, training, or study may reasonably and adequately achieve the stated objective for which the course or program is offered;
(2) The institution has adequate space, equipment, instructional materials, and personnel;
(3) The education and experience qualifications of directors, administrators, supervisors, and instructors may reasonably ensure that the students will receive education consistent with the objectives of the course or the program of study;
(4) Prior to signing an enrollment agreement, the institution provides prospective students a catalog containing information describing the programs offered by the institution; the objectives of the programs; the length of the programs; the schedule of tuition, fees, and all other charges and expenses necessary for completion of a course of study; the institution's cancellation and refund policies; and other material facts concerning the institution and the programs or courses of study that are reasonably likely to affect the decision of the student to enroll in the institution, together with any other disclosures specified by the commission or defined in the commission's rules;
(5) Upon satisfactory completion of instruction, the student is given appropriate educational credentials by the institution, indicating that the student has satisfactorily completed the course or program of study;
(6) Adequate records are maintained by the institution to show attendance, progress, or grades, and that satisfactory standards are enforced relating to attendance, progress, and performance;
(7) The institution is maintained and operated in compliance with all pertinent ordinances and laws, including any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the ordinances and laws, relative to zoning and the safety and health of persons upon the premises;
(8) The institution is financially sound and capable of fulfilling its commitments to students;
(9) Neither the institution nor its agents engage in advertising, sales, collection, credit, or other practices of any type that are false, deceptive, misleading, or unfair;
(10) The institution has a fair and equitable cancellation and refund policy; and
(11) No principal party involved in the applicant institution has ever been associated as a principal party or owner in any postsecondary educational institution that ceased its activities or operations with a resulting loss of time or money for enrollees in the institution.
(b) (1) For postsecondary educational institutions, accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education may be accepted by the commission as evidence of compliance with the minimum standards established under this section and the criteria to be established under § 49-7-2005(a) ; provided, that the commission may require further evidence and make further investigation that in its judgment may be necessary. (2) Accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency may be accepted as evidence of compliance only as to the portion or program of an institution accredited by the agency if the institution as a whole is not accredited.
(1) For postsecondary educational institutions, accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education may be accepted by the commission as evidence of compliance with the minimum standards established under this section and the criteria to be established under § 49-7-2005(a) ; provided, that the commission may require further evidence and make further investigation that in its judgment may be necessary.
(2) Accreditation by a recognized accrediting agency may be accepted as evidence of compliance only as to the portion or program of an institution accredited by the agency if the institution as a whole is not accredited.
(c) The commission is not required to authorize an institution under this chapter, if, in its judgment, adequate provisions for the institution or its programs exist within the proposed service area. The commission is not required to authorize an institution, if, in its judgment, there is insufficient evidence that adequate employment opportunities exist in the related occupations for persons successfully completing the institution's programs, or if the costs of a program are unreasonable in relation to the reasonably expected earnings in occupations for which the program is designed.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 14, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 13, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, s 9, eff. 10/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, s 8, eff. 10/1/2016.
Acts 1961, ch. 112, § 7; 1974, ch. 781, § 7; 1976, ch. 802, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-3907; Acts 1989, ch. 425, § 5; 1992, ch. 1026, § 3; 1998, ch. 695, §§ 8, 9.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-503 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-503
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 16, eff. 8/1/2020. Acts 1977, ch. 282, § 1; 1983, ch. 338, § 7; T.C.A., § 49-5403.
Repealed by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 16, eff. 8/1/2020.
Acts 1977, ch. 282, § 1; 1983, ch. 338, § 7; T.C.A., § 49-5403.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2019 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2019
Notification and internet posting of graduation, job placement and tuition information
Status: in_force

(a) Information related to graduation, job placement, and tuition costs that institutions are required to provide the commission must also be provided, in writing, to a prospective student for the specific field of study in which the student is considering enrolling. (b) An institution shall post on the institution's website tuition cost information and a link to the commission's webpage that provides graduation rates and statistics on credential attainment for institutions along with a reference to the availability of graduation rates and statistics on credential attainment. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 30, eff. 7/1/2022. Acts 2008 , ch. 1103, § 2.
(a) Information related to graduation, job placement, and tuition costs that institutions are required to provide the commission must also be provided, in writing, to a prospective student for the specific field of study in which the student is considering enrolling.
(b) An institution shall post on the institution's website tuition cost information and a link to the commission's webpage that provides graduation rates and statistics on credential attainment for institutions along with a reference to the availability of graduation rates and statistics on credential attainment.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 30, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1103, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-501 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-501
Advisory boards for University of Tennessee institutions
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On July 1, 2018, there are established advisory boards for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee at Martin; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. On July 1, 2022, there is established an advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern. (2) Each advisory board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, one (1) faculty member selected in accordance with subsection (c), and one (1) student member selected in accordance with subsection (d). (b) (1) Of the five (5) members appointed by the governor: (A) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be alumni of the respective University of Tennessee institution. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1), "alumni" means a person who earned a degree at the respective institution; (B) At least one (1) member of each advisory board must be a resident of the county in which the respective University of Tennessee institution is located. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(B), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is in the county in which the respective institution is located; and (C) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be residents of this state. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(C), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is the state of Tennessee. (2) In making appointments, the governor shall strive to ensure that the advisory boards are composed of members who are diverse in sex, race, perspective, and experience. (c) One (1) member must be a full-time faculty member of the respective University of Tennessee institution selected and appointed in a manner determined by the faculty senate or equivalent body of that respective institution, no later than May 31 of the year of appointment. (d) One (1) member must be a student at the respective University of Tennessee institution selected and appointed in a manner determined by the respective advisory board, no later than May 31 of each year. Each student member must be enrolled full-time at the respective University of Tennessee institution throughout the term of appointment; provided, that this requirement does not require enrollment during any summer semester. (e) The following individuals are prohibited from serving as a member of an advisory board for so long as they hold the office or position: (1) Employees of any public institution of higher education; except those faculty or student members appointed to each advisory board; (2) Elected officials; (3) State employees; and (4) Members of a governing body for any public institution of higher education. (f) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), the five (5) members appointed by the governor must be confirmed by the senate and the house of representatives prior to beginning a term of office. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), all appointments of the board members by the governor shall be confirmed by joint resolution prior to the commencement of the term of office to which the member is appointed. (C) If either house fails to confirm the appointment of a board member by the governor within ninety (90) calendar days after the general assembly next convenes in regular session following such appointment, the appointment terminates on the day following the ninetieth calendar day. (2) If the general assembly is not in session when initial gubernatorial appointments are made, all such initial appointees shall serve the terms prescribed pursuant to this section, unless the appointments are not confirmed during the next regular session of the general assembly following the appointments in accordance with subdivision (f)(1). (3) If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy resulting from the expiration of a term, the member whose term has expired will serve until a new appointee is confirmed in accordance with subdivision (f)(1). (4) If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy not resulting from the expiration of a term, the new appointee will serve for the term appointed unless the appointment is not confirmed during the next regular session of the general assembly following the appointment in accordance with subdivision (f)(1). (g) (1) The initial terms of the members appointed by the governor shall be two (2), three (3), and four (4) years. One (1) member shall serve a two-year term, two (2) members shall serve a three-year term, and two (2) members shall serve a four-year term. For all subsequent appointments, such members of the advisory boards shall be appointed to serve terms of four (4) years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment and ending on June 30. (2) Each faculty member selected in accordance with subsection (c) shall serve a term of two (2) years, beginning July 1 and ending June 30. (3) Each student member selected in accordance with subsection (d) shall serve a term of one (1) year, beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30. (h) Members are eligible to succeed themselves; provided, that no person may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, whether appointed as an initial member, as a successor member, or to fill a vacancy. A member who serves two (2) consecutive terms may be reappointed after four (4) years have elapsed since the individual's last date of service on that advisory board. (i) If a vacancy occurs by death or resignation, the governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. If a vacancy occurs by reason of expiration of a term, the board member whose term has expired serves until a successor is appointed. (j) The cessation of a member's legal domicile in the applicable county that results in a failure to satisfy subdivision (b)(1)(B), or the cessation of any member's legal domicile in the state that results in a failure to satisfy subdivision (b)(1)(C), vacates the member's position. The governor shall appoint a person satisfying the requirement as a successor for the remainder of the term. (k) The cessation of a faculty member's employment with the university or full-time faculty status that results in a failure to satisfy subsection (c), or the cessation of a student member's full-time enrollment status that results in a failure to satisfy subsection (d), vacates the member's position. The governor shall appoint a faculty member or student satisfying the requirement as a successor for the remainder of the term. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 648, s 4, eff. 3/15/2022. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 692, s 3, eff. 6/11/2020. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 12, eff. 4/6/2018.
(a) (1) On July 1, 2018, there are established advisory boards for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee at Martin; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. On July 1, 2022, there is established an advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern. (2) Each advisory board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, one (1) faculty member selected in accordance with subsection (c), and one (1) student member selected in accordance with subsection (d).
(1) On July 1, 2018, there are established advisory boards for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee at Martin; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and University of Tennessee Health Science Center. On July 1, 2022, there is established an advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern.
(2) Each advisory board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor, one (1) faculty member selected in accordance with subsection (c), and one (1) student member selected in accordance with subsection (d).
(b) (1) Of the five (5) members appointed by the governor: (A) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be alumni of the respective University of Tennessee institution. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1), "alumni" means a person who earned a degree at the respective institution; (B) At least one (1) member of each advisory board must be a resident of the county in which the respective University of Tennessee institution is located. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(B), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is in the county in which the respective institution is located; and (C) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be residents of this state. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(C), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is the state of Tennessee. (2) In making appointments, the governor shall strive to ensure that the advisory boards are composed of members who are diverse in sex, race, perspective, and experience.
(1) Of the five (5) members appointed by the governor: (A) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be alumni of the respective University of Tennessee institution. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1), "alumni" means a person who earned a degree at the respective institution; (B) At least one (1) member of each advisory board must be a resident of the county in which the respective University of Tennessee institution is located. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(B), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is in the county in which the respective institution is located; and (C) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be residents of this state. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(C), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is the state of Tennessee.
(A) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be alumni of the respective University of Tennessee institution. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1), "alumni" means a person who earned a degree at the respective institution;
(B) At least one (1) member of each advisory board must be a resident of the county in which the respective University of Tennessee institution is located. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(B), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is in the county in which the respective institution is located; and
(C) At least three (3) members of each advisory board must be residents of this state. For purposes of this subdivision (b)(1)(C), "resident" means a person whose legal domicile is the state of Tennessee.
(2) In making appointments, the governor shall strive to ensure that the advisory boards are composed of members who are diverse in sex, race, perspective, and experience.
(c) One (1) member must be a full-time faculty member of the respective University of Tennessee institution selected and appointed in a manner determined by the faculty senate or equivalent body of that respective institution, no later than May 31 of the year of appointment.
(d) One (1) member must be a student at the respective University of Tennessee institution selected and appointed in a manner determined by the respective advisory board, no later than May 31 of each year. Each student member must be enrolled full-time at the respective University of Tennessee institution throughout the term of appointment; provided, that this requirement does not require enrollment during any summer semester.
(e) The following individuals are prohibited from serving as a member of an advisory board for so long as they hold the office or position: (1) Employees of any public institution of higher education; except those faculty or student members appointed to each advisory board; (2) Elected officials; (3) State employees; and (4) Members of a governing body for any public institution of higher education.
(1) Employees of any public institution of higher education; except those faculty or student members appointed to each advisory board;
(2) Elected officials;
(3) State employees; and
(4) Members of a governing body for any public institution of higher education.
(f) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), the five (5) members appointed by the governor must be confirmed by the senate and the house of representatives prior to beginning a term of office. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), all appointments of the board members by the governor shall be confirmed by joint resolution prior to the commencement of the term of office to which the member is appointed. (C) If either house fails to confirm the appointment of a board member by the governor within ninety (90) calendar days after the general assembly next convenes in regular session following such appointment, the appointment terminates on the day following the ninetieth calendar day. (2) If the general assembly is not in session when initial gubernatorial appointments are made, all such initial appointees shall serve the terms prescribed pursuant to this section, unless the appointments are not confirmed during the next regular session of the general assembly following the appointments in accordance with subdivision (f)(1). (3) If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy resulting from the expiration of a term, the member whose term has expired will serve until a new appointee is confirmed in accordance with subdivision (f)(1). (4) If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy not resulting from the expiration of a term, the new appointee will serve for the term appointed unless the appointment is not confirmed during the next regular session of the general assembly following the appointment in accordance with subdivision (f)(1).
(1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), the five (5) members appointed by the governor must be confirmed by the senate and the house of representatives prior to beginning a term of office. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), all appointments of the board members by the governor shall be confirmed by joint resolution prior to the commencement of the term of office to which the member is appointed. (C) If either house fails to confirm the appointment of a board member by the governor within ninety (90) calendar days after the general assembly next convenes in regular session following such appointment, the appointment terminates on the day following the ninetieth calendar day.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), the five (5) members appointed by the governor must be confirmed by the senate and the house of representatives prior to beginning a term of office.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (f), all appointments of the board members by the governor shall be confirmed by joint resolution prior to the commencement of the term of office to which the member is appointed.
(C) If either house fails to confirm the appointment of a board member by the governor within ninety (90) calendar days after the general assembly next convenes in regular session following such appointment, the appointment terminates on the day following the ninetieth calendar day.
(2) If the general assembly is not in session when initial gubernatorial appointments are made, all such initial appointees shall serve the terms prescribed pursuant to this section, unless the appointments are not confirmed during the next regular session of the general assembly following the appointments in accordance with subdivision (f)(1).
(3) If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy resulting from the expiration of a term, the member whose term has expired will serve until a new appointee is confirmed in accordance with subdivision (f)(1).
(4) If the general assembly is not in session at the time a member is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy not resulting from the expiration of a term, the new appointee will serve for the term appointed unless the appointment is not confirmed during the next regular session of the general assembly following the appointment in accordance with subdivision (f)(1).
(g) (1) The initial terms of the members appointed by the governor shall be two (2), three (3), and four (4) years. One (1) member shall serve a two-year term, two (2) members shall serve a three-year term, and two (2) members shall serve a four-year term. For all subsequent appointments, such members of the advisory boards shall be appointed to serve terms of four (4) years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment and ending on June 30. (2) Each faculty member selected in accordance with subsection (c) shall serve a term of two (2) years, beginning July 1 and ending June 30. (3) Each student member selected in accordance with subsection (d) shall serve a term of one (1) year, beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30.
(1) The initial terms of the members appointed by the governor shall be two (2), three (3), and four (4) years. One (1) member shall serve a two-year term, two (2) members shall serve a three-year term, and two (2) members shall serve a four-year term. For all subsequent appointments, such members of the advisory boards shall be appointed to serve terms of four (4) years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment and ending on June 30.
(2) Each faculty member selected in accordance with subsection (c) shall serve a term of two (2) years, beginning July 1 and ending June 30.
(3) Each student member selected in accordance with subsection (d) shall serve a term of one (1) year, beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30.
(h) Members are eligible to succeed themselves; provided, that no person may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, whether appointed as an initial member, as a successor member, or to fill a vacancy. A member who serves two (2) consecutive terms may be reappointed after four (4) years have elapsed since the individual's last date of service on that advisory board.
(i) If a vacancy occurs by death or resignation, the governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. If a vacancy occurs by reason of expiration of a term, the board member whose term has expired serves until a successor is appointed.
(j) The cessation of a member's legal domicile in the applicable county that results in a failure to satisfy subdivision (b)(1)(B), or the cessation of any member's legal domicile in the state that results in a failure to satisfy subdivision (b)(1)(C), vacates the member's position. The governor shall appoint a person satisfying the requirement as a successor for the remainder of the term.
(k) The cessation of a faculty member's employment with the university or full-time faculty status that results in a failure to satisfy subsection (c), or the cessation of a student member's full-time enrollment status that results in a failure to satisfy subsection (d), vacates the member's position. The governor shall appoint a faculty member or student satisfying the requirement as a successor for the remainder of the term.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 648, s 4, eff. 3/15/2022.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 692, s 3, eff. 6/11/2020.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 12, eff. 4/6/2018.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-208 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-208
Tax-sheltered annuities
Status: in_force

