Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2804 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2804
Written request for removal of student for disruptive behavior - Notice - Decision regarding student's placement - Action taken in response to request for removal
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher may submit a written request to the principal, or the principal's designee, to remove a student who repeatedly or substantially interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn, if the student's behavior is in violation of the LEA's or school's student discipline policy or code of conduct. The written request must include documentation that the teacher has previously: (1) Taken action to address the student's disruptive behavior; (2) Provided consequences for the student's disruptive behavior; (3) Conducted an oral conference either by a documented telephone conversation or an in-person discussion with the student's parent or guardian regarding the student's disruptive behavior; (4) Provided an opportunity for school counseling or other support services deemed appropriate to address the student's disruptive behavior; (5) Developed and implemented a plan to improve the student's behavior in a conference with the student; and (6) Issued a disciplinary referral under § 49-6-2803 to address the student's disruptive behavior. (b) The principal or the principal's designee must give the student oral or written notice of the grounds for the teacher's request to remove the student from the teacher's classroom and, if the student denies engaging in the conduct, then the principal or the principal's designee must explain what caused the teacher to submit a request to the principal or the principal's designee to remove the student from the teacher's classroom, and give the student an opportunity to explain the situation. If the student's account is deemed to be valid, albeit different from the teacher's account, and changes the principal's, or the principal's designee's, perspective of the incident, then the principal or the principal's designee must render a decision regarding the student's placement. (c) Principals and their designees shall respect the professional judgment of a teacher requesting to remove a student from the teacher's classroom under subsection (a) and shall take an action consistent with the student discipline policy or code of conduct adopted pursuant to § 49-6-4002 in response to the request, which may include: (1) Assigning the student to another appropriate classroom for a specified period of time, or for the remainder of the student's assignment to the class from which the student was removed under subsection (a); (2) Assigning the student to in-school suspension for a specified period of time, in compliance with § 49-6-3401 ; (3) Remanding the student to an alternative school or to an alternative education program for a specified period of time, in compliance with §§ 49-6-3401 and 49-6-3402 ; (4) Suspending the student pursuant to § 49-6-3401 ; (5) Requiring the parents or guardians of a student who is removed from a teacher's classroom and assigned to another appropriate classroom under subdivision (c)(1) to participate in conferences before the student is permitted to return to the classroom from which the student was removed; or (6) Denying the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom and offering appropriate supports for the teacher to address the student's disruptive behavior. (d) Any action taken in response to a teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom must comply with all applicable policies of the local board of education or the public charter school governing body, as applicable, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ( 29 U.S.C. § 794 ), the constitutions of the United States and Tennessee, and all applicable federal and state civil rights laws. (e) Principals or their designees must notify law enforcement, as appropriate, when implementing this section, and in compliance with §§ 49-6-4209 and 49-6-4301 . (f) (1) A local board of education or public charter school governing body shall establish an appeal process for a teacher to file an appeal when the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom is denied pursuant to subdivision (c)(6). An appeal process established under this subdivision (f)(1) must authorize a teacher to file an appeal with the director of schools, or the director's designee, when the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom is denied pursuant to subdivision (c)(6). (2) A teacher shall not be terminated, demoted, harassed, or otherwise retaliated against for filing a request for a student to be removed from the teacher's classroom, or for appealing a decision to deny the teacher's request to remove a student pursuant to this subsection (f). (g) If a teacher abuses or overuses the student removal process provided in this section, then the principal or the principal's designee must address the abuse or overuse with the teacher in compliance with the local board's or public charter school governing body's policy, as applicable, and may require the teacher to complete additional professional development to improve the teacher's classroom management skills. (h) To assist local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies in determining the effectiveness of student discipline policies and classroom supports provided to teachers to help address student behavior, each school shall annually report to the director of schools or to the head of the public charter school, as applicable, by July 1, 2022, and by each July 1 thereafter, the number of requests submitted by the school's teachers during the immediately preceding school year to remove a student from the teacher's classroom pursuant to subsection (a). The report must document the actions taken by the teacher's principal, or the principal's designee, in response to each request for a student's removal. Each director of schools must compile the data provided in each school's report and issue a district-wide report to the local board of education by August 1 immediately following the July 1 deadline for school reports. (i) The commissioner of education may review the school and district-wide reports required under subsection (h) and provide training and other resources to schools and LEAs to address any needs identified through the commissioner's review. (j) On or before February 1, 2023, and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation of, and compliance with, this part. Acts 2021, ch. 77, § 2.
(a) A teacher may submit a written request to the principal, or the principal's designee, to remove a student who repeatedly or substantially interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively with the class or with the ability of the student's classmates to learn, if the student's behavior is in violation of the LEA's or school's student discipline policy or code of conduct. The written request must include documentation that the teacher has previously: (1) Taken action to address the student's disruptive behavior; (2) Provided consequences for the student's disruptive behavior; (3) Conducted an oral conference either by a documented telephone conversation or an in-person discussion with the student's parent or guardian regarding the student's disruptive behavior; (4) Provided an opportunity for school counseling or other support services deemed appropriate to address the student's disruptive behavior; (5) Developed and implemented a plan to improve the student's behavior in a conference with the student; and (6) Issued a disciplinary referral under § 49-6-2803 to address the student's disruptive behavior.
(1) Taken action to address the student's disruptive behavior;
(2) Provided consequences for the student's disruptive behavior;
(3) Conducted an oral conference either by a documented telephone conversation or an in-person discussion with the student's parent or guardian regarding the student's disruptive behavior;
(4) Provided an opportunity for school counseling or other support services deemed appropriate to address the student's disruptive behavior;
(5) Developed and implemented a plan to improve the student's behavior in a conference with the student; and
(6) Issued a disciplinary referral under § 49-6-2803 to address the student's disruptive behavior.
(b) The principal or the principal's designee must give the student oral or written notice of the grounds for the teacher's request to remove the student from the teacher's classroom and, if the student denies engaging in the conduct, then the principal or the principal's designee must explain what caused the teacher to submit a request to the principal or the principal's designee to remove the student from the teacher's classroom, and give the student an opportunity to explain the situation. If the student's account is deemed to be valid, albeit different from the teacher's account, and changes the principal's, or the principal's designee's, perspective of the incident, then the principal or the principal's designee must render a decision regarding the student's placement.
(c) Principals and their designees shall respect the professional judgment of a teacher requesting to remove a student from the teacher's classroom under subsection (a) and shall take an action consistent with the student discipline policy or code of conduct adopted pursuant to § 49-6-4002 in response to the request, which may include: (1) Assigning the student to another appropriate classroom for a specified period of time, or for the remainder of the student's assignment to the class from which the student was removed under subsection (a); (2) Assigning the student to in-school suspension for a specified period of time, in compliance with § 49-6-3401 ; (3) Remanding the student to an alternative school or to an alternative education program for a specified period of time, in compliance with §§ 49-6-3401 and 49-6-3402 ; (4) Suspending the student pursuant to § 49-6-3401 ; (5) Requiring the parents or guardians of a student who is removed from a teacher's classroom and assigned to another appropriate classroom under subdivision (c)(1) to participate in conferences before the student is permitted to return to the classroom from which the student was removed; or (6) Denying the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom and offering appropriate supports for the teacher to address the student's disruptive behavior.
(1) Assigning the student to another appropriate classroom for a specified period of time, or for the remainder of the student's assignment to the class from which the student was removed under subsection (a);
(2) Assigning the student to in-school suspension for a specified period of time, in compliance with § 49-6-3401 ;
(3) Remanding the student to an alternative school or to an alternative education program for a specified period of time, in compliance with §§ 49-6-3401 and 49-6-3402 ;
(4) Suspending the student pursuant to § 49-6-3401 ;
(5) Requiring the parents or guardians of a student who is removed from a teacher's classroom and assigned to another appropriate classroom under subdivision (c)(1) to participate in conferences before the student is permitted to return to the classroom from which the student was removed; or
(6) Denying the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom and offering appropriate supports for the teacher to address the student's disruptive behavior.
(d) Any action taken in response to a teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom must comply with all applicable policies of the local board of education or the public charter school governing body, as applicable, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ( 29 U.S.C. § 794 ), the constitutions of the United States and Tennessee, and all applicable federal and state civil rights laws.
(e) Principals or their designees must notify law enforcement, as appropriate, when implementing this section, and in compliance with §§ 49-6-4209 and 49-6-4301 .
(f) (1) A local board of education or public charter school governing body shall establish an appeal process for a teacher to file an appeal when the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom is denied pursuant to subdivision (c)(6). An appeal process established under this subdivision (f)(1) must authorize a teacher to file an appeal with the director of schools, or the director's designee, when the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom is denied pursuant to subdivision (c)(6). (2) A teacher shall not be terminated, demoted, harassed, or otherwise retaliated against for filing a request for a student to be removed from the teacher's classroom, or for appealing a decision to deny the teacher's request to remove a student pursuant to this subsection (f).
(1) A local board of education or public charter school governing body shall establish an appeal process for a teacher to file an appeal when the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom is denied pursuant to subdivision (c)(6). An appeal process established under this subdivision (f)(1) must authorize a teacher to file an appeal with the director of schools, or the director's designee, when the teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom is denied pursuant to subdivision (c)(6).
(2) A teacher shall not be terminated, demoted, harassed, or otherwise retaliated against for filing a request for a student to be removed from the teacher's classroom, or for appealing a decision to deny the teacher's request to remove a student pursuant to this subsection (f).
(g) If a teacher abuses or overuses the student removal process provided in this section, then the principal or the principal's designee must address the abuse or overuse with the teacher in compliance with the local board's or public charter school governing body's policy, as applicable, and may require the teacher to complete additional professional development to improve the teacher's classroom management skills.
(h) To assist local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies in determining the effectiveness of student discipline policies and classroom supports provided to teachers to help address student behavior, each school shall annually report to the director of schools or to the head of the public charter school, as applicable, by July 1, 2022, and by each July 1 thereafter, the number of requests submitted by the school's teachers during the immediately preceding school year to remove a student from the teacher's classroom pursuant to subsection (a). The report must document the actions taken by the teacher's principal, or the principal's designee, in response to each request for a student's removal. Each director of schools must compile the data provided in each school's report and issue a district-wide report to the local board of education by August 1 immediately following the July 1 deadline for school reports.
(i) The commissioner of education may review the school and district-wide reports required under subsection (h) and provide training and other resources to schools and LEAs to address any needs identified through the commissioner's review.
(j) On or before February 1, 2023, and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation of, and compliance with, this part.
