Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-102 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-13-102
Purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Improve learning for all students and close the achievement gap between high and low students; (2) Provide options for parents to meet educational needs of students; (3) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods, and provide greater decision making authority to schools and teachers in exchange for greater responsibility for student performance; (4) Measure performance of pupils and faculty, and ensure that children have the opportunity to reach proficiency on state academic assessments; (5) Create new professional opportunities for teachers; and (6) Afford parents substantial meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children. (b) It is the intention of this chapter to provide an alternative means within the public school system for ensuring accomplishment of the necessary outcomes of education by allowing the establishment and maintenance of public charter schools that operate within a school district structure but are allowed maximum flexibility to achieve their goals. (c) It is the intent of this chapter to provide both the state department of education and local school systems with options relative to the governance and improvement of high priority schools failing to meet adequate yearly progress as outlined in both § 49-1-602 and the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.). (d) It is the intent of this chapter to provide the state department of education and local school systems with options relative to the delivery of instruction for those students with special needs as specified in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) ( 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.). (e) It is the intent of this chapter to provide local school systems the option to work in concert with the state's public higher education institutions to establish charter school "laboratories of teaching and learning" as a means of fostering educational innovations for implementation statewide. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 326, s 8, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 2; 2004, ch. 832, §4; 2009 , ch. 555, § 4.
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Improve learning for all students and close the achievement gap between high and low students; (2) Provide options for parents to meet educational needs of students; (3) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods, and provide greater decision making authority to schools and teachers in exchange for greater responsibility for student performance; (4) Measure performance of pupils and faculty, and ensure that children have the opportunity to reach proficiency on state academic assessments; (5) Create new professional opportunities for teachers; and (6) Afford parents substantial meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.
(1) Improve learning for all students and close the achievement gap between high and low students;
(2) Provide options for parents to meet educational needs of students;
(3) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods, and provide greater decision making authority to schools and teachers in exchange for greater responsibility for student performance;
(4) Measure performance of pupils and faculty, and ensure that children have the opportunity to reach proficiency on state academic assessments;
(5) Create new professional opportunities for teachers; and
(6) Afford parents substantial meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children.
(b) It is the intention of this chapter to provide an alternative means within the public school system for ensuring accomplishment of the necessary outcomes of education by allowing the establishment and maintenance of public charter schools that operate within a school district structure but are allowed maximum flexibility to achieve their goals.
(c) It is the intent of this chapter to provide both the state department of education and local school systems with options relative to the governance and improvement of high priority schools failing to meet adequate yearly progress as outlined in both § 49-1-602 and the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.).
(d) It is the intent of this chapter to provide the state department of education and local school systems with options relative to the delivery of instruction for those students with special needs as specified in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) ( 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.).
(e) It is the intent of this chapter to provide local school systems the option to work in concert with the state's public higher education institutions to establish charter school "laboratories of teaching and learning" as a means of fostering educational innovations for implementation statewide.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 326, s 8, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 2; 2004, ch. 832, §4; 2009 , ch. 555, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-403 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-403
Sickle cell anemia research
Status: in_force

The department of health shall negotiate a contract with Meharry Medical College for study, research and treatment of drepanocytemia, sickle cell anemia, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable; provided, that this section shall not take effect unless funds are appropriated in the general appropriations act to effectuate the purposes of this section. Acts 1981, ch. 438, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-4253.
The department of health shall negotiate a contract with Meharry Medical College for study, research and treatment of drepanocytemia, sickle cell anemia, on such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreeable; provided, that this section shall not take effect unless funds are appropriated in the general appropriations act to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Acts 1981, ch. 438, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-4253.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-110 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-110
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 12, eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 9; T.C.A., §§ 49-2952, 49-2953; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 20; 1994, ch. 768, § 2.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 12, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 9; T.C.A., §§ 49-2952, 49-2953; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 20; 1994, ch. 768, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-207 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-207
Requests for appropriations
Status: in_force

Requests for appropriations to support the programs of the Tennessee student assistance corporation mentioned in this part shall be presented to the higher education commission and, in the form and to the extent approved by the higher education commission, shall be submitted to the governor for consideration and inclusion in the budget document for the next fiscal year. Acts 1974, ch. 620, § 23; T.C.A., §§ 49-5023, 49-50-121.
Requests for appropriations to support the programs of the Tennessee student assistance corporation mentioned in this part shall be presented to the higher education commission and, in the form and to the extent approved by the higher education commission, shall be submitted to the governor for consideration and inclusion in the budget document for the next fiscal year.
Acts 1974, ch. 620, § 23; T.C.A., §§ 49-5023, 49-50-121.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-2116 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-2116
Civil remedy
Status: in_force

(a) An educational institution or student athlete may bring an action for damages against an athlete agent if the institution or athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent in violation of this part. An educational institution or student athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent only if, because of the act or omission, the institution or an individual who was a student athlete at the time of the act or omission and enrolled in the institution: (1) Is suspended or disqualified from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules of a state or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic or intercollegiate sports; or (2) Suffers financial damage. (b) A plaintiff that prevails in an action under this section may recover actual damages, treble damages, punitive damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees. An athlete agent found liable under this section forfeits any right of payment for anything of benefit or value provided to the student athlete and shall refund any consideration paid to the agent by or on behalf of the athlete. (c) A violation of this part is an unfair trade or deceptive practice for purposes of the Unfair Trade Practice and Advertising Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 25, part 9. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
(a) An educational institution or student athlete may bring an action for damages against an athlete agent if the institution or athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent in violation of this part. An educational institution or student athlete is adversely affected by an act or omission of the agent only if, because of the act or omission, the institution or an individual who was a student athlete at the time of the act or omission and enrolled in the institution: (1) Is suspended or disqualified from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules of a state or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic or intercollegiate sports; or (2) Suffers financial damage.
(1) Is suspended or disqualified from participation in an interscholastic or intercollegiate sports event by or under the rules of a state or national federation or association that promotes or regulates interscholastic or intercollegiate sports; or
(2) Suffers financial damage.
(b) A plaintiff that prevails in an action under this section may recover actual damages, treble damages, punitive damages, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees. An athlete agent found liable under this section forfeits any right of payment for anything of benefit or value provided to the student athlete and shall refund any consideration paid to the agent by or on behalf of the athlete.
(c) A violation of this part is an unfair trade or deceptive practice for purposes of the Unfair Trade Practice and Advertising Act, compiled in title 47, chapter 25, part 9.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216,s 1, eff. 9/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1012 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-1012
Academic acceleration policy
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Academic acceleration policy" means a policy that establishes objective criteria for the enrollment of students into any available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and (2) "Parent" means the parent, guardian, or person who has custody of the child, or individual who has caregiving authority under § 49-6-3001 . (b) By the 2021-2022 school year, a local board of education or public charter school governing body shall develop and adopt an academic acceleration policy for the enrollment of students in grades seven through twelve (7-12) into any available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses. (c) The objective criteria in an academic acceleration policy developed and adopted pursuant to subsection (b) must include, but is not limited to: (1) A student's performance on the most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) assessment; and (2) A student's grades in the student's English language arts, mathematics, or science courses. (d) A local board of education or public charter school governing body may incorporate additional criteria into an academic acceleration policy developed and adopted pursuant to subsection (b), which may include: (1) A student's results on local assessments; (2) A student's high school plan of study; and (3) Student self-nomination. (e) (1) An LEA or public charter school shall notify the parent of a student eligible to enroll in an advanced course, pursuant to the LEA's or public charter school's academic acceleration policy, of the student's eligibility to enroll in the advanced course. (2) The notice required under subdivision (e)(1) must: (A) Be provided in writing; (B) Inform the student's parent that once enrolled, the student must remain enrolled in the advanced course unless the parent requests, in writing, that the parent's student be removed from the course; and (C) Provide a date by which the student's parent must submit a written request to the LEA or public charter school to remove the student from the advanced course. (f) An LEA or public charter school shall not remove a student who is enrolled in an advanced course, pursuant to the LEA's or public charter school's academic acceleration policy, unless: (1) The student's parent timely submits a request in writing to the LEA or public charter school requesting that the parent's student be removed from the course; or (2) After no less than thirty (30) days of instruction, the student's teacher in an advanced course determines that, based on the student's performance in the course, the student should be removed from the course and placed in an alternate course. If a teacher determines that a student should be removed from an advanced course pursuant to this subdivision (f)(2), then the student's teacher may submit a request to the principal, or the principal's designee, to remove the student from the advanced course. The principal, or the principal's designee, shall review a removal request made by a teacher pursuant to this subdivision (f)(2), and must either grant or deny the teacher's request. (g) (1) By October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, the department of education shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives containing: (A) Data collected by the department on the number and demographics of students qualified under this section to enroll in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses in grades seven through twelve (7-12) compared with the numbers and demographics of students not enrolled in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and (B) Information on the type and format of the advanced courses offered by each LEA and public charter school and any feedback received from LEAs and public charter schools on the implementation of this section. (2) The department shall post the report described under this subsection (g) on the department's website. (3) Disclosure under this subsection (g) must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ); § 10-7-504 ; the Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act, compiled in chapter 1, part 7 of this title; and all other relevant privacy laws. (h) The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this act, including objective criteria for enrollment in available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses that local boards of education or public charter school governing bodies must use to develop the policy required under subsection (b). The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 170, s 2, eff. 4/20/2021.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Academic acceleration policy" means a policy that establishes objective criteria for the enrollment of students into any available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and (2) "Parent" means the parent, guardian, or person who has custody of the child, or individual who has caregiving authority under § 49-6-3001 .
(1) "Academic acceleration policy" means a policy that establishes objective criteria for the enrollment of students into any available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and
(2) "Parent" means the parent, guardian, or person who has custody of the child, or individual who has caregiving authority under § 49-6-3001 .
(b) By the 2021-2022 school year, a local board of education or public charter school governing body shall develop and adopt an academic acceleration policy for the enrollment of students in grades seven through twelve (7-12) into any available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses.
(c) The objective criteria in an academic acceleration policy developed and adopted pursuant to subsection (b) must include, but is not limited to: (1) A student's performance on the most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) assessment; and (2) A student's grades in the student's English language arts, mathematics, or science courses.
(1) A student's performance on the most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) assessment; and
(2) A student's grades in the student's English language arts, mathematics, or science courses.
(d) A local board of education or public charter school governing body may incorporate additional criteria into an academic acceleration policy developed and adopted pursuant to subsection (b), which may include: (1) A student's results on local assessments; (2) A student's high school plan of study; and (3) Student self-nomination.
(1) A student's results on local assessments;
(2) A student's high school plan of study; and
(3) Student self-nomination.
(e) (1) An LEA or public charter school shall notify the parent of a student eligible to enroll in an advanced course, pursuant to the LEA's or public charter school's academic acceleration policy, of the student's eligibility to enroll in the advanced course. (2) The notice required under subdivision (e)(1) must: (A) Be provided in writing; (B) Inform the student's parent that once enrolled, the student must remain enrolled in the advanced course unless the parent requests, in writing, that the parent's student be removed from the course; and (C) Provide a date by which the student's parent must submit a written request to the LEA or public charter school to remove the student from the advanced course.
(1) An LEA or public charter school shall notify the parent of a student eligible to enroll in an advanced course, pursuant to the LEA's or public charter school's academic acceleration policy, of the student's eligibility to enroll in the advanced course.
(2) The notice required under subdivision (e)(1) must: (A) Be provided in writing; (B) Inform the student's parent that once enrolled, the student must remain enrolled in the advanced course unless the parent requests, in writing, that the parent's student be removed from the course; and (C) Provide a date by which the student's parent must submit a written request to the LEA or public charter school to remove the student from the advanced course.
(A) Be provided in writing;
(B) Inform the student's parent that once enrolled, the student must remain enrolled in the advanced course unless the parent requests, in writing, that the parent's student be removed from the course; and
(C) Provide a date by which the student's parent must submit a written request to the LEA or public charter school to remove the student from the advanced course.
(f) An LEA or public charter school shall not remove a student who is enrolled in an advanced course, pursuant to the LEA's or public charter school's academic acceleration policy, unless: (1) The student's parent timely submits a request in writing to the LEA or public charter school requesting that the parent's student be removed from the course; or (2) After no less than thirty (30) days of instruction, the student's teacher in an advanced course determines that, based on the student's performance in the course, the student should be removed from the course and placed in an alternate course. If a teacher determines that a student should be removed from an advanced course pursuant to this subdivision (f)(2), then the student's teacher may submit a request to the principal, or the principal's designee, to remove the student from the advanced course. The principal, or the principal's designee, shall review a removal request made by a teacher pursuant to this subdivision (f)(2), and must either grant or deny the teacher's request.
(1) The student's parent timely submits a request in writing to the LEA or public charter school requesting that the parent's student be removed from the course; or
(2) After no less than thirty (30) days of instruction, the student's teacher in an advanced course determines that, based on the student's performance in the course, the student should be removed from the course and placed in an alternate course. If a teacher determines that a student should be removed from an advanced course pursuant to this subdivision (f)(2), then the student's teacher may submit a request to the principal, or the principal's designee, to remove the student from the advanced course. The principal, or the principal's designee, shall review a removal request made by a teacher pursuant to this subdivision (f)(2), and must either grant or deny the teacher's request.
(g) (1) By October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, the department of education shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives containing: (A) Data collected by the department on the number and demographics of students qualified under this section to enroll in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses in grades seven through twelve (7-12) compared with the numbers and demographics of students not enrolled in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and (B) Information on the type and format of the advanced courses offered by each LEA and public charter school and any feedback received from LEAs and public charter schools on the implementation of this section. (2) The department shall post the report described under this subsection (g) on the department's website. (3) Disclosure under this subsection (g) must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ); § 10-7-504 ; the Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act, compiled in chapter 1, part 7 of this title; and all other relevant privacy laws.
(1) By October 1, 2022, and each October 1 thereafter, the department of education shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives containing: (A) Data collected by the department on the number and demographics of students qualified under this section to enroll in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses in grades seven through twelve (7-12) compared with the numbers and demographics of students not enrolled in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and (B) Information on the type and format of the advanced courses offered by each LEA and public charter school and any feedback received from LEAs and public charter schools on the implementation of this section.
(A) Data collected by the department on the number and demographics of students qualified under this section to enroll in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses in grades seven through twelve (7-12) compared with the numbers and demographics of students not enrolled in advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses; and
(B) Information on the type and format of the advanced courses offered by each LEA and public charter school and any feedback received from LEAs and public charter schools on the implementation of this section.
(2) The department shall post the report described under this subsection (g) on the department's website.
(3) Disclosure under this subsection (g) must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ); § 10-7-504 ; the Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act, compiled in chapter 1, part 7 of this title; and all other relevant privacy laws.
(h) The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this act, including objective criteria for enrollment in available advanced English language arts, mathematics, or science courses that local boards of education or public charter school governing bodies must use to develop the policy required under subsection (b). The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 170, s 2, eff. 4/20/2021.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-102 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-102
Admissions generally
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Persons who otherwise meet admission requirements shall be admitted to a state college or university, at in-state tuition rates, if they are residents of the state, or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in a county of another state lying immediately adjacent to a county in this state in which the institution is situated, or if the bona fide residence is within thirty (30) miles of the institution. (2) With respect to nonresidents, subdivision (a)(1) applies only to Austin Peay State University and the University of Memphis. (b) (1) Nonresidents of the state who meet the conditions for entrance to any of the institutions under the control of the board of regents or a state university board may be admitted on payment of tuition rates that the respective board prescribes. (2) Persons who otherwise meet admissions requirements shall be admitted to Dyersburg State Community College with in-state tuition, if they are residents of the state or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in Mississippi County, Arkansas, or either Dunklin County or Pemiscot County, Missouri. However, those students shall not be counted in the consideration of any future capital construction. (c) Nonresidents who otherwise meet requirements for admission to a community college shall be admitted to the institution at in-state tuition rates, subject to the following limitations: (1) The nonresidents admitted at in-state tuition rates shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the full-time equivalent attendance of the institution; (2) The nonresident applicant must have a bona fide place of residence in a county that is adjacent to the Tennessee state line and also within a thirty-mile radius of the city in which the institution is located as determined by the Tennessee higher education commission; (3) The Tennessee higher education commission has the authority to determine the number of affected students, and every three (3) years an adjustment shall be made to the number of nonresident students admitted according to this subsection (c); and (4) In the case of any question of admission between applicants who are residents of this state and applicants who are not residents of this state, the preference in admission shall be given to Tennessee residents who are equally qualified relative to nonresident applicants. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 869,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 447,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 16; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a; 107, 1487a; 111; Acts 1927, ch. 50, § 3; mod. Code 1932, §§ 2399, 2403; Acts 1949, ch. 286, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2399; modified; Acts 1959, ch. 185, § 1; 1973, ch. 144, § 1; 1974, ch. 522, §§ 1, 2, 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-3203, 49-3211; Acts 1987, ch. 342, § 1; 1989, ch. 562, § 1; 2002, ch. 595, § 1.
(a) (1) Persons who otherwise meet admission requirements shall be admitted to a state college or university, at in-state tuition rates, if they are residents of the state, or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in a county of another state lying immediately adjacent to a county in this state in which the institution is situated, or if the bona fide residence is within thirty (30) miles of the institution. (2) With respect to nonresidents, subdivision (a)(1) applies only to Austin Peay State University and the University of Memphis.
(1) Persons who otherwise meet admission requirements shall be admitted to a state college or university, at in-state tuition rates, if they are residents of the state, or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in a county of another state lying immediately adjacent to a county in this state in which the institution is situated, or if the bona fide residence is within thirty (30) miles of the institution.
(2) With respect to nonresidents, subdivision (a)(1) applies only to Austin Peay State University and the University of Memphis.
(b) (1) Nonresidents of the state who meet the conditions for entrance to any of the institutions under the control of the board of regents or a state university board may be admitted on payment of tuition rates that the respective board prescribes. (2) Persons who otherwise meet admissions requirements shall be admitted to Dyersburg State Community College with in-state tuition, if they are residents of the state or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in Mississippi County, Arkansas, or either Dunklin County or Pemiscot County, Missouri. However, those students shall not be counted in the consideration of any future capital construction.
(1) Nonresidents of the state who meet the conditions for entrance to any of the institutions under the control of the board of regents or a state university board may be admitted on payment of tuition rates that the respective board prescribes.
(2) Persons who otherwise meet admissions requirements shall be admitted to Dyersburg State Community College with in-state tuition, if they are residents of the state or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in Mississippi County, Arkansas, or either Dunklin County or Pemiscot County, Missouri. However, those students shall not be counted in the consideration of any future capital construction.
(c) Nonresidents who otherwise meet requirements for admission to a community college shall be admitted to the institution at in-state tuition rates, subject to the following limitations: (1) The nonresidents admitted at in-state tuition rates shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the full-time equivalent attendance of the institution; (2) The nonresident applicant must have a bona fide place of residence in a county that is adjacent to the Tennessee state line and also within a thirty-mile radius of the city in which the institution is located as determined by the Tennessee higher education commission; (3) The Tennessee higher education commission has the authority to determine the number of affected students, and every three (3) years an adjustment shall be made to the number of nonresident students admitted according to this subsection (c); and (4) In the case of any question of admission between applicants who are residents of this state and applicants who are not residents of this state, the preference in admission shall be given to Tennessee residents who are equally qualified relative to nonresident applicants.
(1) The nonresidents admitted at in-state tuition rates shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the full-time equivalent attendance of the institution;
(2) The nonresident applicant must have a bona fide place of residence in a county that is adjacent to the Tennessee state line and also within a thirty-mile radius of the city in which the institution is located as determined by the Tennessee higher education commission;
(3) The Tennessee higher education commission has the authority to determine the number of affected students, and every three (3) years an adjustment shall be made to the number of nonresident students admitted according to this subsection (c); and
(4) In the case of any question of admission between applicants who are residents of this state and applicants who are not residents of this state, the preference in admission shall be given to Tennessee residents who are equally qualified relative to nonresident applicants.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 869,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 447,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 16; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a; 107, 1487a; 111; Acts 1927, ch. 50, § 3; mod. Code 1932, §§ 2399, 2403; Acts 1949, ch. 286, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2399; modified; Acts 1959, ch. 185, § 1; 1973, ch. 144, § 1; 1974, ch. 522, §§ 1, 2, 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-3203, 49-3211; Acts 1987, ch. 342, § 1; 1989, ch. 562, § 1; 2002, ch. 595, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-208 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-208
Program - Recognition of university students for community involvement
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director of the commission shall develop, implement and publicize a program to recognize university students who have a record of outstanding community involvement. The program shall honor students at both public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities who have displayed a high level of community service, including volunteer work, community organization, public service, charitable service and leadership roles in these areas. The executive director shall conduct an annual program at which outstanding students are publicly recognized for community service. Nominations for recognition may be received from college and university administrators and teachers, students or members of the public. The executive director shall report the names and accomplishments of those recognized to the governor, general assembly, and press. (b) The award shall be known as the Representative Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award. Acts 1991, ch. 26, § 1; 1997, ch. 92, § 1.
(a) The executive director of the commission shall develop, implement and publicize a program to recognize university students who have a record of outstanding community involvement. The program shall honor students at both public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities who have displayed a high level of community service, including volunteer work, community organization, public service, charitable service and leadership roles in these areas. The executive director shall conduct an annual program at which outstanding students are publicly recognized for community service. Nominations for recognition may be received from college and university administrators and teachers, students or members of the public. The executive director shall report the names and accomplishments of those recognized to the governor, general assembly, and press.
(b) The award shall be known as the Representative Harold Love Outstanding Community Involvement Award.
Acts 1991, ch. 26, § 1; 1997, ch. 92, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1308 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1308
Listing of VETS campuses to be maintained on THEC website
Status: in_force