(a) A local board of education is authorized to enter into written agreements with any of its employees to pay, at the request of its employees, a part of the incomes of the employees for the purchase of annuity or other contracts which meet the requirements of § 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount of the reduction may not exceed the amount excludable from income under § 403(b), § 415, or § 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code and shall be considered a part of the employee's salary for all purposes other than federal income tax. The annuity or other contracts shall only be purchased from: (1) An insurance or annuity company authorized to do business in this state; or (2) Any broker or dealer licensed to sell shares of regulated investment companies to be held in custodial accounts as authorized by § 403(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code. (b) A local board of education that elects to provide a 403(b) plan pursuant to this section must extend membership eligibility in the plan to all of its teachers, or to all of its full-time nonteachers, or both. If the board extends membership eligibility in the plan to any teacher, then all of its teachers must be given the option of participating in the plan under the same terms and conditions. If the board extends membership eligibility in the plan to any full-time nonteachers, then all of its full-time nonteachers must be given the option of participating in the plan under the same terms and conditions. The board may further extend membership eligibility in the plan to its part-time nonteachers; provided, that all of its part-time nonteachers are given the option of participating under the same terms and conditions. For purposes of this subsection (b), "teacher" means those persons included within the definition in § 8-34-101 who are participating members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. In addition, "same terms and conditions" includes, but is not limited to, any employer matching of contributions made by the local board of education pursuant to subdivision (f)(1). (c) Any agreement entered into between a local board of education and an employee pursuant to this section shall specify the amount and the effective date of the reduction, be legally binding and irrevocable with respect to the amounts earned while the agreement is in effect and state that the agreement shall impose no liability or responsibility whatsoever on the board except to show that the payments have been remitted for the purposes for which deducted. (d) Upon entering into such an agreement, the board shall thereafter pay the deductions while the annuity or other investment contract is in force and while the employee is actively employed by the board. Upon advance written notice duly given to the board by the employee, the board shall make any changes in the manner or amount of deductions required under the terms of the agreement and shall stop the deductions when so notified in advance by the employee. (e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any compensation deferred under this section shall be considered part of an employee's compensation for purposes of any other employee retirement, pension or benefit program. No deferral of income under this section shall effect a reduction of any retirement, pension or other benefit program provided by law. (f) (1) Each local board of education that administers the purchase of annuity or other contracts under this section may elect to provide for employer matching of contributions made by employees under this section; provided, that the employer matching is included in the board's budget and is ratified by the local board of education and the appropriate local legislative body. Before making the contributions, the board shall select, through competitive bidding and contracts, one (1) or more insurance companies or mutual fund managers from which contracts are to be purchased for the purpose of depositing and investing employer contributions. In evaluating the bids, the board shall consider: (A) The financial condition and operating performance of the entity; (B) The long-term performance of the investment products offered by the entity; and (C) The fund expense ratios, administrative fees and any other charges or penalties affecting investment return. (2) Any entity selected to receive and administer employer contributions must meet the following minimum qualifications and standards: (A) The entity must offer a range of investment choices, including, at a minimum, a money market fund, a bond fund and a stock fund; (B) The entity shall not apply sales loads, deferred sales charges, surrender fees or early withdrawal penalties; furthermore, the combined total of any mortality and expense risk fees and separate account charges imposed by the entity prior to annuitization of the account balance shall not exceed one percent (1%) of assets on an annualized basis; (C) The entity shall not impose minimum contribution requirements on employees or the board; and (D) The entity must have been in business for at least five (5) years and have a minimum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in assets. If the entity is an insurance company, the entity must also be rated by two (2) or more nationally recognized rating services as being within the three (3) highest rating categories for financial condition and operating performance. (3) Employer contributions made under this subsection (f) shall not be considered part of an employee's compensation for purposes of any other employee retirement, pension or benefit program. (g) Any annuity or other contract entered into under the authority of this section shall conform to all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the internal revenue service that will qualify the contracts for income tax benefits provided for under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, § 403(b), or any subsequent corresponding Internal Revenue Code of the United States. (h) This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-8-1502 . Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 10, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter. Acts 1965, ch. 44, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, § 36; T.C.A., § 49-238; Acts 1999, ch. 301, § 3.
(a) A local board of education is authorized to enter into written agreements with any of its employees to pay, at the request of its employees, a part of the incomes of the employees for the purchase of annuity or other contracts which meet the requirements of § 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount of the reduction may not exceed the amount excludable from income under § 403(b), § 415, or § 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code and shall be considered a part of the employee's salary for all purposes other than federal income tax. The annuity or other contracts shall only be purchased from: (1) An insurance or annuity company authorized to do business in this state; or (2) Any broker or dealer licensed to sell shares of regulated investment companies to be held in custodial accounts as authorized by § 403(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(1) An insurance or annuity company authorized to do business in this state; or
(2) Any broker or dealer licensed to sell shares of regulated investment companies to be held in custodial accounts as authorized by § 403(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(b) A local board of education that elects to provide a 403(b) plan pursuant to this section must extend membership eligibility in the plan to all of its teachers, or to all of its full-time nonteachers, or both. If the board extends membership eligibility in the plan to any teacher, then all of its teachers must be given the option of participating in the plan under the same terms and conditions. If the board extends membership eligibility in the plan to any full-time nonteachers, then all of its full-time nonteachers must be given the option of participating in the plan under the same terms and conditions. The board may further extend membership eligibility in the plan to its part-time nonteachers; provided, that all of its part-time nonteachers are given the option of participating under the same terms and conditions. For purposes of this subsection (b), "teacher" means those persons included within the definition in § 8-34-101 who are participating members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. In addition, "same terms and conditions" includes, but is not limited to, any employer matching of contributions made by the local board of education pursuant to subdivision (f)(1).
(c) Any agreement entered into between a local board of education and an employee pursuant to this section shall specify the amount and the effective date of the reduction, be legally binding and irrevocable with respect to the amounts earned while the agreement is in effect and state that the agreement shall impose no liability or responsibility whatsoever on the board except to show that the payments have been remitted for the purposes for which deducted.
(d) Upon entering into such an agreement, the board shall thereafter pay the deductions while the annuity or other investment contract is in force and while the employee is actively employed by the board. Upon advance written notice duly given to the board by the employee, the board shall make any changes in the manner or amount of deductions required under the terms of the agreement and shall stop the deductions when so notified in advance by the employee.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any compensation deferred under this section shall be considered part of an employee's compensation for purposes of any other employee retirement, pension or benefit program. No deferral of income under this section shall effect a reduction of any retirement, pension or other benefit program provided by law.
(f) (1) Each local board of education that administers the purchase of annuity or other contracts under this section may elect to provide for employer matching of contributions made by employees under this section; provided, that the employer matching is included in the board's budget and is ratified by the local board of education and the appropriate local legislative body. Before making the contributions, the board shall select, through competitive bidding and contracts, one (1) or more insurance companies or mutual fund managers from which contracts are to be purchased for the purpose of depositing and investing employer contributions. In evaluating the bids, the board shall consider: (A) The financial condition and operating performance of the entity; (B) The long-term performance of the investment products offered by the entity; and (C) The fund expense ratios, administrative fees and any other charges or penalties affecting investment return. (2) Any entity selected to receive and administer employer contributions must meet the following minimum qualifications and standards: (A) The entity must offer a range of investment choices, including, at a minimum, a money market fund, a bond fund and a stock fund; (B) The entity shall not apply sales loads, deferred sales charges, surrender fees or early withdrawal penalties; furthermore, the combined total of any mortality and expense risk fees and separate account charges imposed by the entity prior to annuitization of the account balance shall not exceed one percent (1%) of assets on an annualized basis; (C) The entity shall not impose minimum contribution requirements on employees or the board; and (D) The entity must have been in business for at least five (5) years and have a minimum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in assets. If the entity is an insurance company, the entity must also be rated by two (2) or more nationally recognized rating services as being within the three (3) highest rating categories for financial condition and operating performance. (3) Employer contributions made under this subsection (f) shall not be considered part of an employee's compensation for purposes of any other employee retirement, pension or benefit program.
(1) Each local board of education that administers the purchase of annuity or other contracts under this section may elect to provide for employer matching of contributions made by employees under this section; provided, that the employer matching is included in the board's budget and is ratified by the local board of education and the appropriate local legislative body. Before making the contributions, the board shall select, through competitive bidding and contracts, one (1) or more insurance companies or mutual fund managers from which contracts are to be purchased for the purpose of depositing and investing employer contributions. In evaluating the bids, the board shall consider: (A) The financial condition and operating performance of the entity; (B) The long-term performance of the investment products offered by the entity; and (C) The fund expense ratios, administrative fees and any other charges or penalties affecting investment return.
(A) The financial condition and operating performance of the entity;
(B) The long-term performance of the investment products offered by the entity; and
(C) The fund expense ratios, administrative fees and any other charges or penalties affecting investment return.
(2) Any entity selected to receive and administer employer contributions must meet the following minimum qualifications and standards: (A) The entity must offer a range of investment choices, including, at a minimum, a money market fund, a bond fund and a stock fund; (B) The entity shall not apply sales loads, deferred sales charges, surrender fees or early withdrawal penalties; furthermore, the combined total of any mortality and expense risk fees and separate account charges imposed by the entity prior to annuitization of the account balance shall not exceed one percent (1%) of assets on an annualized basis; (C) The entity shall not impose minimum contribution requirements on employees or the board; and (D) The entity must have been in business for at least five (5) years and have a minimum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in assets. If the entity is an insurance company, the entity must also be rated by two (2) or more nationally recognized rating services as being within the three (3) highest rating categories for financial condition and operating performance.
(A) The entity must offer a range of investment choices, including, at a minimum, a money market fund, a bond fund and a stock fund;
(B) The entity shall not apply sales loads, deferred sales charges, surrender fees or early withdrawal penalties; furthermore, the combined total of any mortality and expense risk fees and separate account charges imposed by the entity prior to annuitization of the account balance shall not exceed one percent (1%) of assets on an annualized basis;
(C) The entity shall not impose minimum contribution requirements on employees or the board; and
(D) The entity must have been in business for at least five (5) years and have a minimum of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in assets. If the entity is an insurance company, the entity must also be rated by two (2) or more nationally recognized rating services as being within the three (3) highest rating categories for financial condition and operating performance.
(3) Employer contributions made under this subsection (f) shall not be considered part of an employee's compensation for purposes of any other employee retirement, pension or benefit program.
(g) Any annuity or other contract entered into under the authority of this section shall conform to all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the internal revenue service that will qualify the contracts for income tax benefits provided for under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, § 403(b), or any subsequent corresponding Internal Revenue Code of the United States.
(h) This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-8-1502 .
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 10, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1965, ch. 44, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, § 36; T.C.A., § 49-238; Acts 1999, ch. 301, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2117 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2117
Civil penalty
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a violation of this part. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
The secretary of state may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a violation of this part.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-7008 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-7008
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 73, eff. 5/2/2019. Acts 2012, ch. 1044, § 1.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 73, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 2012, ch. 1044, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2006 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2006
Powers of school board to buy, sell, acquire by gift or transfer
Status: in_force