Acts 2021, ch. 77, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2003 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2003
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Agent" means any person representing a postsecondary educational institution for payment, who solicits in any form and enrolls, or seeks to enroll, a student for education offered by an authorized institution, or offers to award educational credentials, for remuneration, on behalf of any such institution. Persons owning an interest in an institution and the institution's full-time employees and directors shall not be considered agents under this part; (2) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (3) "Authorization" means approval of a postsecondary educational institution by the commission for the institution to engage in activities or operations otherwise prohibited by § 49-7-2007 ; (4) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (5) "Certificate program" means, generally, one (1) or more technical courses usually completed in one (1) to twenty-six (26) weeks, or up to and including five hundred (500) contact hours normally with a single skill objective; (6) "College" means: (A) A unit of a university offering specialized degrees; or (B) A postsecondary educational institution offering courses of study leading to a degree; (7) "Commission" means the Tennessee higher education commission; (8) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (9) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (10) "Education," "educational services" or like term includes, but is not limited to, any class, course or program of training, instruction or study; (11) "Educational credentials" means degrees, diplomas, certificates, transcripts, reports, documents, or letters of designation, marks, appellations, series of letters, numbers or words which signify, purport or are generally taken to signify enrollment, attendance, progress or satisfactory completion of the requirements or prerequisites for education at a postsecondary educational institution; (12) "Entity" includes, but is not limited to, any company, firm, society, association, partnership, corporation and trust; (13) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (14) "Optional expedited authorization" means the alternative optional authorization available under this part to accredited postsecondary educational institutions; (15) "Postsecondary educational institution" includes, but is not limited to, a school, college, university, or other type of entity offering educational credentials, instruction, educational services, or other activities as described in § 49-7-2007 , primarily to persons who have completed or terminated their secondary education, or who are beyond the age of compulsory high school attendance, for the attainment of educational, professional, or vocational objectives; (16) "To grant" includes awarding, selling, conferring, bestowing or giving; (17) "To offer" includes, in addition to its usual meanings, advertising, publicizing, soliciting or encouraging any person, directly or indirectly, in any form to perform the act described; (18) "To operate" an educational institution, or like term, means to establish, keep or maintain any facility or location in this state where, from or through which education is offered or given or educational credentials are offered or granted, and includes contracting with any person, group or entity to perform any such act; and (19) "Tuition guaranty fund" or "fund" means the tuition guaranty fund created by § 49-7-2018 . Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 6, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 5, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, Secs.s 13, s 14 eff. 10/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, s 12, eff. 10/1/2016. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 831, s 1, eff. 4/29/2014. Acts 1961, ch. 112, § 3; 1965, ch. 350, § 3; 1967, ch. 355, § 35; 1968, ch. 624, § 2; 1974, ch. 781, § 3; 1983, ch. 398, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 49-3903; Acts 1989, ch. 425, §§ 3, 6; 1998, ch. 695, §§ 1 - 4; 2006, ch. 766, §§ 1 - 3.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Agent" means any person representing a postsecondary educational institution for payment, who solicits in any form and enrolls, or seeks to enroll, a student for education offered by an authorized institution, or offers to award educational credentials, for remuneration, on behalf of any such institution. Persons owning an interest in an institution and the institution's full-time employees and directors shall not be considered agents under this part;
(2) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(3) "Authorization" means approval of a postsecondary educational institution by the commission for the institution to engage in activities or operations otherwise prohibited by § 49-7-2007 ;
(4) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(5) "Certificate program" means, generally, one (1) or more technical courses usually completed in one (1) to twenty-six (26) weeks, or up to and including five hundred (500) contact hours normally with a single skill objective;
(6) "College" means: (A) A unit of a university offering specialized degrees; or (B) A postsecondary educational institution offering courses of study leading to a degree;
(A) A unit of a university offering specialized degrees; or
(B) A postsecondary educational institution offering courses of study leading to a degree;
(7) "Commission" means the Tennessee higher education commission;
(8) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(9) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(10) "Education," "educational services" or like term includes, but is not limited to, any class, course or program of training, instruction or study;
(11) "Educational credentials" means degrees, diplomas, certificates, transcripts, reports, documents, or letters of designation, marks, appellations, series of letters, numbers or words which signify, purport or are generally taken to signify enrollment, attendance, progress or satisfactory completion of the requirements or prerequisites for education at a postsecondary educational institution;
(12) "Entity" includes, but is not limited to, any company, firm, society, association, partnership, corporation and trust;
(13) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(14) "Optional expedited authorization" means the alternative optional authorization available under this part to accredited postsecondary educational institutions;
(15) "Postsecondary educational institution" includes, but is not limited to, a school, college, university, or other type of entity offering educational credentials, instruction, educational services, or other activities as described in § 49-7-2007 , primarily to persons who have completed or terminated their secondary education, or who are beyond the age of compulsory high school attendance, for the attainment of educational, professional, or vocational objectives;
(16) "To grant" includes awarding, selling, conferring, bestowing or giving;
(17) "To offer" includes, in addition to its usual meanings, advertising, publicizing, soliciting or encouraging any person, directly or indirectly, in any form to perform the act described;
(18) "To operate" an educational institution, or like term, means to establish, keep or maintain any facility or location in this state where, from or through which education is offered or given or educational credentials are offered or granted, and includes contracting with any person, group or entity to perform any such act; and
(19) "Tuition guaranty fund" or "fund" means the tuition guaranty fund created by § 49-7-2018 .
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 6, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1044, s 5, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, Secs.s 13, s 14 eff. 10/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 868, s 12, eff. 10/1/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 831, s 1, eff. 4/29/2014.
Acts 1961, ch. 112, § 3; 1965, ch. 350, § 3; 1967, ch. 355, § 35; 1968, ch. 624, § 2; 1974, ch. 781, § 3; 1983, ch. 398, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 49-3903; Acts 1989, ch. 425, §§ 3, 6; 1998, ch. 695, §§ 1 - 4; 2006, ch. 766, §§ 1 - 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-401 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-401
General provisions
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an Institute for Public Service, which shall operate as a division of the University of Tennessee, to provide continuing research and technical assistance to state and local government and industry and to meet more adequately the need for information and research in business and government. (b) (1) It is the purpose of this institute to: (A) Coordinate and promote departmental and contractual research and assistance to units of government and advise and consult with the general assembly, the governor, departments and agencies of federal, state and local government and public organizations and associations in the gathering and preparation of data and statistical materials necessary to the proper formulation of matters of public policy and the establishment, revision, expansion and contraction of programs of public service; (B) Establish liaison with public and private institutions of higher education, research organizations and foundations and industry to the extent that the research facilities and capabilities of educational institutions are available to and concerned with the problems of business and industry and direct the activities of the Center for Industrial Services as described in § 49-9-403 ; and (C) Cooperate with the office of legislative services, the office of legal services for the general assembly, the department of economic and community development and other state, local government and business or industrial agencies dedicated to the study and improvement of the problems of government, industry and law. (2) The institute is authorized to use funds appropriated for such purpose by the general appropriations act for use by the Center for Government Training to fund training programs for county officials, in cooperation with the County Officials' Association of Tennessee and the Tennessee County Services Association. (c) (1) The president of the University of Tennessee, with the approval of the board of trustees, is authorized to appoint a general advisory committee to aid in directing the activities of the institute and other specific advisory committees that may be desirable to aid in accomplishing the several purposes of this part. (2) The committees shall include, but not be limited to, a center for industrial services advisory committee, composed of representatives from public and private institutions of higher learning, members of the governor's staff, industry and other appropriate business and governmental organizations. (3) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations, as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. (d) The president of the University of Tennessee is authorized to appoint an individual to function as the chief administrator of the institute. The president is further authorized to fix the title, compensation, and other terms of employment of the chief administrator. The president may delegate this appointing authority to another officer of the university. The chief administrator of the institute shall serve at the pleasure of the president or other officer of the university who exercises this appointing authority. The qualifications for this position shall include both academic and governmental work experience. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 753, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 4/12/2016. Acts 1963, ch. 207, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; 1973, ch. 280, § 1; 1974, ch. 594, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(75); T.C.A., §§ 49-3343, 49-3344, 49-3346, 49-3347; Acts 1985, ch. 282, § 1.
(a) There is established an Institute for Public Service, which shall operate as a division of the University of Tennessee, to provide continuing research and technical assistance to state and local government and industry and to meet more adequately the need for information and research in business and government.
(b) (1) It is the purpose of this institute to: (A) Coordinate and promote departmental and contractual research and assistance to units of government and advise and consult with the general assembly, the governor, departments and agencies of federal, state and local government and public organizations and associations in the gathering and preparation of data and statistical materials necessary to the proper formulation of matters of public policy and the establishment, revision, expansion and contraction of programs of public service; (B) Establish liaison with public and private institutions of higher education, research organizations and foundations and industry to the extent that the research facilities and capabilities of educational institutions are available to and concerned with the problems of business and industry and direct the activities of the Center for Industrial Services as described in § 49-9-403 ; and (C) Cooperate with the office of legislative services, the office of legal services for the general assembly, the department of economic and community development and other state, local government and business or industrial agencies dedicated to the study and improvement of the problems of government, industry and law. (2) The institute is authorized to use funds appropriated for such purpose by the general appropriations act for use by the Center for Government Training to fund training programs for county officials, in cooperation with the County Officials' Association of Tennessee and the Tennessee County Services Association.
(1) It is the purpose of this institute to: (A) Coordinate and promote departmental and contractual research and assistance to units of government and advise and consult with the general assembly, the governor, departments and agencies of federal, state and local government and public organizations and associations in the gathering and preparation of data and statistical materials necessary to the proper formulation of matters of public policy and the establishment, revision, expansion and contraction of programs of public service; (B) Establish liaison with public and private institutions of higher education, research organizations and foundations and industry to the extent that the research facilities and capabilities of educational institutions are available to and concerned with the problems of business and industry and direct the activities of the Center for Industrial Services as described in § 49-9-403 ; and (C) Cooperate with the office of legislative services, the office of legal services for the general assembly, the department of economic and community development and other state, local government and business or industrial agencies dedicated to the study and improvement of the problems of government, industry and law.
(A) Coordinate and promote departmental and contractual research and assistance to units of government and advise and consult with the general assembly, the governor, departments and agencies of federal, state and local government and public organizations and associations in the gathering and preparation of data and statistical materials necessary to the proper formulation of matters of public policy and the establishment, revision, expansion and contraction of programs of public service;
(B) Establish liaison with public and private institutions of higher education, research organizations and foundations and industry to the extent that the research facilities and capabilities of educational institutions are available to and concerned with the problems of business and industry and direct the activities of the Center for Industrial Services as described in § 49-9-403 ; and
(C) Cooperate with the office of legislative services, the office of legal services for the general assembly, the department of economic and community development and other state, local government and business or industrial agencies dedicated to the study and improvement of the problems of government, industry and law.
(2) The institute is authorized to use funds appropriated for such purpose by the general appropriations act for use by the Center for Government Training to fund training programs for county officials, in cooperation with the County Officials' Association of Tennessee and the Tennessee County Services Association.
(c) (1) The president of the University of Tennessee, with the approval of the board of trustees, is authorized to appoint a general advisory committee to aid in directing the activities of the institute and other specific advisory committees that may be desirable to aid in accomplishing the several purposes of this part. (2) The committees shall include, but not be limited to, a center for industrial services advisory committee, composed of representatives from public and private institutions of higher learning, members of the governor's staff, industry and other appropriate business and governmental organizations. (3) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations, as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(1) The president of the University of Tennessee, with the approval of the board of trustees, is authorized to appoint a general advisory committee to aid in directing the activities of the institute and other specific advisory committees that may be desirable to aid in accomplishing the several purposes of this part.
(2) The committees shall include, but not be limited to, a center for industrial services advisory committee, composed of representatives from public and private institutions of higher learning, members of the governor's staff, industry and other appropriate business and governmental organizations.
(3) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations, as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(d) The president of the University of Tennessee is authorized to appoint an individual to function as the chief administrator of the institute. The president is further authorized to fix the title, compensation, and other terms of employment of the chief administrator. The president may delegate this appointing authority to another officer of the university. The chief administrator of the institute shall serve at the pleasure of the president or other officer of the university who exercises this appointing authority. The qualifications for this position shall include both academic and governmental work experience.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 753, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 4/12/2016.