THEC shall maintain a list of designated VETS campuses on its website. For each designated VETS campus, THEC's website shall include: (1) A link to the campus' website; (2) Designated points of contact for academic and financial advising; and (3) Veteran enrollment statistics.
THEC shall maintain a list of designated VETS campuses on its website. For each designated VETS campus, THEC's website shall include:
(1) A link to the campus' website;
(2) Designated points of contact for academic and financial advising; and
(3) Veteran enrollment statistics.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-402 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-402
Implementation of program - Methods and materials
Status: in_force

(a) The state board of education, in conjunction with the department of safety, may implement the curriculum for a statewide drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program to be taught by qualified and trained law enforcement officers in local schools within the state. (b) The state board and the department may consider and adopt training methods and materials developed for the DARE America program or a comparable program approved by the department. (c) The state board shall strive to see that the hazards of nicotine abuse are included in the drug-free alliance program. The state board shall encourage the use of culturally relevant educational methods and materials in the drug-free alliance program to inform persons of the hazards of nicotine abuse. Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 3; 1990, ch. 931, § 2.
(a) The state board of education, in conjunction with the department of safety, may implement the curriculum for a statewide drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program to be taught by qualified and trained law enforcement officers in local schools within the state.
(b) The state board and the department may consider and adopt training methods and materials developed for the DARE America program or a comparable program approved by the department.
(c) The state board shall strive to see that the hazards of nicotine abuse are included in the drug-free alliance program. The state board shall encourage the use of culturally relevant educational methods and materials in the drug-free alliance program to inform persons of the hazards of nicotine abuse.
Acts 1989, ch. 322, § 3; 1990, ch. 931, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2608 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2608
Suspension or termination of participating school or provider - Suspension or termination of participating or legacy student - Restitution - Criminal prosecution
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The department may suspend or terminate a participating school's or provider's participation in the program if the department determines that the participating school or provider has failed to comply with the requirements of this part. (2) The state board shall promulgate rules allowing the department to suspend or terminate a participating school's participation in the program due to low academic performance, as determined by the department. (3) If the department suspends or terminates a participating school's or provider's participation under this subsection (a), then the department shall notify affected participating students and the parents of participating students of the decision. If a participating school's or provider's participation in the program is suspended or terminated, or if a participating school or provider withdraws from the program, then affected participating students remain eligible to participate in the program. (b) The department may suspend or terminate a participating student from the program, or close a legacy student's ESA, if the department determines that the participating student's or legacy student's parent or the participating student or legacy student has failed to comply with the requirements of this part. If the department terminates a participating student's or legacy student's participation in the program, then the department shall close the participating student's or legacy student's ESA. (c) A parent of a participating student, a participating student, a legacy student, or any other person who uses the funds deposited in a participating student's ESA for expenses that do not constitute one (1) or more of the qualified expenses listed in § 49-6-2603(a)(4) , or a parent of a participating student, a participating student, a legacy student, or any other person who misrepresents the nature, receipts, or other evidence of any expenses paid by the parent of a participating student, by a participating student, or by a legacy student is liable for restitution to the department in an amount equal to the amount of such expenses. (d) If a person knowingly uses ESA funds for expenses that do not constitute one (1) or more of the qualified expenses listed in § 49-6-2603(a)(4) with the intent to defraud the program or knowingly misrepresents the nature, receipts, or other evidence of any expenses paid with the intent to defraud the program, then the department may refer the matter to the appropriate enforcement authority for criminal prosecution. (e) Any funds remaining in an ESA that is closed in accordance with subsection (b) must be returned to the state treasurer to be placed in the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) account of the education trust fund of 1992 under §§ 49-3-357 and 49-3-358 . (f) The state board shall promulgate rules to effectuate this section, including rules to establish a process for a participating school's, provider's, participating student's, or legacy student's suspension or termination from the program. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 56, eff. 7/1/2023. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 1, eff. 5/24/2019.
(a) (1) The department may suspend or terminate a participating school's or provider's participation in the program if the department determines that the participating school or provider has failed to comply with the requirements of this part. (2) The state board shall promulgate rules allowing the department to suspend or terminate a participating school's participation in the program due to low academic performance, as determined by the department. (3) If the department suspends or terminates a participating school's or provider's participation under this subsection (a), then the department shall notify affected participating students and the parents of participating students of the decision. If a participating school's or provider's participation in the program is suspended or terminated, or if a participating school or provider withdraws from the program, then affected participating students remain eligible to participate in the program.
(1) The department may suspend or terminate a participating school's or provider's participation in the program if the department determines that the participating school or provider has failed to comply with the requirements of this part.
(2) The state board shall promulgate rules allowing the department to suspend or terminate a participating school's participation in the program due to low academic performance, as determined by the department.
(3) If the department suspends or terminates a participating school's or provider's participation under this subsection (a), then the department shall notify affected participating students and the parents of participating students of the decision. If a participating school's or provider's participation in the program is suspended or terminated, or if a participating school or provider withdraws from the program, then affected participating students remain eligible to participate in the program.
(b) The department may suspend or terminate a participating student from the program, or close a legacy student's ESA, if the department determines that the participating student's or legacy student's parent or the participating student or legacy student has failed to comply with the requirements of this part. If the department terminates a participating student's or legacy student's participation in the program, then the department shall close the participating student's or legacy student's ESA.
(c) A parent of a participating student, a participating student, a legacy student, or any other person who uses the funds deposited in a participating student's ESA for expenses that do not constitute one (1) or more of the qualified expenses listed in § 49-6-2603(a)(4) , or a parent of a participating student, a participating student, a legacy student, or any other person who misrepresents the nature, receipts, or other evidence of any expenses paid by the parent of a participating student, by a participating student, or by a legacy student is liable for restitution to the department in an amount equal to the amount of such expenses.
(d) If a person knowingly uses ESA funds for expenses that do not constitute one (1) or more of the qualified expenses listed in § 49-6-2603(a)(4) with the intent to defraud the program or knowingly misrepresents the nature, receipts, or other evidence of any expenses paid with the intent to defraud the program, then the department may refer the matter to the appropriate enforcement authority for criminal prosecution.
(e) Any funds remaining in an ESA that is closed in accordance with subsection (b) must be returned to the state treasurer to be placed in the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) account of the education trust fund of 1992 under §§ 49-3-357 and 49-3-358 .
(f) The state board shall promulgate rules to effectuate this section, including rules to establish a process for a participating school's, provider's, participating student's, or legacy student's suspension or termination from the program. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 56, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 1, eff. 5/24/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3503 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3503
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 43, eff. 4/18/2018. Acts 1985, ch. 463, § 1.
Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 43, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1985, ch. 463, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-816 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-816
Transaction of business - Nominees
Status: in_force