(a) The board of education is authorized to receive donations of money, property or securities from any source for the benefit of the public schools, which funds it shall, in good faith, disburse in accordance with the conditions of the gifts. (b) (1) The board has the power to purchase land subject to the laws of this state, to erect buildings for public school purposes and to equip them on such terms as it deems advisable and advantageous, subject to the laws of this state, and to pay for the property out of funds appropriated or donated for the public schools. (2) The board shall be vested with the title to property so purchased or acquired. (3) The board has the power to dispose of any property the title to which is vested in the board. (c) (1) The board of education may dispose of any property to which it has title and upon which it has constructed a building under its career and technical education program, such sale to be a public sale or a negotiated sale, notwithstanding any public or private act of the general assembly. The public sale may be a sale by internet auction, which may be through a website maintained by the LEA or the local government. If, in the opinion of a majority of the board members, a negotiated sale will realize the best price obtainable for any property, the board shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the property is for sale and a negotiated sale shall not be completed until thirty (30) days after the publication of the legal notice. The board shall by a majority vote of the members at a regular meeting approve and record the price and name of the purchaser of any property so sold. (2) For a sale by internet auction, the board shall advertise the sale in a newspaper of general circulation, and include in the advertisement the internet website address and other necessary information concerning the sale, and may advertise the sale and information on a website maintained by the LEA or the local government. (d) The board of education may also transfer surplus real or personal school property to the county or to any municipality within the county for public use, without the requirement of competitive bidding or sale. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 6, eff. 4/6/2015. Acts 1955, ch. 276, § 1; 1970, ch. 419, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 42-44; T.C.A., § 49-816; Acts 2000, ch. 703, § 1; 2004, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2.
(a) The board of education is authorized to receive donations of money, property or securities from any source for the benefit of the public schools, which funds it shall, in good faith, disburse in accordance with the conditions of the gifts.
(b) (1) The board has the power to purchase land subject to the laws of this state, to erect buildings for public school purposes and to equip them on such terms as it deems advisable and advantageous, subject to the laws of this state, and to pay for the property out of funds appropriated or donated for the public schools. (2) The board shall be vested with the title to property so purchased or acquired. (3) The board has the power to dispose of any property the title to which is vested in the board.
(1) The board has the power to purchase land subject to the laws of this state, to erect buildings for public school purposes and to equip them on such terms as it deems advisable and advantageous, subject to the laws of this state, and to pay for the property out of funds appropriated or donated for the public schools.
(2) The board shall be vested with the title to property so purchased or acquired.
(3) The board has the power to dispose of any property the title to which is vested in the board.
(c) (1) The board of education may dispose of any property to which it has title and upon which it has constructed a building under its career and technical education program, such sale to be a public sale or a negotiated sale, notwithstanding any public or private act of the general assembly. The public sale may be a sale by internet auction, which may be through a website maintained by the LEA or the local government. If, in the opinion of a majority of the board members, a negotiated sale will realize the best price obtainable for any property, the board shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the property is for sale and a negotiated sale shall not be completed until thirty (30) days after the publication of the legal notice. The board shall by a majority vote of the members at a regular meeting approve and record the price and name of the purchaser of any property so sold. (2) For a sale by internet auction, the board shall advertise the sale in a newspaper of general circulation, and include in the advertisement the internet website address and other necessary information concerning the sale, and may advertise the sale and information on a website maintained by the LEA or the local government.
(1) The board of education may dispose of any property to which it has title and upon which it has constructed a building under its career and technical education program, such sale to be a public sale or a negotiated sale, notwithstanding any public or private act of the general assembly. The public sale may be a sale by internet auction, which may be through a website maintained by the LEA or the local government. If, in the opinion of a majority of the board members, a negotiated sale will realize the best price obtainable for any property, the board shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the property is for sale and a negotiated sale shall not be completed until thirty (30) days after the publication of the legal notice. The board shall by a majority vote of the members at a regular meeting approve and record the price and name of the purchaser of any property so sold.
(2) For a sale by internet auction, the board shall advertise the sale in a newspaper of general circulation, and include in the advertisement the internet website address and other necessary information concerning the sale, and may advertise the sale and information on a website maintained by the LEA or the local government.
(d) The board of education may also transfer surplus real or personal school property to the county or to any municipality within the county for public use, without the requirement of competitive bidding or sale.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 6, eff. 4/6/2015.
Acts 1955, ch. 276, § 1; 1970, ch. 419, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 42-44; T.C.A., § 49-816; Acts 2000, ch. 703, § 1; 2004, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-1204 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-1204
Technical and scientific occupational programs and preparation
Status: in_force

The Southwest Tennessee Community College shall provide high quality technical and scientific occupational programs, serve as a regional technical school to train engineering technicians for industry and prepare students to earn a living as technicians or technical workers in the fields of production, distribution or service. Acts 1999, ch. 510, § 2; 2009, ch. 352, § 6.
The Southwest Tennessee Community College shall provide high quality technical and scientific occupational programs, serve as a regional technical school to train engineering technicians for industry and prepare students to earn a living as technicians or technical workers in the fields of production, distribution or service.
Acts 1999, ch. 510, § 2; 2009, ch. 352, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-405 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-405
Local boards may assist schools
Status: in_force

(a) Any local board of education within the limitations of its official, adopted school budget may offer and pay to the board of regents the amount or amounts of unspent and uncommitted capital outlay funds or general purpose school funds that the local board of education may deem necessary to assist the board of regents in the establishment, construction and operation of any state college of applied technology established under this part. (b) A board of education shall not use TISA funds or any local funds required by the TISA for purposes of this section. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 67, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1963, ch. 229, § 5; 1974, ch. 654, § 132; 1983, ch. 181, § 5; T.C.A., § 49-2613; Acts 1994, ch. 685, § 3.
(a) Any local board of education within the limitations of its official, adopted school budget may offer and pay to the board of regents the amount or amounts of unspent and uncommitted capital outlay funds or general purpose school funds that the local board of education may deem necessary to assist the board of regents in the establishment, construction and operation of any state college of applied technology established under this part.
(b) A board of education shall not use TISA funds or any local funds required by the TISA for purposes of this section.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 67, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1963, ch. 229, § 5; 1974, ch. 654, § 132; 1983, ch. 181, § 5; T.C.A., § 49-2613; Acts 1994, ch. 685, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-110 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-110
Preparation of students in middle school grades for career and technical education pathway
Status: in_force

(a) The department of education shall begin preparing students in middle school grades for a career and technical education (CTE) pathway by introducing students to career exploration opportunities that allow students to explore a wide variety of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand career fields. (b) The department of education shall: (1) Provide career exploration and career development activities through an organized, systematic framework designed to aid students in the middle school grades, before enrolling and while participating in a career and technical education program, in making informed plans and decisions about future education and career opportunities and programs of study, which may include: (A) Introductory courses or activities focused on career exploration and career awareness, including nontraditional fields; (B) Readily available career and labor market information, including information on: (i) Occupational supply and demand; (ii) Educational requirements; (iii) Other information on careers aligned to state or local priorities, as applicable; and (iv) Employment sectors; (C) Programs and activities related to the development of student graduation and career plans; (D) Career guidance and academic counselors that provide information on postsecondary education and career options; (E) Any other activity that advances knowledge of career opportunities and assists students in making informed decisions about future education and employment goals, including nontraditional fields; or (F) Providing students with strong experience in, and a comprehensive understanding of, all aspects of an industry; and (2) Provide professional development opportunities for teachers and faculty related to CTE for students in middle school grades. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 271, Secs.s1, s2 eff. 4/30/2021. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 366, s 7, eff. 5/10/2019.
(a) The department of education shall begin preparing students in middle school grades for a career and technical education (CTE) pathway by introducing students to career exploration opportunities that allow students to explore a wide variety of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand career fields.
(b) The department of education shall: (1) Provide career exploration and career development activities through an organized, systematic framework designed to aid students in the middle school grades, before enrolling and while participating in a career and technical education program, in making informed plans and decisions about future education and career opportunities and programs of study, which may include: (A) Introductory courses or activities focused on career exploration and career awareness, including nontraditional fields; (B) Readily available career and labor market information, including information on: (i) Occupational supply and demand; (ii) Educational requirements; (iii) Other information on careers aligned to state or local priorities, as applicable; and (iv) Employment sectors; (C) Programs and activities related to the development of student graduation and career plans; (D) Career guidance and academic counselors that provide information on postsecondary education and career options; (E) Any other activity that advances knowledge of career opportunities and assists students in making informed decisions about future education and employment goals, including nontraditional fields; or (F) Providing students with strong experience in, and a comprehensive understanding of, all aspects of an industry; and (2) Provide professional development opportunities for teachers and faculty related to CTE for students in middle school grades.
(1) Provide career exploration and career development activities through an organized, systematic framework designed to aid students in the middle school grades, before enrolling and while participating in a career and technical education program, in making informed plans and decisions about future education and career opportunities and programs of study, which may include: (A) Introductory courses or activities focused on career exploration and career awareness, including nontraditional fields; (B) Readily available career and labor market information, including information on: (i) Occupational supply and demand; (ii) Educational requirements; (iii) Other information on careers aligned to state or local priorities, as applicable; and (iv) Employment sectors; (C) Programs and activities related to the development of student graduation and career plans; (D) Career guidance and academic counselors that provide information on postsecondary education and career options; (E) Any other activity that advances knowledge of career opportunities and assists students in making informed decisions about future education and employment goals, including nontraditional fields; or (F) Providing students with strong experience in, and a comprehensive understanding of, all aspects of an industry; and
(A) Introductory courses or activities focused on career exploration and career awareness, including nontraditional fields;
(B) Readily available career and labor market information, including information on: (i) Occupational supply and demand; (ii) Educational requirements; (iii) Other information on careers aligned to state or local priorities, as applicable; and (iv) Employment sectors;
(i) Occupational supply and demand;
(ii) Educational requirements;
(iii) Other information on careers aligned to state or local priorities, as applicable; and
(iv) Employment sectors;
(C) Programs and activities related to the development of student graduation and career plans;
(D) Career guidance and academic counselors that provide information on postsecondary education and career options;
(E) Any other activity that advances knowledge of career opportunities and assists students in making informed decisions about future education and employment goals, including nontraditional fields; or
(F) Providing students with strong experience in, and a comprehensive understanding of, all aspects of an industry; and
(2) Provide professional development opportunities for teachers and faculty related to CTE for students in middle school grades.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 271, Secs.s1, s2 eff. 4/30/2021.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 366, s 7, eff. 5/10/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-606 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-606
Conducting special education due process cases
Status: in_force