Acts 1963, ch. 207, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; 1973, ch. 280, § 1; 1974, ch. 594, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(75); T.C.A., §§ 49-3343, 49-3344, 49-3346, 49-3347; Acts 1985, ch. 282, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2203 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2203
Contracts with publishers
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may promulgate rules establishing minimum manufacturing standards and specifications for textbooks and instructional materials and establishing the conditions under which the commission contracts with publishers. The commission may make contracts with the publishers for a period of no more than ninety-seven (97) months. The commission may extend any existing contracts entered after April 27, 1984, for up to two (2) additional years if the commission notifies the affected publishers at least six (6) months prior to the beginning of the extension period. With the advice and consent of the state board of education, in order to implement the board's standards and courses of study, the commission may prescribe minimum content and reading level of textbooks and instructional materials. (b) No less than thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for receipt of bids, the commission shall give notice to school book publishers when bids must be received on all books to be listed, the contracts of which expire or are to be terminated on June 30 of the succeeding year and when it will meet to consider the bids received. The commission shall meet on the day designated to consider the bids received, shall read them publicly and shall then proceed to select books for the approved lists on which bids have been requested. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing bids and any additional information that will be required to be submitted with the bids. (c) All bids shall be made on uniform blanks, which are to be supplied by the commission and shall be filed with the secretary of the commission on or before ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) on the day designated for the call of bids. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the amount of the check to be determined at the rate of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each book bid, but in no event to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any one (1) bidder. The checks shall be payable to the state treasurer and shall be forfeited to the state if the bidder, whose bid or part of the bid is accepted, fails, within thirty (30) days after the award, to execute the contract and bond, as provided in this part. The checks of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned immediately after the listing. The checks of successful bidders shall be returned upon proper execution of the contract and bond. An acceptable performance bond may be filed with the commission in lieu of a certified check. (d) (1) Copies of all textbooks and instructional materials bid shall be filed with the secretary of the commission on or before a date specified by the commission, but no later than the date of the start of the review by the advisory panels. A publisher shall not submit draft copies of textbooks, instructional materials or other ancillary materials. All textbooks, instructional materials and accompanying manuals, workbooks and other ancillary materials shall be submitted in finished form no later than the start of the review period. If a complete copy of any textbooks, instructional materials or any of their ancillary materials is not filed prior to the date specified by the commission, then the textbook or instructional materials shall not be considered for adoption. The textbooks and instructional materials shall be accompanied by a list stating the edition, title and author of each textbook or any instructional materials offered. (2) No textbook or instructional materials shall be listed for adoption unless they have been filed as provided in subdivision (d)(1). Textbooks and instructional materials listed for adoption shall be retained by the commissioner for the period of the adoption. (3) (A) In addition to the finished textbooks and instructional materials required to be filed with the secretary of the commission, publishers shall make all textbooks and instructional materials proposed for adoption available for inspection by LEAs and the public online, which may include access via the state textbook depository's website. The online inspection must allow inspection of both the textbook or instructional materials and all accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other ancillary materials. The content, including pictures and graphs, of the textbooks, instructional materials, and supplementary materials that are made available for online inspection must be in finished form and must be the same as what would be distributed to public schools. (B) The commission shall require that a publisher in its bid document agree to provide complete online copies of the textbooks or instructional materials bid during the review process by the advisory panels for a period of no less than ninety (90) days. Textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board of education for local adoption must remain accessible to the public pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(C). (C) (i) A publisher that submits textbooks or instructional materials for adoption shall provide the department of education with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public and advisory panel members can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. The department shall post the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(i) on the department's website. (ii) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials approved by the state board for local adoption shall provide each LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(ii) for textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA; or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA and provide a link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C) must remain active for all textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board for so long as the textbooks and instructional materials are approved for local adoption or adopted by the LEA, respectively. (D) (i) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials for which a waiver is granted to an LEA pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , shall provide the respective LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. (ii) Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the link provided by the publisher pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(D)(i); or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of the textbooks or instructional materials for which the LEA received a waiver pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , and provide: (1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or (2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(D) must remain active for all textbooks or instructional materials for so long as the textbooks or instructional materials are adopted. (4) The department shall develop a procedure by which members of the public may comment on the books proposed for adoption. Comments shall be accepted by regular mail, email or in another electronic format as determined by the department. Public comments received by the department shall be posted on the department's website; provided, that any comment posted shall pertain only to the review of a textbook or any instructional materials being proposed for adoption. The department shall distribute the public comments on a textbook or any instructional materials to the advisory panelists prior to the making of their recommendations on the textbook or instructional materials and to the commission before its approval of the textbook or instructional materials for inclusion on the textbook list. (e) In all future contracts entered into on behalf of the state with publishers and distributors of approved elementary and high school textbooks and instructional materials, provision shall be made, at the discretion of the governor or the adopting authority, for the establishment, maintenance and operation of at least one (1) depot or distributing agency in each of the three (3) grand divisions, which shall be located as near the center of each grand division as is practical. (f) It shall be a part of the terms and conditions of every contract made under this part that the state shall not be liable to any contractor or the contractor's agent in any manner or for any sum whatever. The contractors and agents shall receive their pay and compensation solely and exclusively from the proceeds of the sale of books under their contract. (g) In the adoption of textbooks and instructional materials by boards of education as provided in this part, the committees appointed by these respective boards of education shall first determine, from the published list of textbooks and instructional materials provided for in § 49-6-2202(a) , what book or books shall be changed and request samples of the various publishers for books only that are to be changed, the samples to remain property of the respective publishers, who shall have the right to claim the books within thirty (30) days after any adoption. Books not claimed within thirty (30) days by the publishers shall become the property of the respective boards of education and shall be used for library purposes only. (h) Contracts for the books listed shall be executed in duplicate by the commissioner as secretary of the commission, on forms prepared and approved by the attorney general and reporter. One (1) copy of the contract shall be retained by the publisher and one (1) copy shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of the commission. Each contract shall state that the prices contained in the contract do not exceed prices offered currently elsewhere. (i) The commission may require the publisher to print or affix in each book the retail price of the book as fixed by the commission. (j) The contractor shall file with the contract a good and sufficient bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state in the sum to be determined by the commission but no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and conditioned upon the faithful performance of all conditions of the contract and this part. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 192, s 3, eff. 4/24/2023. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 471, s 1, eff. 5/18/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 341, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770, s 1, eff. 8/1/2020. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 711, s 6, eff. 4/12/2018. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 999, s 11, eff. 4/27/2016. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 9, eff. 1/1/2015. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 12, eff. 1/1/2015. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 11, eff. 1/1/2015. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 10, eff. 1/1/2015. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 5, eff. 1/1/2015. Acts 1949, ch. 14, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2453.3 (Williams, § 2453.26); Acts 1951, ch. 180, §§ 6, 8-10, 12, 14 (Williams, §§ 2453.26, 2453.32, 2453.34-2453.36, 2453.38, 2453.40); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 119; 1981, ch. 188, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-2010 -- 49-2013, 49-2015, 49-2017, 49-2018; Acts 1984, ch. 595, §§ 5, 6; 1988, ch. 590, § 2; 1998, ch. 656, §§ 1, 2; 1999, ch. 228, §§ 2, 3; 2002, ch. 673, § 1.
(a) The commission may promulgate rules establishing minimum manufacturing standards and specifications for textbooks and instructional materials and establishing the conditions under which the commission contracts with publishers. The commission may make contracts with the publishers for a period of no more than ninety-seven (97) months. The commission may extend any existing contracts entered after April 27, 1984, for up to two (2) additional years if the commission notifies the affected publishers at least six (6) months prior to the beginning of the extension period. With the advice and consent of the state board of education, in order to implement the board's standards and courses of study, the commission may prescribe minimum content and reading level of textbooks and instructional materials.
(b) No less than thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for receipt of bids, the commission shall give notice to school book publishers when bids must be received on all books to be listed, the contracts of which expire or are to be terminated on June 30 of the succeeding year and when it will meet to consider the bids received. The commission shall meet on the day designated to consider the bids received, shall read them publicly and shall then proceed to select books for the approved lists on which bids have been requested. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing bids and any additional information that will be required to be submitted with the bids.
(c) All bids shall be made on uniform blanks, which are to be supplied by the commission and shall be filed with the secretary of the commission on or before ten o'clock a.m. (10:00 a.m.) on the day designated for the call of bids. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the amount of the check to be determined at the rate of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each book bid, but in no event to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any one (1) bidder. The checks shall be payable to the state treasurer and shall be forfeited to the state if the bidder, whose bid or part of the bid is accepted, fails, within thirty (30) days after the award, to execute the contract and bond, as provided in this part. The checks of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned immediately after the listing. The checks of successful bidders shall be returned upon proper execution of the contract and bond. An acceptable performance bond may be filed with the commission in lieu of a certified check.
(d) (1) Copies of all textbooks and instructional materials bid shall be filed with the secretary of the commission on or before a date specified by the commission, but no later than the date of the start of the review by the advisory panels. A publisher shall not submit draft copies of textbooks, instructional materials or other ancillary materials. All textbooks, instructional materials and accompanying manuals, workbooks and other ancillary materials shall be submitted in finished form no later than the start of the review period. If a complete copy of any textbooks, instructional materials or any of their ancillary materials is not filed prior to the date specified by the commission, then the textbook or instructional materials shall not be considered for adoption. The textbooks and instructional materials shall be accompanied by a list stating the edition, title and author of each textbook or any instructional materials offered. (2) No textbook or instructional materials shall be listed for adoption unless they have been filed as provided in subdivision (d)(1). Textbooks and instructional materials listed for adoption shall be retained by the commissioner for the period of the adoption. (3) (A) In addition to the finished textbooks and instructional materials required to be filed with the secretary of the commission, publishers shall make all textbooks and instructional materials proposed for adoption available for inspection by LEAs and the public online, which may include access via the state textbook depository's website. The online inspection must allow inspection of both the textbook or instructional materials and all accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other ancillary materials. The content, including pictures and graphs, of the textbooks, instructional materials, and supplementary materials that are made available for online inspection must be in finished form and must be the same as what would be distributed to public schools. (B) The commission shall require that a publisher in its bid document agree to provide complete online copies of the textbooks or instructional materials bid during the review process by the advisory panels for a period of no less than ninety (90) days. Textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board of education for local adoption must remain accessible to the public pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(C). (C) (i) A publisher that submits textbooks or instructional materials for adoption shall provide the department of education with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public and advisory panel members can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. The department shall post the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(i) on the department's website. (ii) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials approved by the state board for local adoption shall provide each LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(ii) for textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA; or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA and provide a link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C) must remain active for all textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board for so long as the textbooks and instructional materials are approved for local adoption or adopted by the LEA, respectively. (D) (i) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials for which a waiver is granted to an LEA pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , shall provide the respective LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. (ii) Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the link provided by the publisher pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(D)(i); or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of the textbooks or instructional materials for which the LEA received a waiver pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , and provide: (1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or (2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(D) must remain active for all textbooks or instructional materials for so long as the textbooks or instructional materials are adopted. (4) The department shall develop a procedure by which members of the public may comment on the books proposed for adoption. Comments shall be accepted by regular mail, email or in another electronic format as determined by the department. Public comments received by the department shall be posted on the department's website; provided, that any comment posted shall pertain only to the review of a textbook or any instructional materials being proposed for adoption. The department shall distribute the public comments on a textbook or any instructional materials to the advisory panelists prior to the making of their recommendations on the textbook or instructional materials and to the commission before its approval of the textbook or instructional materials for inclusion on the textbook list.
(1) Copies of all textbooks and instructional materials bid shall be filed with the secretary of the commission on or before a date specified by the commission, but no later than the date of the start of the review by the advisory panels. A publisher shall not submit draft copies of textbooks, instructional materials or other ancillary materials. All textbooks, instructional materials and accompanying manuals, workbooks and other ancillary materials shall be submitted in finished form no later than the start of the review period. If a complete copy of any textbooks, instructional materials or any of their ancillary materials is not filed prior to the date specified by the commission, then the textbook or instructional materials shall not be considered for adoption. The textbooks and instructional materials shall be accompanied by a list stating the edition, title and author of each textbook or any instructional materials offered.
(2) No textbook or instructional materials shall be listed for adoption unless they have been filed as provided in subdivision (d)(1). Textbooks and instructional materials listed for adoption shall be retained by the commissioner for the period of the adoption.
(3) (A) In addition to the finished textbooks and instructional materials required to be filed with the secretary of the commission, publishers shall make all textbooks and instructional materials proposed for adoption available for inspection by LEAs and the public online, which may include access via the state textbook depository's website. The online inspection must allow inspection of both the textbook or instructional materials and all accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other ancillary materials. The content, including pictures and graphs, of the textbooks, instructional materials, and supplementary materials that are made available for online inspection must be in finished form and must be the same as what would be distributed to public schools. (B) The commission shall require that a publisher in its bid document agree to provide complete online copies of the textbooks or instructional materials bid during the review process by the advisory panels for a period of no less than ninety (90) days. Textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board of education for local adoption must remain accessible to the public pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(C). (C) (i) A publisher that submits textbooks or instructional materials for adoption shall provide the department of education with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public and advisory panel members can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. The department shall post the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(i) on the department's website. (ii) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials approved by the state board for local adoption shall provide each LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(ii) for textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA; or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA and provide a link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C) must remain active for all textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board for so long as the textbooks and instructional materials are approved for local adoption or adopted by the LEA, respectively. (D) (i) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials for which a waiver is granted to an LEA pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , shall provide the respective LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. (ii) Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the link provided by the publisher pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(D)(i); or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of the textbooks or instructional materials for which the LEA received a waiver pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , and provide: (1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or (2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(D) must remain active for all textbooks or instructional materials for so long as the textbooks or instructional materials are adopted.