All of the board's business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, all warrants for money drawn, any payments made and all of its cash and securities and other property shall be held: (1) In the name of the board; (2) In the name of its nominee; provided, that the nominee is authorized by board resolution solely for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of securities and restricted to members of the board, or a partnership composed of any such members; or (3) For the account of the board or its nominee in such forms as are standard in the investment community for the timely transaction of business or ownership identification, such as book entry accounts. Acts 1996, ch. 991, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-7-814 .
All of the board's business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, all warrants for money drawn, any payments made and all of its cash and securities and other property shall be held:
(1) In the name of the board;
(2) In the name of its nominee; provided, that the nominee is authorized by board resolution solely for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of securities and restricted to members of the board, or a partnership composed of any such members; or
(3) For the account of the board or its nominee in such forms as are standard in the investment community for the timely transaction of business or ownership identification, such as book entry accounts.
Acts 1996, ch. 991, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-7-814 .
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-109 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-109
Establishment of Tennessee preschool task force - Pilot programs - Rules promulgation
Status: in_force

(a) The department of education shall conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in Tennessee. The analysis must include, but is not limited to, gaps between family demand for preschool services and the availability of high-quality preschool opportunities. The department shall report the results of the statewide needs analysis on the department's website no later than March 31, 2024. (b) (1) The department shall establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality preschool programming. (2) Membership on the task force must include, but is not limited to: (A) A representative from the department of education; (B) A representative from the department of human services; (C) A member of the education administration committee of the house of representatives; (D) A member of the education instruction committee of the house of representatives; (E) A member of the education committee of the senate; (F) A community member; and (G) A parent. (3) By June 1, 2024, the Tennessee preschool task force, in conjunction with the department of education, shall develop a strategic plan for preschool education in this state with recommendations on how to expand preschool opportunities. The strategic plan and recommendations must be submitted to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives. (c) Subject to available funding, the department of education shall implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five (5) LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. The department shall assess the effects of the pilot program to inform the task force's recommendations. (d) The state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, is authorized to promulgate rules, including emergency rules, to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 340, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023.
(a) The department of education shall conduct a statewide needs analysis of preschool education in Tennessee. The analysis must include, but is not limited to, gaps between family demand for preschool services and the availability of high-quality preschool opportunities. The department shall report the results of the statewide needs analysis on the department's website no later than March 31, 2024.
(b) (1) The department shall establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality preschool programming. (2) Membership on the task force must include, but is not limited to: (A) A representative from the department of education; (B) A representative from the department of human services; (C) A member of the education administration committee of the house of representatives; (D) A member of the education instruction committee of the house of representatives; (E) A member of the education committee of the senate; (F) A community member; and (G) A parent. (3) By June 1, 2024, the Tennessee preschool task force, in conjunction with the department of education, shall develop a strategic plan for preschool education in this state with recommendations on how to expand preschool opportunities. The strategic plan and recommendations must be submitted to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives.
(1) The department shall establish the Tennessee preschool task force to assist in developing a strategic plan for preschool education in this state and to provide recommendations on high-quality preschool programming.
(2) Membership on the task force must include, but is not limited to: (A) A representative from the department of education; (B) A representative from the department of human services; (C) A member of the education administration committee of the house of representatives; (D) A member of the education instruction committee of the house of representatives; (E) A member of the education committee of the senate; (F) A community member; and (G) A parent.
(A) A representative from the department of education;
(B) A representative from the department of human services;
(C) A member of the education administration committee of the house of representatives;
(D) A member of the education instruction committee of the house of representatives;
(E) A member of the education committee of the senate;
(F) A community member; and
(G) A parent.
(3) By June 1, 2024, the Tennessee preschool task force, in conjunction with the department of education, shall develop a strategic plan for preschool education in this state with recommendations on how to expand preschool opportunities. The strategic plan and recommendations must be submitted to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives.
(c) Subject to available funding, the department of education shall implement a pilot program to award grant funds to five (5) LEAs to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year. The department shall assess the effects of the pilot program to inform the task force's recommendations.
(d) The state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, is authorized to promulgate rules, including emergency rules, to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 340, s 1, eff. 5/5/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-358 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-358
TISA account - Exemption from trustee's commission
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the education trust fund of 1992, created by this part, a special revenue account to be known as the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) account. (b) All appropriations from the education trust fund of 1992, and such other appropriations as may be provided by law, will be credited to the TISA account. The appropriations will be credited to the account on the fifteenth day of the second month of each quarter or on such other schedule approved by the commissioners of education and finance and administration. (c) The principal and interest of the TISA account, and any part of the TISA account, will be subject to payment under this chapter. The commissioner shall administer the TISA account and is authorized to make disbursements from the account in accordance with § 9-4-601 . (d) Money in the TISA account shall be invested by the state treasurer for the benefit of the account pursuant to § 9-4-603 . Interest accruing on investments and deposits to the account shall be returned to the account and become part of the account. (e) Any unencumbered funds or any unexpended balance of the TISA account remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state or the education trust fund of 1992, but shall be carried forward until expended in accordance with this chapter. (f) All state funds available to any LEA that exceed the amount of state funds provided for public education in each respective LEA in the 1991-1992 fiscal year shall be exempt from the trustee's commission authorized by § 8-11-110 . Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 24, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 23, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3.
(a) There is established within the education trust fund of 1992, created by this part, a special revenue account to be known as the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) account.
(b) All appropriations from the education trust fund of 1992, and such other appropriations as may be provided by law, will be credited to the TISA account. The appropriations will be credited to the account on the fifteenth day of the second month of each quarter or on such other schedule approved by the commissioners of education and finance and administration.
(c) The principal and interest of the TISA account, and any part of the TISA account, will be subject to payment under this chapter. The commissioner shall administer the TISA account and is authorized to make disbursements from the account in accordance with § 9-4-601 .
(d) Money in the TISA account shall be invested by the state treasurer for the benefit of the account pursuant to § 9-4-603 . Interest accruing on investments and deposits to the account shall be returned to the account and become part of the account.
(e) Any unencumbered funds or any unexpended balance of the TISA account remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state or the education trust fund of 1992, but shall be carried forward until expended in accordance with this chapter.
(f) All state funds available to any LEA that exceed the amount of state funds provided for public education in each respective LEA in the 1991-1992 fiscal year shall be exempt from the trustee's commission authorized by § 8-11-110 .
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 24, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 23, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1305 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-1305
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 932, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018. Acts 1986, ch. 801, § 5; 1990, ch. 702, §§ 4, 5.
Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 932, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 1986, ch. 801, § 5; 1990, ch. 702, §§ 4, 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3022 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3022
Excused absence for participation in nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity
Status: in_force

(a) A school principal or the principal's designee may excuse a student from school attendance to participate in a nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity, if the following conditions are met: (1) The student provides documentation to the school as proof of the student's participation in the nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity; and (2) The student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student, prior to the extracurricular activity, submits to the principal or the principal's designee a written request for the excused absence. The written request shall be submitted no later than seven (7) business days prior to the student's absence. The written request shall include: (A) The student's full name and personal identification number; (B) The student's grade; (C) The dates of the student's absence; (D) The reason for the student's absence; and (E) The signature of both the student and the student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student. (b) The principal or the principal's designee shall approve, in writing, the student's participation in the nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity. (c) The principal may limit the number and duration of nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activities for which excused absences may be granted to a student during the school year. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the principal shall excuse no more than ten (10) absences each school year for students participating in nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activities. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 141,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
(a) A school principal or the principal's designee may excuse a student from school attendance to participate in a nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity, if the following conditions are met: (1) The student provides documentation to the school as proof of the student's participation in the nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity; and (2) The student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student, prior to the extracurricular activity, submits to the principal or the principal's designee a written request for the excused absence. The written request shall be submitted no later than seven (7) business days prior to the student's absence. The written request shall include: (A) The student's full name and personal identification number; (B) The student's grade; (C) The dates of the student's absence; (D) The reason for the student's absence; and (E) The signature of both the student and the student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student.
(1) The student provides documentation to the school as proof of the student's participation in the nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity; and
(2) The student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student, prior to the extracurricular activity, submits to the principal or the principal's designee a written request for the excused absence. The written request shall be submitted no later than seven (7) business days prior to the student's absence. The written request shall include: (A) The student's full name and personal identification number; (B) The student's grade; (C) The dates of the student's absence; (D) The reason for the student's absence; and (E) The signature of both the student and the student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student.
(A) The student's full name and personal identification number;
(B) The student's grade;
(C) The dates of the student's absence;
(D) The reason for the student's absence; and
(E) The signature of both the student and the student's parent, custodian, or other person with legal custody or control of the student.
(b) The principal or the principal's designee shall approve, in writing, the student's participation in the nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activity.
(c) The principal may limit the number and duration of nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activities for which excused absences may be granted to a student during the school year.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), the principal shall excuse no more than ten (10) absences each school year for students participating in nonschool-sponsored extracurricular activities.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 141,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1903 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-1903
Cause of action - Imposition of duty of care
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of this part or resulting from any training, or lack thereof, required by this part. (b) The training required by this part, or the lack thereof, shall not be construed to impose any specific duty of care. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
(a) No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of this part or resulting from any training, or lack thereof, required by this part.
(b) The training required by this part, or the lack thereof, shall not be construed to impose any specific duty of care.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-16-201 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 16 / Section 49-16-201
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Virtual Public Schools Act." Acts 2011 , ch. 492, § 1.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Virtual Public Schools Act."
Acts 2011 , ch. 492, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-804 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-804
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018. Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 4.
Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 25, eff. 4/18/2018.
Acts 1993, ch. 434, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-913 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-913
Management and investment of fund
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall manage, lend, maintain, keep or deposit such funds for the benefit and uses of the public school teachers' retirement fund. (b) The board shall receive all moneys from donations, legacies, gifts, bequests, and any surplus that may remain at the end of any fiscal year, from the sum or sums contributed and paid by both the teachers and by the school boards. (c) The fund shall be invested in solvent and approved interest-bearing securities or well-secured mortgages or municipal bonds. Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b11 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a11; Code 1932, § 2535; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1613.
(a) The board shall manage, lend, maintain, keep or deposit such funds for the benefit and uses of the public school teachers' retirement fund.
(b) The board shall receive all moneys from donations, legacies, gifts, bequests, and any surplus that may remain at the end of any fiscal year, from the sum or sums contributed and paid by both the teachers and by the school boards.
(c) The fund shall be invested in solvent and approved interest-bearing securities or well-secured mortgages or municipal bonds.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b11 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a11; Code 1932, § 2535; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1613.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-123 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-13-123
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219,s 76, eff. 4/26/2019. Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 24.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219,s 76, eff. 4/26/2019.
Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 24.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1205 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-1205
Free enterprise system
Status: in_force

