Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2125 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2125
Student loan default-Suspension, denial, and revocation of registration
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Guarantee agency" means a guarantor of student loans that has an agreement with the United States secretary of education; and (2) "TSAC" means the Tennessee student assistance corporation. (b) (1) Upon receiving a copy of a final order as provided in subsection (c) from TSAC or a guarantee agency, the secretary of state shall suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of any athlete agent or applicant who has defaulted on a repayment or service obligation under any federal family education loan program, the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), a student loan guaranteed or administered by TSAC, or any other state or federal educational loan or service-conditional scholarship program. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), the secretary of state may elect not to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of an athlete agent or applicant if the default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the person from working in the person's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency. (c) (1) The secretary of state shall accept any determination of default from TSAC or a guarantee agency, after TSAC or the guarantee agency has afforded a debtor an opportunity to be heard in accordance with subdivision (c)(2); and the secretary of state shall rescind any disciplinary action and restore any registration upon receiving notice from TSAC or the guarantee agency that the debtor has agreed to serve the debtor's obligation or is in compliance with an approved repayment plan. (2) (A) Unless a debtor has made satisfactory arrangements according to the lender, TSAC or the guarantee agency, which may include administrative wage garnishment, voluntary payment arrangements, deferment or forbearance, the debtor shall be regarded as delinquent or in default. If a debtor is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan identified in subsection (b), or the debtor has failed to enter into a payment plan, agreed to a service obligation or complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall issue to the debtor a notice of intent to file an order with the secretary of state to seek to suspend, deny, or revoke the debtor's registration. The notice shall: (i) Be served upon the debtor personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested; and (ii) State that the debtor's registration shall be suspended, denied, or revoked ninety (90) days after service unless within that time the debtor: (a) Pays the entire debt stated in the notice; (b) Enters into a payment plan, service obligation, or complies with a payment plan previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (c) Requests and qualifies for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; or (d) Requests a hearing before TSAC or the guarantee agency. (B) The hearing request by the debtor shall be made in writing and must be received by TSAC or the guarantee agency within twenty (20) days of the date the notice is served. (C) TSAC or the guarantee agency, upon receipt of a request for a hearing from the debtor, shall schedule a hearing to determine whether determination of delinquency or default, that could result in suspension, denial, or revocation of the debtor's registration. The debtor's registration may not be suspended, denied, or revoked until a determination is reached following the hearing. The issues that may be determined in the hearing are: (i) The amount of the debt, if any; (ii) Whether the debtor is delinquent or in default; (iii) Whether the debtor: (a) Has entered into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (b) Is willing to enter into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; or (c) Is willing to comply with a payment plan or service obligation previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (iv) Whether the debtor is eligible for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; and (v) Whether the debtor's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the debtor from working in the debtor's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency. (D) If a debtor, without good cause, fails to respond to the notice of intent, fails to timely request a hearing, or fails to appear at a regularly scheduled hearing, the debtor's defenses, objections, or request for a payment plan or compliance with a payment plan may be determined to be without merit; and TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter a final decision and order, requesting suspension, denial, or revocation and further requesting the secretary of state to order the debtor to refrain from engaging in athlete agent activities. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. (E) The administrative hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. (F) (i) When TSAC or the guarantee agency determines that the debt is paid in full or the debtor has entered into a payment plan, has entered into a service obligation, is otherwise in satisfactory compliance or has complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter an order requesting that the secretary of state terminate the order suspending, denying, or revoking the registration. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. Notwithstanding any other law, or rule to the contrary, when the registration is reinstated, the secretary of state shall not impose a reinstatement fee that exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). (ii) Entry of an order seeking to terminate suspension, denial, or revocation of a registration does not limit the ability of TSAC or the guarantee agency to issue a new order which seeks to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of the same debtor in the event of another delinquency or default. (G) TSAC is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. (d) The secretary of state is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. All such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 744, s 6, eff. 1/1/2019. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 744, s 5, eff. 1/1/2019. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Guarantee agency" means a guarantor of student loans that has an agreement with the United States secretary of education; and (2) "TSAC" means the Tennessee student assistance corporation.
(1) "Guarantee agency" means a guarantor of student loans that has an agreement with the United States secretary of education; and
(2) "TSAC" means the Tennessee student assistance corporation.
(b) (1) Upon receiving a copy of a final order as provided in subsection (c) from TSAC or a guarantee agency, the secretary of state shall suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of any athlete agent or applicant who has defaulted on a repayment or service obligation under any federal family education loan program, the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), a student loan guaranteed or administered by TSAC, or any other state or federal educational loan or service-conditional scholarship program. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), the secretary of state may elect not to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of an athlete agent or applicant if the default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the person from working in the person's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency.
(1) Upon receiving a copy of a final order as provided in subsection (c) from TSAC or a guarantee agency, the secretary of state shall suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of any athlete agent or applicant who has defaulted on a repayment or service obligation under any federal family education loan program, the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.), a student loan guaranteed or administered by TSAC, or any other state or federal educational loan or service-conditional scholarship program.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), the secretary of state may elect not to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of an athlete agent or applicant if the default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the person from working in the person's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency.
(c) (1) The secretary of state shall accept any determination of default from TSAC or a guarantee agency, after TSAC or the guarantee agency has afforded a debtor an opportunity to be heard in accordance with subdivision (c)(2); and the secretary of state shall rescind any disciplinary action and restore any registration upon receiving notice from TSAC or the guarantee agency that the debtor has agreed to serve the debtor's obligation or is in compliance with an approved repayment plan. (2) (A) Unless a debtor has made satisfactory arrangements according to the lender, TSAC or the guarantee agency, which may include administrative wage garnishment, voluntary payment arrangements, deferment or forbearance, the debtor shall be regarded as delinquent or in default. If a debtor is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan identified in subsection (b), or the debtor has failed to enter into a payment plan, agreed to a service obligation or complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall issue to the debtor a notice of intent to file an order with the secretary of state to seek to suspend, deny, or revoke the debtor's registration. The notice shall: (i) Be served upon the debtor personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested; and (ii) State that the debtor's registration shall be suspended, denied, or revoked ninety (90) days after service unless within that time the debtor: (a) Pays the entire debt stated in the notice; (b) Enters into a payment plan, service obligation, or complies with a payment plan previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (c) Requests and qualifies for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; or (d) Requests a hearing before TSAC or the guarantee agency. (B) The hearing request by the debtor shall be made in writing and must be received by TSAC or the guarantee agency within twenty (20) days of the date the notice is served. (C) TSAC or the guarantee agency, upon receipt of a request for a hearing from the debtor, shall schedule a hearing to determine whether determination of delinquency or default, that could result in suspension, denial, or revocation of the debtor's registration. The debtor's registration may not be suspended, denied, or revoked until a determination is reached following the hearing. The issues that may be determined in the hearing are: (i) The amount of the debt, if any; (ii) Whether the debtor is delinquent or in default; (iii) Whether the debtor: (a) Has entered into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (b) Is willing to enter into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; or (c) Is willing to comply with a payment plan or service obligation previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (iv) Whether the debtor is eligible for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; and (v) Whether the debtor's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the debtor from working in the debtor's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency. (D) If a debtor, without good cause, fails to respond to the notice of intent, fails to timely request a hearing, or fails to appear at a regularly scheduled hearing, the debtor's defenses, objections, or request for a payment plan or compliance with a payment plan may be determined to be without merit; and TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter a final decision and order, requesting suspension, denial, or revocation and further requesting the secretary of state to order the debtor to refrain from engaging in athlete agent activities. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. (E) The administrative hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. (F) (i) When TSAC or the guarantee agency determines that the debt is paid in full or the debtor has entered into a payment plan, has entered into a service obligation, is otherwise in satisfactory compliance or has complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter an order requesting that the secretary of state terminate the order suspending, denying, or revoking the registration. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. Notwithstanding any other law, or rule to the contrary, when the registration is reinstated, the secretary of state shall not impose a reinstatement fee that exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). (ii) Entry of an order seeking to terminate suspension, denial, or revocation of a registration does not limit the ability of TSAC or the guarantee agency to issue a new order which seeks to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of the same debtor in the event of another delinquency or default. (G) TSAC is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
(1) The secretary of state shall accept any determination of default from TSAC or a guarantee agency, after TSAC or the guarantee agency has afforded a debtor an opportunity to be heard in accordance with subdivision (c)(2); and the secretary of state shall rescind any disciplinary action and restore any registration upon receiving notice from TSAC or the guarantee agency that the debtor has agreed to serve the debtor's obligation or is in compliance with an approved repayment plan.
(2) (A) Unless a debtor has made satisfactory arrangements according to the lender, TSAC or the guarantee agency, which may include administrative wage garnishment, voluntary payment arrangements, deferment or forbearance, the debtor shall be regarded as delinquent or in default. If a debtor is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan identified in subsection (b), or the debtor has failed to enter into a payment plan, agreed to a service obligation or complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall issue to the debtor a notice of intent to file an order with the secretary of state to seek to suspend, deny, or revoke the debtor's registration. The notice shall: (i) Be served upon the debtor personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested; and (ii) State that the debtor's registration shall be suspended, denied, or revoked ninety (90) days after service unless within that time the debtor: (a) Pays the entire debt stated in the notice; (b) Enters into a payment plan, service obligation, or complies with a payment plan previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (c) Requests and qualifies for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; or (d) Requests a hearing before TSAC or the guarantee agency. (B) The hearing request by the debtor shall be made in writing and must be received by TSAC or the guarantee agency within twenty (20) days of the date the notice is served. (C) TSAC or the guarantee agency, upon receipt of a request for a hearing from the debtor, shall schedule a hearing to determine whether determination of delinquency or default, that could result in suspension, denial, or revocation of the debtor's registration. The debtor's registration may not be suspended, denied, or revoked until a determination is reached following the hearing. The issues that may be determined in the hearing are: (i) The amount of the debt, if any; (ii) Whether the debtor is delinquent or in default; (iii) Whether the debtor: (a) Has entered into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (b) Is willing to enter into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; or (c) Is willing to comply with a payment plan or service obligation previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (iv) Whether the debtor is eligible for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; and (v) Whether the debtor's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the debtor from working in the debtor's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency. (D) If a debtor, without good cause, fails to respond to the notice of intent, fails to timely request a hearing, or fails to appear at a regularly scheduled hearing, the debtor's defenses, objections, or request for a payment plan or compliance with a payment plan may be determined to be without merit; and TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter a final decision and order, requesting suspension, denial, or revocation and further requesting the secretary of state to order the debtor to refrain from engaging in athlete agent activities. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. (E) The administrative hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. (F) (i) When TSAC or the guarantee agency determines that the debt is paid in full or the debtor has entered into a payment plan, has entered into a service obligation, is otherwise in satisfactory compliance or has complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter an order requesting that the secretary of state terminate the order suspending, denying, or revoking the registration. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. Notwithstanding any other law, or rule to the contrary, when the registration is reinstated, the secretary of state shall not impose a reinstatement fee that exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). (ii) Entry of an order seeking to terminate suspension, denial, or revocation of a registration does not limit the ability of TSAC or the guarantee agency to issue a new order which seeks to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of the same debtor in the event of another delinquency or default. (G) TSAC is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
(A) Unless a debtor has made satisfactory arrangements according to the lender, TSAC or the guarantee agency, which may include administrative wage garnishment, voluntary payment arrangements, deferment or forbearance, the debtor shall be regarded as delinquent or in default. If a debtor is delinquent or in default on a repayment or service obligation under a guaranteed student loan identified in subsection (b), or the debtor has failed to enter into a payment plan, agreed to a service obligation or complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall issue to the debtor a notice of intent to file an order with the secretary of state to seek to suspend, deny, or revoke the debtor's registration. The notice shall: (i) Be served upon the debtor personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested; and (ii) State that the debtor's registration shall be suspended, denied, or revoked ninety (90) days after service unless within that time the debtor: (a) Pays the entire debt stated in the notice; (b) Enters into a payment plan, service obligation, or complies with a payment plan previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (c) Requests and qualifies for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; or (d) Requests a hearing before TSAC or the guarantee agency.
(i) Be served upon the debtor personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested; and
(ii) State that the debtor's registration shall be suspended, denied, or revoked ninety (90) days after service unless within that time the debtor: (a) Pays the entire debt stated in the notice; (b) Enters into a payment plan, service obligation, or complies with a payment plan previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (c) Requests and qualifies for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; or (d) Requests a hearing before TSAC or the guarantee agency.
(a) Pays the entire debt stated in the notice;
(b) Enters into a payment plan, service obligation, or complies with a payment plan previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency;
(c) Requests and qualifies for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; or
(d) Requests a hearing before TSAC or the guarantee agency.
(B) The hearing request by the debtor shall be made in writing and must be received by TSAC or the guarantee agency within twenty (20) days of the date the notice is served.
(C) TSAC or the guarantee agency, upon receipt of a request for a hearing from the debtor, shall schedule a hearing to determine whether determination of delinquency or default, that could result in suspension, denial, or revocation of the debtor's registration. The debtor's registration may not be suspended, denied, or revoked until a determination is reached following the hearing. The issues that may be determined in the hearing are: (i) The amount of the debt, if any; (ii) Whether the debtor is delinquent or in default; (iii) Whether the debtor: (a) Has entered into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (b) Is willing to enter into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; or (c) Is willing to comply with a payment plan or service obligation previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (iv) Whether the debtor is eligible for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; and (v) Whether the debtor's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the debtor from working in the debtor's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency.
(i) The amount of the debt, if any;
(ii) Whether the debtor is delinquent or in default;
(iii) Whether the debtor: (a) Has entered into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; (b) Is willing to enter into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; or (c) Is willing to comply with a payment plan or service obligation previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency;
(a) Has entered into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency;
(b) Is willing to enter into a payment plan or service obligation approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency; or
(c) Is willing to comply with a payment plan or service obligation previously entered into and approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency;
(iv) Whether the debtor is eligible for deferment, forbearance, or other satisfactory compliance; and
(v) Whether the debtor's default or delinquency is the result of a medical hardship that prevented the debtor from working in the debtor's licensed field and the medical hardship significantly contributed to the default or delinquency.
(D) If a debtor, without good cause, fails to respond to the notice of intent, fails to timely request a hearing, or fails to appear at a regularly scheduled hearing, the debtor's defenses, objections, or request for a payment plan or compliance with a payment plan may be determined to be without merit; and TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter a final decision and order, requesting suspension, denial, or revocation and further requesting the secretary of state to order the debtor to refrain from engaging in athlete agent activities. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor.
(E) The administrative hearings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(F) (i) When TSAC or the guarantee agency determines that the debt is paid in full or the debtor has entered into a payment plan, has entered into a service obligation, is otherwise in satisfactory compliance or has complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter an order requesting that the secretary of state terminate the order suspending, denying, or revoking the registration. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. Notwithstanding any other law, or rule to the contrary, when the registration is reinstated, the secretary of state shall not impose a reinstatement fee that exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00). (ii) Entry of an order seeking to terminate suspension, denial, or revocation of a registration does not limit the ability of TSAC or the guarantee agency to issue a new order which seeks to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of the same debtor in the event of another delinquency or default.
(i) When TSAC or the guarantee agency determines that the debt is paid in full or the debtor has entered into a payment plan, has entered into a service obligation, is otherwise in satisfactory compliance or has complied with a payment plan previously approved by TSAC or the guarantee agency, TSAC or the guarantee agency shall enter an order requesting that the secretary of state terminate the order suspending, denying, or revoking the registration. TSAC or the guarantee agency shall send a copy of the order to the secretary of state and the debtor. Notwithstanding any other law, or rule to the contrary, when the registration is reinstated, the secretary of state shall not impose a reinstatement fee that exceeds fifty dollars ($50.00).
(ii) Entry of an order seeking to terminate suspension, denial, or revocation of a registration does not limit the ability of TSAC or the guarantee agency to issue a new order which seeks to suspend, deny, or revoke the registration of the same debtor in the event of another delinquency or default.
(G) TSAC is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this subsection (c). All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
(d) The secretary of state is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. All such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 744, s 6, eff. 1/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 744, s 5, eff. 1/1/2019.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1209 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1209
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 183, s 5, eff. 7/1/2021. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 338, s 10, eff. 5/13/2013.
Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 183, s 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 338, s 10, eff. 5/13/2013.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-706 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-706
Teacher not returning after leave
Status: in_force