(A) In addition to the finished textbooks and instructional materials required to be filed with the secretary of the commission, publishers shall make all textbooks and instructional materials proposed for adoption available for inspection by LEAs and the public online, which may include access via the state textbook depository's website. The online inspection must allow inspection of both the textbook or instructional materials and all accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other ancillary materials. The content, including pictures and graphs, of the textbooks, instructional materials, and supplementary materials that are made available for online inspection must be in finished form and must be the same as what would be distributed to public schools.
(B) The commission shall require that a publisher in its bid document agree to provide complete online copies of the textbooks or instructional materials bid during the review process by the advisory panels for a period of no less than ninety (90) days. Textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board of education for local adoption must remain accessible to the public pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(C).
(C) (i) A publisher that submits textbooks or instructional materials for adoption shall provide the department of education with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public and advisory panel members can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. The department shall post the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(i) on the department's website. (ii) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials approved by the state board for local adoption shall provide each LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(ii) for textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA; or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA and provide a link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C) must remain active for all textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board for so long as the textbooks and instructional materials are approved for local adoption or adopted by the LEA, respectively.
(i) A publisher that submits textbooks or instructional materials for adoption shall provide the department of education with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public and advisory panel members can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. The department shall post the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(i) on the department's website.
(ii) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials approved by the state board for local adoption shall provide each LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(ii) for textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA; or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA and provide a link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed.
(a) Post, on the LEA's website, the links provided by publishers pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C)(ii) for textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA; or
(b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of textbooks or instructional materials adopted by the LEA and provide a link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed.
(iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(C) must remain active for all textbooks and instructional materials approved by the state board for so long as the textbooks and instructional materials are approved for local adoption or adopted by the LEA, respectively.
(D) (i) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials for which a waiver is granted to an LEA pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , shall provide the respective LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials. (ii) Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the link provided by the publisher pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(D)(i); or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of the textbooks or instructional materials for which the LEA received a waiver pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , and provide: (1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or (2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education. (iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(D) must remain active for all textbooks or instructional materials for so long as the textbooks or instructional materials are adopted.
(i) A publisher of textbooks or instructional materials for which a waiver is granted to an LEA pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , shall provide the respective LEA with a link to the textbooks or instructional materials that the public can use to access the textbooks or instructional materials.
(ii) Each LEA shall: (a) Post, on the LEA's website, the link provided by the publisher pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(D)(i); or (b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of the textbooks or instructional materials for which the LEA received a waiver pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , and provide: (1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or (2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education.
(a) Post, on the LEA's website, the link provided by the publisher pursuant to subdivision (d)(3)(D)(i); or
(b) Identify, on the LEA's website, the name and publisher of the textbooks or instructional materials for which the LEA received a waiver pursuant to § 49-6-2206 , and provide: (1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or (2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education.
(1) A link to the state textbook depository's website where the textbooks or instructional materials may be accessed by the public; or
(2) Instructions for how the public may access the textbooks or instructional materials at the central office of the LEA's local board of education.
(iii) The links provided pursuant to this subdivision (d)(3)(D) must remain active for all textbooks or instructional materials for so long as the textbooks or instructional materials are adopted.
(4) The department shall develop a procedure by which members of the public may comment on the books proposed for adoption. Comments shall be accepted by regular mail, email or in another electronic format as determined by the department. Public comments received by the department shall be posted on the department's website; provided, that any comment posted shall pertain only to the review of a textbook or any instructional materials being proposed for adoption. The department shall distribute the public comments on a textbook or any instructional materials to the advisory panelists prior to the making of their recommendations on the textbook or instructional materials and to the commission before its approval of the textbook or instructional materials for inclusion on the textbook list.
(e) In all future contracts entered into on behalf of the state with publishers and distributors of approved elementary and high school textbooks and instructional materials, provision shall be made, at the discretion of the governor or the adopting authority, for the establishment, maintenance and operation of at least one (1) depot or distributing agency in each of the three (3) grand divisions, which shall be located as near the center of each grand division as is practical.
(f) It shall be a part of the terms and conditions of every contract made under this part that the state shall not be liable to any contractor or the contractor's agent in any manner or for any sum whatever. The contractors and agents shall receive their pay and compensation solely and exclusively from the proceeds of the sale of books under their contract.
(g) In the adoption of textbooks and instructional materials by boards of education as provided in this part, the committees appointed by these respective boards of education shall first determine, from the published list of textbooks and instructional materials provided for in § 49-6-2202(a) , what book or books shall be changed and request samples of the various publishers for books only that are to be changed, the samples to remain property of the respective publishers, who shall have the right to claim the books within thirty (30) days after any adoption. Books not claimed within thirty (30) days by the publishers shall become the property of the respective boards of education and shall be used for library purposes only.
(h) Contracts for the books listed shall be executed in duplicate by the commissioner as secretary of the commission, on forms prepared and approved by the attorney general and reporter. One (1) copy of the contract shall be retained by the publisher and one (1) copy shall be kept on file in the office of the secretary of the commission. Each contract shall state that the prices contained in the contract do not exceed prices offered currently elsewhere.
(i) The commission may require the publisher to print or affix in each book the retail price of the book as fixed by the commission.
(j) The contractor shall file with the contract a good and sufficient bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state in the sum to be determined by the commission but no less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and conditioned upon the faithful performance of all conditions of the contract and this part.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 192, s 3, eff. 4/24/2023.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 471, s 1, eff. 5/18/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 341, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770, s 1, eff. 8/1/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 711, s 6, eff. 4/12/2018.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 999, s 11, eff. 4/27/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 9, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 12, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 11, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 10, eff. 1/1/2015.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 5, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1949, ch. 14, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2453.3 (Williams, § 2453.26); Acts 1951, ch. 180, §§ 6, 8-10, 12, 14 (Williams, §§ 2453.26, 2453.32, 2453.34-2453.36, 2453.38, 2453.40); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 119; 1981, ch. 188, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-2010 -- 49-2013, 49-2015, 49-2017, 49-2018; Acts 1984, ch. 595, §§ 5, 6; 1988, ch. 590, § 2; 1998, ch. 656, §§ 1, 2; 1999, ch. 228, §§ 2, 3; 2002, ch. 673, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-6001 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-6001
Graduation requirements
Status: in_force

(a) To receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school, a student must meet requirements as set forth by the state board of education. (b) (1) As a strategy for assessing student readiness for postsecondary education, every public school student shall take an examination at grade eleven (11). This assessment shall be approved by the commissioner of education and provide information to assist in developing interventions for the purpose of improving student preparation for postsecondary achievement. (2) (A) If an assessment required under subdivision (b)(1) is misadministered by fault of the assessment provider, as determined by the department of education, then the assessment provider must respond as follows: (i) An incident report on the misadministration must be provided to the department of education and the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred. The incident report shall provide remediation plans that will result in reportable scores, if possible; (ii) The assessment provider shall reimburse the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred for any exam that does not result in a reportable score for the student; and (iii) The assessment provider shall provide an opportunity for any student impacted by the misadministration to take the assessment again at no charge. (B) Failure to respond as required in subdivision (b)(2)(A) shall result in the state not continuing to use the assessment and shall be considered a breach of contract by the assessment provider. (3) Subject to available appropriations each year, each student participating in the assessment pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) shall have the opportunity to retake the assessment one (1) additional time prior to graduation. (4) (A) As a strategy for assessing and certifying students' career readiness and providing students with more choices in identifying career pathways, LEAs and public charter schools shall provide each high school senior the opportunity to take nationally recognized assessments in the 2023-2024 school year, and each subsequent school year; provided, that the assessments: (i) Are standardized, criterion-referenced tests designed to measure a broad range of foundational workplace skills; (ii) Adhere to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing developed by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education; (iii) Assess and confirm readiness for a variety of jobs; (iv) Measure skills in a broad range of areas, including: (a) Critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques in workplace situations; (b) Reading and comprehending graphic materials, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and floor plans to solve work-related problems; and (c) Reading and comprehending written information in documents, including emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations to make decisions and solve problems; (v) Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for specific industries and occupations; (vi) Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or credentials for individuals who meet the minimum proficiency requirements on the component assessments; (vii) Are available in paper and computer-based formats; (viii) Are aligned with a self-paced, modular skills curriculum that allows for skill remediation; and (ix) Are competitively procured by the department of education. (B) The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate subdivision (b)(4)(A) to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in § 4-56-107(b)(5)(A) . (c) All tests developed or used to implement this section, all banks of questions, all field testing documents used as background for the development of the tests and all answers shall be kept confidential when and for as long as necessary to protect the integrity of the tests, and accordingly, are exempt from the requirements of § 10-7-503 . (d) The board shall require each LEA to provide remediation services to any student who fails a portion of any examination required under this section for the portion of the examination that the student failed. (e) In addition to a full diploma, a certificate of attendance, or a special education diploma, the board shall adopt an occupational diploma for students with disabilities. The board shall set appropriate standards and benchmarks of attendance, academic achievement, and job readiness skills for the occupational diploma. A student is not required to comply with the testing requirements of subdivision (a)(1) in order to receive an occupational diploma. (f) The commissioner of education is directed to establish dates for the administration of assessments required for graduation that provide the maximum instructional days possible prior to testing while maintaining compliance with all relevant federal law. (g) Students who, in lieu of graduating from high school, obtain a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education shall be counted as a high school graduate of the high school that they attended or were eligible to attend for the purpose of calculating graduation rates; provided, however, that such students shall not be counted as graduates for purposes pursuant to which such inclusion in a graduation rate calculation is prohibited by federal law. (h) No LEA shall require any enrolling or transferring student, who is in grade eleven (11) or higher and in the custody of the department of children's services or exiting its custody, to meet more than the minimum requirements for graduation set forth by the state board of education. The LEA shall issue a full diploma to any such student who meets the minimum requirements. (i) The state board of education shall adopt an alternate academic diploma for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are assessed with the alternate assessment under § 49-1-612 . The board shall ensure the diploma is aligned with the requirements for a regular high school diploma. (j) A student whose individualized education program (IEP) or section 504 plan under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.) allows for testing accommodations shall be allowed to use the same testing accommodations while taking an assessment under the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) or an end-of-course assessment, required by the state board of education under subsection (a), as long as the accommodation does not invalidate the assessment. (k) Notwithstanding subsection (b), for the 2019-2020 school year, public school students are not required to take an examination at grade eleven (11) to assess student readiness for postsecondary education. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 908,s 1, eff. 5/3/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114, s 31, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 439, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 552, s 2, eff. 5/26/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, s 33, eff. 5/25/2021. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 652, s 10, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 601, s 1, eff. 3/20/2020. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 881, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, Secs.s 44, s 45 eff. 4/18/2018. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 177, s 10, eff. 4/24/2017. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 844, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 357, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 56, eff. 4/17/2015. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 422, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1981, ch. 164, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 49-117; Acts 1988, ch. 494, §§ 1, 2; 1988, ch. 893, § 2; 1992, ch. 535, § 32; 1998, ch. 833, § 2; 2002, ch. 738, § 1; 2005, ch. 446, § 1; 2007 , ch. 273, § 1; 2008 , ch. 931, § 1; 2009 , ch. 262, §§ 1, 2; 2009 , ch. 448, § 2; 2010 , ch. 735, § 2; 2011 , ch. 410, § 4 (y).
(a) To receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school, a student must meet requirements as set forth by the state board of education.