(a) The state board of education shall establish a program of instruction for the public high schools on the essentials of the free enterprise system. Instruction shall be given in accordance with the course of study prescribed by the state board of education for at least one (1) semester, equal to one-half (1/2) unit of credit. The state board of education shall prescribe suitable teaching material for the instruction. (b) As used in this section, "instruction on the essentials of the free enterprise system" may be construed to include a minimum of thirty (30) weeks participation in the Junior Achievement Program, and such participation shall render the student eligible for the one-half (1/2) unit of credit granted under this section. (c) As used in this section, "free enterprise" means an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision rather than by state control and by prices, production and the distribution of goods that are determined in a free manner. Acts 1974, ch. 485, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1928; Acts 2006, ch. 854, § 1; 2007 , ch. 303, § 1.
(a) The state board of education shall establish a program of instruction for the public high schools on the essentials of the free enterprise system. Instruction shall be given in accordance with the course of study prescribed by the state board of education for at least one (1) semester, equal to one-half (1/2) unit of credit. The state board of education shall prescribe suitable teaching material for the instruction.
(b) As used in this section, "instruction on the essentials of the free enterprise system" may be construed to include a minimum of thirty (30) weeks participation in the Junior Achievement Program, and such participation shall render the student eligible for the one-half (1/2) unit of credit granted under this section.
(c) As used in this section, "free enterprise" means an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision rather than by state control and by prices, production and the distribution of goods that are determined in a free manner.
Acts 1974, ch. 485, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1928; Acts 2006, ch. 854, § 1; 2007 , ch. 303, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-405 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-405
Promotion and graduation
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the completion of a junior high school course of study, pupils shall be given certificates of promotion to the next grade of the school system. (b) (1) On completion of a course of study in a senior high school, as provided in this part, pupils shall be given diplomas of high school graduation. (2) If a high school pupil of senior class status is within two (2) or fewer credits of completion of a course of study that qualifies the pupil for high school graduation at the time of the high school graduation ceremony, the high school may compile a list of those pupils who may be recognized at the graduation ceremony in accordance with policy established by the local school board. (c) If there are foreign exchange students in a high school, the local school board shall provide for the recognition of those students during the high school graduation ceremony. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a100; Code 1932, § 2391; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1116; Acts 1985, ch. 367, § 1.
(a) Upon the completion of a junior high school course of study, pupils shall be given certificates of promotion to the next grade of the school system.
(b) (1) On completion of a course of study in a senior high school, as provided in this part, pupils shall be given diplomas of high school graduation. (2) If a high school pupil of senior class status is within two (2) or fewer credits of completion of a course of study that qualifies the pupil for high school graduation at the time of the high school graduation ceremony, the high school may compile a list of those pupils who may be recognized at the graduation ceremony in accordance with policy established by the local school board.
(1) On completion of a course of study in a senior high school, as provided in this part, pupils shall be given diplomas of high school graduation.
(2) If a high school pupil of senior class status is within two (2) or fewer credits of completion of a course of study that qualifies the pupil for high school graduation at the time of the high school graduation ceremony, the high school may compile a list of those pupils who may be recognized at the graduation ceremony in accordance with policy established by the local school board.
(c) If there are foreign exchange students in a high school, the local school board shall provide for the recognition of those students during the high school graduation ceremony.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a100; Code 1932, § 2391; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1116; Acts 1985, ch. 367, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-216 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-216
Report on academic performance of historically underserved student groups
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall annually monitor and report academic performance of historically underserved student groups. Historically underserved student group performance must be included in the accountability model established under part 6 of this chapter. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 8, eff. 5/2/2019. Acts 1997, ch. 215, § 2.
The commissioner shall annually monitor and report academic performance of historically underserved student groups. Historically underserved student group performance must be included in the accountability model established under part 6 of this chapter.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 8, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 1997, ch. 215, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-940 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-940
Adoption of investment and funds allocation policies - Transfer of excess lottery earnings to energy efficient schools fund
Status: in_force

(a) The state funding board created by § 9-9-101 shall adopt an investment policy and a funds allocation policy for the lottery for education account established in § 4-51-111 designed to maximize recurring revenues available for appropriation. An amount of funds in the lottery for education account, as determined by the state funding board, may be invested pursuant to this section. The funds may be invested in the state pooled investment fund established by § 9-4-603 , the intermediate-term investment fund established by § 9-4-608 , the chairs of excellence endowment fund established by § 49-7-501 , any securities authorized in § 9-4-602 or in any securities or classes of securities not specifically authorized in § 9-4-602 that are approved by resolution of the state funding board. All earnings attributable to the investments shall be credited to the lottery for education account. (b) TSAC shall not draw funds from the lottery for education account that are invested pursuant to this section unless no other lottery revenues are available to make payments of the scholarships and grants established pursuant to this part. If TSAC anticipates that it may need to draw funds from the lottery for education account that are invested pursuant to this section, then TSAC shall notify the general assembly, the state treasurer, the state funding board and the Tennessee higher education commission at least ninety (90) days before the date the need for such funds is expected to occur. (c) If for fiscal year 2008-2009 the board determines that earnings on the lottery for education account will be sufficient to meet the funding requirements for scholarships for that fiscal year, the board is authorized to transfer an amount not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the lottery for education account to the energy efficient schools fund, if the fund is created by law. Acts 2008 , ch. 1142, § 22; 2009 , ch. 531, § 59.
(a) The state funding board created by § 9-9-101 shall adopt an investment policy and a funds allocation policy for the lottery for education account established in § 4-51-111 designed to maximize recurring revenues available for appropriation. An amount of funds in the lottery for education account, as determined by the state funding board, may be invested pursuant to this section. The funds may be invested in the state pooled investment fund established by § 9-4-603 , the intermediate-term investment fund established by § 9-4-608 , the chairs of excellence endowment fund established by § 49-7-501 , any securities authorized in § 9-4-602 or in any securities or classes of securities not specifically authorized in § 9-4-602 that are approved by resolution of the state funding board. All earnings attributable to the investments shall be credited to the lottery for education account.
(b) TSAC shall not draw funds from the lottery for education account that are invested pursuant to this section unless no other lottery revenues are available to make payments of the scholarships and grants established pursuant to this part. If TSAC anticipates that it may need to draw funds from the lottery for education account that are invested pursuant to this section, then TSAC shall notify the general assembly, the state treasurer, the state funding board and the Tennessee higher education commission at least ninety (90) days before the date the need for such funds is expected to occur.
(c) If for fiscal year 2008-2009 the board determines that earnings on the lottery for education account will be sufficient to meet the funding requirements for scholarships for that fiscal year, the board is authorized to transfer an amount not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the lottery for education account to the energy efficient schools fund, if the fund is created by law.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1142, § 22; 2009 , ch. 531, § 59.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-5702 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-5702
Purpose and duties of academy
Status: in_force

(a) Training opportunities for principals and appropriate supervisory and administrative staff shall be made available through the academy within the limits of the approved budget of the department of education. The purpose of the academy is to instill and reinforce instructional leadership for educational effectiveness. The academy will consist of, but not be limited to, seminars and symposia for provisional principals and supervisors, special topic workshops, skill-building programs, advanced leadership training, appropriate programs for central office personnel and such other programs as may be devised by the department. (b) The academy shall also offer training to educators in evaluation techniques and procedures consistent with the evaluation processes provided for in parts 50 and 52-55 of this chapter [repealed]. (c) The commissioner shall approve all training activities of the academy, which will be provided by department staff, university-based experts, outstanding school practitioners, the professional associations and such others as determined by the commissioner. (d) The academy will include summer institutes especially for school principals and administrators provided at several sites in the three (3) grand divisions. (e) The academy shall also offer training to educators on the various needs of children with behavioral and emotional disorders as they relate to discipline policies and procedures. Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 7, § 76; 1994, ch. 985, § 6.
(a) Training opportunities for principals and appropriate supervisory and administrative staff shall be made available through the academy within the limits of the approved budget of the department of education. The purpose of the academy is to instill and reinforce instructional leadership for educational effectiveness. The academy will consist of, but not be limited to, seminars and symposia for provisional principals and supervisors, special topic workshops, skill-building programs, advanced leadership training, appropriate programs for central office personnel and such other programs as may be devised by the department.
(b) The academy shall also offer training to educators in evaluation techniques and procedures consistent with the evaluation processes provided for in parts 50 and 52-55 of this chapter [repealed].
(c) The commissioner shall approve all training activities of the academy, which will be provided by department staff, university-based experts, outstanding school practitioners, the professional associations and such others as determined by the commissioner.
(d) The academy will include summer institutes especially for school principals and administrators provided at several sites in the three (3) grand divisions.
(e) The academy shall also offer training to educators on the various needs of children with behavioral and emotional disorders as they relate to discipline policies and procedures.
Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 7, § 76; 1994, ch. 985, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-357 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-357
Education trust fund of 1992
Status: in_force