Any teacher on leave shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of return, notify the director of schools in writing if the teacher does not intend to return to the position from which the teacher is on leave. Failure to render such notice may be considered breach of contract. Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
Any teacher on leave shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of return, notify the director of schools in writing if the teacher does not intend to return to the position from which the teacher is on leave. Failure to render such notice may be considered breach of contract.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4104 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4104
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Each local board of education shall adopt rules and regulations it deems necessary to implement and control any form of corporal punishment in the schools in its district. Acts 1979, ch. 131, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 49-904, 49-9-104.
Each local board of education shall adopt rules and regulations it deems necessary to implement and control any form of corporal punishment in the schools in its district.
Acts 1979, ch. 131, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 49-904, 49-9-104.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3018 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3018
Children serving as pages for general assembly
Status: in_force

A child who serves as a page of the general assembly during the school year, either at regular or special sessions, shall be credited as present by the school in which the child is enrolled in the same manner as an educational field trip. The child's participation as a page shall not be counted as an absence, either excused or unexcused. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 96,s 1, eff. 4/4/2017. Acts 1995, ch. 125, § 1.
A child who serves as a page of the general assembly during the school year, either at regular or special sessions, shall be credited as present by the school in which the child is enrolled in the same manner as an educational field trip. The child's participation as a page shall not be counted as an absence, either excused or unexcused.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 96,s 1, eff. 4/4/2017.
Acts 1995, ch. 125, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2604 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2604
Procedures to determine student eligibility - Application form - Application process - Approval process - Number of participating students
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish: (1) Procedures to determine student eligibility in accordance with the requirements established by this part; (2) (A) An application form that a parent of a student or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age may submit to the department to determine the student's eligibility for an ESA and make the application form readily available on the department's website; (B) An application process that provides a timeline, before the start of the school year for which an application is being submitted, when a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, must submit an application to participate in the program. If the application is approved, then the student may participate in the program beginning with the school year identified in the application. If a participating student exits the program, then the student's parent, or the student, as applicable, may reapply to participate in the program in accordance with the application process and timeline established by the department under this subdivision (a)(2)(B); (3) An approval process for a Category I, II, or III private school to become a participating school; (4) An application form that a Category I, II, or III private school may submit to the department to become a participating school and make the application form readily available on the department's website; (5) An annual application period for a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, to apply for the program; and (6) An income-verification process for a parent of a participating student who is seventeen (17) years of age or younger, or a participating student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, to verify that the participating student's household income meets the requirements of § 49-6-2602(3)(D) . (b) The program shall begin enrolling participating students no later than the 2021-2022 school year. (c) The number of participating students enrolled in the program must not exceed: (1) For the first school year of operation, five thousand (5,000) students; (2) For the second school year of operation, seven thousand five hundred (7,500) students; (3) For the third school year of operation, ten thousand (10,000) students; (4) For the fourth school year of operation, twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) students; and (5) For the fifth school year of operation, and for each school year thereafter, fifteen thousand (15,000) students. (d) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), if, in the application period for a school year, the number of program applications received by the department does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year under subsection (c), then the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year must remain in place for subsequent school years until the number of applications during a subsequent program application period exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of that maximum number. (2) Once the number of applications during a subsequent program application period exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum number that has remained in place under subdivision (d)(1), then, during the next school year for which an increase is practicable, the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year shall increase to the number of students provided for under subsection (c) that is in excess of the most recent maximum number of students allowed to participate in the program. (3) This subsection (d) is subject to the caps on the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for a particular school year under subsection (c). (e) If, in the application period for a school year, the number of program applications received by the department exceeds the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year under subsection (c), then the department shall select students for participation in the program through an enrollment lottery process. Students who participated in the program in the previous school year receive enrollment preference and, as a result, are excluded from entering into an enrollment lottery. If an enrollment lottery is conducted, then enrollment preference must be granted in the following order: (1) Students who have a sibling participating in the program; (2) Students zoned to attend a priority school as defined by the state's accountability system pursuant to § 49-1-602 ; (3) Students eligible for direct certification under 42 U.S.C. § 1758(b)(4) ; and (4) All other eligible students. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 1, eff. 5/24/2019.
(a) The department shall establish: (1) Procedures to determine student eligibility in accordance with the requirements established by this part; (2) (A) An application form that a parent of a student or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age may submit to the department to determine the student's eligibility for an ESA and make the application form readily available on the department's website; (B) An application process that provides a timeline, before the start of the school year for which an application is being submitted, when a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, must submit an application to participate in the program. If the application is approved, then the student may participate in the program beginning with the school year identified in the application. If a participating student exits the program, then the student's parent, or the student, as applicable, may reapply to participate in the program in accordance with the application process and timeline established by the department under this subdivision (a)(2)(B); (3) An approval process for a Category I, II, or III private school to become a participating school; (4) An application form that a Category I, II, or III private school may submit to the department to become a participating school and make the application form readily available on the department's website; (5) An annual application period for a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, to apply for the program; and (6) An income-verification process for a parent of a participating student who is seventeen (17) years of age or younger, or a participating student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, to verify that the participating student's household income meets the requirements of § 49-6-2602(3)(D) .
(1) Procedures to determine student eligibility in accordance with the requirements established by this part;
(2) (A) An application form that a parent of a student or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age may submit to the department to determine the student's eligibility for an ESA and make the application form readily available on the department's website; (B) An application process that provides a timeline, before the start of the school year for which an application is being submitted, when a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, must submit an application to participate in the program. If the application is approved, then the student may participate in the program beginning with the school year identified in the application. If a participating student exits the program, then the student's parent, or the student, as applicable, may reapply to participate in the program in accordance with the application process and timeline established by the department under this subdivision (a)(2)(B);
(A) An application form that a parent of a student or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age may submit to the department to determine the student's eligibility for an ESA and make the application form readily available on the department's website;
(B) An application process that provides a timeline, before the start of the school year for which an application is being submitted, when a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, must submit an application to participate in the program. If the application is approved, then the student may participate in the program beginning with the school year identified in the application. If a participating student exits the program, then the student's parent, or the student, as applicable, may reapply to participate in the program in accordance with the application process and timeline established by the department under this subdivision (a)(2)(B);
(3) An approval process for a Category I, II, or III private school to become a participating school;
(4) An application form that a Category I, II, or III private school may submit to the department to become a participating school and make the application form readily available on the department's website;
(5) An annual application period for a parent of a student, or a student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, to apply for the program; and
(6) An income-verification process for a parent of a participating student who is seventeen (17) years of age or younger, or a participating student who has reached eighteen (18) years of age, as applicable, to verify that the participating student's household income meets the requirements of § 49-6-2602(3)(D) .
(b) The program shall begin enrolling participating students no later than the 2021-2022 school year.
(c) The number of participating students enrolled in the program must not exceed: (1) For the first school year of operation, five thousand (5,000) students; (2) For the second school year of operation, seven thousand five hundred (7,500) students; (3) For the third school year of operation, ten thousand (10,000) students; (4) For the fourth school year of operation, twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) students; and (5) For the fifth school year of operation, and for each school year thereafter, fifteen thousand (15,000) students.
(1) For the first school year of operation, five thousand (5,000) students;
(2) For the second school year of operation, seven thousand five hundred (7,500) students;
(3) For the third school year of operation, ten thousand (10,000) students;
(4) For the fourth school year of operation, twelve thousand five hundred (12,500) students; and
(5) For the fifth school year of operation, and for each school year thereafter, fifteen thousand (15,000) students.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), if, in the application period for a school year, the number of program applications received by the department does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year under subsection (c), then the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year must remain in place for subsequent school years until the number of applications during a subsequent program application period exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of that maximum number. (2) Once the number of applications during a subsequent program application period exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum number that has remained in place under subdivision (d)(1), then, during the next school year for which an increase is practicable, the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year shall increase to the number of students provided for under subsection (c) that is in excess of the most recent maximum number of students allowed to participate in the program. (3) This subsection (d) is subject to the caps on the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for a particular school year under subsection (c).
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), if, in the application period for a school year, the number of program applications received by the department does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year under subsection (c), then the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year must remain in place for subsequent school years until the number of applications during a subsequent program application period exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of that maximum number.
(2) Once the number of applications during a subsequent program application period exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum number that has remained in place under subdivision (d)(1), then, during the next school year for which an increase is practicable, the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year shall increase to the number of students provided for under subsection (c) that is in excess of the most recent maximum number of students allowed to participate in the program.
(3) This subsection (d) is subject to the caps on the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for a particular school year under subsection (c).
(e) If, in the application period for a school year, the number of program applications received by the department exceeds the maximum number of students that may participate in the program for that school year under subsection (c), then the department shall select students for participation in the program through an enrollment lottery process. Students who participated in the program in the previous school year receive enrollment preference and, as a result, are excluded from entering into an enrollment lottery. If an enrollment lottery is conducted, then enrollment preference must be granted in the following order: (1) Students who have a sibling participating in the program; (2) Students zoned to attend a priority school as defined by the state's accountability system pursuant to § 49-1-602 ; (3) Students eligible for direct certification under 42 U.S.C. § 1758(b)(4) ; and (4) All other eligible students.
(1) Students who have a sibling participating in the program;
(2) Students zoned to attend a priority school as defined by the state's accountability system pursuant to § 49-1-602 ;
(3) Students eligible for direct certification under 42 U.S.C. § 1758(b)(4) ; and
(4) All other eligible students.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 1, eff. 5/24/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-943 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-943
Postsecondary financial assistance from net lottery proceeds for students with intellectual disabilities - Eligibility for STEP UP scholarship
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, an "eligible postsecondary program" means a postsecondary program that has received the Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program designation from the United States department of education and is offered by an eligible postsecondary institution that assists students with intellectual disabilities, as defined in § 33-1-101 , who have completed high school, but who need a strong system of education supports and services to access and obtain postsecondary education. To be an eligible postsecondary program, a program shall consist of an individualized program of study of up to four (4) years designed to provide meaningful postsecondary activities, including academic, career development and exploration, and independent living skills, on the postsecondary campus. (b) To be eligible for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, a student with a documented intellectual disability shall: (1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Have been a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104 ; (3) Complete high school in a Tennessee high school in accordance with the requirements of the student's individualized education program (IEP) and receive a high school diploma, occupational diploma, or certificate, a special education diploma, a transition certificate or an IEP certificate; (4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution in an eligible postsecondary program no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school; and (5) Apply for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship. (c) (1) To continue to be eligible for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, a student shall: (A) Maintain continual enrollment in the eligible postsecondary program as defined by the eligible postsecondary institution; and (B) Make satisfactory academic progress in the student's program of study as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution. (2) If a student ceases to be eligible for the Tennessee STEP UP scholarship at any time for any reason, then the student shall not be able to regain the scholarship. (d) (1) A student may receive a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship under this section until the first of the following events: (A) The student receives a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or (B) The period required to complete the eligible postsecondary program, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution, has elapsed. (2) A Tennessee STEP UP scholarship student who has an approved medical or personal leave of absence from an eligible postsecondary program may continue to receive the scholarship upon resuming the student's education in the eligible postsecondary program; provided, that the student continues to meet all applicable eligibility requirements. A student who takes an approved leave of absence shall be eligible for the scholarship until the first of the following events: (A) The student has received a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or (B) The sum of the number of years that the student attended the eligible postsecondary program prior to the leave of absence and the number of years of attendance after the leave of absence equals the number of years required to complete the eligible postsecondary program in which the student is enrolled, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution. (e) 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, the amount of a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship is the same as the amount of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship awarded under § 49-4-914 to students attending an eligible postsecondary institution. (f) If the sum of all financial aid, including a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, for which a student qualifies exceeds the institutionally defined total cost of education at the eligible postsecondary institution the scholarship recipient is attending, then the student's Tennessee STEP UP scholarship shall be reduced so that the financial aid actually received by the student does not exceed the institutionally defined total cost of education. (g) Notwithstanding subsection (d), if a student completes an eligible postsecondary program that requires less than four (4) academic years to complete, the student may transfer to another eligible postsecondary program that provides a longer program and continue to receive the Tennessee STEP UP scholarship; provided, that the student meets the requirements of subdivision (c)(1) at the time of transfer. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 59, eff. 8/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 58, eff. 8/1/2020. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 930, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3, s 4, s 5 eff. 4/27/2016. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 483, s 1, eff. 5/20/2013.
(a) As used in this section, an "eligible postsecondary program" means a postsecondary program that has received the Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program designation from the United States department of education and is offered by an eligible postsecondary institution that assists students with intellectual disabilities, as defined in § 33-1-101 , who have completed high school, but who need a strong system of education supports and services to access and obtain postsecondary education. To be an eligible postsecondary program, a program shall consist of an individualized program of study of up to four (4) years designed to provide meaningful postsecondary activities, including academic, career development and exploration, and independent living skills, on the postsecondary campus.
(b) To be eligible for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, a student with a documented intellectual disability shall: (1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Have been a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104 ; (3) Complete high school in a Tennessee high school in accordance with the requirements of the student's individualized education program (IEP) and receive a high school diploma, occupational diploma, or certificate, a special education diploma, a transition certificate or an IEP certificate; (4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution in an eligible postsecondary program no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school; and (5) Apply for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship.
(1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ;
(2) Have been a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104 ;
(3) Complete high school in a Tennessee high school in accordance with the requirements of the student's individualized education program (IEP) and receive a high school diploma, occupational diploma, or certificate, a special education diploma, a transition certificate or an IEP certificate;
(4) Be admitted to and enroll in an eligible postsecondary institution in an eligible postsecondary program no later than sixteen (16) months after completing high school; and
(5) Apply for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship.
(c) (1) To continue to be eligible for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, a student shall: (A) Maintain continual enrollment in the eligible postsecondary program as defined by the eligible postsecondary institution; and (B) Make satisfactory academic progress in the student's program of study as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution. (2) If a student ceases to be eligible for the Tennessee STEP UP scholarship at any time for any reason, then the student shall not be able to regain the scholarship.
(1) To continue to be eligible for a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, a student shall: (A) Maintain continual enrollment in the eligible postsecondary program as defined by the eligible postsecondary institution; and (B) Make satisfactory academic progress in the student's program of study as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution.
(A) Maintain continual enrollment in the eligible postsecondary program as defined by the eligible postsecondary institution; and
(B) Make satisfactory academic progress in the student's program of study as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution.
(2) If a student ceases to be eligible for the Tennessee STEP UP scholarship at any time for any reason, then the student shall not be able to regain the scholarship.
(d) (1) A student may receive a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship under this section until the first of the following events: (A) The student receives a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or (B) The period required to complete the eligible postsecondary program, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution, has elapsed. (2) A Tennessee STEP UP scholarship student who has an approved medical or personal leave of absence from an eligible postsecondary program may continue to receive the scholarship upon resuming the student's education in the eligible postsecondary program; provided, that the student continues to meet all applicable eligibility requirements. A student who takes an approved leave of absence shall be eligible for the scholarship until the first of the following events: (A) The student has received a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or (B) The sum of the number of years that the student attended the eligible postsecondary program prior to the leave of absence and the number of years of attendance after the leave of absence equals the number of years required to complete the eligible postsecondary program in which the student is enrolled, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution.
(1) A student may receive a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship under this section until the first of the following events: (A) The student receives a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or (B) The period required to complete the eligible postsecondary program, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution, has elapsed.
(A) The student receives a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or
(B) The period required to complete the eligible postsecondary program, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution, has elapsed.
(2) A Tennessee STEP UP scholarship student who has an approved medical or personal leave of absence from an eligible postsecondary program may continue to receive the scholarship upon resuming the student's education in the eligible postsecondary program; provided, that the student continues to meet all applicable eligibility requirements. A student who takes an approved leave of absence shall be eligible for the scholarship until the first of the following events: (A) The student has received a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or (B) The sum of the number of years that the student attended the eligible postsecondary program prior to the leave of absence and the number of years of attendance after the leave of absence equals the number of years required to complete the eligible postsecondary program in which the student is enrolled, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution.
(A) The student has received a credential signifying completion of the eligible postsecondary program; or
(B) The sum of the number of years that the student attended the eligible postsecondary program prior to the leave of absence and the number of years of attendance after the leave of absence equals the number of years required to complete the eligible postsecondary program in which the student is enrolled, as determined by the eligible postsecondary institution.
(e) 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, the amount of a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship is the same as the amount of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship awarded under § 49-4-914 to students attending an eligible postsecondary institution.
(f) If the sum of all financial aid, including a Tennessee STEP UP scholarship, for which a student qualifies exceeds the institutionally defined total cost of education at the eligible postsecondary institution the scholarship recipient is attending, then the student's Tennessee STEP UP scholarship shall be reduced so that the financial aid actually received by the student does not exceed the institutionally defined total cost of education.
(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d), if a student completes an eligible postsecondary program that requires less than four (4) academic years to complete, the student may transfer to another eligible postsecondary program that provides a longer program and continue to receive the Tennessee STEP UP scholarship; provided, that the student meets the requirements of subdivision (c)(1) at the time of transfer.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 59, eff. 8/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 794, s 58, eff. 8/1/2020.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 930, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3, s 4, s 5 eff. 4/27/2016.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 483, s 1, eff. 5/20/2013.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-302 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-302
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Average daily attendance" or "ADA" means the aggregate days' attendance of a given school during a given reporting period divided by the number of days school is in session during this period as provided in the rules and regulations of the state board; (2) "Average daily membership" or "ADM" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-3-104 ; (3) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (4) "Board" means the board of education of any LEA; (5) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of education; (6) "Contact hour" means an hour of student time that is supervised by licensed personnel; (7) "Cost differential" means that factor establishing a rate of reimbursement for a program relative to the reimbursement of one (1) FTEADA in grades four through six (4-6) as established in § 49-3-306(g)(1) ; (8) "Full-time equivalent" or "FTE" means the total number of contact hours in attendance in a program during one (1) school week divided by the number of hours required for a school week as established by the state board for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in an LEA; (9) "Full-time equivalent average daily attendance" or "FTEADA" means the average of the aggregated FTEs in attendance in one (1) program during the given reporting periods; (10) "Licensed personnel" means any person employed by an LEA and for whom licensure is required as a condition of employment by law; (11) "Local education agency" or "LEA" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-3-104 ; (12) "Rules and regulations" means those rules and regulations that the state board may adopt for the administration of this part; (13) "State board" means the state board of education; (14) "State education agency" or "SEA" means the department of education; (15) "State salary schedule" means the salary schedule adopted by the state board for licensed personnel, which is based on training and experience; (16) "State training and experience factor" means the average training and experience of all licensed personnel in the state based upon the table of training and experience factors adopted by the state board; (17) "Tennessee investment in student achievement formula" or "TISA" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-3-104 ; (18) "Training and experience factor" means the average training and experience of all licensed personnel in each LEA based upon the table of training and experience factors adopted by the state board; (19) "Weighted full-time equivalent average daily attendance" or "WFTEADA" means one (1) full-time equivalent average daily attendance multiplied by the cost differential for a program; and (20) "Weighted identified and served student with a disability" means one (1) identified and served student with a disability multiplied by the cost differential for special education. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, Secs.s 4, s 5, s 6, s 7 eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204, s 3, eff. 4/25/2019. Acts 1977, ch. 289, § 3; 1977, ch. 290, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-602; Acts 2001, ch. 284, § 1; 2011 , ch. 47, § 32.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Average daily attendance" or "ADA" means the aggregate days' attendance of a given school during a given reporting period divided by the number of days school is in session during this period as provided in the rules and regulations of the state board;
(2) "Average daily membership" or "ADM" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-3-104 ;
(3) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(4) "Board" means the board of education of any LEA;
(5) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of education;
(6) "Contact hour" means an hour of student time that is supervised by licensed personnel;
(7) "Cost differential" means that factor establishing a rate of reimbursement for a program relative to the reimbursement of one (1) FTEADA in grades four through six (4-6) as established in § 49-3-306(g)(1) ;
(8) "Full-time equivalent" or "FTE" means the total number of contact hours in attendance in a program during one (1) school week divided by the number of hours required for a school week as established by the state board for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in an LEA;
(9) "Full-time equivalent average daily attendance" or "FTEADA" means the average of the aggregated FTEs in attendance in one (1) program during the given reporting periods;
(10) "Licensed personnel" means any person employed by an LEA and for whom licensure is required as a condition of employment by law;
(11) "Local education agency" or "LEA" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-3-104 ;
(12) "Rules and regulations" means those rules and regulations that the state board may adopt for the administration of this part;
(13) "State board" means the state board of education;
(14) "State education agency" or "SEA" means the department of education;
(15) "State salary schedule" means the salary schedule adopted by the state board for licensed personnel, which is based on training and experience;
(16) "State training and experience factor" means the average training and experience of all licensed personnel in the state based upon the table of training and experience factors adopted by the state board;
(17) "Tennessee investment in student achievement formula" or "TISA" has the same meaning as defined in § 49-3-104 ;
(18) "Training and experience factor" means the average training and experience of all licensed personnel in each LEA based upon the table of training and experience factors adopted by the state board;
(19) "Weighted full-time equivalent average daily attendance" or "WFTEADA" means one (1) full-time equivalent average daily attendance multiplied by the cost differential for a program; and
(20) "Weighted identified and served student with a disability" means one (1) identified and served student with a disability multiplied by the cost differential for special education.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, Secs.s 4, s 5, s 6, s 7 eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204, s 3, eff. 4/25/2019.
Acts 1977, ch. 289, § 3; 1977, ch. 290, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-602; Acts 2001, ch. 284, § 1; 2011 , ch. 47, § 32.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1804 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1804
Disclosure of foreign gifts and contracts
Status: in_force