(a) Special education due process cases shall be heard by administrative law judges employed by the secretary of state. In addition, the secretary of state may contract with no more than three (3) administrative law judges who are currently serving under an appointment by the department of education to hear special education due process cases, to serve as part-time administrative law judges to hear special education due process cases. Administrative law judges shall have jurisdiction to hear complaints arising under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), and state special education laws. (b) The administrative law judges assigned to hear special education due process cases shall receive training in special education law to comport with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 1415 . Before hearing any special education due process cases, an administrative law judge shall receive intensive training in special education law. After receipt of this initial training, all administrative law judges hearing special education due process appeals shall undergo annual training in special education law. (c) All training in special education law for the administrative law judges provided for in this part must be approved by the administrative office of the courts in consultation with the department of education. The training must be paid for by the department of education. (d) The LEA shall provide a photocopy of all of the education records of the student in question within its control according to orders issued by the administrative law judges, but in no case later than ten (10) school days following the failure to resolve the dispute following the federal resolution process or mediation between the parties. (e) Final orders in special education cases shall include detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall include a determination by the administrative law judge regarding meaningful participation by the parent in the development of the individualized education plan (IEP) for the student. (f) Final orders include a determination of prevailing party status on an issue by issue basis. (g) Administrative law judges shall provide a written final order signed by the judge. Final orders shall also be provided on electronic data disc or via electronic mail at the request of any party. (h) An administrative law judge shall render a decision within the timelines established by federal law, unless the parties request an extension of time to attempt mediation or in the event of extraordinary circumstances determined acceptable by the administrative law judge. (i) All decisions regarding special education due process hearings shall be published on the official state website of the department of education. All student identifying information shall be excised from the publication. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,Secs.s27, s28, s29 eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 2007, ch. 598, § 5; 2008, ch. 678, § 4.
(a) Special education due process cases shall be heard by administrative law judges employed by the secretary of state. In addition, the secretary of state may contract with no more than three (3) administrative law judges who are currently serving under an appointment by the department of education to hear special education due process cases, to serve as part-time administrative law judges to hear special education due process cases. Administrative law judges shall have jurisdiction to hear complaints arising under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), and state special education laws.
(b) The administrative law judges assigned to hear special education due process cases shall receive training in special education law to comport with the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 1415 . Before hearing any special education due process cases, an administrative law judge shall receive intensive training in special education law. After receipt of this initial training, all administrative law judges hearing special education due process appeals shall undergo annual training in special education law.
(c) All training in special education law for the administrative law judges provided for in this part must be approved by the administrative office of the courts in consultation with the department of education. The training must be paid for by the department of education.
(d) The LEA shall provide a photocopy of all of the education records of the student in question within its control according to orders issued by the administrative law judges, but in no case later than ten (10) school days following the failure to resolve the dispute following the federal resolution process or mediation between the parties.
(e) Final orders in special education cases shall include detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall include a determination by the administrative law judge regarding meaningful participation by the parent in the development of the individualized education plan (IEP) for the student.
(f) Final orders include a determination of prevailing party status on an issue by issue basis.
(g) Administrative law judges shall provide a written final order signed by the judge. Final orders shall also be provided on electronic data disc or via electronic mail at the request of any party.
(h) An administrative law judge shall render a decision within the timelines established by federal law, unless the parties request an extension of time to attempt mediation or in the event of extraordinary circumstances determined acceptable by the administrative law judge.
(i) All decisions regarding special education due process hearings shall be published on the official state website of the department of education. All student identifying information shall be excised from the publication.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,Secs.s27, s28, s29 eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 2007, ch. 598, § 5; 2008, ch. 678, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1304 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-1304
Family life instruction
Status: in_force

(a) A family life curriculum shall, to the extent that the topic and the manner of communication is age-appropriate: (1) Emphatically promote only sexual risk avoidance through abstinence, regardless of a student's current or prior sexual experience; (2) Encourage sexual health by helping students understand how sexual activity affects the whole person including the physical, social, emotional, psychological, economic and educational consequences of nonmarital sexual activity; (3) Teach the positive results of avoiding sexual activity, the skills needed to make healthy decisions, the advantages of and skills for student success in pursuing educational and life goals, the components of healthy relationships, and the social science research supporting the benefits of reserving the expression of human sexual activity for marriage; (4) Provide factually and medically-accurate information; (5) Teach students how to form pro-social habits that enable students to develop healthy relationships, create strong marriages, and form safe and stable future families; (6) Encourage students to communicate with a parent, guardian, or other trusted adult about sex or other risk behaviors; (7) Assist students in learning and practicing refusal skills that will help them resist sexual activity; (8) Address the benefits of raising children within the context of a marital relationship and the unique challenges that single teen parents encounter in relation to educational, psychological, physical, social, legal, and financial factors; (9) Discuss the interrelationship between teen sexual activity and exposure to other risk behaviors such as smoking, underage drinking, drug use, criminal activity, dating violence, and sexual aggression; (10) Educate students on the age of consent, puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, sexually transmitted diseases, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, and the financial and emotional responsibility of raising a child; (11) Teach students how to identify and form healthy relationships, and how to identify and avoid unhealthy relationships; (12) Notwithstanding § 49-6-1302(a)(1) , inform students, in all LEAs, concerning the process of adoption and its benefits. The state board of education, with the assistance of the department of education, shall develop guidelines for appropriate kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) instruction on adoption, what adoption is, and the benefits of adoption. The guidelines shall be distributed by the department of education to each LEA by the start of the 2015-2016 school year; (13) Provide instruction on the detection, intervention, prevention, and treatment of: (A) Child sexual abuse, including such abuse that may occur in the home, in accordance with the declarations and requirements of §§ 37-1-601(a) and 37-1-603(b)(3) ; (B) Human trafficking in which the victim is a child; and (C) Internet crimes against children involving sexting, sextortion, and the exploitation of a minor, which includes the following offenses: (i) Solicitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-528 ; (ii) Soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-529(a) ; (iii) Exploitation of a minor by electronic means, as defined in § 39-13-529(b) ; (iv) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1003 ; (v) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1004 ; and (vi) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1005 ; and (14) Provide instruction on the prevention of dating violence. (b) Instruction of the family life curriculum shall not: (1) Promote, implicitly or explicitly, any gateway sexual activity or health message that encourages students to experiment with noncoital sexual activity; (2) Provide or distribute materials on school grounds that condone, encourage or promote student sexual activity among unmarried students; (3) Display or conduct demonstrations with devices specifically manufactured for sexual stimulation; or (4) Distribute contraception on school property; provided, however, that medically accurate information about contraception and condoms that is consistent with public policy may be provided so long as the information is: (A) Presented in a manner consistent with this part and that clearly informs students that while such methods may reduce the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases or becoming pregnant, only abstinence removes all risk; (B) Reviewed and approved by the local board of education or charter school governing body, prior to the information being used by the LEA or public charter school in a family life curriculum, to ensure that it is: (i) Medically accurate; (ii) Age appropriate; (iii) In compliance with this part; and (iv) Aligned to academic standards in this state; and (C) Provided, upon request, to a parent of a student attending a school in the LEA or charter school, to allow the parent to review the information and to opt the parent's student out of receiving the information as part of a family life curriculum, without penalty. (c) A family life curriculum that directly or indirectly addresses human growth, human development, or human sexuality must include the presentation of a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three (3) minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development, such as "Meet Baby Olivia," a high-quality, computer-generated animation developed by Live Action that shows the process of fertilization and the stages of human development inside the uterus. (d) Instruction in topics related to sexual activity are not age-appropriate for students in any of the grades kindergarten through five (K-5) and shall not be taught to students in any of the grades kindergarten through five (K-5) as part of a family life curriculum. This subsection (d) does not prohibit an LEA or public charter school from providing instruction to students in any of the grades kindergarten through five (K-5) on the detection, intervention, prevention, and treatment of child sexual abuse and human trafficking in which the victim is a child pursuant to subdivision (a)(13). (e) The Tennessee joint task force on children's justice and child sexual abuse, established by the department of children's services pursuant to § 37-1-603 , in consultation with the children's services advisory council, established by the commissioner of children's services or the commissioner's designee pursuant to § 37-5-105(12) , shall annually recommend to the department of education age-appropriate curricula that LEAs and public charter schools may use to provide the instruction described in subdivision (a)(13). The department of education shall annually notify LEAs and public charter schools of the curricula recommended by the joint task force. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 571,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 571,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 970,s 1, eff. 5/21/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 795,s 2, eff. 4/23/2024. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 380, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 736, s 1, eff. 8/1/2020. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 269, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 609, s 1, eff. 4/2/2018. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 83, s 1, eff. 4/9/2015. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 878, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 5/1/2014. Acts 2012 , ch. 973, § 2.
(a) A family life curriculum shall, to the extent that the topic and the manner of communication is age-appropriate: (1) Emphatically promote only sexual risk avoidance through abstinence, regardless of a student's current or prior sexual experience; (2) Encourage sexual health by helping students understand how sexual activity affects the whole person including the physical, social, emotional, psychological, economic and educational consequences of nonmarital sexual activity; (3) Teach the positive results of avoiding sexual activity, the skills needed to make healthy decisions, the advantages of and skills for student success in pursuing educational and life goals, the components of healthy relationships, and the social science research supporting the benefits of reserving the expression of human sexual activity for marriage; (4) Provide factually and medically-accurate information; (5) Teach students how to form pro-social habits that enable students to develop healthy relationships, create strong marriages, and form safe and stable future families; (6) Encourage students to communicate with a parent, guardian, or other trusted adult about sex or other risk behaviors; (7) Assist students in learning and practicing refusal skills that will help them resist sexual activity; (8) Address the benefits of raising children within the context of a marital relationship and the unique challenges that single teen parents encounter in relation to educational, psychological, physical, social, legal, and financial factors; (9) Discuss the interrelationship between teen sexual activity and exposure to other risk behaviors such as smoking, underage drinking, drug use, criminal activity, dating violence, and sexual aggression; (10) Educate students on the age of consent, puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, sexually transmitted diseases, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, and the financial and emotional responsibility of raising a child; (11) Teach students how to identify and form healthy relationships, and how to identify and avoid unhealthy relationships; (12) Notwithstanding § 49-6-1302(a)(1) , inform students, in all LEAs, concerning the process of adoption and its benefits. The state board of education, with the assistance of the department of education, shall develop guidelines for appropriate kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) instruction on adoption, what adoption is, and the benefits of adoption. The guidelines shall be distributed by the department of education to each LEA by the start of the 2015-2016 school year; (13) Provide instruction on the detection, intervention, prevention, and treatment of: (A) Child sexual abuse, including such abuse that may occur in the home, in accordance with the declarations and requirements of §§ 37-1-601(a) and 37-1-603(b)(3) ; (B) Human trafficking in which the victim is a child; and (C) Internet crimes against children involving sexting, sextortion, and the exploitation of a minor, which includes the following offenses: (i) Solicitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-528 ; (ii) Soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-529(a) ; (iii) Exploitation of a minor by electronic means, as defined in § 39-13-529(b) ; (iv) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1003 ; (v) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1004 ; and (vi) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1005 ; and (14) Provide instruction on the prevention of dating violence.
(1) Emphatically promote only sexual risk avoidance through abstinence, regardless of a student's current or prior sexual experience;
(2) Encourage sexual health by helping students understand how sexual activity affects the whole person including the physical, social, emotional, psychological, economic and educational consequences of nonmarital sexual activity;
(3) Teach the positive results of avoiding sexual activity, the skills needed to make healthy decisions, the advantages of and skills for student success in pursuing educational and life goals, the components of healthy relationships, and the social science research supporting the benefits of reserving the expression of human sexual activity for marriage;
(4) Provide factually and medically-accurate information;
(5) Teach students how to form pro-social habits that enable students to develop healthy relationships, create strong marriages, and form safe and stable future families;
(6) Encourage students to communicate with a parent, guardian, or other trusted adult about sex or other risk behaviors;
(7) Assist students in learning and practicing refusal skills that will help them resist sexual activity;
(8) Address the benefits of raising children within the context of a marital relationship and the unique challenges that single teen parents encounter in relation to educational, psychological, physical, social, legal, and financial factors;
(9) Discuss the interrelationship between teen sexual activity and exposure to other risk behaviors such as smoking, underage drinking, drug use, criminal activity, dating violence, and sexual aggression;
(10) Educate students on the age of consent, puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, sexually transmitted diseases, including but not limited to HIV/AIDS, and the financial and emotional responsibility of raising a child;
(11) Teach students how to identify and form healthy relationships, and how to identify and avoid unhealthy relationships;
(12) Notwithstanding § 49-6-1302(a)(1) , inform students, in all LEAs, concerning the process of adoption and its benefits. The state board of education, with the assistance of the department of education, shall develop guidelines for appropriate kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) instruction on adoption, what adoption is, and the benefits of adoption. The guidelines shall be distributed by the department of education to each LEA by the start of the 2015-2016 school year;
(13) Provide instruction on the detection, intervention, prevention, and treatment of: (A) Child sexual abuse, including such abuse that may occur in the home, in accordance with the declarations and requirements of §§ 37-1-601(a) and 37-1-603(b)(3) ; (B) Human trafficking in which the victim is a child; and (C) Internet crimes against children involving sexting, sextortion, and the exploitation of a minor, which includes the following offenses: (i) Solicitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-528 ; (ii) Soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-529(a) ; (iii) Exploitation of a minor by electronic means, as defined in § 39-13-529(b) ; (iv) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1003 ; (v) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1004 ; and (vi) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1005 ; and
(A) Child sexual abuse, including such abuse that may occur in the home, in accordance with the declarations and requirements of §§ 37-1-601(a) and 37-1-603(b)(3) ;
(B) Human trafficking in which the victim is a child; and
(C) Internet crimes against children involving sexting, sextortion, and the exploitation of a minor, which includes the following offenses: (i) Solicitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-528 ; (ii) Soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-529(a) ; (iii) Exploitation of a minor by electronic means, as defined in § 39-13-529(b) ; (iv) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1003 ; (v) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1004 ; and (vi) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1005 ; and
(i) Solicitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-528 ;
(ii) Soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-13-529(a) ;
(iii) Exploitation of a minor by electronic means, as defined in § 39-13-529(b) ;
(iv) Sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1003 ;
(v) Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1004 ; and
(vi) Especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, as defined in § 39-17-1005 ; and
(14) Provide instruction on the prevention of dating violence.
(b) Instruction of the family life curriculum shall not: (1) Promote, implicitly or explicitly, any gateway sexual activity or health message that encourages students to experiment with noncoital sexual activity; (2) Provide or distribute materials on school grounds that condone, encourage or promote student sexual activity among unmarried students; (3) Display or conduct demonstrations with devices specifically manufactured for sexual stimulation; or (4) Distribute contraception on school property; provided, however, that medically accurate information about contraception and condoms that is consistent with public policy may be provided so long as the information is: (A) Presented in a manner consistent with this part and that clearly informs students that while such methods may reduce the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases or becoming pregnant, only abstinence removes all risk; (B) Reviewed and approved by the local board of education or charter school governing body, prior to the information being used by the LEA or public charter school in a family life curriculum, to ensure that it is: (i) Medically accurate; (ii) Age appropriate; (iii) In compliance with this part; and (iv) Aligned to academic standards in this state; and (C) Provided, upon request, to a parent of a student attending a school in the LEA or charter school, to allow the parent to review the information and to opt the parent's student out of receiving the information as part of a family life curriculum, without penalty.
(1) Promote, implicitly or explicitly, any gateway sexual activity or health message that encourages students to experiment with noncoital sexual activity;
(2) Provide or distribute materials on school grounds that condone, encourage or promote student sexual activity among unmarried students;
(3) Display or conduct demonstrations with devices specifically manufactured for sexual stimulation; or
(4) Distribute contraception on school property; provided, however, that medically accurate information about contraception and condoms that is consistent with public policy may be provided so long as the information is: (A) Presented in a manner consistent with this part and that clearly informs students that while such methods may reduce the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases or becoming pregnant, only abstinence removes all risk; (B) Reviewed and approved by the local board of education or charter school governing body, prior to the information being used by the LEA or public charter school in a family life curriculum, to ensure that it is: (i) Medically accurate; (ii) Age appropriate; (iii) In compliance with this part; and (iv) Aligned to academic standards in this state; and (C) Provided, upon request, to a parent of a student attending a school in the LEA or charter school, to allow the parent to review the information and to opt the parent's student out of receiving the information as part of a family life curriculum, without penalty.
(A) Presented in a manner consistent with this part and that clearly informs students that while such methods may reduce the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases or becoming pregnant, only abstinence removes all risk;
(B) Reviewed and approved by the local board of education or charter school governing body, prior to the information being used by the LEA or public charter school in a family life curriculum, to ensure that it is: (i) Medically accurate; (ii) Age appropriate; (iii) In compliance with this part; and (iv) Aligned to academic standards in this state; and
(i) Medically accurate;
(ii) Age appropriate;
(iii) In compliance with this part; and
(iv) Aligned to academic standards in this state; and
(C) Provided, upon request, to a parent of a student attending a school in the LEA or charter school, to allow the parent to review the information and to opt the parent's student out of receiving the information as part of a family life curriculum, without penalty.
(c) A family life curriculum that directly or indirectly addresses human growth, human development, or human sexuality must include the presentation of a high-quality, computer-generated animation or high-definition ultrasound of at least three (3) minutes in duration that shows the development of the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development, such as "Meet Baby Olivia," a high-quality, computer-generated animation developed by Live Action that shows the process of fertilization and the stages of human development inside the uterus.
(d) Instruction in topics related to sexual activity are not age-appropriate for students in any of the grades kindergarten through five (K-5) and shall not be taught to students in any of the grades kindergarten through five (K-5) as part of a family life curriculum. This subsection (d) does not prohibit an LEA or public charter school from providing instruction to students in any of the grades kindergarten through five (K-5) on the detection, intervention, prevention, and treatment of child sexual abuse and human trafficking in which the victim is a child pursuant to subdivision (a)(13).
(e) The Tennessee joint task force on children's justice and child sexual abuse, established by the department of children's services pursuant to § 37-1-603 , in consultation with the children's services advisory council, established by the commissioner of children's services or the commissioner's designee pursuant to § 37-5-105(12) , shall annually recommend to the department of education age-appropriate curricula that LEAs and public charter schools may use to provide the instruction described in subdivision (a)(13). The department of education shall annually notify LEAs and public charter schools of the curricula recommended by the joint task force.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 571,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 571,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 970,s 1, eff. 5/21/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 795,s 2, eff. 4/23/2024.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 380, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 736, s 1, eff. 8/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 269, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 609, s 1, eff. 4/2/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 83, s 1, eff. 4/9/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 878, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 5/1/2014.
Acts 2012 , ch. 973, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-361 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-361
[Repealed] Reserved
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 33, eff. 5/2/2019. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 33, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-303 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-303
Amount of award
Status: in_force