(b) (1) As a strategy for assessing student readiness for postsecondary education, every public school student shall take an examination at grade eleven (11). This assessment shall be approved by the commissioner of education and provide information to assist in developing interventions for the purpose of improving student preparation for postsecondary achievement. (2) (A) If an assessment required under subdivision (b)(1) is misadministered by fault of the assessment provider, as determined by the department of education, then the assessment provider must respond as follows: (i) An incident report on the misadministration must be provided to the department of education and the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred. The incident report shall provide remediation plans that will result in reportable scores, if possible; (ii) The assessment provider shall reimburse the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred for any exam that does not result in a reportable score for the student; and (iii) The assessment provider shall provide an opportunity for any student impacted by the misadministration to take the assessment again at no charge. (B) Failure to respond as required in subdivision (b)(2)(A) shall result in the state not continuing to use the assessment and shall be considered a breach of contract by the assessment provider. (3) Subject to available appropriations each year, each student participating in the assessment pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) shall have the opportunity to retake the assessment one (1) additional time prior to graduation. (4) (A) As a strategy for assessing and certifying students' career readiness and providing students with more choices in identifying career pathways, LEAs and public charter schools shall provide each high school senior the opportunity to take nationally recognized assessments in the 2023-2024 school year, and each subsequent school year; provided, that the assessments: (i) Are standardized, criterion-referenced tests designed to measure a broad range of foundational workplace skills; (ii) Adhere to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing developed by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education; (iii) Assess and confirm readiness for a variety of jobs; (iv) Measure skills in a broad range of areas, including: (a) Critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques in workplace situations; (b) Reading and comprehending graphic materials, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and floor plans to solve work-related problems; and (c) Reading and comprehending written information in documents, including emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations to make decisions and solve problems; (v) Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for specific industries and occupations; (vi) Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or credentials for individuals who meet the minimum proficiency requirements on the component assessments; (vii) Are available in paper and computer-based formats; (viii) Are aligned with a self-paced, modular skills curriculum that allows for skill remediation; and (ix) Are competitively procured by the department of education. (B) The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate subdivision (b)(4)(A) to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in § 4-56-107(b)(5)(A) .
(1) As a strategy for assessing student readiness for postsecondary education, every public school student shall take an examination at grade eleven (11). This assessment shall be approved by the commissioner of education and provide information to assist in developing interventions for the purpose of improving student preparation for postsecondary achievement.
(2) (A) If an assessment required under subdivision (b)(1) is misadministered by fault of the assessment provider, as determined by the department of education, then the assessment provider must respond as follows: (i) An incident report on the misadministration must be provided to the department of education and the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred. The incident report shall provide remediation plans that will result in reportable scores, if possible; (ii) The assessment provider shall reimburse the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred for any exam that does not result in a reportable score for the student; and (iii) The assessment provider shall provide an opportunity for any student impacted by the misadministration to take the assessment again at no charge. (B) Failure to respond as required in subdivision (b)(2)(A) shall result in the state not continuing to use the assessment and shall be considered a breach of contract by the assessment provider.
(A) If an assessment required under subdivision (b)(1) is misadministered by fault of the assessment provider, as determined by the department of education, then the assessment provider must respond as follows: (i) An incident report on the misadministration must be provided to the department of education and the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred. The incident report shall provide remediation plans that will result in reportable scores, if possible; (ii) The assessment provider shall reimburse the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred for any exam that does not result in a reportable score for the student; and (iii) The assessment provider shall provide an opportunity for any student impacted by the misadministration to take the assessment again at no charge.
(i) An incident report on the misadministration must be provided to the department of education and the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred. The incident report shall provide remediation plans that will result in reportable scores, if possible;
(ii) The assessment provider shall reimburse the LEA or LEAs in which the misadministration occurred for any exam that does not result in a reportable score for the student; and
(iii) The assessment provider shall provide an opportunity for any student impacted by the misadministration to take the assessment again at no charge.
(B) Failure to respond as required in subdivision (b)(2)(A) shall result in the state not continuing to use the assessment and shall be considered a breach of contract by the assessment provider.
(3) Subject to available appropriations each year, each student participating in the assessment pursuant to subdivision (b)(1) shall have the opportunity to retake the assessment one (1) additional time prior to graduation.
(4) (A) As a strategy for assessing and certifying students' career readiness and providing students with more choices in identifying career pathways, LEAs and public charter schools shall provide each high school senior the opportunity to take nationally recognized assessments in the 2023-2024 school year, and each subsequent school year; provided, that the assessments: (i) Are standardized, criterion-referenced tests designed to measure a broad range of foundational workplace skills; (ii) Adhere to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing developed by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education; (iii) Assess and confirm readiness for a variety of jobs; (iv) Measure skills in a broad range of areas, including: (a) Critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques in workplace situations; (b) Reading and comprehending graphic materials, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and floor plans to solve work-related problems; and (c) Reading and comprehending written information in documents, including emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations to make decisions and solve problems; (v) Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for specific industries and occupations; (vi) Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or credentials for individuals who meet the minimum proficiency requirements on the component assessments; (vii) Are available in paper and computer-based formats; (viii) Are aligned with a self-paced, modular skills curriculum that allows for skill remediation; and (ix) Are competitively procured by the department of education. (B) The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate subdivision (b)(4)(A) to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in § 4-56-107(b)(5)(A) .
(A) As a strategy for assessing and certifying students' career readiness and providing students with more choices in identifying career pathways, LEAs and public charter schools shall provide each high school senior the opportunity to take nationally recognized assessments in the 2023-2024 school year, and each subsequent school year; provided, that the assessments: (i) Are standardized, criterion-referenced tests designed to measure a broad range of foundational workplace skills; (ii) Adhere to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing developed by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education; (iii) Assess and confirm readiness for a variety of jobs; (iv) Measure skills in a broad range of areas, including: (a) Critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques in workplace situations; (b) Reading and comprehending graphic materials, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and floor plans to solve work-related problems; and (c) Reading and comprehending written information in documents, including emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations to make decisions and solve problems; (v) Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for specific industries and occupations; (vi) Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or credentials for individuals who meet the minimum proficiency requirements on the component assessments; (vii) Are available in paper and computer-based formats; (viii) Are aligned with a self-paced, modular skills curriculum that allows for skill remediation; and (ix) Are competitively procured by the department of education.
(i) Are standardized, criterion-referenced tests designed to measure a broad range of foundational workplace skills;
(ii) Adhere to the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing developed by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education;
(iii) Assess and confirm readiness for a variety of jobs;
(iv) Measure skills in a broad range of areas, including: (a) Critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques in workplace situations; (b) Reading and comprehending graphic materials, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and floor plans to solve work-related problems; and (c) Reading and comprehending written information in documents, including emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations to make decisions and solve problems;
(a) Critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving techniques in workplace situations;
(b) Reading and comprehending graphic materials, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and floor plans to solve work-related problems; and
(c) Reading and comprehending written information in documents, including emails, letters, directions, signs, bulletins, policies, websites, contracts, and regulations to make decisions and solve problems;
(v) Align with research-based skill requirement profiles for specific industries and occupations;
(vi) Lead to nationally recognized work-readiness certificates or credentials for individuals who meet the minimum proficiency requirements on the component assessments;
(vii) Are available in paper and computer-based formats;
(viii) Are aligned with a self-paced, modular skills curriculum that allows for skill remediation; and
(ix) Are competitively procured by the department of education.
(B) The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate subdivision (b)(4)(A) to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in § 4-56-107(b)(5)(A) .
(c) All tests developed or used to implement this section, all banks of questions, all field testing documents used as background for the development of the tests and all answers shall be kept confidential when and for as long as necessary to protect the integrity of the tests, and accordingly, are exempt from the requirements of § 10-7-503 .
(d) The board shall require each LEA to provide remediation services to any student who fails a portion of any examination required under this section for the portion of the examination that the student failed.
(e) In addition to a full diploma, a certificate of attendance, or a special education diploma, the board shall adopt an occupational diploma for students with disabilities. The board shall set appropriate standards and benchmarks of attendance, academic achievement, and job readiness skills for the occupational diploma. A student is not required to comply with the testing requirements of subdivision (a)(1) in order to receive an occupational diploma.
(f) The commissioner of education is directed to establish dates for the administration of assessments required for graduation that provide the maximum instructional days possible prior to testing while maintaining compliance with all relevant federal law.
(g) Students who, in lieu of graduating from high school, obtain a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education shall be counted as a high school graduate of the high school that they attended or were eligible to attend for the purpose of calculating graduation rates; provided, however, that such students shall not be counted as graduates for purposes pursuant to which such inclusion in a graduation rate calculation is prohibited by federal law.
(h) No LEA shall require any enrolling or transferring student, who is in grade eleven (11) or higher and in the custody of the department of children's services or exiting its custody, to meet more than the minimum requirements for graduation set forth by the state board of education. The LEA shall issue a full diploma to any such student who meets the minimum requirements.
(i) The state board of education shall adopt an alternate academic diploma for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are assessed with the alternate assessment under § 49-1-612 . The board shall ensure the diploma is aligned with the requirements for a regular high school diploma.
(j) A student whose individualized education program (IEP) or section 504 plan under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.) allows for testing accommodations shall be allowed to use the same testing accommodations while taking an assessment under the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) or an end-of-course assessment, required by the state board of education under subsection (a), as long as the accommodation does not invalidate the assessment.
(k) Notwithstanding subsection (b), for the 2019-2020 school year, public school students are not required to take an examination at grade eleven (11) to assess student readiness for postsecondary education.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 908,s 1, eff. 5/3/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 114, s 31, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 439, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 552, s 2, eff. 5/26/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, s 33, eff. 5/25/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 652, s 10, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 601, s 1, eff. 3/20/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 881, s 1, eff. 5/3/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, Secs.s 44, s 45 eff. 4/18/2018.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 177, s 10, eff. 4/24/2017.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 844, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 357, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 56, eff. 4/17/2015.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 422, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1981, ch. 164, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 49-117; Acts 1988, ch. 494, §§ 1, 2; 1988, ch. 893, § 2; 1992, ch. 535, § 32; 1998, ch. 833, § 2; 2002, ch. 738, § 1; 2005, ch. 446, § 1; 2007 , ch. 273, § 1; 2008 , ch. 931, § 1; 2009 , ch. 262, §§ 1, 2; 2009 , ch. 448, § 2; 2010 , ch. 735, § 2; 2011 , ch. 410, § 4 (y).
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-304 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-304
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Acts 1963, ch. 168, § 4; 1969, ch. 6, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3804.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4504 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4504
Adoption of policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyber-bullying by LEA - Review
Status: in_force

Each LEA shall adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying, and cyber-bullying and is encouraged to review the policy at least once every three (3) years. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 19, eff. 3/28/2022. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 783, s 6, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 2005, ch. 202, § 1; 2011 , ch. 251, § 1; T.C.A. § 45-6-1017.
Each LEA shall adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, bullying, and cyber-bullying and is encouraged to review the policy at least once every three (3) years.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 19, eff. 3/28/2022.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 783, s 6, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 2005, ch. 202, § 1; 2011 , ch. 251, § 1; T.C.A. § 45-6-1017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2902 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2902
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 caused some to be less accommodating of the religious liberty and free speech rights of students than permitted under the first amendment to the United States constitution; (3) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless litigation and conflicts; (4) 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; (5) 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; (6) 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.) and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq.); and (7) Setting forth the religious liberty rights of students in a statute would assist students and parents in the enforcement of the religious liberty rights of the students and provide impetus to efforts in public schools to accommodate religious belief in feasible cases. (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 students to the extent permissible under the establishment clause. Acts 1997, ch. 422, § 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 caused some to be less accommodating of the religious liberty and free speech rights of students than permitted under the first amendment to the United States constitution; (3) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless litigation and conflicts; (4) 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; (5) 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; (6) 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.) and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq.); and (7) Setting forth the religious liberty rights of students in a statute would assist students and parents in the enforcement of the religious liberty rights of the students and provide impetus to efforts in public schools to accommodate religious belief in feasible cases.
(1) Judicial decisions concerning religion, free speech and public education are widely misunderstood and misapplied;
(2) Confusion surrounding these decisions has caused some to be less accommodating of the religious liberty and free speech rights of students than permitted under the first amendment to the United States constitution;
(3) Confusion surrounding these decisions has resulted in needless litigation and conflicts;
(4) 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;
(5) 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;
(6) 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.) and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq.); and
(7) Setting forth the religious liberty rights of students in a statute would assist students and parents in the enforcement of the religious liberty rights of the students and provide impetus to efforts in public schools to accommodate religious belief in feasible cases.
(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 students to the extent permissible under the establishment clause.