(a) An institution shall not accept a gift from a foreign source or enter into a contract with a foreign source if the institution believes that doing so would threaten: (1) The integrity of the institution's research, instruction, or operations; (2) The institution's intellectual property rights; (3) The protection of confidential information; or (4) The safety and security of the institution, the institution's personnel and students, this state, or the United States. (b) If an institution receives a gift from a foreign source valued at more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then the institution must disclose the following information with respect to the gift: (1) The dollar value of the gift; (2) The name and national affiliation of the foreign source funding the gift; (3) The department, college, school, or other business unit of the institution to which the gift was made; (4) The date the gift was received; and (5) A brief description of the gift. (c) If an institution enters into a contract with a foreign source valued at more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then the institution must disclose the following information with respect to the contract: (1) The dollar value of the contract; (2) The name and national affiliation of the foreign source entering into the contract with the institution; (3) The department, college, school, or other business unit of the institution that benefits from the contract; (4) The effective date and termination date of the contract; and (5) A brief description of the terms of the contract. (d) If an institution receives multiple gifts from foreign sources affiliated with the same foreign government, and each of the gifts is valued at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, but the aggregate value of the gifts is more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then all of the gifts must be disclosed in accordance with subsection (b). (e) If an institution enters into multiple contracts with foreign sources affiliated with the same foreign government, and each of the contracts is valued at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, but the aggregate value of the contracts is more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then all of the contracts must be disclosed in accordance with subsection (c). (f) By July 31, 2021, and by July 31 of each year thereafter, each institution shall prepare a foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report that includes the information required to be disclosed pursuant to this section, and submit the report to the comptroller of the treasury and the department of safety for review. Each report must disclose the foreign gifts received and the foreign contracts entered into during the fiscal year ending on June 30 prior to the reporting deadline. If an institution does not have a gift or contract subject to disclosure under this section, then the institution must submit a foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report stating that the institution does not have a gift or contract subject to disclosure. (g) The comptroller shall make the foreign gifts and contracts disclosure reports publicly available on the comptroller's website. Acts 2021, ch. 344, § 1.
(a) An institution shall not accept a gift from a foreign source or enter into a contract with a foreign source if the institution believes that doing so would threaten: (1) The integrity of the institution's research, instruction, or operations; (2) The institution's intellectual property rights; (3) The protection of confidential information; or (4) The safety and security of the institution, the institution's personnel and students, this state, or the United States.
(1) The integrity of the institution's research, instruction, or operations;
(2) The institution's intellectual property rights;
(3) The protection of confidential information; or
(4) The safety and security of the institution, the institution's personnel and students, this state, or the United States.
(b) If an institution receives a gift from a foreign source valued at more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then the institution must disclose the following information with respect to the gift: (1) The dollar value of the gift; (2) The name and national affiliation of the foreign source funding the gift; (3) The department, college, school, or other business unit of the institution to which the gift was made; (4) The date the gift was received; and (5) A brief description of the gift.
(1) The dollar value of the gift;
(2) The name and national affiliation of the foreign source funding the gift;
(3) The department, college, school, or other business unit of the institution to which the gift was made;
(4) The date the gift was received; and
(5) A brief description of the gift.
(c) If an institution enters into a contract with a foreign source valued at more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then the institution must disclose the following information with respect to the contract: (1) The dollar value of the contract; (2) The name and national affiliation of the foreign source entering into the contract with the institution; (3) The department, college, school, or other business unit of the institution that benefits from the contract; (4) The effective date and termination date of the contract; and (5) A brief description of the terms of the contract.
(1) The dollar value of the contract;
(2) The name and national affiliation of the foreign source entering into the contract with the institution;
(3) The department, college, school, or other business unit of the institution that benefits from the contract;
(4) The effective date and termination date of the contract; and
(5) A brief description of the terms of the contract.
(d) If an institution receives multiple gifts from foreign sources affiliated with the same foreign government, and each of the gifts is valued at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, but the aggregate value of the gifts is more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then all of the gifts must be disclosed in accordance with subsection (b).
(e) If an institution enters into multiple contracts with foreign sources affiliated with the same foreign government, and each of the contracts is valued at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, but the aggregate value of the contracts is more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), then all of the contracts must be disclosed in accordance with subsection (c).
(f) By July 31, 2021, and by July 31 of each year thereafter, each institution shall prepare a foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report that includes the information required to be disclosed pursuant to this section, and submit the report to the comptroller of the treasury and the department of safety for review. Each report must disclose the foreign gifts received and the foreign contracts entered into during the fiscal year ending on June 30 prior to the reporting deadline. If an institution does not have a gift or contract subject to disclosure under this section, then the institution must submit a foreign gifts and contracts disclosure report stating that the institution does not have a gift or contract subject to disclosure.
(g) The comptroller shall make the foreign gifts and contracts disclosure reports publicly available on the comptroller's website.
Acts 2021, ch. 344, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-402 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-402
Legislative intent and declaration
Status: in_force