All awards of student assistance shall be based on the financial need of the student as measured by the parents' ability, or the student's ability if the student is emancipated and not receiving any financial assistance from the student's parents or guardian, to contribute to the student's educational expenses, as determined by guidelines established by TSAC. The maximum student assistance award shall not be greater than the total amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged by the postsecondary institution. Financial need of less than one hundred dollars ($100) shall render an applicant ineligible for an award. Acts 1976, ch. 415, § 4; 1980, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-5015; Acts 1981, ch. 272, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-50-115; Acts 2006, ch. 582, § 2.
All awards of student assistance shall be based on the financial need of the student as measured by the parents' ability, or the student's ability if the student is emancipated and not receiving any financial assistance from the student's parents or guardian, to contribute to the student's educational expenses, as determined by guidelines established by TSAC. The maximum student assistance award shall not be greater than the total amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged by the postsecondary institution. Financial need of less than one hundred dollars ($100) shall render an applicant ineligible for an award.
Acts 1976, ch. 415, § 4; 1980, ch. 564, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-5015; Acts 1981, ch. 272, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-50-115; Acts 2006, ch. 582, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-603 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-603
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 24, eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 2007, ch. 598, § 2.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 24, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 2007, ch. 598, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1306 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-1306
Records of isolation and restraint - Reports - Promulgation of rules and regulations
Status: in_force

(a) Each school shall maintain all records of isolation and restraint. (b) On a semiannual basis, using existing student-level data collection systems to the extent feasible, each school shall submit a report to the local education agency that includes: (1) The number of incidents involving the use of isolation and restraint since the previous semiannual report; (2) The number of instances in which the school personnel imposing an isolation or restraint were not trained and certified; (3) Any injuries, deaths, or property damage that occurred; (4) The time at which the student's parent or guardian was notified on the day the isolation or restraint was used; and (5) Demographic information to determine whether disproportionate use of these interventions exists. (c) The local education agency shall use the information obtained from records of isolation and restraint in developing its behavior intervention training program. (d) The local education agency shall submit information to the department of education each year on the use of isolation and restraint in the school district. (e) Annually, this information shall be reported to the state advisory council for the education of students with disabilities established pursuant to § 49-10-105 . This information must also be made readily available to the public. The council shall use this information to report annually to the state board of education with recommendations to reduce the use of isolation and restraint in public education programs. The state board of education shall use these recommendations as well as data, documentation and reports to establish policy or strategies or both to reduce or eliminate the use of isolation and restraint in schools. (f) The state board of education, in consultation with the departments of education, mental health and substance abuse services, disability and aging, and children's services, shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the use of isolation or restraint with students who receive special education services so that isolation or restraint is not used when such procedures are unsafe, unreasonable or unwarranted. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 139, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 25, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 24, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 2008 , ch. 1063, § 6; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 80; 2011 , ch. 457, § 12; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.
(a) Each school shall maintain all records of isolation and restraint.
(b) On a semiannual basis, using existing student-level data collection systems to the extent feasible, each school shall submit a report to the local education agency that includes: (1) The number of incidents involving the use of isolation and restraint since the previous semiannual report; (2) The number of instances in which the school personnel imposing an isolation or restraint were not trained and certified; (3) Any injuries, deaths, or property damage that occurred; (4) The time at which the student's parent or guardian was notified on the day the isolation or restraint was used; and (5) Demographic information to determine whether disproportionate use of these interventions exists.
(1) The number of incidents involving the use of isolation and restraint since the previous semiannual report;
(2) The number of instances in which the school personnel imposing an isolation or restraint were not trained and certified;
(3) Any injuries, deaths, or property damage that occurred;
(4) The time at which the student's parent or guardian was notified on the day the isolation or restraint was used; and
(5) Demographic information to determine whether disproportionate use of these interventions exists.
(c) The local education agency shall use the information obtained from records of isolation and restraint in developing its behavior intervention training program.
(d) The local education agency shall submit information to the department of education each year on the use of isolation and restraint in the school district.
(e) Annually, this information shall be reported to the state advisory council for the education of students with disabilities established pursuant to § 49-10-105 . This information must also be made readily available to the public. The council shall use this information to report annually to the state board of education with recommendations to reduce the use of isolation and restraint in public education programs. The state board of education shall use these recommendations as well as data, documentation and reports to establish policy or strategies or both to reduce or eliminate the use of isolation and restraint in schools.
(f) The state board of education, in consultation with the departments of education, mental health and substance abuse services, disability and aging, and children's services, shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the use of isolation or restraint with students who receive special education services so that isolation or restraint is not used when such procedures are unsafe, unreasonable or unwarranted. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 139, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 25, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 24, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1063, § 6; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 80; 2011 , ch. 457, § 12; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-213 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-213
Development of institute of public health
Status: in_force

The Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department of health, the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regents and private colleges and universities in this state shall develop an institute of public health. Acts 2007, ch. 42, § 1.
The Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department of health, the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regents and private colleges and universities in this state shall develop an institute of public health.
Acts 2007, ch. 42, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-916 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-916
Deficiencies supplied from sinking fund
Status: in_force

At any time that the funds in the hands of the public treasury to the credit of the fund become insufficient, the board of trustees shall assign, as soon and so far as can practically be done, from the sinking fund under its control, to the city or town treasurer, or county trustee, so that the deficiency shall be supplied. Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b13 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a13; Code 1932, § 2537; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1616.
At any time that the funds in the hands of the public treasury to the credit of the fund become insufficient, the board of trustees shall assign, as soon and so far as can practically be done, from the sinking fund under its control, to the city or town treasurer, or county trustee, so that the deficiency shall be supplied.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b13 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a13; Code 1932, § 2537; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1616.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2402 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2402
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) All children are capable of success; (2) Schools are the centers of vibrant communities; (3) Strong families build strong educational communities; (4) Children succeed when adults work together to foster positive educational outcomes; (5) Schools work best when families take active roles in the education of children; (6) Schools today are limited in their ability to dedicate time and resources to provide a wide range of educational opportunities to students because of the focus on standardized test outcomes; (7) By providing learning opportunities outside of normal school hours, including programs on life skills and health, students are more successful academically, more engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared to make a successful transition from school to adulthood; (8) A community school is a traditional school that actively partners with its community to leverage existing resources and identify new resources to support the transformation of the school to provide enrichment and additional life skill opportunities for students, parents, and community members at large. Each community school is unique because its programming is designed by and for the school staff, in partnership with parents, community stakeholders, and students; (9) Successful community schools currently exist in this state. Such schools should be models for replication; (10) Research shows that community schools have a powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral problems; (11) After-school and evening programs offered by community schools provide academic enrichment consistent with state standards and general school curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities for students, fine arts programs, structured learning "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe haven for children and teens; and work supports for working families; and (12) Community schools are cost-effective because they leverage existing resources provided by local, state, federal, and private sources and bring programs to the schools, where the students are already congregated. Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 968,s 3, eff. 5/19/2014.
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1) All children are capable of success;
(2) Schools are the centers of vibrant communities;
(3) Strong families build strong educational communities;
(4) Children succeed when adults work together to foster positive educational outcomes;
(5) Schools work best when families take active roles in the education of children;
(6) Schools today are limited in their ability to dedicate time and resources to provide a wide range of educational opportunities to students because of the focus on standardized test outcomes;
(7) By providing learning opportunities outside of normal school hours, including programs on life skills and health, students are more successful academically, more engaged in their communities, safer, and better prepared to make a successful transition from school to adulthood;
(8) A community school is a traditional school that actively partners with its community to leverage existing resources and identify new resources to support the transformation of the school to provide enrichment and additional life skill opportunities for students, parents, and community members at large. Each community school is unique because its programming is designed by and for the school staff, in partnership with parents, community stakeholders, and students;
(9) Successful community schools currently exist in this state. Such schools should be models for replication;
(10) Research shows that community schools have a powerful positive impact on students, as demonstrated by increased academic success, a positive change in attitudes toward school and learning, and decreased behavioral problems;
(11) After-school and evening programs offered by community schools provide academic enrichment consistent with state standards and general school curriculum; an opportunity for physical fitness activities for students, fine arts programs, structured learning "play" time, and other recreational opportunities; a safe haven for children and teens; and work supports for working families; and
(12) Community schools are cost-effective because they leverage existing resources provided by local, state, federal, and private sources and bring programs to the schools, where the students are already congregated.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 968,s 3, eff. 5/19/2014.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-116 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-13-116
Information on charter schools
Status: in_force