There is created the education trust fund of 1992. The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized and directed to deposit into this fund all revenues earmarked and allocated specifically and exclusively for educational purposes under this part, part 1 of this chapter, §§ 57-4-306 , 67-4-1025 , 67-6-103 , and any other statute providing for the collection of state taxes allocated for educational purposes. All expenditures from this fund shall only be made upon appropriations for educational purposes duly enacted by the general assembly. Educational purposes shall include, but not be limited to, payment of principal and interest on general obligation bonds authorized to fund capital projects for institutions of higher education. Any unencumbered funds and any unexpended balances of the fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be carried forward until expended for educational purposes pursuant to appropriations duly enacted by the general assembly. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 22, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3.
There is created the education trust fund of 1992. The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized and directed to deposit into this fund all revenues earmarked and allocated specifically and exclusively for educational purposes under this part, part 1 of this chapter, §§ 57-4-306 , 67-4-1025 , 67-6-103 , and any other statute providing for the collection of state taxes allocated for educational purposes. All expenditures from this fund shall only be made upon appropriations for educational purposes duly enacted by the general assembly. Educational purposes shall include, but not be limited to, payment of principal and interest on general obligation bonds authorized to fund capital projects for institutions of higher education. Any unencumbered funds and any unexpended balances of the fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be carried forward until expended for educational purposes pursuant to appropriations duly enacted by the general assembly.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 22, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1701 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-1701
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, "homeless child or youth" and "homeless student" have the same meaning as "homeless children and youths" in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2) ). Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1020,s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
As used in this part, "homeless child or youth" and "homeless student" have the same meaning as "homeless children and youths" in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2) ).
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1020,s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-135 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-135
Policies on smoking at public institutions of higher education
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including § 4-4-121 , § 39-17-1551 , or title 39, chapter 17, part 18, the board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each public institution of higher education may adopt policies regulating smoking on property owned or operated by the institution; provided, that such policies do not permit smoking in any location where smoking is otherwise prohibited by law. Such policies may prohibit smoking in all indoor and outdoor areas of property owned or operated by the institution. The board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each institution is encouraged to prohibit smoking in all enclosed spaces and provide for reasonable smoke-free zones at all facility entrances and exits. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 161, s 3, eff. 4/24/2017. Acts 2005, ch. 329, § 1.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including § 4-4-121 , § 39-17-1551 , or title 39, chapter 17, part 18, the board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each public institution of higher education may adopt policies regulating smoking on property owned or operated by the institution; provided, that such policies do not permit smoking in any location where smoking is otherwise prohibited by law. Such policies may prohibit smoking in all indoor and outdoor areas of property owned or operated by the institution. The board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each institution is encouraged to prohibit smoking in all enclosed spaces and provide for reasonable smoke-free zones at all facility entrances and exits.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 161, s 3, eff. 4/24/2017.
Acts 2005, ch. 329, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4206 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4206
Policy authorizing school security officer to patrol
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "school security officer" means an individual who is employed exclusively by the local school board or LEA for the purpose of: (1) Maintaining order and discipline; (2) Preventing crime; (3) Investigating violations of school board policies; (4) Returning students who may be in violation of the law, school board, or LEA policies to school property or to a school-sponsored event until the officer can place the student into the custody of the school administrator or the administrator's designee, the school resources officer, or the appropriate law enforcement officer; and (5) Ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school. (b) Each LEA may develop and adopt, in consultation with the appropriate local law enforcement agency, a policy that authorizes a school security officer employed by the LEA to patrol within a one-mile radius of the security officer's assigned school, but not to exceed the boundaries of the assigned school's LEA. (c) If an LEA adopts a policy pursuant to subsection (a) then the LEA shall file a copy of the policy with the appropriate local chief law enforcement officer. (d) In patrolling the one-mile radius of the school, the school security officer shall: (1) Only patrol for violations of the law that involve minors, including truancy; and (2) Immediately notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of any violation of the law if the school security officer reasonably believes the individual committing the act to be a minor. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 189,s 1, eff. 4/27/2017.
(a) As used in this section, "school security officer" means an individual who is employed exclusively by the local school board or LEA for the purpose of: (1) Maintaining order and discipline; (2) Preventing crime; (3) Investigating violations of school board policies; (4) Returning students who may be in violation of the law, school board, or LEA policies to school property or to a school-sponsored event until the officer can place the student into the custody of the school administrator or the administrator's designee, the school resources officer, or the appropriate law enforcement officer; and (5) Ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school.
(1) Maintaining order and discipline;
(2) Preventing crime;
(3) Investigating violations of school board policies;
(4) Returning students who may be in violation of the law, school board, or LEA policies to school property or to a school-sponsored event until the officer can place the student into the custody of the school administrator or the administrator's designee, the school resources officer, or the appropriate law enforcement officer; and
(5) Ensuring the safety, security, and welfare of all students, faculty, staff, and visitors in an assigned school.
(b) Each LEA may develop and adopt, in consultation with the appropriate local law enforcement agency, a policy that authorizes a school security officer employed by the LEA to patrol within a one-mile radius of the security officer's assigned school, but not to exceed the boundaries of the assigned school's LEA.
(c) If an LEA adopts a policy pursuant to subsection (a) then the LEA shall file a copy of the policy with the appropriate local chief law enforcement officer.
(d) In patrolling the one-mile radius of the school, the school security officer shall: (1) Only patrol for violations of the law that involve minors, including truancy; and (2) Immediately notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of any violation of the law if the school security officer reasonably believes the individual committing the act to be a minor.
(1) Only patrol for violations of the law that involve minors, including truancy; and
(2) Immediately notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency of any violation of the law if the school security officer reasonably believes the individual committing the act to be a minor.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 189,s 1, eff. 4/27/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-418 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-418
Career-based experience
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "career-based experience" means an opportunity for a student to participate in on-the-job training or a structured educational experience that allows the student to apply the student's knowledge and skills in a work environment and to develop an understanding of workplace expectations. (b) (1) An LEA may provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students and may allow the LEA's high school students to participate in any available career-based experiences. (2) An LEA may establish partnerships with industry and local businesses to provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students. Acts 2020, ch. 527, § 1.
(a) As used in this section, "career-based experience" means an opportunity for a student to participate in on-the-job training or a structured educational experience that allows the student to apply the student's knowledge and skills in a work environment and to develop an understanding of workplace expectations.
(b) (1) An LEA may provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students and may allow the LEA's high school students to participate in any available career-based experiences. (2) An LEA may establish partnerships with industry and local businesses to provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students.
(1) An LEA may provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students and may allow the LEA's high school students to participate in any available career-based experiences.
(2) An LEA may establish partnerships with industry and local businesses to provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students.
Acts 2020, ch. 527, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-1305 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-1305
Ancillary powers
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Counties and municipalities are authorized and empowered to levy taxes and issue bonds for all joint or cooperative undertakings authorized by this part. (2) Counties, municipalities and school districts are authorized and empowered to expend funds, acquire property through purchase, employ teachers, provide for the transportation of school children and do any and all other acts necessary or expedient for entering into and consummating all joint or cooperative undertakings authorized by this part. (3) Existing school plants and facilities may be used or new plants may be acquired or constructed. (4) Agreements for joint ownership or use of real and personal property are authorized. (b) (1) If agreements made pursuant to this part establish legal entities to conduct joint or cooperative undertakings, the commissioner of education may consider applications from and allocate funds to such legal entities, at the commissioner's discretion, pursuant to special grant programs administered by the department. (2) However, nothing in subdivision (b)(1) shall be construed to authorize the distribution of Tennessee foundation program funds directly to such legal entities. (3) Such legal entities are authorized to accept grants of funds from any public or private organization including the state and the federal government. (c) Any public agency entering into an agreement under this part may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing the personnel or services therefor as may be within its legal power to furnish. (d) (1) Any public agency may contract with any other agency or agencies to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking that each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, if the contract is authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. (2) The contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives and responsibilities of the contracting parties. Acts 1970, ch. 511, §§ 5, 6, 9, 10; 1981, ch. 132, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 49-434, 49-435, 49-438, 49-439.
(a) (1) Counties and municipalities are authorized and empowered to levy taxes and issue bonds for all joint or cooperative undertakings authorized by this part. (2) Counties, municipalities and school districts are authorized and empowered to expend funds, acquire property through purchase, employ teachers, provide for the transportation of school children and do any and all other acts necessary or expedient for entering into and consummating all joint or cooperative undertakings authorized by this part. (3) Existing school plants and facilities may be used or new plants may be acquired or constructed. (4) Agreements for joint ownership or use of real and personal property are authorized.
(1) Counties and municipalities are authorized and empowered to levy taxes and issue bonds for all joint or cooperative undertakings authorized by this part.
(2) Counties, municipalities and school districts are authorized and empowered to expend funds, acquire property through purchase, employ teachers, provide for the transportation of school children and do any and all other acts necessary or expedient for entering into and consummating all joint or cooperative undertakings authorized by this part.
(3) Existing school plants and facilities may be used or new plants may be acquired or constructed.
(4) Agreements for joint ownership or use of real and personal property are authorized.
(b) (1) If agreements made pursuant to this part establish legal entities to conduct joint or cooperative undertakings, the commissioner of education may consider applications from and allocate funds to such legal entities, at the commissioner's discretion, pursuant to special grant programs administered by the department. (2) However, nothing in subdivision (b)(1) shall be construed to authorize the distribution of Tennessee foundation program funds directly to such legal entities. (3) Such legal entities are authorized to accept grants of funds from any public or private organization including the state and the federal government.
(1) If agreements made pursuant to this part establish legal entities to conduct joint or cooperative undertakings, the commissioner of education may consider applications from and allocate funds to such legal entities, at the commissioner's discretion, pursuant to special grant programs administered by the department.
(2) However, nothing in subdivision (b)(1) shall be construed to authorize the distribution of Tennessee foundation program funds directly to such legal entities.
(3) Such legal entities are authorized to accept grants of funds from any public or private organization including the state and the federal government.
(c) Any public agency entering into an agreement under this part may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing the personnel or services therefor as may be within its legal power to furnish.
(d) (1) Any public agency may contract with any other agency or agencies to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking that each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, if the contract is authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. (2) The contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives and responsibilities of the contracting parties.
(1) Any public agency may contract with any other agency or agencies to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking that each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, if the contract is authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract.
(2) The contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives and responsibilities of the contracting parties.
Acts 1970, ch. 511, §§ 5, 6, 9, 10; 1981, ch. 132, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 49-434, 49-435, 49-438, 49-439.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-609 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-609
Exclusion of student performance on assessments administered in 2020-2021 school year to assess student readiness for postsecondary education - Exception for higher performance designation for the school or LEA
Status: in_force

To the extent authorized by federal law, student performance on assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year to assess student readiness for postsecondary education must be excluded from the performance goals and measures required for schools and LEAs pursuant to this part, unless including student performance on postsecondary readiness assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year results in a higher performance designation for the school or LEA. Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2, s 15, eff. 2/3/2021.
To the extent authorized by federal law, student performance on assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year to assess student readiness for postsecondary education must be excluded from the performance goals and measures required for schools and LEAs pursuant to this part, unless including student performance on postsecondary readiness assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year results in a higher performance designation for the school or LEA.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2, s 15, eff. 2/3/2021.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-5612 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 5 / Section 49-5-5612
Coursework on neurological and brain science research
Status: in_force

Teacher training programs at public institutions of higher education are authorized and encouraged to offer coursework on neurological or brain science research. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 46,s 1, eff. 3/26/2013.
Teacher training programs at public institutions of higher education are authorized and encouraged to offer coursework on neurological or brain science research.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 46,s 1, eff. 3/26/2013.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-1003 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-1003
Effect of part - Powers, duties and obligations
Status: in_force

Any legal, equitable or contractual rights, duties, obligations, evidences of debt, powers or authorities of the Tri-Cities State Technical Institute shall not be modified, altered, amended or abrogated by this part. Acts 1989, ch. 80, § 4.
Any legal, equitable or contractual rights, duties, obligations, evidences of debt, powers or authorities of the Tri-Cities State Technical Institute shall not be modified, altered, amended or abrogated by this part.
Acts 1989, ch. 80, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1402 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-1402
Purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this part is to discourage persons, whether employed, elected or appointed, who are required to furnish statistical data, reports or other information to local or state departments, agencies or legislative bodies, from knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made any false or inaccurate compilation of statistical data, reports or information related to the operation of an LEA as defined in § 49-1-103 . It is the intent of the general assembly to reduce the waste and mismanagement of public education funds, to reduce abuses in governmental authority and to prevent illegal and unethical practices. (b) To help achieve these objectives, the general assembly declares that public education employees should be encouraged to disclose information on actions of LEAs that are not in the public interest and that legislation is needed to ensure that any employee making those disclosures shall not be subject to disciplinary measures, discrimination or harassment by any public official. Acts 1989, ch. 444, § 2.
(a) The purpose of this part is to discourage persons, whether employed, elected or appointed, who are required to furnish statistical data, reports or other information to local or state departments, agencies or legislative bodies, from knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made any false or inaccurate compilation of statistical data, reports or information related to the operation of an LEA as defined in § 49-1-103 . It is the intent of the general assembly to reduce the waste and mismanagement of public education funds, to reduce abuses in governmental authority and to prevent illegal and unethical practices.
(b) To help achieve these objectives, the general assembly declares that public education employees should be encouraged to disclose information on actions of LEAs that are not in the public interest and that legislation is needed to ensure that any employee making those disclosures shall not be subject to disciplinary measures, discrimination or harassment by any public official.
Acts 1989, ch. 444, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-402 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-402
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 20, eff. 4/11/2019. Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 7; T.C.A., § 49-2942.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 20, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 7; T.C.A., § 49-2942.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-102 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-102
General provisions
Status: in_force

(a) The state school fund consists of all funds appropriated or allocated from the state treasury for the operation and maintenance of the public schools or that may derive from any state taxes, the proceeds of which are devoted to public school purposes. (b) The state school fund must be administered and distributed in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title, or, if not controlled in the provisions of this title, then in accordance with the provisions of the general appropriations act that may be applicable. (c) Notwithstanding §§ 49-3-105 - 49-3-109 or any other law to the contrary, the changes in education funding implemented pursuant to this part are subject to and must be implemented only in accordance with funding as approved by the general assembly in the general appropriations act or other legislative act passed by the general assembly. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
(a) The state school fund consists of all funds appropriated or allocated from the state treasury for the operation and maintenance of the public schools or that may derive from any state taxes, the proceeds of which are devoted to public school purposes.
(b) The state school fund must be administered and distributed in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title, or, if not controlled in the provisions of this title, then in accordance with the provisions of the general appropriations act that may be applicable.
(c) Notwithstanding §§ 49-3-105 - 49-3-109 or any other law to the contrary, the changes in education funding implemented pursuant to this part are subject to and must be implemented only in accordance with funding as approved by the general assembly in the general appropriations act or other legislative act passed by the general assembly.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1402 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1402
Request to participate in pool - Discontinuation of participation
Status: in_force

(a) A higher education foundation may participate in the investment pool by submitting a request to the state treasurer to have some or all of its money invested in the investment pool. (b) Should a participant wish to discontinue its participation in the investment pool, it may submit a request to the state treasurer for the return of its principal investment or investment income or both; however, a redemption of shares does not guarantee that a participant will receive the entire amount of the principal investment or investment income or both. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 324,s 1, eff. 4/28/2015.
(a) A higher education foundation may participate in the investment pool by submitting a request to the state treasurer to have some or all of its money invested in the investment pool.
(b) Should a participant wish to discontinue its participation in the investment pool, it may submit a request to the state treasurer for the return of its principal investment or investment income or both; however, a redemption of shares does not guarantee that a participant will receive the entire amount of the principal investment or investment income or both.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 324,s 1, eff. 4/28/2015.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-107 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-107
Annual written notification of funds available for mental health services
Status: in_force

By October 15, 2024, and each October 15 thereafter, the department shall notify each LEA in writing of all state and federal grants available to assist the LEA in expanding mental health services and resources in schools, including, but not limited to, grants that may be available through Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for purposes of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub. L. No. 117-159). The notice must include relevant information about each available grant program and outline the process for the LEA to apply for any available grant funds. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1029,s 1, eff. 5/28/2024.
By October 15, 2024, and each October 15 thereafter, the department shall notify each LEA in writing of all state and federal grants available to assist the LEA in expanding mental health services and resources in schools, including, but not limited to, grants that may be available through Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for purposes of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (Pub. L. No. 117-159). The notice must include relevant information about each available grant program and outline the process for the LEA to apply for any available grant funds.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1029,s 1, eff. 5/28/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-1103 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-1103
Administration of schools - Funds
Status: in_force

(a) The administration of schools established, maintained and operated pursuant to a contract entered into under this part may be placed under the board of education of the county, city or special school district in which the school is located; or the administration of the schools may be placed under a board of control created pursuant to the terms of the contract. (b) In the event a board of control is created, it shall elect its own chair and secretary and may designate as ex officio secretary the director of schools of the county, city or special school district in which the school is located. The board of control shall exercise all the administrative powers and functions with respect to the school that county boards of education are authorized to perform and exercise with respect to the operation of county schools. (c) The schools may be administered by such other persons and in such other manner as the terms of the contract may provide. (d) The county trustee or treasurer or other fiscal or disbursing officer, as the case may be, of the county, city or special school district in which the school is located, or such other disbursing officer as may be designated by the contract, shall have the same powers, rights and duties with respect to the receipt, protection and disbursement of the funds allocated to or for the use of the school as provided by law for other school funds. Acts 1957, ch. 12, § 4; T.C.A., § 49-413.
(a) The administration of schools established, maintained and operated pursuant to a contract entered into under this part may be placed under the board of education of the county, city or special school district in which the school is located; or the administration of the schools may be placed under a board of control created pursuant to the terms of the contract.
(b) In the event a board of control is created, it shall elect its own chair and secretary and may designate as ex officio secretary the director of schools of the county, city or special school district in which the school is located. The board of control shall exercise all the administrative powers and functions with respect to the school that county boards of education are authorized to perform and exercise with respect to the operation of county schools.
(c) The schools may be administered by such other persons and in such other manner as the terms of the contract may provide.
(d) The county trustee or treasurer or other fiscal or disbursing officer, as the case may be, of the county, city or special school district in which the school is located, or such other disbursing officer as may be designated by the contract, shall have the same powers, rights and duties with respect to the receipt, protection and disbursement of the funds allocated to or for the use of the school as provided by law for other school funds.
Acts 1957, ch. 12, § 4; T.C.A., § 49-413.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-103 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-103
Legislative intent - Construction - Implementation
Status: in_force