The general assembly recognizes the inherent value of education and encourages its support. Through this part, the general assembly recognizes, as did our forefathers, that knowledge, learning and virtue are essential to the preservation of our institutions of government, and the diffusion of the opportunities and advantages of education should be paramount in our concerns. To that end, the general assembly declares its support for public education through the trust fund established by this part by establishing a mechanism for the encouragement and acceptance of voluntary contributions for public education. Acts 1985, ch. 351, § 2.
The general assembly recognizes the inherent value of education and encourages its support. Through this part, the general assembly recognizes, as did our forefathers, that knowledge, learning and virtue are essential to the preservation of our institutions of government, and the diffusion of the opportunities and advantages of education should be paramount in our concerns. To that end, the general assembly declares its support for public education through the trust fund established by this part by establishing a mechanism for the encouragement and acceptance of voluntary contributions for public education.
Acts 1985, ch. 351, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1403 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-1403
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Disciplinary action" means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, reprimand, admonishment, reduction in force, withholding of work, unsatisfactory or below standard performance evaluation or the threat of such discipline or penalty; (2) "Disclosure of information" means the written provision of evidence to any person, the department of education, a legislator or individual employee of the department or general assembly, or testimony before any committee of the general assembly, regarding any action, policy, regulation, practice or procedure, including, but not limited to, the waste of public education funds, mismanagement, falsification of state required reports, inaccurate compilation of statistical data or reports or abuse of authority by locally employed, elected or appointed officials or employees of an LEA; and (3) "Person" or "persons" includes members of the local board of education, the director of the school system, supervisors, principals and other individual school system employees. Acts 1989, ch. 444, § 3.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Disciplinary action" means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, reprimand, admonishment, reduction in force, withholding of work, unsatisfactory or below standard performance evaluation or the threat of such discipline or penalty;
(2) "Disclosure of information" means the written provision of evidence to any person, the department of education, a legislator or individual employee of the department or general assembly, or testimony before any committee of the general assembly, regarding any action, policy, regulation, practice or procedure, including, but not limited to, the waste of public education funds, mismanagement, falsification of state required reports, inaccurate compilation of statistical data or reports or abuse of authority by locally employed, elected or appointed officials or employees of an LEA; and
(3) "Person" or "persons" includes members of the local board of education, the director of the school system, supervisors, principals and other individual school system employees.
Acts 1989, ch. 444, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-604 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-604
Administration
Status: in_force

(a) The department is authorized to adopt and promulgate regulations with respect to methods of administration, use of medical and other records of individuals who have been provided vocational rehabilitation services and the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards, including provisions relating to the tenure, appointment and qualifications of personnel, which shall govern with respect to such matters notwithstanding any other law; however, such activities must conform with applicable rules and regulations of the department of human resources. (b) The department is also authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate regulations respecting: (1) The establishment and maintenance of minimum standards governing the facilities and personnel utilized in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services; and (2) The order to be followed in selecting those to whom vocational rehabilitation services are to be provided in situations where such services cannot be provided to all eligible physically handicapped people. (c) Pursuant to the general policies of the department, the director and the division are authorized to: (1) Cooperate with and utilize services of the state agency or agencies administering the state's public assistance program, the federal social security administration, United States department of health and human services and other federal, state and local public agencies providing services relating to vocational rehabilitation and with the state system of public employment offices in this state, and shall make maximum feasible utilization of the job placement and employment counseling services and other services and facilities of such offices; (2) Cooperate with political subdivisions and other public and nonprofit organizations and agencies in their establishment of rehabilitation facilities and, to the extent feasible in providing vocational rehabilitation services, shall utilize all such facilities meeting the standards established by the board; (3) Enter into contractual arrangements with the federal social security administration with respect to certifications of disability and performance of other services and with other authorized public agencies for performance of services related to vocational rehabilitation for such agencies; and (4) Contract with schools, hospitals and other agencies, and with doctors, nurses, technicians and other persons, for training, physical restoration, transportation and other vocational rehabilitation services. (d) The department shall administer and expend annual appropriations of state funds for vocational rehabilitation, in accordance with a state plan for vocational rehabilitation, approved by the social and rehabilitation services of the United States department of health and human services. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,Secs.s22, s23, s24, s25, s26 eff. 4/25/2019. Acts 1947, ch. 93, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.4 (Williams, § 2483.14); Acts 1955, ch. 141, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 4; Acts 1972, ch. 693, § 15; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2805.
(a) The department is authorized to adopt and promulgate regulations with respect to methods of administration, use of medical and other records of individuals who have been provided vocational rehabilitation services and the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards, including provisions relating to the tenure, appointment and qualifications of personnel, which shall govern with respect to such matters notwithstanding any other law; however, such activities must conform with applicable rules and regulations of the department of human resources.
(b) The department is also authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate regulations respecting: (1) The establishment and maintenance of minimum standards governing the facilities and personnel utilized in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services; and (2) The order to be followed in selecting those to whom vocational rehabilitation services are to be provided in situations where such services cannot be provided to all eligible physically handicapped people.
(1) The establishment and maintenance of minimum standards governing the facilities and personnel utilized in the provision of vocational rehabilitation services; and
(2) The order to be followed in selecting those to whom vocational rehabilitation services are to be provided in situations where such services cannot be provided to all eligible physically handicapped people.
(c) Pursuant to the general policies of the department, the director and the division are authorized to: (1) Cooperate with and utilize services of the state agency or agencies administering the state's public assistance program, the federal social security administration, United States department of health and human services and other federal, state and local public agencies providing services relating to vocational rehabilitation and with the state system of public employment offices in this state, and shall make maximum feasible utilization of the job placement and employment counseling services and other services and facilities of such offices; (2) Cooperate with political subdivisions and other public and nonprofit organizations and agencies in their establishment of rehabilitation facilities and, to the extent feasible in providing vocational rehabilitation services, shall utilize all such facilities meeting the standards established by the board; (3) Enter into contractual arrangements with the federal social security administration with respect to certifications of disability and performance of other services and with other authorized public agencies for performance of services related to vocational rehabilitation for such agencies; and (4) Contract with schools, hospitals and other agencies, and with doctors, nurses, technicians and other persons, for training, physical restoration, transportation and other vocational rehabilitation services.
(1) Cooperate with and utilize services of the state agency or agencies administering the state's public assistance program, the federal social security administration, United States department of health and human services and other federal, state and local public agencies providing services relating to vocational rehabilitation and with the state system of public employment offices in this state, and shall make maximum feasible utilization of the job placement and employment counseling services and other services and facilities of such offices;
(2) Cooperate with political subdivisions and other public and nonprofit organizations and agencies in their establishment of rehabilitation facilities and, to the extent feasible in providing vocational rehabilitation services, shall utilize all such facilities meeting the standards established by the board;
(3) Enter into contractual arrangements with the federal social security administration with respect to certifications of disability and performance of other services and with other authorized public agencies for performance of services related to vocational rehabilitation for such agencies; and
(4) Contract with schools, hospitals and other agencies, and with doctors, nurses, technicians and other persons, for training, physical restoration, transportation and other vocational rehabilitation services.
(d) The department shall administer and expend annual appropriations of state funds for vocational rehabilitation, in accordance with a state plan for vocational rehabilitation, approved by the social and rehabilitation services of the United States department of health and human services.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,Secs.s22, s23, s24, s25, s26 eff. 4/25/2019.
Acts 1947, ch. 93, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.4 (Williams, § 2483.14); Acts 1955, ch. 141, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 4; Acts 1972, ch. 693, § 15; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2805.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2301 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2301
Military reserve and national guard personnel
Status: in_force

(a) A state institution of higher education shall permit military reserve and national guard personnel who are attending the institution and are called to active duty the option to withdraw, even if the deadline to withdraw from courses has passed, or to receive a grade of incomplete in any course in which a service member is enrolled. The withdrawal or the grade of incomplete shall be reflected on the service member's transcript. A service member who withdraws from a course shall be eligible for a tuition credit or refund under subsection (c). (b) If a service member is called to active duty and must withdraw from a course or receive a grade of incomplete, then the withdrawal or grade of incomplete that is related to the service absence shall not affect eligibility or continuing eligibility for state or institutional financial aid, including scholarships or grants, upon reenrollment at the institution. The semester hours attempted for courses from which the military service member withdrew or received a grade of incomplete shall not count against any limitation or receipt of state or institutional financial aid, including scholarships or grants. Future consideration for state or institutional financial aid, scholarships, or grants shall not be affected by the withdrawal from a course or the receipt of a grade of incomplete due to mandatory service obligations. (c) Military reserve and national guard personnel who are students attending a state college or university located in this state and whose active military service occurring after August 1, 1990, mandates that they be away from the college or university during a school term shall be entitled to a credit for tuition or a refund for each credit hour paid by or on behalf of the student for that school term. Credit shall be given only if the reserve or national guard student did not receive a final grade in the class or course for which tuition credit is sought. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 647,s 2, eff. 4/9/2018. Acts 1991, ch. 151, § 1.
(a) A state institution of higher education shall permit military reserve and national guard personnel who are attending the institution and are called to active duty the option to withdraw, even if the deadline to withdraw from courses has passed, or to receive a grade of incomplete in any course in which a service member is enrolled. The withdrawal or the grade of incomplete shall be reflected on the service member's transcript. A service member who withdraws from a course shall be eligible for a tuition credit or refund under subsection (c).
(b) If a service member is called to active duty and must withdraw from a course or receive a grade of incomplete, then the withdrawal or grade of incomplete that is related to the service absence shall not affect eligibility or continuing eligibility for state or institutional financial aid, including scholarships or grants, upon reenrollment at the institution. The semester hours attempted for courses from which the military service member withdrew or received a grade of incomplete shall not count against any limitation or receipt of state or institutional financial aid, including scholarships or grants. Future consideration for state or institutional financial aid, scholarships, or grants shall not be affected by the withdrawal from a course or the receipt of a grade of incomplete due to mandatory service obligations.
(c) Military reserve and national guard personnel who are students attending a state college or university located in this state and whose active military service occurring after August 1, 1990, mandates that they be away from the college or university during a school term shall be entitled to a credit for tuition or a refund for each credit hour paid by or on behalf of the student for that school term. Credit shall be given only if the reserve or national guard student did not receive a final grade in the class or course for which tuition credit is sought.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 647,s 2, eff. 4/9/2018.
Acts 1991, ch. 151, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1302 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1302
Legislative findings and intent
Status: in_force

The general assembly finds that veterans need comprehensive, statewide support to aid them in transitioning from military service to enrollment at public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education. This support should encourage enrollment of veterans and address issues that may deter veterans' participation in higher education, such as affordability, lack of awareness by faculty and staff of military and veterans' culture, the need for orientation and mentoring programs designed specifically for veterans and facilitation of credential completion by veterans as quickly as possible. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 3/29/2016.
The general assembly finds that veterans need comprehensive, statewide support to aid them in transitioning from military service to enrollment at public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education. This support should encourage enrollment of veterans and address issues that may deter veterans' participation in higher education, such as affordability, lack of awareness by faculty and staff of military and veterans' culture, the need for orientation and mentoring programs designed specifically for veterans and facilitation of credential completion by veterans as quickly as possible.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 3/29/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-804 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-804
Board of trustees - Creation - Members
Status: in_force