(a) The department of education shall provide information to the public on how to form and operate a public charter school. This information must include a standard application format, which must include the information specified in § 49-13-107 . (b) The department of education shall monitor the status of charter school applications and shall maintain information on the total number of charter school applications, total number of charter school applications approved, total number of charter school applications denied and total number of charter school applications appealed and the status or outcome of the appeals. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, Secs.s 57, s 58, s 59eff. 4/26/2019. Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 16.
(a) The department of education shall provide information to the public on how to form and operate a public charter school. This information must include a standard application format, which must include the information specified in § 49-13-107 .
(b) The department of education shall monitor the status of charter school applications and shall maintain information on the total number of charter school applications, total number of charter school applications approved, total number of charter school applications denied and total number of charter school applications appealed and the status or outcome of the appeals.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, Secs.s 57, s 58, s 59eff. 4/26/2019.
Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 16.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1601 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-1601
Procedures to follow if knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect child abuse - Completion of child abuse training program - Child abuse coordinator
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding § 37-5-107 or § 37-1-612 , if a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a child who attends the school may be a victim of child abuse or child sexual abuse sufficient to require reporting pursuant to § 37-1-403 or § 37-1-605 , then the school teacher, school official, or other school personnel must follow the procedures outlined in subsection (d). (b) Each LEA and each public charter school shall ensure that all school officials and employees working directly with students of the respective LEA or public charter school annually complete the child abuse training program required in § 37-1-408 . (c) Each LEA and each public charter school shall designate a child abuse coordinator and an alternate child abuse coordinator for each school within the LEA or public charter school. The designation of an alternative child abuse coordinator is not required when only one (1) adult is employed by or responsible for the care of children at a school. The child abuse coordinator and the alternate child abuse coordinator must: (1) Have access to an area providing privacy and access to a telephone for reporting suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse; (2) Receive training in regard to: (A) Mandatory reporting; (B) Multidisciplinary protocols; (C) Advocacy centers; (D) The importance of limited interviews; and (E) Signs, symptoms, or suspicions of child abuse; (3) Be available for school personnel to share information about suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse; (4) Assist school personnel in reporting suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse to law enforcement and to the department of children's services; (5) Serve as a liaison between the school, the department of children's services, and law enforcement in child abuse and child sexual abuse investigations; (6) Assist law enforcement and department of children's services personnel by sharing available information regarding suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse, and by providing a private area within the school for law enforcement and department of children's services personnel to meet with the child and the reporting school personnel as a group or individually if required; and (7) Maintain confidential files in accordance with §§ 37-5-107 and 37-1-612 regarding all reported suspicions of child abuse and child sexual abuse. (d) (1) (A) If a child voluntarily discloses information about possible abuse to a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel, then the child must be provided a quiet and private place to speak and the person receiving the information must listen openly and speak at the child's level in a positive, non-judgmental tone. (B) The person receiving the information from the child must: (i) Allow the child to say what happened in the child's own words; (ii) Avoid conducting an investigation by asking the child detailed questions; (iii) Make every effort to write down the child's exact words; (iv) Refrain from making any statements to the child about the alleged abuse, the alleged abuser, or the consequences of the child reporting the alleged abuse; and (v) Immediately notify the school child abuse coordinator and report the information to the department of children's services and law enforcement; provided, however, when the alleged abuse involves someone employed by, previously employed by, or otherwise affiliated with the school, the report may be made directly to the department of children's services and law enforcement prior to notifying the school child abuse coordinator. This subdivision (d)(1)(B)(v) does not relieve a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel from the duty to report alleged abuse under federal law. (2) School teachers, school officials, and other school personnel should be observant of any bruising, injury, markings, or other unusual behavior that may be the result of child abuse or neglect, and immediately report any suspicions to the school's child abuse coordinator. Photographs of any bruising, injury, or markings must not be taken by any school child abuse coordinator, teacher, official, or other school personnel. Upon receiving a report of suspicion of child abuse or child sexual abuse, the child abuse coordinator must, along with the reporting school personnel who obtained the information from the child, report any suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse to law enforcement and the department of children's services. (3) If a third party informs a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel of a reasonable suspicion that a child at the school may be the victim of child abuse or child sexual abuse, then the school teacher, school official, or other school personnel must: (A) Encourage the third party to report the suspicion to the department of children's services and law enforcement; (B) Notify the school's child abuse coordinator; and (C) Report all information received from the third party to the department of children's services and law enforcement. (4) School teachers, school officials, and other school personnel must maintain confidentiality of all information regarding any child abuse or child sexual abuse report made pursuant to this section and all information regarding the suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse must be maintained by the school child abuse coordinator in a confidential file separate from the child's educational file. (5) School child abuse coordinators, school teachers, school officials, and other school personnel shall not provide any information relevant to the suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse to the child's parent or guardian, and must refer any questions from the child's parent or guardian to the investigating law enforcement agency and the department of children's services. This subdivision (d)(5) does not apply when federal law or regulation mandates disclosure, the parent to whom the notification is made is not alleged to be the perpetrator or in any way complicit in the abuse or neglect, and the notification is done in conjunction with the department of children's services. (e) For purposes of this section, "school" means any public or privately operated child care agency, as defined in § 71-3-501 ; child care program, as defined in § 49-1-1102 ; preschool; nursery school; kindergarten; elementary school; or secondary school. (f) Each LEA and public charter school shall publish the requirements of this section in the LEA's and public charter school's policies and procedures manual. (g) At the beginning of each school year, each LEA and public charter school shall submit the following to the department of children's services: (1) The contact information of each child abuse coordinator and alternative child abuse coordinator for the LEA or public charter school; (2) The contact information of each LEA or public charter school employee, community partner, or trained professional providing instruction of a family life curriculum in accordance with § 49-6-1304(a)(13) ; and (3) The curriculum selected by the LEA or public charter school to provide the instruction required in § 49-6-1304(a)(13) . Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 571,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 841, s 2, eff. 4/20/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 781, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3 eff. 4/8/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 161, s 1, eff. 4/20/2021. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 708, s 1, eff. 8/1/2020. Acts 2009 , ch. 283, § 1.
(a) Notwithstanding § 37-5-107 or § 37-1-612 , if a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel has knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect that a child who attends the school may be a victim of child abuse or child sexual abuse sufficient to require reporting pursuant to § 37-1-403 or § 37-1-605 , then the school teacher, school official, or other school personnel must follow the procedures outlined in subsection (d).
(b) Each LEA and each public charter school shall ensure that all school officials and employees working directly with students of the respective LEA or public charter school annually complete the child abuse training program required in § 37-1-408 .
(c) Each LEA and each public charter school shall designate a child abuse coordinator and an alternate child abuse coordinator for each school within the LEA or public charter school. The designation of an alternative child abuse coordinator is not required when only one (1) adult is employed by or responsible for the care of children at a school. The child abuse coordinator and the alternate child abuse coordinator must: (1) Have access to an area providing privacy and access to a telephone for reporting suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse; (2) Receive training in regard to: (A) Mandatory reporting; (B) Multidisciplinary protocols; (C) Advocacy centers; (D) The importance of limited interviews; and (E) Signs, symptoms, or suspicions of child abuse; (3) Be available for school personnel to share information about suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse; (4) Assist school personnel in reporting suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse to law enforcement and to the department of children's services; (5) Serve as a liaison between the school, the department of children's services, and law enforcement in child abuse and child sexual abuse investigations; (6) Assist law enforcement and department of children's services personnel by sharing available information regarding suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse, and by providing a private area within the school for law enforcement and department of children's services personnel to meet with the child and the reporting school personnel as a group or individually if required; and (7) Maintain confidential files in accordance with §§ 37-5-107 and 37-1-612 regarding all reported suspicions of child abuse and child sexual abuse.
(1) Have access to an area providing privacy and access to a telephone for reporting suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse;
(2) Receive training in regard to: (A) Mandatory reporting; (B) Multidisciplinary protocols; (C) Advocacy centers; (D) The importance of limited interviews; and (E) Signs, symptoms, or suspicions of child abuse;
(A) Mandatory reporting;
(B) Multidisciplinary protocols;
(C) Advocacy centers;
(D) The importance of limited interviews; and
(E) Signs, symptoms, or suspicions of child abuse;
(3) Be available for school personnel to share information about suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse;
(4) Assist school personnel in reporting suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse to law enforcement and to the department of children's services;
(5) Serve as a liaison between the school, the department of children's services, and law enforcement in child abuse and child sexual abuse investigations;
(6) Assist law enforcement and department of children's services personnel by sharing available information regarding suspected child abuse and child sexual abuse, and by providing a private area within the school for law enforcement and department of children's services personnel to meet with the child and the reporting school personnel as a group or individually if required; and
(7) Maintain confidential files in accordance with §§ 37-5-107 and 37-1-612 regarding all reported suspicions of child abuse and child sexual abuse.
(d) (1) (A) If a child voluntarily discloses information about possible abuse to a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel, then the child must be provided a quiet and private place to speak and the person receiving the information must listen openly and speak at the child's level in a positive, non-judgmental tone. (B) The person receiving the information from the child must: (i) Allow the child to say what happened in the child's own words; (ii) Avoid conducting an investigation by asking the child detailed questions; (iii) Make every effort to write down the child's exact words; (iv) Refrain from making any statements to the child about the alleged abuse, the alleged abuser, or the consequences of the child reporting the alleged abuse; and (v) Immediately notify the school child abuse coordinator and report the information to the department of children's services and law enforcement; provided, however, when the alleged abuse involves someone employed by, previously employed by, or otherwise affiliated with the school, the report may be made directly to the department of children's services and law enforcement prior to notifying the school child abuse coordinator. This subdivision (d)(1)(B)(v) does not relieve a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel from the duty to report alleged abuse under federal law. (2) School teachers, school officials, and other school personnel should be observant of any bruising, injury, markings, or other unusual behavior that may be the result of child abuse or neglect, and immediately report any suspicions to the school's child abuse coordinator. Photographs of any bruising, injury, or markings must not be taken by any school child abuse coordinator, teacher, official, or other school personnel. Upon receiving a report of suspicion of child abuse or child sexual abuse, the child abuse coordinator must, along with the reporting school personnel who obtained the information from the child, report any suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse to law enforcement and the department of children's services. (3) If a third party informs a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel of a reasonable suspicion that a child at the school may be the victim of child abuse or child sexual abuse, then the school teacher, school official, or other school personnel must: (A) Encourage the third party to report the suspicion to the department of children's services and law enforcement; (B) Notify the school's child abuse coordinator; and (C) Report all information received from the third party to the department of children's services and law enforcement. (4) School teachers, school officials, and other school personnel must maintain confidentiality of all information regarding any child abuse or child sexual abuse report made pursuant to this section and all information regarding the suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse must be maintained by the school child abuse coordinator in a confidential file separate from the child's educational file. (5) School child abuse coordinators, school teachers, school officials, and other school personnel shall not provide any information relevant to the suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse to the child's parent or guardian, and must refer any questions from the child's parent or guardian to the investigating law enforcement agency and the department of children's services. This subdivision (d)(5) does not apply when federal law or regulation mandates disclosure, the parent to whom the notification is made is not alleged to be the perpetrator or in any way complicit in the abuse or neglect, and the notification is done in conjunction with the department of children's services.
(1) (A) If a child voluntarily discloses information about possible abuse to a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel, then the child must be provided a quiet and private place to speak and the person receiving the information must listen openly and speak at the child's level in a positive, non-judgmental tone. (B) The person receiving the information from the child must: (i) Allow the child to say what happened in the child's own words; (ii) Avoid conducting an investigation by asking the child detailed questions; (iii) Make every effort to write down the child's exact words; (iv) Refrain from making any statements to the child about the alleged abuse, the alleged abuser, or the consequences of the child reporting the alleged abuse; and (v) Immediately notify the school child abuse coordinator and report the information to the department of children's services and law enforcement; provided, however, when the alleged abuse involves someone employed by, previously employed by, or otherwise affiliated with the school, the report may be made directly to the department of children's services and law enforcement prior to notifying the school child abuse coordinator. This subdivision (d)(1)(B)(v) does not relieve a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel from the duty to report alleged abuse under federal law.
(A) If a child voluntarily discloses information about possible abuse to a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel, then the child must be provided a quiet and private place to speak and the person receiving the information must listen openly and speak at the child's level in a positive, non-judgmental tone.
(B) The person receiving the information from the child must: (i) Allow the child to say what happened in the child's own words; (ii) Avoid conducting an investigation by asking the child detailed questions; (iii) Make every effort to write down the child's exact words; (iv) Refrain from making any statements to the child about the alleged abuse, the alleged abuser, or the consequences of the child reporting the alleged abuse; and (v) Immediately notify the school child abuse coordinator and report the information to the department of children's services and law enforcement; provided, however, when the alleged abuse involves someone employed by, previously employed by, or otherwise affiliated with the school, the report may be made directly to the department of children's services and law enforcement prior to notifying the school child abuse coordinator. This subdivision (d)(1)(B)(v) does not relieve a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel from the duty to report alleged abuse under federal law.
(i) Allow the child to say what happened in the child's own words;
(ii) Avoid conducting an investigation by asking the child detailed questions;
(iii) Make every effort to write down the child's exact words;
(iv) Refrain from making any statements to the child about the alleged abuse, the alleged abuser, or the consequences of the child reporting the alleged abuse; and
(v) Immediately notify the school child abuse coordinator and report the information to the department of children's services and law enforcement; provided, however, when the alleged abuse involves someone employed by, previously employed by, or otherwise affiliated with the school, the report may be made directly to the department of children's services and law enforcement prior to notifying the school child abuse coordinator. This subdivision (d)(1)(B)(v) does not relieve a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel from the duty to report alleged abuse under federal law.
(2) School teachers, school officials, and other school personnel should be observant of any bruising, injury, markings, or other unusual behavior that may be the result of child abuse or neglect, and immediately report any suspicions to the school's child abuse coordinator. Photographs of any bruising, injury, or markings must not be taken by any school child abuse coordinator, teacher, official, or other school personnel. Upon receiving a report of suspicion of child abuse or child sexual abuse, the child abuse coordinator must, along with the reporting school personnel who obtained the information from the child, report any suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse to law enforcement and the department of children's services.
(3) If a third party informs a school teacher, school official, or other school personnel of a reasonable suspicion that a child at the school may be the victim of child abuse or child sexual abuse, then the school teacher, school official, or other school personnel must: (A) Encourage the third party to report the suspicion to the department of children's services and law enforcement; (B) Notify the school's child abuse coordinator; and (C) Report all information received from the third party to the department of children's services and law enforcement.
(A) Encourage the third party to report the suspicion to the department of children's services and law enforcement;
(B) Notify the school's child abuse coordinator; and
(C) Report all information received from the third party to the department of children's services and law enforcement.
(4) School teachers, school officials, and other school personnel must maintain confidentiality of all information regarding any child abuse or child sexual abuse report made pursuant to this section and all information regarding the suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse must be maintained by the school child abuse coordinator in a confidential file separate from the child's educational file.
(5) School child abuse coordinators, school teachers, school officials, and other school personnel shall not provide any information relevant to the suspected child abuse or child sexual abuse to the child's parent or guardian, and must refer any questions from the child's parent or guardian to the investigating law enforcement agency and the department of children's services. This subdivision (d)(5) does not apply when federal law or regulation mandates disclosure, the parent to whom the notification is made is not alleged to be the perpetrator or in any way complicit in the abuse or neglect, and the notification is done in conjunction with the department of children's services.
(e) For purposes of this section, "school" means any public or privately operated child care agency, as defined in § 71-3-501 ; child care program, as defined in § 49-1-1102 ; preschool; nursery school; kindergarten; elementary school; or secondary school.
(f) Each LEA and public charter school shall publish the requirements of this section in the LEA's and public charter school's policies and procedures manual.
(g) At the beginning of each school year, each LEA and public charter school shall submit the following to the department of children's services: (1) The contact information of each child abuse coordinator and alternative child abuse coordinator for the LEA or public charter school; (2) The contact information of each LEA or public charter school employee, community partner, or trained professional providing instruction of a family life curriculum in accordance with § 49-6-1304(a)(13) ; and (3) The curriculum selected by the LEA or public charter school to provide the instruction required in § 49-6-1304(a)(13) .
(1) The contact information of each child abuse coordinator and alternative child abuse coordinator for the LEA or public charter school;
(2) The contact information of each LEA or public charter school employee, community partner, or trained professional providing instruction of a family life curriculum in accordance with § 49-6-1304(a)(13) ; and
(3) The curriculum selected by the LEA or public charter school to provide the instruction required in § 49-6-1304(a)(13) .
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 571,s 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 841, s 2, eff. 4/20/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 781, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3 eff. 4/8/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 161, s 1, eff. 4/20/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 708, s 1, eff. 8/1/2020.
Acts 2009 , ch. 283, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2118 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2118
Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-401 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-401
Veterans
Status: in_force