Acts 1997, ch. 422, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2114 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2114
Prohibited conduct
Status: in_force

(a) An athlete agent, with the intent to influence a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall not take any of the following actions or encourage any other individual to take or assist any other individual in taking any of the following actions on behalf of the agent: (1) Give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; (2) Furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or (3) Furnish anything of value to any individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent. (b) An athlete agent shall not intentionally do any of the following or encourage any other individual to do any of the following on behalf of the agent: (1) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, to recruit or solicit the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless registered under this part; (2) Fail to create or retain or to permit inspection of the records required by § 49-7-2113 ; (3) Fail to register when required by § 49-7-2105 ; (4) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration; (5) Predate or postdate an agency contract; or (6) Fail to notify a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may make the athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport. (c) An athlete agent shall not: (1) Fail to provide to the secretary of state any statements, documents, records, or testimony required by the secretary of state pursuant to § 49-7- 2105 or the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5; (2) Fail to post the athlete agent's certificate of registration, or legible copy of the certificate, in each office in this state from which the athlete agent conducts business as an athlete agent; or (3) Fail to provide proof of registration to any student athlete whom the athlete agent contacts. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a certified athlete agent may pay expenses incurred before the signing of an agency contract by a student athlete, a family member of the student athlete, or an individual of a class of individuals authorized to receive the expenses by the national association that certified the agent if the expenses are: (1) For the benefit of an athlete who is a member of a class of athletes authorized to receive the benefit by the national association that certified the agent; (2) Of a type authorized to be paid by a certified athlete agent by the national association that certified the agent; and (3) For a purpose authorized by the national association that certified the agent. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 67, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
(a) An athlete agent, with the intent to influence a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete to enter into an agency contract, shall not take any of the following actions or encourage any other individual to take or assist any other individual in taking any of the following actions on behalf of the agent: (1) Give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation; (2) Furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or (3) Furnish anything of value to any individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent.
(1) Give any materially false or misleading information or make a materially false promise or representation;
(2) Furnish anything of value to a student athlete before the student athlete enters into the agency contract; or
(3) Furnish anything of value to any individual other than the student athlete or another registered athlete agent.
(b) An athlete agent shall not intentionally do any of the following or encourage any other individual to do any of the following on behalf of the agent: (1) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, to recruit or solicit the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless registered under this part; (2) Fail to create or retain or to permit inspection of the records required by § 49-7-2113 ; (3) Fail to register when required by § 49-7-2105 ; (4) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration; (5) Predate or postdate an agency contract; or (6) Fail to notify a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may make the athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.
(1) Initiate contact, directly or indirectly, with a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, to recruit or solicit the athlete, parent, or guardian to enter an agency contract unless registered under this part;
(2) Fail to create or retain or to permit inspection of the records required by § 49-7-2113 ;
(3) Fail to register when required by § 49-7-2105 ;
(4) Provide materially false or misleading information in an application for registration or renewal of registration;
(5) Predate or postdate an agency contract; or
(6) Fail to notify a student athlete or, if the athlete is a minor, a parent or guardian of the athlete, before the athlete, parent, or guardian signs an agency contract for a particular sport that the signing may make the athlete ineligible to participate as a student athlete in that sport.
(c) An athlete agent shall not: (1) Fail to provide to the secretary of state any statements, documents, records, or testimony required by the secretary of state pursuant to § 49-7- 2105 or the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5; (2) Fail to post the athlete agent's certificate of registration, or legible copy of the certificate, in each office in this state from which the athlete agent conducts business as an athlete agent; or (3) Fail to provide proof of registration to any student athlete whom the athlete agent contacts.
(1) Fail to provide to the secretary of state any statements, documents, records, or testimony required by the secretary of state pursuant to § 49-7- 2105 or the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5;
(2) Fail to post the athlete agent's certificate of registration, or legible copy of the certificate, in each office in this state from which the athlete agent conducts business as an athlete agent; or
(3) Fail to provide proof of registration to any student athlete whom the athlete agent contacts.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a certified athlete agent may pay expenses incurred before the signing of an agency contract by a student athlete, a family member of the student athlete, or an individual of a class of individuals authorized to receive the expenses by the national association that certified the agent if the expenses are: (1) For the benefit of an athlete who is a member of a class of athletes authorized to receive the benefit by the national association that certified the agent; (2) Of a type authorized to be paid by a certified athlete agent by the national association that certified the agent; and (3) For a purpose authorized by the national association that certified the agent.
(1) For the benefit of an athlete who is a member of a class of athletes authorized to receive the benefit by the national association that certified the agent;
(2) Of a type authorized to be paid by a certified athlete agent by the national association that certified the agent; and
(3) For a purpose authorized by the national association that certified the agent.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 67, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-18-102 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 18 / Section 49-18-102
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Blended learning" means the combination of virtual learning with the integration of in-person teaching practices. Blended learning occurs in a school building and can be teacher led or involve the purchase or use of a technology; (2) "Charter management organization" or "CMO" means a nonprofit entity that operates multiple charter schools at least one (1) of which is in Tennessee; (3) "Charter school" means a Tennessee public charter school authorized to operate under chapter 13 of this title; (4) "Course access catalog" means a listing of providers that have been approved by the state board of education and a listing of courses offered by approved providers, which are available to participating students; (5) "Course access program" means the program created by this chapter; (6) "Course provider" or "provider" means a business, industry, educator, nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, trade association, branch of the United States armed forces, LEA, charter school, charter management organization, institution of higher education, or state agency that is approved by the state board to offer individual courses in person or online and that is included in the listing of providers in the course access catalog; (7) "Department" means the department of education; (8) "Eligible student" means any student who is enrolled in a Tennessee public school, including a charter school, in grades seven through twelve (7-12); (9) "Extended learning" means an out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student with: (A) Enrichment opportunities outside of a classroom; (B) Career readiness or employability skills, including internships and apprenticeships; or (C) An out-of-classroom educational opportunity approved by the state board or host LEA; (10) "Governing body of a home LEA" means the local board of education, if the home LEA is an LEA, or the governing body of a charter school, if the home LEA is a charter school; (11) "Home LEA" means the LEA or the charter school in which the student is enrolled full-time; (12) "Host LEA" means an LEA or a charter school offering course access program courses through an approved course provider to eligible students; (13) "Participating student" means any eligible student enrolled in a course access program course through a host LEA; (14) "State board" means the state board of education; and (15) "Virtual learning course" means a course in which a significant portion of instruction is delivered to students through the effective use of technology. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 929, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 929, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 784, Secs.s 2, s 3, s 4, s 5eff. 4/20/2018. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 889, s 3, eff. 4/27/2016.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Blended learning" means the combination of virtual learning with the integration of in-person teaching practices. Blended learning occurs in a school building and can be teacher led or involve the purchase or use of a technology;
(2) "Charter management organization" or "CMO" means a nonprofit entity that operates multiple charter schools at least one (1) of which is in Tennessee;
(3) "Charter school" means a Tennessee public charter school authorized to operate under chapter 13 of this title;
(4) "Course access catalog" means a listing of providers that have been approved by the state board of education and a listing of courses offered by approved providers, which are available to participating students;
(5) "Course access program" means the program created by this chapter;
(6) "Course provider" or "provider" means a business, industry, educator, nonprofit entity, for-profit entity, trade association, branch of the United States armed forces, LEA, charter school, charter management organization, institution of higher education, or state agency that is approved by the state board to offer individual courses in person or online and that is included in the listing of providers in the course access catalog;
(7) "Department" means the department of education;
(8) "Eligible student" means any student who is enrolled in a Tennessee public school, including a charter school, in grades seven through twelve (7-12);
(9) "Extended learning" means an out-of-classroom learning experience that provides a student with: (A) Enrichment opportunities outside of a classroom; (B) Career readiness or employability skills, including internships and apprenticeships; or (C) An out-of-classroom educational opportunity approved by the state board or host LEA;
(A) Enrichment opportunities outside of a classroom;
(B) Career readiness or employability skills, including internships and apprenticeships; or
(C) An out-of-classroom educational opportunity approved by the state board or host LEA;
(10) "Governing body of a home LEA" means the local board of education, if the home LEA is an LEA, or the governing body of a charter school, if the home LEA is a charter school;
(11) "Home LEA" means the LEA or the charter school in which the student is enrolled full-time;
(12) "Host LEA" means an LEA or a charter school offering course access program courses through an approved course provider to eligible students;
(13) "Participating student" means any eligible student enrolled in a course access program course through a host LEA;
(14) "State board" means the state board of education; and
(15) "Virtual learning course" means a course in which a significant portion of instruction is delivered to students through the effective use of technology.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 929, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 929, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 784, Secs.s 2, s 3, s 4, s 5eff. 4/20/2018.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 889, s 3, eff. 4/27/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-1303 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-1303
"Public agency" defined
Status: in_force

As used in this part, "public agency" includes: (1) A board of education of any county, city or special school district or school system; (2) A county or municipal governing body; and (3) A director of schools. Acts 1970, ch. 511, § 3; T.C.A., § 49-432.
As used in this part, "public agency" includes:
(1) A board of education of any county, city or special school district or school system;
(2) A county or municipal governing body; and
(3) A director of schools.
Acts 1970, ch. 511, § 3; T.C.A., § 49-432.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-322 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-322
Contracts - Small businesses - Minority owned businesses
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an LEA may set aside an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount of funds allocated for the procurement of personal property and services for the purpose of entering into contracts with small businesses and minority owned businesses. The contracts shall be competitively bid among small businesses and minority owned businesses. (b) For the purposes of this section, "small businesses" and "minority owned businesses" mean a business that is solely owned, or at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding stock of which is owned, by a person who is impeded from normal entry into the economic mainstream because of past practices of discrimination based on race, religion, ethnic background, sex or service in the armed forces during the Vietnam War; provided, that it is not the policy of the state to encourage employment outside the home of mothers of minor children. Acts 1987, ch. 354, § 1; 1989, ch. 375, § 1.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an LEA may set aside an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount of funds allocated for the procurement of personal property and services for the purpose of entering into contracts with small businesses and minority owned businesses. The contracts shall be competitively bid among small businesses and minority owned businesses.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "small businesses" and "minority owned businesses" mean a business that is solely owned, or at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding stock of which is owned, by a person who is impeded from normal entry into the economic mainstream because of past practices of discrimination based on race, religion, ethnic background, sex or service in the armed forces during the Vietnam War; provided, that it is not the policy of the state to encourage employment outside the home of mothers of minor children.
Acts 1987, ch. 354, § 1; 1989, ch. 375, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-9-1409 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 9 / Section 49-9-1409
Use of proceeds derived from sale or liquidation of institute property
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any proceeds derived from the sale or liquidation of gifts, properties, holdings, mineral rights or other assets of value from within the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture shall remain within the institute's budget and purview and used at the discretion of the institute's chief officer toward the accomplishment of the institute's teaching, research or statewide public service mission. At no time shall the proceeds of the sale of such properties used for research, demonstration or youth programs be used to fund the general operations of the university. Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 5.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any proceeds derived from the sale or liquidation of gifts, properties, holdings, mineral rights or other assets of value from within the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture shall remain within the institute's budget and purview and used at the discretion of the institute's chief officer toward the accomplishment of the institute's teaching, research or statewide public service mission. At no time shall the proceeds of the sale of such properties used for research, demonstration or youth programs be used to fund the general operations of the university.
Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-1305 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-1305
Restrictions on administration of, or use of, isolation or restraint
Status: in_force

(a) Administering a chemical restraint to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited; provided, that nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit the administration of a chemical restraint when administered for therapeutic purposes under the direction of a physician and with the student's parent or guardian's consent to administer such chemical restraint. (b) Administering a noxious substance to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (c) The use of any mechanical restraint on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (d) Any form of life threatening restraint, including restraint that restricts the flow of air into a person's lungs, whether by chest compression or any other means, to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (e) (1) The use of isolation or restraint as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (2) Removing or disabling any equipment or device that a student requires, including, but not limited to, a power wheelchair, brace, augmentative communication device, or walker, as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.] (f) The use of a locked door, or any physical structure, mechanism, or device that substantially accomplishes the function of locking a student in a room, structure, or area, is prohibited. (g) Any enclosed area or structure used as an isolation room shall be: (1) Unlocked and incapable of being locked; (2) Free of any condition that could be a danger to the student; (3) Well ventilated and temperature controlled; (4) Sufficiently lighted for the comfort and well-being of the student; (5) Where school personnel are in continuous direct visual contact with the student at all times; (6) At least forty square feet (40 sq. ft.); and (7) In compliance with all applicable state and local fire, health, and safety codes. (h) Notwithstanding this section, actions undertaken by school personnel to break up a fight or to take a weapon from a student are not prohibited; however, these acts shall be reported. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, Secs.s21, s22, s23 eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 20, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 2008 , ch. 1063, § 5; 2011 , ch. 457, §§ 9 - 11.