(a) There is created a board of trustees of the program composed of the following nine (9) members: (1) The state treasurer; (2) The comptroller of the treasury; (3) The commissioner of finance and administration; (4) The secretary of state; (5) The chancellor of the state board of regents; (6) The president of the University of Tennessee system; (7) The executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission; (8) The president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association; and (9) (A) The president of one (1) of the following state universities: (i) Austin Peay State University; (ii) East Tennessee State University; (iii) Middle Tennessee State University; (iv) Tennessee State University; (v) Tennessee Technological University; or (vi) The University of Memphis. (B) Each state university president listed in subdivisions (a)(9)(A)(i)-(vi) must serve a three-year term, in alphabetical order by state university, starting with the president of Austin Peay State University with a term beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2020. (b) The trustees shall each serve in an ex officio capacity, and the state treasurer shall serve as chair of the board. Each trustee may designate members of their respective staffs to attend the board of trustee meetings and to exercise the trustee's right to vote in the trustee's absence. The designations must be made in writing to the board chair. (c) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall receive reasonable reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses in accordance with the travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. (d) A majority of the members of the board serving shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the board. Voting upon action taken by the board shall be conducted by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting of the board. The board shall meet at the call of the chair and as may be otherwise provided in any rules or regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to § 49-7-805(16) . Meetings of the board may be held anywhere within the state. (e) The business of the board shall be conducted at meetings of the board held in compliance with title 8, chapter 44. Except as provided in § 49-7-825 , all records of the board shall be made available to the public in compliance with title 10, chapter 7. (f) The board is attached to the department of the treasury, as a division of the department of the treasury, for all administrative purposes. (g) The board may delegate to the state treasurer the duty to carry out the day-to-day operations and responsibilities of the program. In exercising the delegation, the state treasurer shall be authorized to exercise such powers as are vested in the board that are necessary to fulfill the delegated duties and responsibilities; may assign any duties and responsibilities to the state treasurer's staff or private vendors and contractors, as the state treasurer deems necessary and proper; and may consult with professionals as necessary about the administration of the program. The state treasurer may also establish policies, guidelines and operating procedures in exercising the state treasurer's delegation from the board. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 400, s 8, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 910, s 8, eff. 5/13/2014. Acts 1995, ch. 388, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-7-805 ; Acts 1996, ch. 991, § 1; 1997 , ch. 163, §§ 2, 7; 1999, ch. 233, §§ 8, 9, 38, 39, 41, 42.
(a) There is created a board of trustees of the program composed of the following nine (9) members: (1) The state treasurer; (2) The comptroller of the treasury; (3) The commissioner of finance and administration; (4) The secretary of state; (5) The chancellor of the state board of regents; (6) The president of the University of Tennessee system; (7) The executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission; (8) The president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association; and (9) (A) The president of one (1) of the following state universities: (i) Austin Peay State University; (ii) East Tennessee State University; (iii) Middle Tennessee State University; (iv) Tennessee State University; (v) Tennessee Technological University; or (vi) The University of Memphis. (B) Each state university president listed in subdivisions (a)(9)(A)(i)-(vi) must serve a three-year term, in alphabetical order by state university, starting with the president of Austin Peay State University with a term beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2020.
(1) The state treasurer;
(2) The comptroller of the treasury;
(3) The commissioner of finance and administration;
(4) The secretary of state;
(5) The chancellor of the state board of regents;
(6) The president of the University of Tennessee system;
(7) The executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission;
(8) The president of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association; and
(9) (A) The president of one (1) of the following state universities: (i) Austin Peay State University; (ii) East Tennessee State University; (iii) Middle Tennessee State University; (iv) Tennessee State University; (v) Tennessee Technological University; or (vi) The University of Memphis. (B) Each state university president listed in subdivisions (a)(9)(A)(i)-(vi) must serve a three-year term, in alphabetical order by state university, starting with the president of Austin Peay State University with a term beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2020.
(A) The president of one (1) of the following state universities: (i) Austin Peay State University; (ii) East Tennessee State University; (iii) Middle Tennessee State University; (iv) Tennessee State University; (v) Tennessee Technological University; or (vi) The University of Memphis.
(i) Austin Peay State University;
(ii) East Tennessee State University;
(iii) Middle Tennessee State University;
(iv) Tennessee State University;
(v) Tennessee Technological University; or
(vi) The University of Memphis.
(B) Each state university president listed in subdivisions (a)(9)(A)(i)-(vi) must serve a three-year term, in alphabetical order by state university, starting with the president of Austin Peay State University with a term beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2020.
(b) The trustees shall each serve in an ex officio capacity, and the state treasurer shall serve as chair of the board. Each trustee may designate members of their respective staffs to attend the board of trustee meetings and to exercise the trustee's right to vote in the trustee's absence. The designations must be made in writing to the board chair.
(c) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall receive reasonable reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses in accordance with the travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(d) A majority of the members of the board serving shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the board. Voting upon action taken by the board shall be conducted by a majority vote of the members present at the meeting of the board. The board shall meet at the call of the chair and as may be otherwise provided in any rules or regulations promulgated by the board pursuant to § 49-7-805(16) . Meetings of the board may be held anywhere within the state.
(e) The business of the board shall be conducted at meetings of the board held in compliance with title 8, chapter 44. Except as provided in § 49-7-825 , all records of the board shall be made available to the public in compliance with title 10, chapter 7.
(f) The board is attached to the department of the treasury, as a division of the department of the treasury, for all administrative purposes.
(g) The board may delegate to the state treasurer the duty to carry out the day-to-day operations and responsibilities of the program. In exercising the delegation, the state treasurer shall be authorized to exercise such powers as are vested in the board that are necessary to fulfill the delegated duties and responsibilities; may assign any duties and responsibilities to the state treasurer's staff or private vendors and contractors, as the state treasurer deems necessary and proper; and may consult with professionals as necessary about the administration of the program. The state treasurer may also establish policies, guidelines and operating procedures in exercising the state treasurer's delegation from the board.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 400, s 8, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 910, s 8, eff. 5/13/2014.
Acts 1995, ch. 388, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-7-805 ; Acts 1996, ch. 991, § 1; 1997 , ch. 163, §§ 2, 7; 1999, ch. 233, §§ 8, 9, 38, 39, 41, 42.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3803 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3803
Materials review - Removal
Status: in_force

(a) Materials in a library collection must be suitable for the age and maturity levels of the students who may access the materials and must be suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school. (b) For purposes of this section, a material that: (1) In whole or in part contains nudity, or descriptions or depictions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence, or sadomasochistic abuse, as those terms are defined in § 39-17-901 , is not appropriate for the age or maturity level of a student in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and must not be maintained in a school's library collection; or (2) Is patently offensive, as defined in § 39-17-901 , or appeals to the prurient interest, as defined in § 39-17-901 , is not appropriate for the age or maturity level of a student in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and must not be maintained in a school's library collection. (c) Each school operated by an LEA and each public charter school shall maintain a current list of the materials in the school's library collection. The list must be posted on the school's website. (d) Each local board of education and public charter school governing body shall adopt a policy for developing and reviewing school library collections. The policy must include: (1) A procedure for the development of a library collection at each school that is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and that is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school; (2) A procedure for the local board of education or public charter school governing body to receive and evaluate feedback from a student, a student's parent or guardian, or a school employee regarding one (1) or more of the materials in the library collection of the student's or employee's school; and (3) A procedure to periodically review the library collection at each school to ensure that the school's library collection contains materials appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and that are suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school. (e) If a local board of education or public charter school governing body receives feedback according to the procedure established pursuant to subdivision (d)(2), then the local board of education or public charter school governing body shall evaluate and determine, within sixty (60) days from the date on which the feedback was received, whether the material is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and whether the material is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school. If a local board of education or public charter school governing body does not make a determination within sixty (60) days from the date on which the feedback was received, then the student, student's parent or guardian, or school employee who submitted feedback on the material may request the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission to evaluate the material, pursuant to § 49-6-2201(m)(1)(D) . (f) If the local board of education or public charter school governing body determines that material contained in the school's library collection is not appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, or is not suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school, then the material must be removed from the library collection. (g) The procedures adopted pursuant to this section are not the exclusive means to remove material from a school's library collection, and do not preclude an LEA, a school operated by an LEA, a public charter school, or the governing body of a public charter school from developing or implementing other policies, practices, or procedures for the removal of materials from a library collection. (h) A local board of education's or public charter school governing body's determination made on whether a material is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the material, and whether the material is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school, does not establish a contemporary community standard for purposes of title 39, chapter 17, part 9. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 782,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 3, eff. 5/17/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 2, eff. 5/17/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 744, s 1, eff. 3/24/2022.
(a) Materials in a library collection must be suitable for the age and maturity levels of the students who may access the materials and must be suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school.
(b) For purposes of this section, a material that: (1) In whole or in part contains nudity, or descriptions or depictions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence, or sadomasochistic abuse, as those terms are defined in § 39-17-901 , is not appropriate for the age or maturity level of a student in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and must not be maintained in a school's library collection; or (2) Is patently offensive, as defined in § 39-17-901 , or appeals to the prurient interest, as defined in § 39-17-901 , is not appropriate for the age or maturity level of a student in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and must not be maintained in a school's library collection.
(1) In whole or in part contains nudity, or descriptions or depictions of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, excess violence, or sadomasochistic abuse, as those terms are defined in § 39-17-901 , is not appropriate for the age or maturity level of a student in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and must not be maintained in a school's library collection; or
(2) Is patently offensive, as defined in § 39-17-901 , or appeals to the prurient interest, as defined in § 39-17-901 , is not appropriate for the age or maturity level of a student in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and must not be maintained in a school's library collection.
(c) Each school operated by an LEA and each public charter school shall maintain a current list of the materials in the school's library collection. The list must be posted on the school's website.
(d) Each local board of education and public charter school governing body shall adopt a policy for developing and reviewing school library collections. The policy must include: (1) A procedure for the development of a library collection at each school that is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and that is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school; (2) A procedure for the local board of education or public charter school governing body to receive and evaluate feedback from a student, a student's parent or guardian, or a school employee regarding one (1) or more of the materials in the library collection of the student's or employee's school; and (3) A procedure to periodically review the library collection at each school to ensure that the school's library collection contains materials appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and that are suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school.
(1) A procedure for the development of a library collection at each school that is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and that is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school;
(2) A procedure for the local board of education or public charter school governing body to receive and evaluate feedback from a student, a student's parent or guardian, or a school employee regarding one (1) or more of the materials in the library collection of the student's or employee's school; and
(3) A procedure to periodically review the library collection at each school to ensure that the school's library collection contains materials appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and that are suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school.
(e) If a local board of education or public charter school governing body receives feedback according to the procedure established pursuant to subdivision (d)(2), then the local board of education or public charter school governing body shall evaluate and determine, within sixty (60) days from the date on which the feedback was received, whether the material is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, and whether the material is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school. If a local board of education or public charter school governing body does not make a determination within sixty (60) days from the date on which the feedback was received, then the student, student's parent or guardian, or school employee who submitted feedback on the material may request the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission to evaluate the material, pursuant to § 49-6-2201(m)(1)(D) .
(f) If the local board of education or public charter school governing body determines that material contained in the school's library collection is not appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the materials, or is not suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school, then the material must be removed from the library collection.
(g) The procedures adopted pursuant to this section are not the exclusive means to remove material from a school's library collection, and do not preclude an LEA, a school operated by an LEA, a public charter school, or the governing body of a public charter school from developing or implementing other policies, practices, or procedures for the removal of materials from a library collection.
(h) A local board of education's or public charter school governing body's determination made on whether a material is appropriate for the age and maturity level of the students who may access the material, and whether the material is suitable for, and consistent with, the educational mission of the school, does not establish a contemporary community standard for purposes of title 39, chapter 17, part 9.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 782,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 3, eff. 5/17/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 2, eff. 5/17/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 744, s 1, eff. 3/24/2022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-212 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-212
Institutional mission statement
Status: in_force

All institutions governed by the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall submit annually institutional mission statements to the Tennessee higher education commission for review and approval. An institutional mission statement shall: (1) Characterize distinctiveness in degree offerings by level, focus, and student characteristics, including, but not limited to, nontraditional students and part-time students; and (2) Address institutional accountability for the quality of instruction, student learning, and, when applicable, research and public service to benefit Tennessee citizens. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 869,s 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
All institutions governed by the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall submit annually institutional mission statements to the Tennessee higher education commission for review and approval. An institutional mission statement shall:
(1) Characterize distinctiveness in degree offerings by level, focus, and student characteristics, including, but not limited to, nontraditional students and part-time students; and
(2) Address institutional accountability for the quality of instruction, student learning, and, when applicable, research and public service to benefit Tennessee citizens.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 869,s 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-520 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-520
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018. Acts 1990, ch. 1057, § 1; 1997 , ch. 518, § 2; 2007 , ch. 517, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 72; 2012 , ch. 575, § 2.
Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 23, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1990, ch. 1057, § 1; 1997 , ch. 518, § 2; 2007 , ch. 517, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 72; 2012 , ch. 575, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-405 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-405
Similar and comparable programs
Status: in_force

This part shall not supersede or disallow any similar and comparable programs already in place; provided, that nothing in this part shall prevent the similar and comparable programs from participating in the funding of the DARE program in the manner provided for within this part. Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 6.
This part shall not supersede or disallow any similar and comparable programs already in place; provided, that nothing in this part shall prevent the similar and comparable programs from participating in the funding of the DARE program in the manner provided for within this part.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-904 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-904
Student ineligibility
Status: in_force

A student is ineligible for any scholarship or grant described in this part if the student: (1) Is not a Tennessee citizen; (2) Has not complied with United States selective service system requirements for registration, if such requirements are applicable to the student; (3) Is in default on a federal Title IV educational loan or Tennessee educational loan; (4) Owes a refund on a federal Title IV student financial aid program or a Tennessee student financial aid program; (5) Is not in compliance with federal drug-free rules and laws for receiving financial assistance; (6) Is incarcerated; or (7) Does not meet each qualification relating to the relevant scholarship or grant that is applicable to the student. Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 1.
A student is ineligible for any scholarship or grant described in this part if the student:
(1) Is not a Tennessee citizen;
(2) Has not complied with United States selective service system requirements for registration, if such requirements are applicable to the student;
(3) Is in default on a federal Title IV educational loan or Tennessee educational loan;
(4) Owes a refund on a federal Title IV student financial aid program or a Tennessee student financial aid program;
(5) Is not in compliance with federal drug-free rules and laws for receiving financial assistance;
(6) Is incarcerated; or
(7) Does not meet each qualification relating to the relevant scholarship or grant that is applicable to the student.
Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-604 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-604
Rights preserved
Status: repealed

(a) Those rights and responsibilities of boards of education, directors of schools and professional employees as contained in this title are not statutorily modified or repealed by this part. (b) This part shall not operate so as to annul or modify any recognition heretofore entered into between a board of education and a professional employees' organization until the termination of an existing agreement between a local board of education and a professional employees' organization. Upon the termination of any existing agreement, subsequent professional employee relationships between the respective board of education and its professional employees shall be governed by this part. Acts 2011, ch. 378, § 1.
(a) Those rights and responsibilities of boards of education, directors of schools and professional employees as contained in this title are not statutorily modified or repealed by this part.
(b) This part shall not operate so as to annul or modify any recognition heretofore entered into between a board of education and a professional employees' organization until the termination of an existing agreement between a local board of education and a professional employees' organization. Upon the termination of any existing agreement, subsequent professional employee relationships between the respective board of education and its professional employees shall be governed by this part.
Acts 2011, ch. 378, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-910 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-910
HOPE scholarship - Transfers between eligible postsecondary institutions
Status: in_force