Any public board of education or the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, or any collegiate institution, is authorized to contract, subject to the approval of the governor, with the veterans' administration, or other federal agencies, for instruction or supplies and equipment for the training of veterans or others in need of training in courses that the school, or those under the jurisdiction of such boards, may be qualified to offer. The contracts shall be upon terms that the governor and the appropriate governing body of the educational institution entering into the contract deem equitable. Acts 1953, ch. 70, § 36 (Williams, § 2417.211); Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 38; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-811.
Any public board of education or the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, or any collegiate institution, is authorized to contract, subject to the approval of the governor, with the veterans' administration, or other federal agencies, for instruction or supplies and equipment for the training of veterans or others in need of training in courses that the school, or those under the jurisdiction of such boards, may be qualified to offer. The contracts shall be upon terms that the governor and the appropriate governing body of the educational institution entering into the contract deem equitable.
Acts 1953, ch. 70, § 36 (Williams, § 2417.211); Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 38; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-811.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2111 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2111
School bus insurance
Status: in_force

No school bus shall be operated to transport pupils to and from school unless the school bus is insured for liability and property damage according to rules and regulations of the state board of education. Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 13; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.13 (Williams, § 2495.14); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2214.
No school bus shall be operated to transport pupils to and from school unless the school bus is insured for liability and property damage according to rules and regulations of the state board of education.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 13; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.13 (Williams, § 2495.14); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2214.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1504 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-1504
Production of subpoenaed records
Status: in_force

The copy of the records shall be separately enclosed in an inner envelope or wrapper, sealed, with the title and number of the action, name of witness and date of subpoena clearly inscribed thereon. The custodian of the record shall affix to the sealed envelope or wrapper containing student records an affidavit stating that each eligible student or parent of a student whose records are within the sealed envelope or wrapper was notified of the subpoena prior to compliance and the date on which the eligible student or parent was notified, unless the subpoena was issued by a federal grand jury or for a law enforcement purpose and the court or other issuing agency ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed. The sealed envelope or wrapper shall then be enclosed in an outer envelope or wrapper, sealed, and directed as follows: (1) If the subpoena directs attendance in court, to the clerk of the court or to the judge of the court; (2) If the subpoena directs attendance at a deposition, to the officer before whom the deposition is to be taken, at the place designated in the subpoena for the taking of the deposition, or at the officer's place of business; and (3) In other cases, to the officer, body or tribunal conducting the hearing, at a like address. Acts 2002, ch. 621, § 5; 2003, ch. 36, § 3.
The copy of the records shall be separately enclosed in an inner envelope or wrapper, sealed, with the title and number of the action, name of witness and date of subpoena clearly inscribed thereon. The custodian of the record shall affix to the sealed envelope or wrapper containing student records an affidavit stating that each eligible student or parent of a student whose records are within the sealed envelope or wrapper was notified of the subpoena prior to compliance and the date on which the eligible student or parent was notified, unless the subpoena was issued by a federal grand jury or for a law enforcement purpose and the court or other issuing agency ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed. The sealed envelope or wrapper shall then be enclosed in an outer envelope or wrapper, sealed, and directed as follows:
(1) If the subpoena directs attendance in court, to the clerk of the court or to the judge of the court;
(2) If the subpoena directs attendance at a deposition, to the officer before whom the deposition is to be taken, at the place designated in the subpoena for the taking of the deposition, or at the officer's place of business; and
(3) In other cases, to the officer, body or tribunal conducting the hearing, at a like address.
Acts 2002, ch. 621, § 5; 2003, ch. 36, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-604 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-604
Adoption of policy concerning fundraising
Status: in_force