(a) It is the legislative intent that, based on the success of Tennessee's existing pilot pre-kindergarten programs, these programs be expanded on a voluntary basis by LEAs and the communities they serve to provide more opportunities for quality early childhood education and pre-kindergarten experiences while meeting standards for kindergarten readiness. (b) Nothing in this section and §§ 49-6-104 - 49-6-110 shall be construed to make enrollment in these programs mandatory, nor shall anything in this section and §§ 49-6-104 - 49-6-110 be construed to be an entitlement to any service or program authorized by §§ 49-6-104 - 49-6-110. (c) Implementation of these programs by LEAs shall be voluntary. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 703, s 1, eff. 4/6/2016. Acts 2005, ch. 312, § 1.
(a) It is the legislative intent that, based on the success of Tennessee's existing pilot pre-kindergarten programs, these programs be expanded on a voluntary basis by LEAs and the communities they serve to provide more opportunities for quality early childhood education and pre-kindergarten experiences while meeting standards for kindergarten readiness.
(b) Nothing in this section and §§ 49-6-104 - 49-6-110 shall be construed to make enrollment in these programs mandatory, nor shall anything in this section and §§ 49-6-104 - 49-6-110 be construed to be an entitlement to any service or program authorized by §§ 49-6-104 - 49-6-110.
(c) Implementation of these programs by LEAs shall be voluntary.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 703, s 1, eff. 4/6/2016.
Acts 2005, ch. 312, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-165 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-165
Protection of records related to alternative investments
Status: in_force

(a) The general assembly finds a public necessity in protecting specified records relating to the investment program of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee system. (b) (1) Records of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee system relating to the name of an alternative investment, the name of an alternative investment manager, the amount invested in the alternative investment, or the most recent fiscal year-end value of an alternative investment shall be open to public inspection pursuant to title 10, chapter 7, part 5. (2) [Repealed effective July 1, 2021.] (3) Subdivision (b)(2) shall be repealed on July 1, 2021. (c) For purposes of this section: (1) "Alternative investment" includes, but is not limited to: (A) Any investment requiring an investor indicate if the investor qualifies as an accredited investor under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 17 C.F.R. § 230.500 et. seq.); (B) Unregistered securities or funds offered under exemptions provided by 17 C.F.R. § 230.144(A) , 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(1) , or 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(7) ; or (C) A qualified purchaser under 15 U.S.C. § 80a-2(a)(51) ; and (2) "Public institution of higher education" means the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college systems. (d) Nothing in this section shall limit access to records by law enforcement agencies, courts, or other governmental agencies performing official functions. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 285, s 1, eff. 5/4/2017.
(a) The general assembly finds a public necessity in protecting specified records relating to the investment program of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee system.
(b) (1) Records of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee system relating to the name of an alternative investment, the name of an alternative investment manager, the amount invested in the alternative investment, or the most recent fiscal year-end value of an alternative investment shall be open to public inspection pursuant to title 10, chapter 7, part 5. (2) [Repealed effective July 1, 2021.] (3) Subdivision (b)(2) shall be repealed on July 1, 2021.
(1) Records of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee system relating to the name of an alternative investment, the name of an alternative investment manager, the amount invested in the alternative investment, or the most recent fiscal year-end value of an alternative investment shall be open to public inspection pursuant to title 10, chapter 7, part 5.
(2) [Repealed effective July 1, 2021.]
(3) Subdivision (b)(2) shall be repealed on July 1, 2021.
(c) For purposes of this section: (1) "Alternative investment" includes, but is not limited to: (A) Any investment requiring an investor indicate if the investor qualifies as an accredited investor under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 17 C.F.R. § 230.500 et. seq.); (B) Unregistered securities or funds offered under exemptions provided by 17 C.F.R. § 230.144(A) , 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(1) , or 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(7) ; or (C) A qualified purchaser under 15 U.S.C. § 80a-2(a)(51) ; and (2) "Public institution of higher education" means the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college systems.
(1) "Alternative investment" includes, but is not limited to: (A) Any investment requiring an investor indicate if the investor qualifies as an accredited investor under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 17 C.F.R. § 230.500 et. seq.); (B) Unregistered securities or funds offered under exemptions provided by 17 C.F.R. § 230.144(A) , 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(1) , or 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(7) ; or (C) A qualified purchaser under 15 U.S.C. § 80a-2(a)(51) ; and
(A) Any investment requiring an investor indicate if the investor qualifies as an accredited investor under Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 17 C.F.R. § 230.500 et. seq.);
(B) Unregistered securities or funds offered under exemptions provided by 17 C.F.R. § 230.144(A) , 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(1) , or 15 U.S.C. § 80a-3(c)(7) ; or
(C) A qualified purchaser under 15 U.S.C. § 80a-2(a)(51) ; and
(2) "Public institution of higher education" means the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college systems.
(d) Nothing in this section shall limit access to records by law enforcement agencies, courts, or other governmental agencies performing official functions.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 285, s 1, eff. 5/4/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-112 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-112
Violations - Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, firm or corporation that violates this part commits a Class C misdemeanor. (b) The willful making of any false and material statement on any report to or required by the commissioner constitutes perjury and is punishable as perjury. Acts 1968, ch. 589, § 16; T.C.A., § 49-4516; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
(a) Any person, firm or corporation that violates this part commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) The willful making of any false and material statement on any report to or required by the commissioner constitutes perjury and is punishable as perjury.
Acts 1968, ch. 589, § 16; T.C.A., § 49-4516; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1507 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1507
Approval as SARA institution - Revocation or withdrawal of approval - Forfeiture of fees
Status: in_force

(a) Institutions in Tennessee that offer distance education may apply to the commission for approval to participate in SARA as a Tennessee SARA institution. (b) The commission may commence an action to revoke a Tennessee SARA institution's approval as a participating SARA institution if it is determined that the institution is no longer in compliance with the state authorization reciprocity agreement. (c) A Tennessee SARA institution may, on thirty (30) days' notice to the commission, withdraw its approval as a Tennessee SARA institution, after which the institution shall no longer be considered a participating institution for the purposes of this chapter. (d) A withdrawing Tennessee SARA institution shall forfeit any fees previously collected by the commission for the purposes of initial authorization or annual renewal as a participating Tennessee SARA institution. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 444,s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
(a) Institutions in Tennessee that offer distance education may apply to the commission for approval to participate in SARA as a Tennessee SARA institution.
(b) The commission may commence an action to revoke a Tennessee SARA institution's approval as a participating SARA institution if it is determined that the institution is no longer in compliance with the state authorization reciprocity agreement.
(c) A Tennessee SARA institution may, on thirty (30) days' notice to the commission, withdraw its approval as a Tennessee SARA institution, after which the institution shall no longer be considered a participating institution for the purposes of this chapter.
(d) A withdrawing Tennessee SARA institution shall forfeit any fees previously collected by the commission for the purposes of initial authorization or annual renewal as a participating Tennessee SARA institution.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 444,s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1103 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1103
Consent forms for release of confidential records
Status: in_force