(a) Administering a chemical restraint to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited; provided, that nothing in this subsection (a) shall prohibit the administration of a chemical restraint when administered for therapeutic purposes under the direction of a physician and with the student's parent or guardian's consent to administer such chemical restraint.
(b) Administering a noxious substance to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.
(c) The use of any mechanical restraint on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.
(d) Any form of life threatening restraint, including restraint that restricts the flow of air into a person's lungs, whether by chest compression or any other means, to a student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.
(e) (1) The use of isolation or restraint as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (2) Removing or disabling any equipment or device that a student requires, including, but not limited to, a power wheelchair, brace, augmentative communication device, or walker, as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited. (3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(1) The use of isolation or restraint as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.
(2) Removing or disabling any equipment or device that a student requires, including, but not limited to, a power wheelchair, brace, augmentative communication device, or walker, as a means of coercion, punishment, convenience, or retaliation on any student receiving special education services, as defined by § 49-10-102 , is prohibited.
(3) [Deleted by 2021 amendment.]
(f) The use of a locked door, or any physical structure, mechanism, or device that substantially accomplishes the function of locking a student in a room, structure, or area, is prohibited.
(g) Any enclosed area or structure used as an isolation room shall be: (1) Unlocked and incapable of being locked; (2) Free of any condition that could be a danger to the student; (3) Well ventilated and temperature controlled; (4) Sufficiently lighted for the comfort and well-being of the student; (5) Where school personnel are in continuous direct visual contact with the student at all times; (6) At least forty square feet (40 sq. ft.); and (7) In compliance with all applicable state and local fire, health, and safety codes.
(1) Unlocked and incapable of being locked;
(2) Free of any condition that could be a danger to the student;
(3) Well ventilated and temperature controlled;
(4) Sufficiently lighted for the comfort and well-being of the student;
(5) Where school personnel are in continuous direct visual contact with the student at all times;
(6) At least forty square feet (40 sq. ft.); and
(7) In compliance with all applicable state and local fire, health, and safety codes.
(h) Notwithstanding this section, actions undertaken by school personnel to break up a fight or to take a weapon from a student are not prohibited; however, these acts shall be reported.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, Secs.s21, s22, s23 eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 20, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1063, § 5; 2011 , ch. 457, §§ 9 - 11.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-909 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-909
Eligibility for Tennessee middle college scholarship
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee middle college scholarship a student shall: (1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Be classified as a resident of this state, pursuant to § 49-8-104 ; (3) Have obtained a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 by the end of the student's sophomore year; (4) Be admitted to, and enrolled in, an eligible public two-year postsecondary institution that is partnering with an LEA to offer middle college in the fall semester of the student's junior year in high school; and (5) Make application for the scholarship as prescribed by TSAC. (b) (1) To maintain eligibility for the Tennessee middle college scholarship, a student shall meet all nonacademic requirements of the program, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the end of each semester for all postsecondary courses attempted under the Tennessee middle college scholarship, and be enrolled full-time. (2) If a student drops out of middle college, fails to maintain eligibility for the Tennessee middle college scholarship at the end of any semester, or fails to maintain full-time status, the student shall not be able to regain the scholarship. (c) A student may receive a Tennessee middle college scholarship until the first of the following events: (1) The student has earned an associate degree or completed high school; or (2) Two (2) years have passed from the date of the student's enrollment as a middle college student in an eligible public two-year postsecondary institution. (d) Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any provision of law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, a Tennessee middle college scholarship awarded to a student enrolled in middle college shall be two thousand dollars ($2,000) for full-time attendance for each semester. (e) (1) A student who successfully completes middle college and receives both a high school diploma and an associate degree shall be eligible to receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the time of transfer to an eligible four-year postsecondary institution in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree, if the student: (A) Meets all academic and nonacademic requirements for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship; (B) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-911(a)(1) or (a)(2) ; (C) Transfers to the eligible four-year postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and (D) Applies for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship. (2) To continue to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the end of subsequent semesters when eligibility is checked, the student shall meet the requirements of § 49-4-911 . (3) Time enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution as a middle college scholarship student will not count towards the terminating events under § 49-4-913 . (f) A student who enrolls in middle college and receives a Tennessee middle college scholarship, but does not complete middle college and does not receive an associate degree shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship upon enrolling in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after completion of high school, if the student: (1) Is not ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Meets all requirements of § 49-4-905(a) ; and (3) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-907 or § 49-4-908 . (g) A student who does not receive a Tennessee middle college scholarship in the fall semester of the junior year in high school shall not be eligible to receive a Tennessee middle college scholarship at any later time. (h) No retroactive award of a Tennessee middle college scholarship shall be made under this section. (i) A student receiving a Tennessee middle college scholarship shall not be eligible for a dual enrollment grant under § 49-4-930 . (j) The award of Tennessee middle college scholarships shall commence with the 2018-2019 academic year. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1101, s 1, eff. 5/27/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 529, s 1, eff. 5/25/2021. Acts 2017, ch. 405, § 2; 2019, ch. 469, § 1; 2020, ch. 794, §§ 33-35.
(a) To be eligible for a Tennessee middle college scholarship a student shall: (1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Be classified as a resident of this state, pursuant to § 49-8-104 ; (3) Have obtained a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 by the end of the student's sophomore year; (4) Be admitted to, and enrolled in, an eligible public two-year postsecondary institution that is partnering with an LEA to offer middle college in the fall semester of the student's junior year in high school; and (5) Make application for the scholarship as prescribed by TSAC.
(1) Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ;
(2) Be classified as a resident of this state, pursuant to § 49-8-104 ;
(3) Have obtained a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 by the end of the student's sophomore year;
(4) Be admitted to, and enrolled in, an eligible public two-year postsecondary institution that is partnering with an LEA to offer middle college in the fall semester of the student's junior year in high school; and
(5) Make application for the scholarship as prescribed by TSAC.
(b) (1) To maintain eligibility for the Tennessee middle college scholarship, a student shall meet all nonacademic requirements of the program, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the end of each semester for all postsecondary courses attempted under the Tennessee middle college scholarship, and be enrolled full-time. (2) If a student drops out of middle college, fails to maintain eligibility for the Tennessee middle college scholarship at the end of any semester, or fails to maintain full-time status, the student shall not be able to regain the scholarship.
(1) To maintain eligibility for the Tennessee middle college scholarship, a student shall meet all nonacademic requirements of the program, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the end of each semester for all postsecondary courses attempted under the Tennessee middle college scholarship, and be enrolled full-time.
(2) If a student drops out of middle college, fails to maintain eligibility for the Tennessee middle college scholarship at the end of any semester, or fails to maintain full-time status, the student shall not be able to regain the scholarship.
(c) A student may receive a Tennessee middle college scholarship until the first of the following events: (1) The student has earned an associate degree or completed high school; or (2) Two (2) years have passed from the date of the student's enrollment as a middle college student in an eligible public two-year postsecondary institution.
(1) The student has earned an associate degree or completed high school; or
(2) Two (2) years have passed from the date of the student's enrollment as a middle college student in an eligible public two-year postsecondary institution.
(d) Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any provision of law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, a Tennessee middle college scholarship awarded to a student enrolled in middle college shall be two thousand dollars ($2,000) for full-time attendance for each semester.
(e) (1) A student who successfully completes middle college and receives both a high school diploma and an associate degree shall be eligible to receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the time of transfer to an eligible four-year postsecondary institution in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree, if the student: (A) Meets all academic and nonacademic requirements for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship; (B) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-911(a)(1) or (a)(2) ; (C) Transfers to the eligible four-year postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and (D) Applies for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship. (2) To continue to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the end of subsequent semesters when eligibility is checked, the student shall meet the requirements of § 49-4-911 . (3) Time enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution as a middle college scholarship student will not count towards the terminating events under § 49-4-913 .
(1) A student who successfully completes middle college and receives both a high school diploma and an associate degree shall be eligible to receive a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the time of transfer to an eligible four-year postsecondary institution in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree, if the student: (A) Meets all academic and nonacademic requirements for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship; (B) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-911(a)(1) or (a)(2) ; (C) Transfers to the eligible four-year postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and (D) Applies for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship.
(A) Meets all academic and nonacademic requirements for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship;
(B) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-911(a)(1) or (a)(2) ;
(C) Transfers to the eligible four-year postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school; and
(D) Applies for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship.
(2) To continue to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship at the end of subsequent semesters when eligibility is checked, the student shall meet the requirements of § 49-4-911 .
(3) Time enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution as a middle college scholarship student will not count towards the terminating events under § 49-4-913 .
(f) A student who enrolls in middle college and receives a Tennessee middle college scholarship, but does not complete middle college and does not receive an associate degree shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship upon enrolling in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after completion of high school, if the student: (1) Is not ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ; (2) Meets all requirements of § 49-4-905(a) ; and (3) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-907 or § 49-4-908 .
(1) Is not ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904 ;
(2) Meets all requirements of § 49-4-905(a) ; and
(3) Meets the requirements of § 49-4-907 or § 49-4-908 .
(g) A student who does not receive a Tennessee middle college scholarship in the fall semester of the junior year in high school shall not be eligible to receive a Tennessee middle college scholarship at any later time.
(h) No retroactive award of a Tennessee middle college scholarship shall be made under this section.
(i) A student receiving a Tennessee middle college scholarship shall not be eligible for a dual enrollment grant under § 49-4-930 .
(j) The award of Tennessee middle college scholarships shall commence with the 2018-2019 academic year.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1101, s 1, eff. 5/27/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 529, s 1, eff. 5/25/2021.
Acts 2017, ch. 405, § 2; 2019, ch. 469, § 1; 2020, ch. 794, §§ 33-35.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-504 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-504
Persons residing outside boundaries - Eligibility to vote
Status: in_force

A special school district may, by legislative act, establish eligibility and procedures for nonresident property owners. Acts 1984, ch. 950, § 1; 2001, ch. 413, § 16.
A special school district may, by legislative act, establish eligibility and procedures for nonresident property owners.