(a) A group or organization may not use a school district's or school's name, mascot or logos, property or facilities for the raising of money, materials, property or securities until a policy has been adopted by the local board of education concerning cooperative agreements, school support organizations and the use of school facilities for fundraising purposes. (b) The policy that a school board adopts pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include, in substance, the following provisions: (1) (A) Prior to soliciting, raising or collecting money, materials, property or securities to support a school district, school, school club or any academic, arts, athletic or social activity or event related to a school, a school support organization shall submit to the director of schools or the director's designee a form that, at a minimum, documents the following: (i) The organization's status as a nonprofit organization, foundation or a chartered member of a nonprofit organization or foundation; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require that the organization be a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ); (ii) The goals and objectives of the organization; and (iii) The telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization; (B) Thereafter, a school support organization shall annually, at a time designated before the beginning of the school year, submit a form to the director of schools or the director's designee verifying its continued existence as a nonprofit organization and documenting, at a minimum, the goals and objectives of the organization, and the current telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization. The organization shall file a statement of total revenues and disbursements before the end of the school year; and (2) The approval of the director of schools or the director's designee shall be required before a school support organization undertakes any fundraising activity to assure that scheduling of fundraisers does not conflict with the school district's or school's fundraising efforts and that the fundraising process is consistent with the goals and mission of the school or school district. The approval shall not make the fundraising activity a school-sponsored activity. (c) A school support organization shall maintain, at a minimum, detailed statements of receipts and disbursements, minutes of any meetings, a copy of its charter, bylaws and documentation of its recognition as a nonprofit organization. The statements and records shall be maintained for a period of at least four (4) years and be available upon request by any member of the organization, principal, director of schools or the director's designee or the office of the comptroller of the treasury. (d) A school support organization shall operate within the applicable standards and guidelines set by a related state association, if applicable, and shall not promote, encourage or acquiesce in any violation of student or team eligibility requirements, conduct codes or sportsmanship standards. (e) A school support organization's officers shall ensure that school support organization funds are safeguarded and are spent only for purposes related to the goals and objectives of the organization. The organization shall adopt and maintain a written policy that specifies reasonable procedures for accounting, controlling and safeguarding any money, materials, property or securities collected or disbursed by it. (f) A school support organization shall provide, upon request, to officials of the local school board, local school principal or auditors of the office of the comptroller of the treasury access to all books, records and bank account information for the organization. (g) A school representative may not act as a treasurer or bookkeeper for a school support organization. A school representative may not be a signatory on the checks of a school support organization. A majority of the voting members of any school support organization board should not be composed of school representatives. (h) A local board of education may adopt a policy that is more restrictive than the requirements of subsection (b). (i) The local board of education, director of schools, local school principal or any other school official shall not incur any liability for the failure of a school support organization to safeguard school support organization funds. Acts 2007, ch. 326, § 5; 2008, ch. 1156, § 4.
(a) A group or organization may not use a school district's or school's name, mascot or logos, property or facilities for the raising of money, materials, property or securities until a policy has been adopted by the local board of education concerning cooperative agreements, school support organizations and the use of school facilities for fundraising purposes.
(b) The policy that a school board adopts pursuant to subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include, in substance, the following provisions: (1) (A) Prior to soliciting, raising or collecting money, materials, property or securities to support a school district, school, school club or any academic, arts, athletic or social activity or event related to a school, a school support organization shall submit to the director of schools or the director's designee a form that, at a minimum, documents the following: (i) The organization's status as a nonprofit organization, foundation or a chartered member of a nonprofit organization or foundation; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require that the organization be a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ); (ii) The goals and objectives of the organization; and (iii) The telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization; (B) Thereafter, a school support organization shall annually, at a time designated before the beginning of the school year, submit a form to the director of schools or the director's designee verifying its continued existence as a nonprofit organization and documenting, at a minimum, the goals and objectives of the organization, and the current telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization. The organization shall file a statement of total revenues and disbursements before the end of the school year; and (2) The approval of the director of schools or the director's designee shall be required before a school support organization undertakes any fundraising activity to assure that scheduling of fundraisers does not conflict with the school district's or school's fundraising efforts and that the fundraising process is consistent with the goals and mission of the school or school district. The approval shall not make the fundraising activity a school-sponsored activity.
(1) (A) Prior to soliciting, raising or collecting money, materials, property or securities to support a school district, school, school club or any academic, arts, athletic or social activity or event related to a school, a school support organization shall submit to the director of schools or the director's designee a form that, at a minimum, documents the following: (i) The organization's status as a nonprofit organization, foundation or a chartered member of a nonprofit organization or foundation; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require that the organization be a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ); (ii) The goals and objectives of the organization; and (iii) The telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization; (B) Thereafter, a school support organization shall annually, at a time designated before the beginning of the school year, submit a form to the director of schools or the director's designee verifying its continued existence as a nonprofit organization and documenting, at a minimum, the goals and objectives of the organization, and the current telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization. The organization shall file a statement of total revenues and disbursements before the end of the school year; and
(A) Prior to soliciting, raising or collecting money, materials, property or securities to support a school district, school, school club or any academic, arts, athletic or social activity or event related to a school, a school support organization shall submit to the director of schools or the director's designee a form that, at a minimum, documents the following: (i) The organization's status as a nonprofit organization, foundation or a chartered member of a nonprofit organization or foundation; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require that the organization be a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ); (ii) The goals and objectives of the organization; and (iii) The telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization;
(i) The organization's status as a nonprofit organization, foundation or a chartered member of a nonprofit organization or foundation; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall require that the organization be a 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) );
(ii) The goals and objectives of the organization; and
(iii) The telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization;
(B) Thereafter, a school support organization shall annually, at a time designated before the beginning of the school year, submit a form to the director of schools or the director's designee verifying its continued existence as a nonprofit organization and documenting, at a minimum, the goals and objectives of the organization, and the current telephone number, address and position of each officer of the organization. The organization shall file a statement of total revenues and disbursements before the end of the school year; and
(2) The approval of the director of schools or the director's designee shall be required before a school support organization undertakes any fundraising activity to assure that scheduling of fundraisers does not conflict with the school district's or school's fundraising efforts and that the fundraising process is consistent with the goals and mission of the school or school district. The approval shall not make the fundraising activity a school-sponsored activity.
(c) A school support organization shall maintain, at a minimum, detailed statements of receipts and disbursements, minutes of any meetings, a copy of its charter, bylaws and documentation of its recognition as a nonprofit organization. The statements and records shall be maintained for a period of at least four (4) years and be available upon request by any member of the organization, principal, director of schools or the director's designee or the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
(d) A school support organization shall operate within the applicable standards and guidelines set by a related state association, if applicable, and shall not promote, encourage or acquiesce in any violation of student or team eligibility requirements, conduct codes or sportsmanship standards.
(e) A school support organization's officers shall ensure that school support organization funds are safeguarded and are spent only for purposes related to the goals and objectives of the organization. The organization shall adopt and maintain a written policy that specifies reasonable procedures for accounting, controlling and safeguarding any money, materials, property or securities collected or disbursed by it.
(f) A school support organization shall provide, upon request, to officials of the local school board, local school principal or auditors of the office of the comptroller of the treasury access to all books, records and bank account information for the organization.
(g) A school representative may not act as a treasurer or bookkeeper for a school support organization. A school representative may not be a signatory on the checks of a school support organization. A majority of the voting members of any school support organization board should not be composed of school representatives.
(h) A local board of education may adopt a policy that is more restrictive than the requirements of subsection (b).
(i) The local board of education, director of schools, local school principal or any other school official shall not incur any liability for the failure of a school support organization to safeguard school support organization funds.
Acts 2007, ch. 326, § 5; 2008, ch. 1156, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-810 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-810
No promise or guarantee of admission, attendance or graduation - Costs covered
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this part nor in a tuition contract entered into pursuant to this part shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the state, the board or any institution of higher education that a beneficiary will: (1) Be admitted to an institution of higher education or to a particular institution of higher education; (2) Be allowed to continue to attend an institution of higher education after having been admitted; or (3) Graduate from an institution of higher education. (b) Each tuition unit purchased under an educational services plan tuition contract shall cover the cost of the beneficiary's tuition in an amount no greater than one percent (1%) of the weighted average tuition in effect at Tennessee's four-year public universities at the time of use. There is no guarantee by the board, the state, the program or anyone that the contributions, together with the investment return on the contributions, if any, earned on the educational investment trust account will be adequate to pay qualified higher education expenses incurred for the beneficiary or that the amounts contributed to any such account is guaranteed or insured. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 910,s 17, eff. 5/13/2014. Acts 1996, ch. 991, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-7-808 ; Acts 1999, ch. 233, § 16.
(a) Nothing in this part nor in a tuition contract entered into pursuant to this part shall be construed as a promise or guarantee by the state, the board or any institution of higher education that a beneficiary will: (1) Be admitted to an institution of higher education or to a particular institution of higher education; (2) Be allowed to continue to attend an institution of higher education after having been admitted; or (3) Graduate from an institution of higher education.
(1) Be admitted to an institution of higher education or to a particular institution of higher education;
(2) Be allowed to continue to attend an institution of higher education after having been admitted; or
(3) Graduate from an institution of higher education.
(b) Each tuition unit purchased under an educational services plan tuition contract shall cover the cost of the beneficiary's tuition in an amount no greater than one percent (1%) of the weighted average tuition in effect at Tennessee's four-year public universities at the time of use. There is no guarantee by the board, the state, the program or anyone that the contributions, together with the investment return on the contributions, if any, earned on the educational investment trust account will be adequate to pay qualified higher education expenses incurred for the beneficiary or that the amounts contributed to any such account is guaranteed or insured.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 910,s 17, eff. 5/13/2014.
Acts 1996, ch. 991, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-7-808 ; Acts 1999, ch. 233, § 16.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-1304 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-1304
Transition from state to private nonprofit corporation employment
Status: in_force

(a) In carrying out any transfer of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital under this part, the board of trustees shall make reasonable efforts to provide for the transition of employees from state to nonstate employment in an orderly and equitable manner. (b) With respect to employees previously employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall provide: (1) A defined insurance and leave benefits package that is equivalent to or better than the benefits package previously enjoyed by employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital; and (2) A deferred compensation program and a defined fixed-benefits retirement plan that is equivalent to or better than the deferred compensation program and retirement plan available to participants within the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. (c) Any person employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital on June 13, 1997, shall continue to be eligible for the same tuition reduction authorized to any other employee of the University of Tennessee to the same extent the person was entitled to receive tuition reduction while employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital as long as that person remains an employee of the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part. (d) For those employees employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, it is the legislative intent that the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall provide compensation at least equivalent to their current compensation and shall make reasonable allowance for their accumulated benefits (i.e., sick leave, vacation, educational benefits, etc.) that the employees were eligible for at the time of the transfer. (e) With respect to employees previously employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall only impose personnel terminations, layoffs, suspensions or demotions for cause and shall provide affected employees with due process rights and procedures that are equivalent to or better than the due process rights and procedures that the employees previously enjoyed as employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital. Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
(a) In carrying out any transfer of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital under this part, the board of trustees shall make reasonable efforts to provide for the transition of employees from state to nonstate employment in an orderly and equitable manner.
(b) With respect to employees previously employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall provide: (1) A defined insurance and leave benefits package that is equivalent to or better than the benefits package previously enjoyed by employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital; and (2) A deferred compensation program and a defined fixed-benefits retirement plan that is equivalent to or better than the deferred compensation program and retirement plan available to participants within the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
(1) A defined insurance and leave benefits package that is equivalent to or better than the benefits package previously enjoyed by employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital; and
(2) A deferred compensation program and a defined fixed-benefits retirement plan that is equivalent to or better than the deferred compensation program and retirement plan available to participants within the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
(c) Any person employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital on June 13, 1997, shall continue to be eligible for the same tuition reduction authorized to any other employee of the University of Tennessee to the same extent the person was entitled to receive tuition reduction while employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital as long as that person remains an employee of the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part.
(d) For those employees employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, it is the legislative intent that the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall provide compensation at least equivalent to their current compensation and shall make reasonable allowance for their accumulated benefits (i.e., sick leave, vacation, educational benefits, etc.) that the employees were eligible for at the time of the transfer.
(e) With respect to employees previously employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall only impose personnel terminations, layoffs, suspensions or demotions for cause and shall provide affected employees with due process rights and procedures that are equivalent to or better than the due process rights and procedures that the employees previously enjoyed as employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-1007 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-1007
Professional development training concerning teacher code of ethics
Status: in_force

LEAs must conduct annual professional development training concerning the teacher code of ethics and its requirements. The professional development training shall address what constitutes unethical conduct. Acts 2018, ch. 937, § 5.
LEAs must conduct annual professional development training concerning the teacher code of ethics and its requirements. The professional development training shall address what constitutes unethical conduct.
Acts 2018, ch. 937, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-209 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-209
Program - Recognition of college and university teachers for community involvement
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the commission shall develop, implement and publicize a program to recognize university teachers who have a record of outstanding community involvement. The program shall honor teachers at both public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities who have displayed a high level of community service, including volunteer work, community organization, public service, charitable service and leadership roles in these areas. The executive director shall conduct an annual program at which outstanding teachers are publicly recognized for community service. Nominations for recognition may be received from college and university administrators and teachers, students or members of the public. The executive director shall report the names and accomplishments of those recognized to the governor, general assembly and press. (b) The award shall be known as the Representative Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award. Acts 1991, ch. 112, § 1; 1997, ch. 92, § 1.
(a) The executive director of the commission shall develop, implement and publicize a program to recognize university teachers who have a record of outstanding community involvement. The program shall honor teachers at both public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities who have displayed a high level of community service, including volunteer work, community organization, public service, charitable service and leadership roles in these areas. The executive director shall conduct an annual program at which outstanding teachers are publicly recognized for community service. Nominations for recognition may be received from college and university administrators and teachers, students or members of the public. The executive director shall report the names and accomplishments of those recognized to the governor, general assembly and press.
(b) The award shall be known as the Representative Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award.
Acts 1991, ch. 112, § 1; 1997, ch. 92, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-1302 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-1302
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this part to permit local governmental units and boards of education the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and to thereby provide educational services and facilities in a manner that will accord best with geographic, economic, population and other factors influencing the needs and development of local educational facilities and services. Acts 1970, ch. 511, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-431.
It is the purpose of this part to permit local governmental units and boards of education the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and to thereby provide educational services and facilities in a manner that will accord best with geographic, economic, population and other factors influencing the needs and development of local educational facilities and services.
Acts 1970, ch. 511, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-431.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-308 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-308
Transportation of students
Status: in_force

Transportation to and from a career and technical education center may be provided by the boards of education of the school districts participating in the career and technical education center from local school funds in the same manner as provided for students attending other public schools. Acts 1947, ch. 98, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.16 (Williams, § 2483.10); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 130; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2608.
Transportation to and from a career and technical education center may be provided by the boards of education of the school districts participating in the career and technical education center from local school funds in the same manner as provided for students attending other public schools.
Acts 1947, ch. 98, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.16 (Williams, § 2483.10); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 130; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2608.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-805 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-805
Biological sex controls interscholastic athletic activity - Exception
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with an interscholastic athletic activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, a student enrolled in a private school in this state is eligible to participate in such athletic activity or event only in accordance with the student's sex, as defined in § 49-2-802 . (b) This section does not prohibit a student whose sex, as defined in § 49-2-802 , is female from participating on a team designated for male students if the school does not offer a separate team for female students in that sport. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 285, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
(a) In connection with an interscholastic athletic activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, a student enrolled in a private school in this state is eligible to participate in such athletic activity or event only in accordance with the student's sex, as defined in § 49-2-802 .
(b) This section does not prohibit a student whose sex, as defined in § 49-2-802 , is female from participating on a team designated for male students if the school does not offer a separate team for female students in that sport.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 285, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-123 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-123
Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act - LEA deductions
Status: in_force

(a) This section is known and may be cited as the "Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act." (b) As used in this section: (1) "Dues" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and (2) "Professional employees' organization" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-5-602 . (c) Notwithstanding chapter 5, part 6 of this title, an LEA shall not deduct dues from the wages of the LEA's employees for a professional employees' organization, including, but not limited to, a professional employees' organization that is affiliated with a labor organization exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(5) . (d) This section does not prohibit an employee of an LEA from personally and voluntarily remitting dues to a professional employees' organization. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770,s 1, eff. 4/23/2024. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 437, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
(a) This section is known and may be cited as the "Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act."
(b) As used in this section: (1) "Dues" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and (2) "Professional employees' organization" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-5-602 .
(1) "Dues" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and
(2) "Professional employees' organization" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-5-602 .
(c) Notwithstanding chapter 5, part 6 of this title, an LEA shall not deduct dues from the wages of the LEA's employees for a professional employees' organization, including, but not limited to, a professional employees' organization that is affiliated with a labor organization exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(5) .
(d) This section does not prohibit an employee of an LEA from personally and voluntarily remitting dues to a professional employees' organization.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770,s 1, eff. 4/23/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 437, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-803 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-803
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 35, eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 1915, ch. 82, § 1; Shan., § 2659a1; mod. Code 1932, § 4547; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3017.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 35, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 1915, ch. 82, § 1; Shan., § 2659a1; mod. Code 1932, § 4547; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3017.