A student who receives a Tennessee HOPE scholarship and attends an eligible postsecondary institution may transfer to another eligible postsecondary institution without loss of the scholarship; provided, that the student continues to meet all requirements for the scholarship. The scholarship award shall be the award applicable to the eligible postsecondary institution to which the student transferred. Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 1.
A student who receives a Tennessee HOPE scholarship and attends an eligible postsecondary institution may transfer to another eligible postsecondary institution without loss of the scholarship; provided, that the student continues to meet all requirements for the scholarship. The scholarship award shall be the award applicable to the eligible postsecondary institution to which the student transferred.
Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-902 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-902
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) It is an essential function of government to foster and encourage schools and the means of education, as provided in the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 12; (2) It is a responsibility of state government to maintain institutions of higher education; (3) It is an essential function of state government to encourage attendance at institutions of higher education; (4) Tuition costs at institutions of higher education are difficult for many to afford and it is difficult for individuals and families to plan for the costs of higher education; (5) It is in the best interest of the people of this state to foster higher education in order to provide well-educated citizens; (6) Students in elementary and secondary schools tend to achieve to a higher standard of performance when the payment of tuition for their higher education is secured; and (7) Providing assistance in the higher education of the citizens of this state is necessary and desirable for the public health, safety and welfare. Acts 1989, ch. 190, § 3.
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1) It is an essential function of government to foster and encourage schools and the means of education, as provided in the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 12;
(2) It is a responsibility of state government to maintain institutions of higher education;
(3) It is an essential function of state government to encourage attendance at institutions of higher education;
(4) Tuition costs at institutions of higher education are difficult for many to afford and it is difficult for individuals and families to plan for the costs of higher education;
(5) It is in the best interest of the people of this state to foster higher education in order to provide well-educated citizens;
(6) Students in elementary and secondary schools tend to achieve to a higher standard of performance when the payment of tuition for their higher education is secured; and
(7) Providing assistance in the higher education of the citizens of this state is necessary and desirable for the public health, safety and welfare.
Acts 1989, ch. 190, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-205 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-205
Chair - Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) It is the duty of the chair of the local board of education to: (1) Preside at all meetings of the board; (2) Appoint committees authorized by the board; (3) Serve as chair of the executive committee; and (4) Countersign all warrants authorized by the board of education and issued by the director of schools for all expenditures of the school system. (b) This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-8-1502 . Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 7, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 1487a37; Code 1932, § 2327; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 25, 26; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-218.
(a) It is the duty of the chair of the local board of education to: (1) Preside at all meetings of the board; (2) Appoint committees authorized by the board; (3) Serve as chair of the executive committee; and (4) Countersign all warrants authorized by the board of education and issued by the director of schools for all expenditures of the school system.
(1) Preside at all meetings of the board;
(2) Appoint committees authorized by the board;
(3) Serve as chair of the executive committee; and
(4) Countersign all warrants authorized by the board of education and issued by the director of schools for all expenditures of the school system.
(b) This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-8-1502 .
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 7, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 1487a37; Code 1932, § 2327; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 25, 26; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-218.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-401 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-401
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 20, eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 7; T.C.A., § 49-2942.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 20, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 7; T.C.A., § 49-2942.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-128 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-13-128
Annual authorizer fee
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, if the local board of education is the authorizer of a charter school, then the local board shall receive an annual authorizer fee that is a percentage of the charter school's per student state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112 . The annual authorizer fee shall be the lesser of three percent (3%) of the annual per student state and local allocations or thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per school. (b) The LEA shall use the annual authorizer fee exclusively for fulfilling authorizing obligations in accordance with this chapter. (c) If, for any school year, the total amount of authorizer fees collected by the LEA exceeds the amount used by the LEA to perform its authorizing obligations and responsibilities, the LEA shall distribute the amount remaining to its authorized public charter schools. The department shall develop a process to refund the unused fees to authorized public charter schools in the school year immediately following the school year in which the unused fees were collected by the LEA. (d) If the achievement school district (ASD) authorizes a public charter school under § 49-1-614 , then the ASD must receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the public charter school's per pupil state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a) . By May 1 of each year, the commissioner shall set the percentage of a public charter school's per pupil state and local funding that the ASD must receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year. (e) If the commission authorizes a public charter school under this chapter, then the commission must receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the public charter school's per pupil state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a) . By May 1 of each year, the commission or the commission's designee shall set the percentage of a public charter school's per student state and local funding that the commission shall receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the commission may use the commission's annual authorizer fee to fulfill obligations consistent with the authority of the commission as set forth in this chapter. (f) By December 1 of each year, each LEA that collects an annual authorizer fee shall report the total amount of authorizer fees collected in the previous school year and the authorizing obligations fulfilled using the fee to the department of education. The department shall create a standard document for the purposes of this report and shall post the information on the department's website. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, Secs.s 79, s 80, s 81eff. 4/26/2019. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307, s 9, eff. 7/1/2017.
(a) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, if the local board of education is the authorizer of a charter school, then the local board shall receive an annual authorizer fee that is a percentage of the charter school's per student state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112 . The annual authorizer fee shall be the lesser of three percent (3%) of the annual per student state and local allocations or thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per school.
(b) The LEA shall use the annual authorizer fee exclusively for fulfilling authorizing obligations in accordance with this chapter.
(c) If, for any school year, the total amount of authorizer fees collected by the LEA exceeds the amount used by the LEA to perform its authorizing obligations and responsibilities, the LEA shall distribute the amount remaining to its authorized public charter schools. The department shall develop a process to refund the unused fees to authorized public charter schools in the school year immediately following the school year in which the unused fees were collected by the LEA.
(d) If the achievement school district (ASD) authorizes a public charter school under § 49-1-614 , then the ASD must receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the public charter school's per pupil state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a) . By May 1 of each year, the commissioner shall set the percentage of a public charter school's per pupil state and local funding that the ASD must receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year.
(e) If the commission authorizes a public charter school under this chapter, then the commission must receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the public charter school's per pupil state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a) . By May 1 of each year, the commission or the commission's designee shall set the percentage of a public charter school's per student state and local funding that the commission shall receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the commission may use the commission's annual authorizer fee to fulfill obligations consistent with the authority of the commission as set forth in this chapter.
(f) By December 1 of each year, each LEA that collects an annual authorizer fee shall report the total amount of authorizer fees collected in the previous school year and the authorizing obligations fulfilled using the fee to the department of education. The department shall create a standard document for the purposes of this report and shall post the information on the department's website.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, Secs.s 79, s 80, s 81eff. 4/26/2019.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307, s 9, eff. 7/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3112 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3112
Children residing on property located in two counties
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a farm being operated as a single unit, leaving the farm in two (2) separate counties, the children of the families residing on the farms shall be eligible to attend either county's school system. Eligibility to attend school in the county other than the county in which the family resides or the farm is taxed shall be based on local board of education policy and availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools in such system and shall be subject to payment of tuition pursuant to § 49-6-3003(b) to the same extent permitted for pupils not residing in that county. (2) (A) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a town or city, leaving the town or city in two (2) or more counties, the children of the families residing in the town or city shall be eligible to attend school in the county school system of any county that is located partially within the town or city. Eligibility to attend school shall be based on availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools of such system. (B) If any student attends a school in other than the student's county of residence and the local cost of the student's education exceeds the average in that county, then the transfer is subject to agreement between the directors of schools involved on the payment of the excess cost for the student. (C) This subdivision (a)(2) applies only in counties with a population, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than nor more than 16,575 16,675 32,760 32,800 48,400 48,500 49,400 49,500 67,300 67,400 (b) Attendance under this section by children in an LEA other than that in which they reside shall not affect any law otherwise applicable regarding payment of tuition by nonresident students, nor shall attendance under this section require an LEA to provide transportation outside of the boundaries of that LEA. (c) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a parcel of property, the children of the families residing on the property shall be eligible to attend either county's school system. Eligibility to attend school in the county other than the county in which the family resides or the residence is taxed shall be based on local board of education policy and availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools in such system and shall be subject to payment of tuition pursuant to § 49-6-3003(b) to the same extent permitted for pupils not residing in that county. An LEA shall not be required to provide transportation to the children outside of the boundaries of that LEA. Acts 1989, ch. 383, § 1; 1991, ch. 496, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 512, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1002, §§ 1, 2.
(a) (1) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a farm being operated as a single unit, leaving the farm in two (2) separate counties, the children of the families residing on the farms shall be eligible to attend either county's school system. Eligibility to attend school in the county other than the county in which the family resides or the farm is taxed shall be based on local board of education policy and availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools in such system and shall be subject to payment of tuition pursuant to § 49-6-3003(b) to the same extent permitted for pupils not residing in that county. (2) (A) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a town or city, leaving the town or city in two (2) or more counties, the children of the families residing in the town or city shall be eligible to attend school in the county school system of any county that is located partially within the town or city. Eligibility to attend school shall be based on availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools of such system. (B) If any student attends a school in other than the student's county of residence and the local cost of the student's education exceeds the average in that county, then the transfer is subject to agreement between the directors of schools involved on the payment of the excess cost for the student. (C) This subdivision (a)(2) applies only in counties with a population, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than nor more than 16,575 16,675 32,760 32,800 48,400 48,500 49,400 49,500 67,300 67,400
(1) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a farm being operated as a single unit, leaving the farm in two (2) separate counties, the children of the families residing on the farms shall be eligible to attend either county's school system. Eligibility to attend school in the county other than the county in which the family resides or the farm is taxed shall be based on local board of education policy and availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools in such system and shall be subject to payment of tuition pursuant to § 49-6-3003(b) to the same extent permitted for pupils not residing in that county.
(2) (A) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a town or city, leaving the town or city in two (2) or more counties, the children of the families residing in the town or city shall be eligible to attend school in the county school system of any county that is located partially within the town or city. Eligibility to attend school shall be based on availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools of such system. (B) If any student attends a school in other than the student's county of residence and the local cost of the student's education exceeds the average in that county, then the transfer is subject to agreement between the directors of schools involved on the payment of the excess cost for the student. (C) This subdivision (a)(2) applies only in counties with a population, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than nor more than 16,575 16,675 32,760 32,800 48,400 48,500 49,400 49,500 67,300 67,400
(A) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a town or city, leaving the town or city in two (2) or more counties, the children of the families residing in the town or city shall be eligible to attend school in the county school system of any county that is located partially within the town or city. Eligibility to attend school shall be based on availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools of such system.
(B) If any student attends a school in other than the student's county of residence and the local cost of the student's education exceeds the average in that county, then the transfer is subject to agreement between the directors of schools involved on the payment of the excess cost for the student.
(C) This subdivision (a)(2) applies only in counties with a population, according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than nor more than 16,575 16,675 32,760 32,800 48,400 48,500 49,400 49,500 67,300 67,400
not less than nor more than 16,575 16,675 32,760 32,800 48,400 48,500 49,400 49,500 67,300 67,400
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(b) Attendance under this section by children in an LEA other than that in which they reside shall not affect any law otherwise applicable regarding payment of tuition by nonresident students, nor shall attendance under this section require an LEA to provide transportation outside of the boundaries of that LEA.
(c) Whenever county boundary lines cross through a parcel of property, the children of the families residing on the property shall be eligible to attend either county's school system. Eligibility to attend school in the county other than the county in which the family resides or the residence is taxed shall be based on local board of education policy and availability of space in the county school system as determined by the director of schools in such system and shall be subject to payment of tuition pursuant to § 49-6-3003(b) to the same extent permitted for pupils not residing in that county. An LEA shall not be required to provide transportation to the children outside of the boundaries of that LEA.
Acts 1989, ch. 383, § 1; 1991, ch. 496, §§ 1, 2; 1991, ch. 512, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1002, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-401 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-401
General provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Chattanooga State Community College is authorized to provide comprehensive one- and two-year occupational, college parallel, continuing education and community service programs. (b) The school 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 technicians or technical workers in the fields of production, distribution or service. (c) It is the further intent of the general assembly that in the geographical area served by Chattanooga State Community College, there shall be a coordinated program of postsecondary educational offerings provided without unnecessary duplication among the state colleges of applied technology, community colleges and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 473,s 22, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1973, ch. 80, § 4; 1973, ch. 200, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3250; Acts 1994, ch. 685, § 3; 2009, ch. 352, § 2.
(a) Chattanooga State Community College is authorized to provide comprehensive one- and two-year occupational, college parallel, continuing education and community service programs.
(b) The school 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 technicians or technical workers in the fields of production, distribution or service.
(c) It is the further intent of the general assembly that in the geographical area served by Chattanooga State Community College, there shall be a coordinated program of postsecondary educational offerings provided without unnecessary duplication among the state colleges of applied technology, community colleges and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 473,s 22, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1973, ch. 80, § 4; 1973, ch. 200, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3250; Acts 1994, ch. 685, § 3; 2009, ch. 352, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-405 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-405
Teachers - Loyalty oaths
Status: in_force