Institutions of higher education shall inform parents and students of students' option to execute consent forms authorizing the institution of higher education to release certain otherwise confidential education records, as defined by federal law, to a designated parent, upon request. Acts 2005, ch. 313, § 4.
Institutions of higher education shall inform parents and students of students' option to execute consent forms authorizing the institution of higher education to release certain otherwise confidential education records, as defined by federal law, to a designated parent, upon request.
Acts 2005, ch. 313, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-119 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-119
American sign language - Satisfaction of foreign language admission requirements
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2019, each state institution of higher education operated by the board of regents and each state university shall adopt a policy to allow American sign language courses to satisfy any foreign language requirements for admission to an undergraduate degree program. Acts 2018, ch. 546, § 1.
By July 1, 2019, each state institution of higher education operated by the board of regents and each state university shall adopt a policy to allow American sign language courses to satisfy any foreign language requirements for admission to an undergraduate degree program.
Acts 2018, ch. 546, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-1206 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 2 / Section 49-2-1206
Consolidation plan
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Where the planning commission has submitted a plan of consolidation to the department of education and has thereafter approved the plan with or without revision, after receiving the recommendations of the department, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be submitted to the governing body of the county and of all affected municipalities, and to the boards of education of all affected special school districts. (2) Before taking action upon the proposed plan of consolidation, each of the governing bodies and boards of education shall hold at least one (1) public hearing duly advertised one (1) week or more prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the county. (3) Subsequent to the public hearing, each governing body and affected board of education shall consider and act upon the proposed plan of consolidation at its next regular meeting or at an adjourned session of the regular meeting. (4) The governing body is authorized to: (A) Approve the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its adoption to the electorate; or (B) Disapprove the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its rejection by the electorate. (5) Where the governing body of any affected county or municipality or the board of education of any affected special school district has approved the proposed plan of consolidation, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be voted upon at a referendum election as provided in subsection (b), and may be adopted by the result of the election as provided in subsection (b). (6) Where the governing bodies of the affected county and of all affected municipalities and the boards of education of all affected special school districts have disapproved the proposed plan of consolidation, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed rejected and finally disposed of, unless a referendum is called by petition as provided in subsection (c). (7) Those counties with metropolitan governments in which the principal city is not the county seat shall be permitted to adopt a consolidation plan for school systems with approval of the governing body of the metropolitan government and approval by all affected school boards. (b) (1) Any governing body or board of education that approves a plan of consolidation shall cause to be certified to the county election commission a copy of its resolution of approval, together with a copy of the plan of consolidation, unless it has knowledge that another governing body or board of education has previously so caused the copy of its resolution of approval to be certified. (2) After certification, it is the duty of the county election commission to hold a special referendum election for the ratification or rejection of the proposed plan of consolidation. (3) The special referendum election shall be held on the date fixed by the county election commission, not less than fifty (50) days nor more than seventy (70) days subsequent to the date the county election commission receives a certified resolution of approval from a governing body or board of education. (4) The date of the special election so fixed may but need not coincide with the date of a regular general election. (5) In a referendum election, voters residing in the county and qualified to vote for members of the general assembly shall be qualified to vote in the referendum election; and in any such election, the general laws with respect to elections shall be applicable except as otherwise provided in this section. (6) Notice of the special referendum election shall be given as provided by § 2-12-111(b) . (7) (A) Ballots shall be in the form prescribed by the general election laws, except as otherwise provided in this section, and the only questions submitted to the voters shall be in the following form, with blanks appropriately filled in: For Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ Against Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ (B) Where voting machines are used, suitable arrangements shall be made to permit the use of the machines. (8) The county election commission shall canvass the returns and certify the results as if separate elections were being held within each incorporated municipality or special school district that maintains a separate school system, and also within the area of the county outside of municipalities and special school districts maintaining separate school systems. (9) For the purpose of determining whether the proposed plan of consolidation has been accepted or rejected, the county election commission shall canvass the returns and certify the results for: (A) Each city maintaining its separate school system; (B) Each special school district maintaining its separate school system; and (C) The entire area of the county outside of the city or cities and the special school district or districts maintaining their own separate school system. (10) The proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed ratified and adopted if the proposed plan of consolidation is approved by a majority of those voting within each city and each special school district maintaining its own school system and also in the area of the county outside the municipalities and special school districts. (11) The proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed rejected and shall not become effective if the proposed plan of consolidation is disapproved by a majority of those voting in any city or special school district maintaining its separate school system, or by a majority of those voting in the county outside the areas of the municipalities and special school districts. (12) Whenever a plan of consolidation has been adopted, the county election commission shall proclaim that fact and shall deliver a copy of the plan of consolidation previously furnished to them to the consolidated board of education or transitional board when the consolidated board of education or transitional board has become constituted. (c) (1) Within sixty (60) days after disapproval of the proposed plan of consolidation by the last governing body or board of education empowered to act on the plan, there may be filed with the county election commission a petition or petitions, signed by a number of registered voters at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the total votes cast in the county for governor at the then last preceding gubernatorial election, requesting a referendum election to vote upon the question of whether the plan of consolidation shall become effective. (2) Persons signing the petition must be registered voters. In addition to their signatures, they shall write upon the petition their ages and specific addresses at the time of signing the petition. (3) The person circulating each petition shall execute an affidavit at the end of the petition that all signatures on the petition were signed in that person's presence by the persons whose names the signatures purport to be. (4) The referendum election shall be held not less than fifty (50) nor more than seventy (70) days after filing of the petition, and the results of the election shall be determined as provided in subsection (b). Acts 1963, ch. 246, §§ 10-12; modified; T.C.A., §§ 49-425 -- 49-427; Acts 2001, ch. 131, § 1.
(a) (1) Where the planning commission has submitted a plan of consolidation to the department of education and has thereafter approved the plan with or without revision, after receiving the recommendations of the department, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be submitted to the governing body of the county and of all affected municipalities, and to the boards of education of all affected special school districts. (2) Before taking action upon the proposed plan of consolidation, each of the governing bodies and boards of education shall hold at least one (1) public hearing duly advertised one (1) week or more prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the county. (3) Subsequent to the public hearing, each governing body and affected board of education shall consider and act upon the proposed plan of consolidation at its next regular meeting or at an adjourned session of the regular meeting. (4) The governing body is authorized to: (A) Approve the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its adoption to the electorate; or (B) Disapprove the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its rejection by the electorate. (5) Where the governing body of any affected county or municipality or the board of education of any affected special school district has approved the proposed plan of consolidation, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be voted upon at a referendum election as provided in subsection (b), and may be adopted by the result of the election as provided in subsection (b). (6) Where the governing bodies of the affected county and of all affected municipalities and the boards of education of all affected special school districts have disapproved the proposed plan of consolidation, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed rejected and finally disposed of, unless a referendum is called by petition as provided in subsection (c). (7) Those counties with metropolitan governments in which the principal city is not the county seat shall be permitted to adopt a consolidation plan for school systems with approval of the governing body of the metropolitan government and approval by all affected school boards.
(1) Where the planning commission has submitted a plan of consolidation to the department of education and has thereafter approved the plan with or without revision, after receiving the recommendations of the department, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be submitted to the governing body of the county and of all affected municipalities, and to the boards of education of all affected special school districts.
(2) Before taking action upon the proposed plan of consolidation, each of the governing bodies and boards of education shall hold at least one (1) public hearing duly advertised one (1) week or more prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the county.
(3) Subsequent to the public hearing, each governing body and affected board of education shall consider and act upon the proposed plan of consolidation at its next regular meeting or at an adjourned session of the regular meeting.
(4) The governing body is authorized to: (A) Approve the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its adoption to the electorate; or (B) Disapprove the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its rejection by the electorate.
(A) Approve the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its adoption to the electorate; or
(B) Disapprove the proposed plan of consolidation and recommend its rejection by the electorate.
(5) Where the governing body of any affected county or municipality or the board of education of any affected special school district has approved the proposed plan of consolidation, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be voted upon at a referendum election as provided in subsection (b), and may be adopted by the result of the election as provided in subsection (b).
(6) Where the governing bodies of the affected county and of all affected municipalities and the boards of education of all affected special school districts have disapproved the proposed plan of consolidation, the proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed rejected and finally disposed of, unless a referendum is called by petition as provided in subsection (c).
(7) Those counties with metropolitan governments in which the principal city is not the county seat shall be permitted to adopt a consolidation plan for school systems with approval of the governing body of the metropolitan government and approval by all affected school boards.
(b) (1) Any governing body or board of education that approves a plan of consolidation shall cause to be certified to the county election commission a copy of its resolution of approval, together with a copy of the plan of consolidation, unless it has knowledge that another governing body or board of education has previously so caused the copy of its resolution of approval to be certified. (2) After certification, it is the duty of the county election commission to hold a special referendum election for the ratification or rejection of the proposed plan of consolidation. (3) The special referendum election shall be held on the date fixed by the county election commission, not less than fifty (50) days nor more than seventy (70) days subsequent to the date the county election commission receives a certified resolution of approval from a governing body or board of education. (4) The date of the special election so fixed may but need not coincide with the date of a regular general election. (5) In a referendum election, voters residing in the county and qualified to vote for members of the general assembly shall be qualified to vote in the referendum election; and in any such election, the general laws with respect to elections shall be applicable except as otherwise provided in this section. (6) Notice of the special referendum election shall be given as provided by § 2-12-111(b) . (7) (A) Ballots shall be in the form prescribed by the general election laws, except as otherwise provided in this section, and the only questions submitted to the voters shall be in the following form, with blanks appropriately filled in: For Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ Against Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ (B) Where voting machines are used, suitable arrangements shall be made to permit the use of the machines. (8) The county election commission shall canvass the returns and certify the results as if separate elections were being held within each incorporated municipality or special school district that maintains a separate school system, and also within the area of the county outside of municipalities and special school districts maintaining separate school systems. (9) For the purpose of determining whether the proposed plan of consolidation has been accepted or rejected, the county election commission shall canvass the returns and certify the results for: (A) Each city maintaining its separate school system; (B) Each special school district maintaining its separate school system; and (C) The entire area of the county outside of the city or cities and the special school district or districts maintaining their own separate school system. (10) The proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed ratified and adopted if the proposed plan of consolidation is approved by a majority of those voting within each city and each special school district maintaining its own school system and also in the area of the county outside the municipalities and special school districts. (11) The proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed rejected and shall not become effective if the proposed plan of consolidation is disapproved by a majority of those voting in any city or special school district maintaining its separate school system, or by a majority of those voting in the county outside the areas of the municipalities and special school districts. (12) Whenever a plan of consolidation has been adopted, the county election commission shall proclaim that fact and shall deliver a copy of the plan of consolidation previously furnished to them to the consolidated board of education or transitional board when the consolidated board of education or transitional board has become constituted.
(1) Any governing body or board of education that approves a plan of consolidation shall cause to be certified to the county election commission a copy of its resolution of approval, together with a copy of the plan of consolidation, unless it has knowledge that another governing body or board of education has previously so caused the copy of its resolution of approval to be certified.
(2) After certification, it is the duty of the county election commission to hold a special referendum election for the ratification or rejection of the proposed plan of consolidation.
(3) The special referendum election shall be held on the date fixed by the county election commission, not less than fifty (50) days nor more than seventy (70) days subsequent to the date the county election commission receives a certified resolution of approval from a governing body or board of education.
(4) The date of the special election so fixed may but need not coincide with the date of a regular general election.
(5) In a referendum election, voters residing in the county and qualified to vote for members of the general assembly shall be qualified to vote in the referendum election; and in any such election, the general laws with respect to elections shall be applicable except as otherwise provided in this section.
(6) Notice of the special referendum election shall be given as provided by § 2-12-111(b) .
(7) (A) Ballots shall be in the form prescribed by the general election laws, except as otherwise provided in this section, and the only questions submitted to the voters shall be in the following form, with blanks appropriately filled in: For Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ Against Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ (B) Where voting machines are used, suitable arrangements shall be made to permit the use of the machines.
(A) Ballots shall be in the form prescribed by the general election laws, except as otherwise provided in this section, and the only questions submitted to the voters shall be in the following form, with blanks appropriately filled in: For Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________ Against Plan of Consolidating Schools in ______________ County ______________
For Plan of Consolidating Schools in
______________ County ______________
Against Plan of Consolidating Schools in
______________ County ______________
(B) Where voting machines are used, suitable arrangements shall be made to permit the use of the machines.
(8) The county election commission shall canvass the returns and certify the results as if separate elections were being held within each incorporated municipality or special school district that maintains a separate school system, and also within the area of the county outside of municipalities and special school districts maintaining separate school systems.
(9) For the purpose of determining whether the proposed plan of consolidation has been accepted or rejected, the county election commission shall canvass the returns and certify the results for: (A) Each city maintaining its separate school system; (B) Each special school district maintaining its separate school system; and (C) The entire area of the county outside of the city or cities and the special school district or districts maintaining their own separate school system.
(A) Each city maintaining its separate school system;
(B) Each special school district maintaining its separate school system; and
(C) The entire area of the county outside of the city or cities and the special school district or districts maintaining their own separate school system.
(10) The proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed ratified and adopted if the proposed plan of consolidation is approved by a majority of those voting within each city and each special school district maintaining its own school system and also in the area of the county outside the municipalities and special school districts.
(11) The proposed plan of consolidation shall be deemed rejected and shall not become effective if the proposed plan of consolidation is disapproved by a majority of those voting in any city or special school district maintaining its separate school system, or by a majority of those voting in the county outside the areas of the municipalities and special school districts.
(12) Whenever a plan of consolidation has been adopted, the county election commission shall proclaim that fact and shall deliver a copy of the plan of consolidation previously furnished to them to the consolidated board of education or transitional board when the consolidated board of education or transitional board has become constituted.
(c) (1) Within sixty (60) days after disapproval of the proposed plan of consolidation by the last governing body or board of education empowered to act on the plan, there may be filed with the county election commission a petition or petitions, signed by a number of registered voters at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the total votes cast in the county for governor at the then last preceding gubernatorial election, requesting a referendum election to vote upon the question of whether the plan of consolidation shall become effective. (2) Persons signing the petition must be registered voters. In addition to their signatures, they shall write upon the petition their ages and specific addresses at the time of signing the petition. (3) The person circulating each petition shall execute an affidavit at the end of the petition that all signatures on the petition were signed in that person's presence by the persons whose names the signatures purport to be. (4) The referendum election shall be held not less than fifty (50) nor more than seventy (70) days after filing of the petition, and the results of the election shall be determined as provided in subsection (b).
(1) Within sixty (60) days after disapproval of the proposed plan of consolidation by the last governing body or board of education empowered to act on the plan, there may be filed with the county election commission a petition or petitions, signed by a number of registered voters at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the total votes cast in the county for governor at the then last preceding gubernatorial election, requesting a referendum election to vote upon the question of whether the plan of consolidation shall become effective.
(2) Persons signing the petition must be registered voters. In addition to their signatures, they shall write upon the petition their ages and specific addresses at the time of signing the petition.
(3) The person circulating each petition shall execute an affidavit at the end of the petition that all signatures on the petition were signed in that person's presence by the persons whose names the signatures purport to be.
(4) The referendum election shall be held not less than fifty (50) nor more than seventy (70) days after filing of the petition, and the results of the election shall be determined as provided in subsection (b).
Acts 1963, ch. 246, §§ 10-12; modified; T.C.A., §§ 49-425 -- 49-427; Acts 2001, ch. 131, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4213 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-4213
Testing of students for drugs - Referral information and assistance for students testing positive
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A student may be subject to testing for the presence of drugs in the student's body in accordance with this section and the policy of the LEA if there are reasonable indications to the principal that such student may have used or be under the influence of drugs. The need for testing may be brought to the attention of the principal through a search authorized by § 49-6-4204 or § 49-6-4205 , observed or reported use of drugs by the student on school property, or other reasonable information received from a teacher, staff member or other student. All of the following standards of reasonableness shall be met: (A) A particular student has violated school policy; (B) The test will yield evidence of the violation of school policy or will establish that a student either was impaired due to drug use or did not use drugs; (C) The test is in pursuit of legitimate interests of the school in maintaining order, discipline, safety, supervision and education of students; (D) The test is not conducted for the sole purpose of discovering evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution; and (E) Tests shall be conducted in the presence of a witness. Persons who shall act as witnesses shall be designated in the policy of the local board of education. (2) A student participating in voluntary extracurricular activities may be subject to random drug testing in the absence of individualized reasonable suspicion provided the standards set forth in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) are met. (b) As used in this section and § 49-6-4203 , "drugs" means: (1) Any scheduled drug as specified in §§ 39-17-405 - 39-17-416; and (2) Alcohol. (c) Before a drug testing program is implemented in any LEA, the local board of education in that LEA shall establish policies, procedures and guidelines to implement this section within that LEA. The state board of education shall prepare a model policy, procedure and guidelines that may be adopted by local boards of education. (d) Tests shall be conducted by properly trained persons in circumstances that ensure the integrity, validity and accuracy of the test results but are minimally intrusive and provide maximum privacy to the tested student. All tests shall be performed by an accredited laboratory. Specimens confirmed as positive shall be retained for at least ten (10) days for possible retesting or reanalysis. (e) Students shall be advised in writing at the time of their enrollment that they are subject to testing. Notice to each student shall include grounds for testing, the procedures that will be followed and possible penalties. Students shall be advised of their right to refuse to undergo drug testing and the consequences of refusal. (f) (1) A parent of the student or a person legally responsible for the student shall be notified before any drug test is administered to the student. (2) If an LEA adopts a policy permitting random drug testing of students in voluntary extracurricular activities, then, prior to a student participating in an extracurricular activity, the LEA shall notify the parents and guardians of any such student that the student may be subjected to random drug testing. A parent or guardian of a student participating in a volunteer extracurricular activity shall provide written consent for random drug testing prior to the student participating in the voluntary extracurricular activity. (g) The LEA shall pay the cost of any testing required under this section. (h) In any school where LEA or school policy allows tests provided for by this section, in-service training of principals and teachers will be conducted in signs and symptoms of student drug use and abuse and in the school policy for handling of these students. The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall cause qualified trainers to be available to the schools to conduct this training. (i) Test reports from laboratories shall include the specimen number assigned by the submitting LEA, the drug testing laboratory accession number and results of the drug tests. Certified copies of all analytical results shall be available from the laboratory when requested by the LEA or the parents of the student. The laboratory shall not be permitted to provide testing results verbally by telephone. (j) (1) All specimens testing negative on the initial screening test or negative on the confirmatory test shall be reported as negative. (2) If a student is tested and the results of the test are negative, all records of the test, request for a test or indication a student has been tested shall be expunged from all records, including school records. (k) (1) If a student is tested in a drug testing program and the results of the test are positive, all records of the test, request for a test or indication a student has been tested shall be confidential student records in accordance with § 10-7-504(a)(4)(A) . (2) No student who is tested under a random drug testing program and who tests positive shall be suspended or expelled from school solely as the result of the positive test. (3) The principal or school counselor of the school in which a student who tests positive in a drug testing program is enrolled shall provide referral information to the student and to the student's parents or guardian. The information shall include information on inpatient, outpatient and community-based drug and alcohol treatment programs. (l) Each LEA participating in the drug testing of students authorized in subsection (a) shall promulgate policies and procedures to ensure that those students testing positive receive the assistance needed. The assistance shall include an assessment to determine the severity of the student's alcohol and drug problem and a recommendation for referral to intervention or treatment resources as appropriate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require LEAs to administer drug tests to students. Any system that elects to participate shall supply the testing materials and any subsequent counseling within existing local funds. (m) Malicious use of authority granted by this section may be grounds for dismissal of the person so acting. Acts 1988, ch. 940, § 1; 1999, ch. 367, § 5; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 78; 2010 , ch. 1136, §§ 1 - 4; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.
(a) (1) A student may be subject to testing for the presence of drugs in the student's body in accordance with this section and the policy of the LEA if there are reasonable indications to the principal that such student may have used or be under the influence of drugs. The need for testing may be brought to the attention of the principal through a search authorized by § 49-6-4204 or § 49-6-4205 , observed or reported use of drugs by the student on school property, or other reasonable information received from a teacher, staff member or other student. All of the following standards of reasonableness shall be met: (A) A particular student has violated school policy; (B) The test will yield evidence of the violation of school policy or will establish that a student either was impaired due to drug use or did not use drugs; (C) The test is in pursuit of legitimate interests of the school in maintaining order, discipline, safety, supervision and education of students; (D) The test is not conducted for the sole purpose of discovering evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution; and (E) Tests shall be conducted in the presence of a witness. Persons who shall act as witnesses shall be designated in the policy of the local board of education. (2) A student participating in voluntary extracurricular activities may be subject to random drug testing in the absence of individualized reasonable suspicion provided the standards set forth in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) are met.
(1) A student may be subject to testing for the presence of drugs in the student's body in accordance with this section and the policy of the LEA if there are reasonable indications to the principal that such student may have used or be under the influence of drugs. The need for testing may be brought to the attention of the principal through a search authorized by § 49-6-4204 or § 49-6-4205 , observed or reported use of drugs by the student on school property, or other reasonable information received from a teacher, staff member or other student. All of the following standards of reasonableness shall be met: (A) A particular student has violated school policy; (B) The test will yield evidence of the violation of school policy or will establish that a student either was impaired due to drug use or did not use drugs; (C) The test is in pursuit of legitimate interests of the school in maintaining order, discipline, safety, supervision and education of students; (D) The test is not conducted for the sole purpose of discovering evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution; and (E) Tests shall be conducted in the presence of a witness. Persons who shall act as witnesses shall be designated in the policy of the local board of education.
(A) A particular student has violated school policy;
(B) The test will yield evidence of the violation of school policy or will establish that a student either was impaired due to drug use or did not use drugs;
(C) The test is in pursuit of legitimate interests of the school in maintaining order, discipline, safety, supervision and education of students;
(D) The test is not conducted for the sole purpose of discovering evidence to be used in a criminal prosecution; and
(E) Tests shall be conducted in the presence of a witness. Persons who shall act as witnesses shall be designated in the policy of the local board of education.
(2) A student participating in voluntary extracurricular activities may be subject to random drug testing in the absence of individualized reasonable suspicion provided the standards set forth in subdivisions (a)(1)(B)-(E) are met.
(b) As used in this section and § 49-6-4203 , "drugs" means: (1) Any scheduled drug as specified in §§ 39-17-405 - 39-17-416; and (2) Alcohol.
(1) Any scheduled drug as specified in §§ 39-17-405 - 39-17-416; and
(2) Alcohol.
(c) Before a drug testing program is implemented in any LEA, the local board of education in that LEA shall establish policies, procedures and guidelines to implement this section within that LEA. The state board of education shall prepare a model policy, procedure and guidelines that may be adopted by local boards of education.
(d) Tests shall be conducted by properly trained persons in circumstances that ensure the integrity, validity and accuracy of the test results but are minimally intrusive and provide maximum privacy to the tested student. All tests shall be performed by an accredited laboratory. Specimens confirmed as positive shall be retained for at least ten (10) days for possible retesting or reanalysis.
(e) Students shall be advised in writing at the time of their enrollment that they are subject to testing. Notice to each student shall include grounds for testing, the procedures that will be followed and possible penalties. Students shall be advised of their right to refuse to undergo drug testing and the consequences of refusal.
(f) (1) A parent of the student or a person legally responsible for the student shall be notified before any drug test is administered to the student. (2) If an LEA adopts a policy permitting random drug testing of students in voluntary extracurricular activities, then, prior to a student participating in an extracurricular activity, the LEA shall notify the parents and guardians of any such student that the student may be subjected to random drug testing. A parent or guardian of a student participating in a volunteer extracurricular activity shall provide written consent for random drug testing prior to the student participating in the voluntary extracurricular activity.
(1) A parent of the student or a person legally responsible for the student shall be notified before any drug test is administered to the student.
(2) If an LEA adopts a policy permitting random drug testing of students in voluntary extracurricular activities, then, prior to a student participating in an extracurricular activity, the LEA shall notify the parents and guardians of any such student that the student may be subjected to random drug testing. A parent or guardian of a student participating in a volunteer extracurricular activity shall provide written consent for random drug testing prior to the student participating in the voluntary extracurricular activity.
(g) The LEA shall pay the cost of any testing required under this section.
(h) In any school where LEA or school policy allows tests provided for by this section, in-service training of principals and teachers will be conducted in signs and symptoms of student drug use and abuse and in the school policy for handling of these students. The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall cause qualified trainers to be available to the schools to conduct this training.
(i) Test reports from laboratories shall include the specimen number assigned by the submitting LEA, the drug testing laboratory accession number and results of the drug tests. Certified copies of all analytical results shall be available from the laboratory when requested by the LEA or the parents of the student. The laboratory shall not be permitted to provide testing results verbally by telephone.
(j) (1) All specimens testing negative on the initial screening test or negative on the confirmatory test shall be reported as negative. (2) If a student is tested and the results of the test are negative, all records of the test, request for a test or indication a student has been tested shall be expunged from all records, including school records.
(1) All specimens testing negative on the initial screening test or negative on the confirmatory test shall be reported as negative.
(2) If a student is tested and the results of the test are negative, all records of the test, request for a test or indication a student has been tested shall be expunged from all records, including school records.
(k) (1) If a student is tested in a drug testing program and the results of the test are positive, all records of the test, request for a test or indication a student has been tested shall be confidential student records in accordance with § 10-7-504(a)(4)(A) . (2) No student who is tested under a random drug testing program and who tests positive shall be suspended or expelled from school solely as the result of the positive test. (3) The principal or school counselor of the school in which a student who tests positive in a drug testing program is enrolled shall provide referral information to the student and to the student's parents or guardian. The information shall include information on inpatient, outpatient and community-based drug and alcohol treatment programs.
(1) If a student is tested in a drug testing program and the results of the test are positive, all records of the test, request for a test or indication a student has been tested shall be confidential student records in accordance with § 10-7-504(a)(4)(A) .
(2) No student who is tested under a random drug testing program and who tests positive shall be suspended or expelled from school solely as the result of the positive test.
(3) The principal or school counselor of the school in which a student who tests positive in a drug testing program is enrolled shall provide referral information to the student and to the student's parents or guardian. The information shall include information on inpatient, outpatient and community-based drug and alcohol treatment programs.
(l) Each LEA participating in the drug testing of students authorized in subsection (a) shall promulgate policies and procedures to ensure that those students testing positive receive the assistance needed. The assistance shall include an assessment to determine the severity of the student's alcohol and drug problem and a recommendation for referral to intervention or treatment resources as appropriate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require LEAs to administer drug tests to students. Any system that elects to participate shall supply the testing materials and any subsequent counseling within existing local funds.
(m) Malicious use of authority granted by this section may be grounds for dismissal of the person so acting.
Acts 1988, ch. 940, § 1; 1999, ch. 367, § 5; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 78; 2010 , ch. 1136, §§ 1 - 4; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-1001 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-1001
Provisions supplementary
Status: in_force