Acts 1984, ch. 950, § 1; 2001, ch. 413, § 16.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-112 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-13-112
Allocation of state and local funds and federal funds
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A local board of education shall allocate to the charter school an amount equal to: (A) The total of the state and local student-generated funds for member students in the charter school for the prior year in alignment with the TISA pursuant to chapter 3, part 1 of this title; (B) The average per pupil local funds received by the district in the current school year above those required by the TISA for each member student in the charter school in the prior year; (C) The per student state and local funds received by the LEA for member students in the charter school in the current school year beyond the prior year's membership; and (D) All appropriate allocations under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, IDEA and ESEA funds. (2) Federal funds received by the LEA must be disbursed to charter schools authorized by the LEA by either joint agreement on shared services by individual charters or sub-grants to charters for the charter's equitable share of the federal grant based on eligible students. The allocation must be made in accordance with the policies and procedures developed by the department of education. (3) Each LEA shall include as part of its budget submitted pursuant to § 49-2-203 , the per pupil amount of local money it will pass through to charter schools during the upcoming school year, including all calculations listed in this section. Allocations to the charter schools during that year must be based on the calculated amounts. The LEA shall distribute the portion of local funds it expects to receive in no fewer than nine (9) equal installments to the charter schools in the same manner as state funds are distributed pursuant to chapter 3 of this title. An LEA shall adjust payments to charter schools, at a minimum, in October, February, and June, based on changes in revenue, student membership, or student services. All funds received by a charter school must be spent according to the budget submitted or as otherwise revised by the public charter school governing body, subject to the requirements of state and federal law. (b) The commission shall receive from the department or from the LEA in which the public charter school is located, as appropriate, the total of the state and local student-generated funds for member students in the charter school for the prior year in alignment with the TISA, the average per pupil local funds received by the LEA in the current school year above those required by the TISA for each member student in the charter school in the prior year, the per student state and local funds received by the LEA for all additional member students in the charter school in the current year above the prior year's membership, and the per student state and local funds received by the LEA for member students in the charter school in the current school year beyond the prior year's membership for the students enrolled in a public charter school authorized by the commission. The commission shall receive, for the public charter schools the commission authorizes, all appropriate allocations of federal funds as received by other LEAs under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, Title I, IDEA, and ESEA funds. All funding allocations and disbursements must be made in accordance with procedures developed by the department. (c) The state board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations that provide for the determination of the allocation of state and local funds as provided in subsection (a) and this subsection (c). Notwithstanding § 4-5-208 , any rules promulgated under this subsection (c) may be promulgated as emergency rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. At a minimum, the rules must provide that: (1) Allocations are based on one hundred percent (100%) of state and local funds received by the LEA, including current funds allocated for capital outlay purposes and funds generated under the fast-growth stipends detailed in § 49-3-107 , excluding the proceeds of debt obligations and associated debt service; and (2) (A) With the exception of the annual authorizer fees provided under this chapter, a public charter school shall not be required to pay a fee or purchase any services from the authorizer. Public charter schools shall not be required to pay any fee as a condition for approval of a public charter school application by the authorizer or for recommendation for approval by authorizer staff or a committee established by the authorizer for the purposes of making recommendations for public charter school application decisions; (B) A public charter school may choose to purchase services from an LEA, such as transportation or food services. In such event, the public charter school and the LEA shall execute a service contract, separate from the charter agreement, setting forth the mutual agreement of the parties concerning any service fees to be charged to the public charter school; (C) A public charter school shall not pay any administrative fee to the authorizer for charter authorizing functions, except as provided through the annual authorizer fees mandated or permitted by this chapter; and (D) If the charter agreement includes a provision whereby the authorizer will provide services for employee benefits or retirement, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the employee benefits or retirement services. If a services contract is executed with the authorizer, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the services. (d) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.] (e) Each authorizer is responsible for reporting and submitting funds to the appropriate retirement system, as required under § 8-35-242 . (f) A public charter school may also be funded by: (1) (A) Federal grants; (B) Grants, gifts, devises or donations from any private sources; (C) State funds appropriated for the support of the public charter school, if any; and (D) Any other funds that may be received by the local school district. (2) Receipt of any such funds shall be reported to the authorizer. Public charter schools, the local board of education and the state department of education are encouraged to apply for federal funds appropriated specifically for the support of public charter schools. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, Secs.s 70, s 71, s 72eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 69, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, Secs.s 42, s 43, s 44, s 45, s 46eff. 4/26/2019. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307, Secs.s 11, s 12, s 13eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307, s 10, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 850, s 11, eff. 4/30/2014. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 326, s 4, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 2002, ch. 850, §12; 2009 , ch. 555, § 8; 2011 , ch. 507, §§ 7, 8; 2012 , ch. 1021, § 9; 2012, ch. 1097, § 8.
(a) (1) A local board of education shall allocate to the charter school an amount equal to: (A) The total of the state and local student-generated funds for member students in the charter school for the prior year in alignment with the TISA pursuant to chapter 3, part 1 of this title; (B) The average per pupil local funds received by the district in the current school year above those required by the TISA for each member student in the charter school in the prior year; (C) The per student state and local funds received by the LEA for member students in the charter school in the current school year beyond the prior year's membership; and (D) All appropriate allocations under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, IDEA and ESEA funds. (2) Federal funds received by the LEA must be disbursed to charter schools authorized by the LEA by either joint agreement on shared services by individual charters or sub-grants to charters for the charter's equitable share of the federal grant based on eligible students. The allocation must be made in accordance with the policies and procedures developed by the department of education. (3) Each LEA shall include as part of its budget submitted pursuant to § 49-2-203 , the per pupil amount of local money it will pass through to charter schools during the upcoming school year, including all calculations listed in this section. Allocations to the charter schools during that year must be based on the calculated amounts. The LEA shall distribute the portion of local funds it expects to receive in no fewer than nine (9) equal installments to the charter schools in the same manner as state funds are distributed pursuant to chapter 3 of this title. An LEA shall adjust payments to charter schools, at a minimum, in October, February, and June, based on changes in revenue, student membership, or student services. All funds received by a charter school must be spent according to the budget submitted or as otherwise revised by the public charter school governing body, subject to the requirements of state and federal law.
(1) A local board of education shall allocate to the charter school an amount equal to: (A) The total of the state and local student-generated funds for member students in the charter school for the prior year in alignment with the TISA pursuant to chapter 3, part 1 of this title; (B) The average per pupil local funds received by the district in the current school year above those required by the TISA for each member student in the charter school in the prior year; (C) The per student state and local funds received by the LEA for member students in the charter school in the current school year beyond the prior year's membership; and (D) All appropriate allocations under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, IDEA and ESEA funds.
(A) The total of the state and local student-generated funds for member students in the charter school for the prior year in alignment with the TISA pursuant to chapter 3, part 1 of this title;
(B) The average per pupil local funds received by the district in the current school year above those required by the TISA for each member student in the charter school in the prior year;
(C) The per student state and local funds received by the LEA for member students in the charter school in the current school year beyond the prior year's membership; and
(D) All appropriate allocations under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, IDEA and ESEA funds.
(2) Federal funds received by the LEA must be disbursed to charter schools authorized by the LEA by either joint agreement on shared services by individual charters or sub-grants to charters for the charter's equitable share of the federal grant based on eligible students. The allocation must be made in accordance with the policies and procedures developed by the department of education.
(3) Each LEA shall include as part of its budget submitted pursuant to § 49-2-203 , the per pupil amount of local money it will pass through to charter schools during the upcoming school year, including all calculations listed in this section. Allocations to the charter schools during that year must be based on the calculated amounts. The LEA shall distribute the portion of local funds it expects to receive in no fewer than nine (9) equal installments to the charter schools in the same manner as state funds are distributed pursuant to chapter 3 of this title. An LEA shall adjust payments to charter schools, at a minimum, in October, February, and June, based on changes in revenue, student membership, or student services. All funds received by a charter school must be spent according to the budget submitted or as otherwise revised by the public charter school governing body, subject to the requirements of state and federal law.
(b) The commission shall receive from the department or from the LEA in which the public charter school is located, as appropriate, the total of the state and local student-generated funds for member students in the charter school for the prior year in alignment with the TISA, the average per pupil local funds received by the LEA in the current school year above those required by the TISA for each member student in the charter school in the prior year, the per student state and local funds received by the LEA for all additional member students in the charter school in the current year above the prior year's membership, and the per student state and local funds received by the LEA for member students in the charter school in the current school year beyond the prior year's membership for the students enrolled in a public charter school authorized by the commission. The commission shall receive, for the public charter schools the commission authorizes, all appropriate allocations of federal funds as received by other LEAs under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, Title I, IDEA, and ESEA funds. All funding allocations and disbursements must be made in accordance with procedures developed by the department.
(c) The state board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations that provide for the determination of the allocation of state and local funds as provided in subsection (a) and this subsection (c). Notwithstanding § 4-5-208 , any rules promulgated under this subsection (c) may be promulgated as emergency rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. At a minimum, the rules must provide that: (1) Allocations are based on one hundred percent (100%) of state and local funds received by the LEA, including current funds allocated for capital outlay purposes and funds generated under the fast-growth stipends detailed in § 49-3-107 , excluding the proceeds of debt obligations and associated debt service; and (2) (A) With the exception of the annual authorizer fees provided under this chapter, a public charter school shall not be required to pay a fee or purchase any services from the authorizer. Public charter schools shall not be required to pay any fee as a condition for approval of a public charter school application by the authorizer or for recommendation for approval by authorizer staff or a committee established by the authorizer for the purposes of making recommendations for public charter school application decisions; (B) A public charter school may choose to purchase services from an LEA, such as transportation or food services. In such event, the public charter school and the LEA shall execute a service contract, separate from the charter agreement, setting forth the mutual agreement of the parties concerning any service fees to be charged to the public charter school; (C) A public charter school shall not pay any administrative fee to the authorizer for charter authorizing functions, except as provided through the annual authorizer fees mandated or permitted by this chapter; and (D) If the charter agreement includes a provision whereby the authorizer will provide services for employee benefits or retirement, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the employee benefits or retirement services. If a services contract is executed with the authorizer, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the services.
(1) Allocations are based on one hundred percent (100%) of state and local funds received by the LEA, including current funds allocated for capital outlay purposes and funds generated under the fast-growth stipends detailed in § 49-3-107 , excluding the proceeds of debt obligations and associated debt service; and
(2) (A) With the exception of the annual authorizer fees provided under this chapter, a public charter school shall not be required to pay a fee or purchase any services from the authorizer. Public charter schools shall not be required to pay any fee as a condition for approval of a public charter school application by the authorizer or for recommendation for approval by authorizer staff or a committee established by the authorizer for the purposes of making recommendations for public charter school application decisions; (B) A public charter school may choose to purchase services from an LEA, such as transportation or food services. In such event, the public charter school and the LEA shall execute a service contract, separate from the charter agreement, setting forth the mutual agreement of the parties concerning any service fees to be charged to the public charter school; (C) A public charter school shall not pay any administrative fee to the authorizer for charter authorizing functions, except as provided through the annual authorizer fees mandated or permitted by this chapter; and (D) If the charter agreement includes a provision whereby the authorizer will provide services for employee benefits or retirement, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the employee benefits or retirement services. If a services contract is executed with the authorizer, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the services.
(A) With the exception of the annual authorizer fees provided under this chapter, a public charter school shall not be required to pay a fee or purchase any services from the authorizer. Public charter schools shall not be required to pay any fee as a condition for approval of a public charter school application by the authorizer or for recommendation for approval by authorizer staff or a committee established by the authorizer for the purposes of making recommendations for public charter school application decisions;
(B) A public charter school may choose to purchase services from an LEA, such as transportation or food services. In such event, the public charter school and the LEA shall execute a service contract, separate from the charter agreement, setting forth the mutual agreement of the parties concerning any service fees to be charged to the public charter school;
(C) A public charter school shall not pay any administrative fee to the authorizer for charter authorizing functions, except as provided through the annual authorizer fees mandated or permitted by this chapter; and
(D) If the charter agreement includes a provision whereby the authorizer will provide services for employee benefits or retirement, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the employee benefits or retirement services. If a services contract is executed with the authorizer, then the authorizer may withhold funds to cover the costs of the services.
(d) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
(e) Each authorizer is responsible for reporting and submitting funds to the appropriate retirement system, as required under § 8-35-242 .
(f) A public charter school may also be funded by: (1) (A) Federal grants; (B) Grants, gifts, devises or donations from any private sources; (C) State funds appropriated for the support of the public charter school, if any; and (D) Any other funds that may be received by the local school district. (2) Receipt of any such funds shall be reported to the authorizer. Public charter schools, the local board of education and the state department of education are encouraged to apply for federal funds appropriated specifically for the support of public charter schools.
(1) (A) Federal grants; (B) Grants, gifts, devises or donations from any private sources; (C) State funds appropriated for the support of the public charter school, if any; and (D) Any other funds that may be received by the local school district.
(A) Federal grants;
(B) Grants, gifts, devises or donations from any private sources;
(C) State funds appropriated for the support of the public charter school, if any; and
(D) Any other funds that may be received by the local school district.
(2) Receipt of any such funds shall be reported to the authorizer. Public charter schools, the local board of education and the state department of education are encouraged to apply for federal funds appropriated specifically for the support of public charter schools.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, Secs.s 70, s 71, s 72eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 69, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, Secs.s 42, s 43, s 44, s 45, s 46eff. 4/26/2019.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307, Secs.s 11, s 12, s 13eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307, s 10, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 850, s 11, eff. 4/30/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 326, s 4, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2002, ch. 850, §12; 2009 , ch. 555, § 8; 2011 , ch. 507, §§ 7, 8; 2012 , ch. 1021, § 9; 2012, ch. 1097, § 8.