(a) All persons now teaching or who may hereafter be employed as teachers in any school supported in whole or in part by public funds of the state, county or municipality shall be required to take and subscribe to an oath to support the constitutions of the United States and Tennessee. (b) Any person who is an applicant for a position as a teacher in the schools referred to in subsection (a) who refuses to take the oath shall not be employed, and those who are now employed and who refuse to take the oath referred to in subsection (a) shall be immediately dismissed from the service. Acts 1941, ch. 100, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2540.17 (Williams, § 2540.3); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1304.
(a) All persons now teaching or who may hereafter be employed as teachers in any school supported in whole or in part by public funds of the state, county or municipality shall be required to take and subscribe to an oath to support the constitutions of the United States and Tennessee.
(b) Any person who is an applicant for a position as a teacher in the schools referred to in subsection (a) who refuses to take the oath shall not be employed, and those who are now employed and who refuse to take the oath referred to in subsection (a) shall be immediately dismissed from the service.
Acts 1941, ch. 100, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2540.17 (Williams, § 2540.3); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1304.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3019 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3019
Excused absence for deployment or return from deployment of parent or guardian in armed forces
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a student's parent, custodian or other person with legal custody or control of the student is a member of the United States armed forces, including a member of a state national guard or a reserve component called to federal active duty, a public school principal shall give the student: (1) An excused absence for one (1) day when the member is deployed; (2) An additional excused absence for one (1) day when the service member returns from deployment; (3) Excused absences for up to ten (10) days for visitation when the member is granted rest and recuperation leave and is stationed out of the country; and (4) Excused absences for up to ten (10) days cumulatively within the school year for visitation during the member's deployment cycle. Total excused absences under subdivisions (a)(3) and (4) shall not exceed a total of ten (10) days within the school year. The student shall provide documentation to the school as proof of the service member's deployment. (b) Students receiving an excused absence under this section shall have the opportunity to make up school work missed and shall not have their class grades adversely affected for lack of class attendance or class participation due to the excused absence. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 155,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 2006, ch. 552, § 1; 2008, ch. 676, § 1.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a student's parent, custodian or other person with legal custody or control of the student is a member of the United States armed forces, including a member of a state national guard or a reserve component called to federal active duty, a public school principal shall give the student: (1) An excused absence for one (1) day when the member is deployed; (2) An additional excused absence for one (1) day when the service member returns from deployment; (3) Excused absences for up to ten (10) days for visitation when the member is granted rest and recuperation leave and is stationed out of the country; and (4) Excused absences for up to ten (10) days cumulatively within the school year for visitation during the member's deployment cycle. Total excused absences under subdivisions (a)(3) and (4) shall not exceed a total of ten (10) days within the school year. The student shall provide documentation to the school as proof of the service member's deployment.
(1) An excused absence for one (1) day when the member is deployed;
(2) An additional excused absence for one (1) day when the service member returns from deployment;
(3) Excused absences for up to ten (10) days for visitation when the member is granted rest and recuperation leave and is stationed out of the country; and
(4) Excused absences for up to ten (10) days cumulatively within the school year for visitation during the member's deployment cycle. Total excused absences under subdivisions (a)(3) and (4) shall not exceed a total of ten (10) days within the school year. The student shall provide documentation to the school as proof of the service member's deployment.
(b) Students receiving an excused absence under this section shall have the opportunity to make up school work missed and shall not have their class grades adversely affected for lack of class attendance or class participation due to the excused absence.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 155,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2006, ch. 552, § 1; 2008, ch. 676, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-180 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-180
Males prohibited from participating in public higher education sports designated for females
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Intercollegiate or intramural athletic teams or sports that are designated for "females," "women," or "girls" and that are sponsored, sanctioned, or operated by a public institution of higher education or by a private institution of higher education whose students or teams compete against public institutions of higher education shall not be open to students of the male sex. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) does not restrict the eligibility of a student to participate in an intercollegiate or intramural athletic team or sport designated for "males," "men," or "boys" or designated as "coed" or "mixed." (b) For purposes of this section, an institution of higher education shall rely upon the sex listed on the student's original birth certificate, if the birth certificate was issued at or near the time of birth. If a birth certificate provided by a student is not the student's original birth certificate issued at or near the time of birth or does not indicate the student's sex, then the student must provide other evidence indicating the student's sex. (c) A government entity, a licensing or accrediting organization, or an athletic association or organization shall not: (1) Accept a complaint, open an investigation, or otherwise take an adverse action against an institution of higher education for maintaining separate intercollegiate or intramural athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex; or (2) Retaliate or take an adverse action against a student who reports a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the institution of higher education, athletic association, or organization, or to a state or federal agency with oversight of the institution of higher education. (d) Each institution of higher education shall adopt and enforce a policy to ensure compliance with this section. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1005, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
(a) (1) Intercollegiate or intramural athletic teams or sports that are designated for "females," "women," or "girls" and that are sponsored, sanctioned, or operated by a public institution of higher education or by a private institution of higher education whose students or teams compete against public institutions of higher education shall not be open to students of the male sex. (2) Subdivision (a)(1) does not restrict the eligibility of a student to participate in an intercollegiate or intramural athletic team or sport designated for "males," "men," or "boys" or designated as "coed" or "mixed."
(1) Intercollegiate or intramural athletic teams or sports that are designated for "females," "women," or "girls" and that are sponsored, sanctioned, or operated by a public institution of higher education or by a private institution of higher education whose students or teams compete against public institutions of higher education shall not be open to students of the male sex.
(2) Subdivision (a)(1) does not restrict the eligibility of a student to participate in an intercollegiate or intramural athletic team or sport designated for "males," "men," or "boys" or designated as "coed" or "mixed."
(b) For purposes of this section, an institution of higher education shall rely upon the sex listed on the student's original birth certificate, if the birth certificate was issued at or near the time of birth. If a birth certificate provided by a student is not the student's original birth certificate issued at or near the time of birth or does not indicate the student's sex, then the student must provide other evidence indicating the student's sex.
(c) A government entity, a licensing or accrediting organization, or an athletic association or organization shall not: (1) Accept a complaint, open an investigation, or otherwise take an adverse action against an institution of higher education for maintaining separate intercollegiate or intramural athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex; or (2) Retaliate or take an adverse action against a student who reports a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the institution of higher education, athletic association, or organization, or to a state or federal agency with oversight of the institution of higher education.
(1) Accept a complaint, open an investigation, or otherwise take an adverse action against an institution of higher education for maintaining separate intercollegiate or intramural athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex; or
(2) Retaliate or take an adverse action against a student who reports a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the institution of higher education, athletic association, or organization, or to a state or federal agency with oversight of the institution of higher education.
(d) Each institution of higher education shall adopt and enforce a policy to ensure compliance with this section.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1005, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-809 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-809
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 54, eff. 4/18/2018. Acts 1957, ch. 365, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., § 49-3026.
Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 54, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1957, ch. 365, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., § 49-3026.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-8002 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-8002
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly finds the following: (1) Judicial decisions concerning religion, free speech and public education are widely misunderstood and misapplied; (2) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless litigation and conflicts; (3) The supreme court of the United States has ruled that the establishment clause of the first amendment to the United States constitution requires that public schools neither advance nor inhibit religion. Public schools should be neutral in matters of faith and treat religion with fairness and respect; (4) Neutrality to religion does not require hostility to religion. The establishment clause does not prohibit reasonable accommodation of religion, nor does the clause bar appropriate teaching about religion; and (5) Accommodation of religion is required by the free speech and free exercise clauses of the first amendment as well as by the Equal Access Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 4071 et seq.). (b) The purpose of this part is to create a safe harbor for schools desiring to avoid litigation and to allow the free speech and religious liberty rights of school employees to the extent permissible under the establishment clause. Acts 1999, ch. 334, § 1.
(a) The general assembly finds the following: (1) Judicial decisions concerning religion, free speech and public education are widely misunderstood and misapplied; (2) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless litigation and conflicts; (3) The supreme court of the United States has ruled that the establishment clause of the first amendment to the United States constitution requires that public schools neither advance nor inhibit religion. Public schools should be neutral in matters of faith and treat religion with fairness and respect; (4) Neutrality to religion does not require hostility to religion. The establishment clause does not prohibit reasonable accommodation of religion, nor does the clause bar appropriate teaching about religion; and (5) Accommodation of religion is required by the free speech and free exercise clauses of the first amendment as well as by the Equal Access Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 4071 et seq.).
(1) Judicial decisions concerning religion, free speech and public education are widely misunderstood and misapplied;
(2) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless litigation and conflicts;
(3) The supreme court of the United States has ruled that the establishment clause of the first amendment to the United States constitution requires that public schools neither advance nor inhibit religion. Public schools should be neutral in matters of faith and treat religion with fairness and respect;
(4) Neutrality to religion does not require hostility to religion. The establishment clause does not prohibit reasonable accommodation of religion, nor does the clause bar appropriate teaching about religion; and
(5) Accommodation of religion is required by the free speech and free exercise clauses of the first amendment as well as by the Equal Access Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 4071 et seq.).
(b) The purpose of this part is to create a safe harbor for schools desiring to avoid litigation and to allow the free speech and religious liberty rights of school employees to the extent permissible under the establishment clause.
Acts 1999, ch. 334, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-115 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-115
Bartending schools - Instruction in alcohol abuse and effect
Status: in_force

(a) Any educational institution that provides instruction in the management, operation, procedures or practice of the dispensing of alcoholic beverages or bartending shall include in the instruction the teaching of the problems of alcohol abuse and the effect of alcohol consumption on highway safety. (b) Any institution to which this section applies that fails to provide the instruction required by this section shall, upon hearing by the Tennessee higher education commission, have its authorization to operate revoked. Acts 1984, ch. 840, § 1.
(a) Any educational institution that provides instruction in the management, operation, procedures or practice of the dispensing of alcoholic beverages or bartending shall include in the instruction the teaching of the problems of alcohol abuse and the effect of alcohol consumption on highway safety.
(b) Any institution to which this section applies that fails to provide the instruction required by this section shall, upon hearing by the Tennessee higher education commission, have its authorization to operate revoked.
Acts 1984, ch. 840, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-418 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-418
Grant of release-time to professional employees to hold office as a representative of a local professional employees' organization
Status: in_force

(a) An LEA may grant release-time to a professional employee to hold office as a representative of a local professional employees' organization as defined in § 49-5-602 . Release-time may be granted if the local board approves the request or if release-time is agreed to as part of a memorandum of understanding under the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act of 2011, compiled in part 6 of this chapter. Release-time may be granted for a portion of the year or for an entire year. If the release is granted for an entire year, the release-time shall be granted from a date certain to a date certain. (b) If an LEA grants release-time, the professional employees' organization shall: (1) Reimburse the LEA the full per diem salary of the professional employees' organization representative for each day of service the employee is released from duty, or the LEA shall deduct the day from the employee's accumulated personal leave, if the release is granted for less than the entire school year; or (2) Reimburse the LEA the full cost of the employee's salary and benefits, if the release is granted for an entire school year. (c) If release-time is granted to a professional employee for more than ninety (90) days, the LEA shall maintain the employee's position without advancement on the salary scale. (d) An LEA may allow a teacher representative of a professional employees' organization whose presence has been requested by another teacher participating in a grievance procedural meeting or a disciplinary or employment rights meeting to attend the meeting. The teacher representative's attendance shall be considered as engaging in school duties. (e) This section does not apply if an agreement is made between a professional employees' organization and the LEA granting release-time of less than one (1) full day per week to perform organizational duties. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 47, eff. 5/2/2019. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 383, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
(a) An LEA may grant release-time to a professional employee to hold office as a representative of a local professional employees' organization as defined in § 49-5-602 . Release-time may be granted if the local board approves the request or if release-time is agreed to as part of a memorandum of understanding under the Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act of 2011, compiled in part 6 of this chapter. Release-time may be granted for a portion of the year or for an entire year. If the release is granted for an entire year, the release-time shall be granted from a date certain to a date certain.
(b) If an LEA grants release-time, the professional employees' organization shall: (1) Reimburse the LEA the full per diem salary of the professional employees' organization representative for each day of service the employee is released from duty, or the LEA shall deduct the day from the employee's accumulated personal leave, if the release is granted for less than the entire school year; or (2) Reimburse the LEA the full cost of the employee's salary and benefits, if the release is granted for an entire school year.
(1) Reimburse the LEA the full per diem salary of the professional employees' organization representative for each day of service the employee is released from duty, or the LEA shall deduct the day from the employee's accumulated personal leave, if the release is granted for less than the entire school year; or
(2) Reimburse the LEA the full cost of the employee's salary and benefits, if the release is granted for an entire school year.
(c) If release-time is granted to a professional employee for more than ninety (90) days, the LEA shall maintain the employee's position without advancement on the salary scale.
(d) An LEA may allow a teacher representative of a professional employees' organization whose presence has been requested by another teacher participating in a grievance procedural meeting or a disciplinary or employment rights meeting to attend the meeting. The teacher representative's attendance shall be considered as engaging in school duties.
(e) This section does not apply if an agreement is made between a professional employees' organization and the LEA granting release-time of less than one (1) full day per week to perform organizational duties.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 47, eff. 5/2/2019.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 383, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2112 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2112
Student athlete's right to cancel
Status: in_force

(a) A student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice in a record of cancellation to the athlete agent not later than fourteen (14) days after the contract is signed. (b) A student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete may not under any circumstances waive the right to cancel an agency contract, and any attempted waiver of the right to cancel shall be ineffective. (c) If a student athlete, parent, or guardian cancels an agency contract, the athlete, parent, or guardian is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or return any consideration received from the athlete agent to influence the athlete to enter into the contract. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
(a) A student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete may cancel an agency contract by giving notice in a record of cancellation to the athlete agent not later than fourteen (14) days after the contract is signed.
(b) A student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, the parent or guardian of the athlete may not under any circumstances waive the right to cancel an agency contract, and any attempted waiver of the right to cancel shall be ineffective.
(c) If a student athlete, parent, or guardian cancels an agency contract, the athlete, parent, or guardian is not required to pay any consideration under the contract or return any consideration received from the athlete agent to influence the athlete to enter into the contract.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-210 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-210
[Repealed] Reserved
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022. Acts 2012 , ch. 519, § 6.
Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1107, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 2012 , ch. 519, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-504 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-504
Probation
Status: in_force

(a) Any teacher, otherwise qualified for tenure status, shall meet the following requirements prior to becoming eligible for tenure status: (1) Served five (5) school years or not less than forty-five (45) months within a seven-year period as a probationary teacher; and (2) Received evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations" provided by the evaluation guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-1-302 , during the last two (2) years of their probationary period; provided, however, that a teacher who has met all other requirements for tenure eligibility but has not acquired an official evaluation score during the last one (1) or two (2) years of the probationary period due to an approved extended leave; transfer to another school or position within the school district; or invalidated data due to a successful local level evaluation grievance pursuant to § 49-1-302(d)(2)(A) may utilize the most recent two (2) years of available evaluation scores achieved during the probationary period to meet this subdivision (a)(2). (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, once a teacher is eligible for tenure, the teacher shall be either recommended by the director of schools for tenure or nonrenewed; provided, however, that the teacher cannot be continued in employment if tenure is not granted by the board of education. (c) Time spent on leave of absence, except sick leave as provided in § 49-5-710 , shall not be counted as a part of the probationary period. (d) A teacher who has attained tenure status in a school system and later resigns from the system shall serve a two-year probationary period upon reemployment by the system, unless the probationary period is waived by the board of education upon request of the director of schools. Upon completion of the two-year probationary period, the teacher shall be eligible for tenure and shall be either recommended by the director of schools for tenure or nonrenewed; provided, however, that the teacher cannot be continued in employment if tenure is not granted by the board of education. (e) Any teacher who, after acquiring tenure status, receives two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "below expectations" or "significantly below expectations," as provided by the evaluation guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-1-302 , shall be returned to probationary status by the director of schools until the teacher has received two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations." When a teacher who has returned to probationary status has received two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations," the teacher is again eligible for tenure and shall be either recommended by the director of schools for tenure or nonrenewed; provided, however, that the teacher cannot be continued in employment if tenure is not granted by the board of education. (f) Subsection (e) does not apply to teachers who acquired tenure prior to July 1, 2011. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 158, s 7, eff. 4/16/2015. Acts 1951, ch. 76, §§ 4, 8 (Williams, §§ 2345.4, 2345.8); Acts 1965, ch. 195, § 1; 1973, ch. 298, § 1; T.C.A (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1403, 49-1406; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 26; 2006, ch. 574, §§ 1, 2; 2011 , ch. 70, § 8.
(a) Any teacher, otherwise qualified for tenure status, shall meet the following requirements prior to becoming eligible for tenure status: (1) Served five (5) school years or not less than forty-five (45) months within a seven-year period as a probationary teacher; and (2) Received evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations" provided by the evaluation guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-1-302 , during the last two (2) years of their probationary period; provided, however, that a teacher who has met all other requirements for tenure eligibility but has not acquired an official evaluation score during the last one (1) or two (2) years of the probationary period due to an approved extended leave; transfer to another school or position within the school district; or invalidated data due to a successful local level evaluation grievance pursuant to § 49-1-302(d)(2)(A) may utilize the most recent two (2) years of available evaluation scores achieved during the probationary period to meet this subdivision (a)(2).
(1) Served five (5) school years or not less than forty-five (45) months within a seven-year period as a probationary teacher; and
(2) Received evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations" provided by the evaluation guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-1-302 , during the last two (2) years of their probationary period; provided, however, that a teacher who has met all other requirements for tenure eligibility but has not acquired an official evaluation score during the last one (1) or two (2) years of the probationary period due to an approved extended leave; transfer to another school or position within the school district; or invalidated data due to a successful local level evaluation grievance pursuant to § 49-1-302(d)(2)(A) may utilize the most recent two (2) years of available evaluation scores achieved during the probationary period to meet this subdivision (a)(2).
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, once a teacher is eligible for tenure, the teacher shall be either recommended by the director of schools for tenure or nonrenewed; provided, however, that the teacher cannot be continued in employment if tenure is not granted by the board of education.
(c) Time spent on leave of absence, except sick leave as provided in § 49-5-710 , shall not be counted as a part of the probationary period.
(d) A teacher who has attained tenure status in a school system and later resigns from the system shall serve a two-year probationary period upon reemployment by the system, unless the probationary period is waived by the board of education upon request of the director of schools. Upon completion of the two-year probationary period, the teacher shall be eligible for tenure and shall be either recommended by the director of schools for tenure or nonrenewed; provided, however, that the teacher cannot be continued in employment if tenure is not granted by the board of education.
(e) Any teacher who, after acquiring tenure status, receives two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "below expectations" or "significantly below expectations," as provided by the evaluation guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-1-302 , shall be returned to probationary status by the director of schools until the teacher has received two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations." When a teacher who has returned to probationary status has received two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "above expectations" or "significantly above expectations," the teacher is again eligible for tenure and shall be either recommended by the director of schools for tenure or nonrenewed; provided, however, that the teacher cannot be continued in employment if tenure is not granted by the board of education.
(f) Subsection (e) does not apply to teachers who acquired tenure prior to July 1, 2011.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 158, s 7, eff. 4/16/2015.
Acts 1951, ch. 76, §§ 4, 8 (Williams, §§ 2345.4, 2345.8); Acts 1965, ch. 195, § 1; 1973, ch. 298, § 1; T.C.A (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1403, 49-1406; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 26; 2006, ch. 574, §§ 1, 2; 2011 , ch. 70, § 8.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-803 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-803
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018. Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 3.
Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1010 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-1010
Computer science education
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In order for every student for whom it is educationally appropriate to receive instruction in computer science sufficient to enable the student to communicate and to be prepared for the technological jobs of today and tomorrow, the state board of education shall, no later than the 2024-2025 school year: (A) Require each public high school to offer its students access to at least one (1) credit of computer science education; (B) Require each public middle school student to take one (1) course in computer science education that includes instruction for a minimum of one (1) grading period for one (1) full school year; (C) Approve appropriate computer science courses that allow LEAs and public charter schools to meet the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B). A computer science course may include, but is not limited to, grade-appropriate instruction on how and why technologies work; exploring whether and how technologies may solve real-life problems; investigating procedures; creating solutions; and learning about computing systems, programming, data, networks, and the effects of technologies on society and individuals; and (D) Require each elementary school to provide each student grade-appropriate computer science education based on the academic standards in computer science education adopted by the state board of education. (2) (A) Subdivision (a)(1)(B) only applies to middle school students who enroll in the lowest grade level offered at a middle school in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year. (B) For purposes of this section, "middle school" has the same meaning as in § 49-6-301(b) . (b) (1) A high school student pursuing a traditional high school diploma, as described in the state board of education's rules, must receive at least one (1) credit of computer science education in high school. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) only applies to students who enroll in the ninth grade in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year. (c) A student who transfers to a Tennessee high school during the student's senior year is not required to receive one (1) credit of computer science education in high school in order to receive a traditional high school diploma. (d) By July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, the department of education shall submit a report to the education committee of the senate, the education instruction committee of the house of representatives, and the education administration committee of the house of representatives regarding the implementation and status of computer science education in Tennessee. (e) The state board is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 693,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 693,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 979, s 4, eff. 5/3/2022. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 34.
(a) (1) In order for every student for whom it is educationally appropriate to receive instruction in computer science sufficient to enable the student to communicate and to be prepared for the technological jobs of today and tomorrow, the state board of education shall, no later than the 2024-2025 school year: (A) Require each public high school to offer its students access to at least one (1) credit of computer science education; (B) Require each public middle school student to take one (1) course in computer science education that includes instruction for a minimum of one (1) grading period for one (1) full school year; (C) Approve appropriate computer science courses that allow LEAs and public charter schools to meet the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B). A computer science course may include, but is not limited to, grade-appropriate instruction on how and why technologies work; exploring whether and how technologies may solve real-life problems; investigating procedures; creating solutions; and learning about computing systems, programming, data, networks, and the effects of technologies on society and individuals; and (D) Require each elementary school to provide each student grade-appropriate computer science education based on the academic standards in computer science education adopted by the state board of education. (2) (A) Subdivision (a)(1)(B) only applies to middle school students who enroll in the lowest grade level offered at a middle school in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year. (B) For purposes of this section, "middle school" has the same meaning as in § 49-6-301(b) .
(1) In order for every student for whom it is educationally appropriate to receive instruction in computer science sufficient to enable the student to communicate and to be prepared for the technological jobs of today and tomorrow, the state board of education shall, no later than the 2024-2025 school year: (A) Require each public high school to offer its students access to at least one (1) credit of computer science education; (B) Require each public middle school student to take one (1) course in computer science education that includes instruction for a minimum of one (1) grading period for one (1) full school year; (C) Approve appropriate computer science courses that allow LEAs and public charter schools to meet the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B). A computer science course may include, but is not limited to, grade-appropriate instruction on how and why technologies work; exploring whether and how technologies may solve real-life problems; investigating procedures; creating solutions; and learning about computing systems, programming, data, networks, and the effects of technologies on society and individuals; and (D) Require each elementary school to provide each student grade-appropriate computer science education based on the academic standards in computer science education adopted by the state board of education.
(A) Require each public high school to offer its students access to at least one (1) credit of computer science education;
(B) Require each public middle school student to take one (1) course in computer science education that includes instruction for a minimum of one (1) grading period for one (1) full school year;
(C) Approve appropriate computer science courses that allow LEAs and public charter schools to meet the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B). A computer science course may include, but is not limited to, grade-appropriate instruction on how and why technologies work; exploring whether and how technologies may solve real-life problems; investigating procedures; creating solutions; and learning about computing systems, programming, data, networks, and the effects of technologies on society and individuals; and
(D) Require each elementary school to provide each student grade-appropriate computer science education based on the academic standards in computer science education adopted by the state board of education.
(2) (A) Subdivision (a)(1)(B) only applies to middle school students who enroll in the lowest grade level offered at a middle school in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year. (B) For purposes of this section, "middle school" has the same meaning as in § 49-6-301(b) .
(A) Subdivision (a)(1)(B) only applies to middle school students who enroll in the lowest grade level offered at a middle school in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year.
(B) For purposes of this section, "middle school" has the same meaning as in § 49-6-301(b) .
(b) (1) A high school student pursuing a traditional high school diploma, as described in the state board of education's rules, must receive at least one (1) credit of computer science education in high school. (2) Subdivision (b)(1) only applies to students who enroll in the ninth grade in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year.
(1) A high school student pursuing a traditional high school diploma, as described in the state board of education's rules, must receive at least one (1) credit of computer science education in high school.
(2) Subdivision (b)(1) only applies to students who enroll in the ninth grade in the 2024-2025 school year, or in a subsequent school year.
(c) A student who transfers to a Tennessee high school during the student's senior year is not required to receive one (1) credit of computer science education in high school in order to receive a traditional high school diploma.
(d) By July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, the department of education shall submit a report to the education committee of the senate, the education instruction committee of the house of representatives, and the education administration committee of the house of representatives regarding the implementation and status of computer science education in Tennessee.
(e) The state board is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 693,s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 693,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 979, s 4, eff. 5/3/2022.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 34.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4302 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4302
Tennessee school safety center
Status: in_force

(a) The department of education, in collaboration with the department of safety, shall establish a Tennessee school safety center to develop and evaluate training materials and guidelines on school safety issues, including behavior, discipline and violence prevention. (b) The Tennessee school safety center is responsible for the collection and analysis of data related to school safety, including alleged violent or assaultive acts against school employees and students. The center shall make periodic reports to the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives on the status of school safety efforts. (c) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (d) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (e) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (f) The department of safety, in collaboration with the department of education, shall develop a school security assessment for use in Tennessee public schools. The departments shall provide training to local law enforcement agencies and school administrators on the use of the school security assessment to identify school security vulnerabilities. Each LEA and public charter school shall submit to the department of safety an annual school security self-assessment for each school that uses the school security assessment pursuant to this subsection (f). The department of safety may conduct periodic reviews of public schools, as it deems necessary, to verify the effective implementation and use of school security assessments to enhance school security. (g) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (h) LEAs are authorized to act in partnership with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of hiring school resource officers under the state grant program set forth in § 38-8-115 . (i) LEAs may use funding allocated through the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) for programs that address school safety, including, but not limited to, innovative violence prevention programs, conflict resolution, disruptive or assaultive behavior management, improved school security, school resource officers, school safety officers, peer mediation, and training for employees on the identification of possible perpetrators of school-related violence. (j) LEAs shall submit an annual school safety plan to the Tennessee school safety center. The Tennessee school safety center shall review school safety plans in collaboration with the state-level school safety team established under § 49-6-802 . The Tennessee school safety center shall develop a template for school safety plans to ensure that plans describe, at a minimum, how TISA funds will be used to: (1) Improve and support school safety; (2) Meet the needs identified in a school security assessment conducted pursuant to this section; and (3) Support the safety needs of LEA-authorized public charter schools, if applicable. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 16, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 17, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 61, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 91, eff. 3/29/2021. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 106, eff. 5/10/2019. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 53, eff. 4/17/2015. Acts 1996, ch. 814, § 1; 1998, ch. 912, §§ 2, 3; 1999, ch. 129, § 2; 2011 , ch. 410, § 4 (x).
(a) The department of education, in collaboration with the department of safety, shall establish a Tennessee school safety center to develop and evaluate training materials and guidelines on school safety issues, including behavior, discipline and violence prevention.
(b) The Tennessee school safety center is responsible for the collection and analysis of data related to school safety, including alleged violent or assaultive acts against school employees and students. The center shall make periodic reports to the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives on the status of school safety efforts.
(c) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(d) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(e) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(f) The department of safety, in collaboration with the department of education, shall develop a school security assessment for use in Tennessee public schools. The departments shall provide training to local law enforcement agencies and school administrators on the use of the school security assessment to identify school security vulnerabilities. Each LEA and public charter school shall submit to the department of safety an annual school security self-assessment for each school that uses the school security assessment pursuant to this subsection (f). The department of safety may conduct periodic reviews of public schools, as it deems necessary, to verify the effective implementation and use of school security assessments to enhance school security.
(g) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(h) LEAs are authorized to act in partnership with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of hiring school resource officers under the state grant program set forth in § 38-8-115 .
(i) LEAs may use funding allocated through the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) for programs that address school safety, including, but not limited to, innovative violence prevention programs, conflict resolution, disruptive or assaultive behavior management, improved school security, school resource officers, school safety officers, peer mediation, and training for employees on the identification of possible perpetrators of school-related violence.
(j) LEAs shall submit an annual school safety plan to the Tennessee school safety center. The Tennessee school safety center shall review school safety plans in collaboration with the state-level school safety team established under § 49-6-802 . The Tennessee school safety center shall develop a template for school safety plans to ensure that plans describe, at a minimum, how TISA funds will be used to: (1) Improve and support school safety; (2) Meet the needs identified in a school security assessment conducted pursuant to this section; and (3) Support the safety needs of LEA-authorized public charter schools, if applicable.
(1) Improve and support school safety;
(2) Meet the needs identified in a school security assessment conducted pursuant to this section; and
(3) Support the safety needs of LEA-authorized public charter schools, if applicable.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 16, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 17, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 61, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 91, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 106, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 154, s 1, eff. 4/18/2019.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 53, eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 1996, ch. 814, § 1; 1998, ch. 912, §§ 2, 3; 1999, ch. 129, § 2; 2011 , ch. 410, § 4 (x).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-302 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-302
"Career and technical education center" defined - Area covered
Status: in_force

(a) "Career and technical education center" means a training program or school organized to provide training in career and technical education to pupils in an area consisting of more than one (1) county. (b) Such a school may be organized to serve both rural and urban areas, and its area shall consist of at least two (2) or more counties and may include the cities and special school districts in the counties. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 19, eff. 4/6/2015. Acts 1947, ch. 98, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.12 (Williams, § 2483.6); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2602.
(a) "Career and technical education center" means a training program or school organized to provide training in career and technical education to pupils in an area consisting of more than one (1) county.
(b) Such a school may be organized to serve both rural and urban areas, and its area shall consist of at least two (2) or more counties and may include the cities and special school districts in the counties.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 19, eff. 4/6/2015.
Acts 1947, ch. 98, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.12 (Williams, § 2483.6); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2602.