This part shall not constitute an exclusive method of issuing bonds by counties for school purposes. The bonds may be authorized and issued under any pertinent public or private act of this state now existing or hereafter enacted. Acts 1947, ch. 102, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-720.
This part shall not constitute an exclusive method of issuing bonds by counties for school purposes. The bonds may be authorized and issued under any pertinent public or private act of this state now existing or hereafter enacted.
Acts 1947, ch. 102, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 2569; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-720.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-17-105 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 17 / Section 49-17-105
Annual audit
Status: in_force

(a) All annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of the energy efficient schools council shall be subject to audit annually by the comptroller of the treasury. With prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the audit may be performed by a licensed independent public accountant selected by the council. If an independent public accountant is employed, the audit contract between the council and the independent accountant shall be on contract forms prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the council. (b) The comptroller of the treasury shall ensure that audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and determine if the audits meet minimum audit standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. No audit may be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section until approved by the comptroller of the treasury. (c) One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to each member of the council and one (1) copy shall be furnished to the comptroller of the treasury. (d) The comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller of the treasury's designated representative, shall have access to the council's books, records and accounts whenever deemed necessary by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller of the treasury's designated representative. Acts 2008, ch. 1188, § 6.
(a) All annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of the energy efficient schools council shall be subject to audit annually by the comptroller of the treasury. With prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, the audit may be performed by a licensed independent public accountant selected by the council. If an independent public accountant is employed, the audit contract between the council and the independent accountant shall be on contract forms prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. The cost of any audit shall be paid by the council.
(b) The comptroller of the treasury shall ensure that audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and determine if the audits meet minimum audit standards prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. No audit may be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section until approved by the comptroller of the treasury.
(c) One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to each member of the council and one (1) copy shall be furnished to the comptroller of the treasury.
(d) The comptroller of the treasury, or the comptroller of the treasury's designated representative, shall have access to the council's books, records and accounts whenever deemed necessary by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller of the treasury's designated representative.
Acts 2008, ch. 1188, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-802 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 50 / Section 49-50-802
Information about meningococcal disease and influenza and the effectiveness of vaccination
Status: in_force

(a) Nonpublic schools shall provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal disease and the effectiveness of vaccination against meningococcal disease at the beginning of every school year. This information shall include the causes, symptoms and the means by which meningococcal disease is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be construed to require a nonpublic school to provide or purchase vaccine against meningococcal disease. (b) Nonpublic schools shall provide parents and guardians with information about influenza disease and the effectiveness of vaccination against influenza at the beginning of every school year. This information must include the causes, symptoms, and means by which influenza is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. Nothing in this subsection (b) requires a nonpublic school to provide or purchase vaccine against influenza. The department of education, in consultation with the department of health, shall provide information to nonpublic schools to assist in the implementation of this subsection (b). Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 22,s 2, eff. 7/1/2017. Acts 2005, ch. 177, § 3.
(a) Nonpublic schools shall provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal disease and the effectiveness of vaccination against meningococcal disease at the beginning of every school year. This information shall include the causes, symptoms and the means by which meningococcal disease is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be construed to require a nonpublic school to provide or purchase vaccine against meningococcal disease.
(b) Nonpublic schools shall provide parents and guardians with information about influenza disease and the effectiveness of vaccination against influenza at the beginning of every school year. This information must include the causes, symptoms, and means by which influenza is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. Nothing in this subsection (b) requires a nonpublic school to provide or purchase vaccine against influenza. The department of education, in consultation with the department of health, shall provide information to nonpublic schools to assist in the implementation of this subsection (b).
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 22,s 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Acts 2005, ch. 177, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-906 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 1 / Section 49-1-906
Professional development courses on foundational literacy for teachers
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop at least one (1) professional development course on foundational literacy skills instruction that is available, at no cost, to teachers in kindergarten through grade five (K-5) that may be used by teachers to earn professional development points. (b) By August 1, 2023, teachers in kindergarten through grade five (K-5) must complete at least one (1) professional development course on foundational literacy skills instruction approved by the department. Each LEA and public charter school shall approve professional development points, pursuant to the state board's educator licensure policies and rules, for at least one (1) department-approved literacy-based training completed by a teacher. (c) By August 1, 2022, the department shall develop a foundational literacy skills instruction course and accompanying instructional materials that may be used by high school students participating in a teaching-as-a-profession career pathway developed or facilitated by the department. Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 3, s 3, eff. 2/3/2021.
(a) The department shall develop at least one (1) professional development course on foundational literacy skills instruction that is available, at no cost, to teachers in kindergarten through grade five (K-5) that may be used by teachers to earn professional development points.
(b) By August 1, 2023, teachers in kindergarten through grade five (K-5) must complete at least one (1) professional development course on foundational literacy skills instruction approved by the department. Each LEA and public charter school shall approve professional development points, pursuant to the state board's educator licensure policies and rules, for at least one (1) department-approved literacy-based training completed by a teacher.
(c) By August 1, 2022, the department shall develop a foundational literacy skills instruction course and accompanying instructional materials that may be used by high school students participating in a teaching-as-a-profession career pathway developed or facilitated by the department.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 3, s 3, eff. 2/3/2021.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3701 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3701
Short title
Status: in_force

This part is known and may be cited as the "School Turnaround Pilot Program Act." Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 77, s 2, eff. 1/1/2022.
This part is known and may be cited as the "School Turnaround Pilot Program Act."
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 77, s 2, eff. 1/1/2022.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-354 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-354
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3; 1993, ch. 481, §§ 1-3, 5; 1995, ch. 361, § 1; 2004, ch. 670, § 5; 2007 , ch. 369, § 1.
Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 3; 1993, ch. 481, §§ 1-3, 5; 1995, ch. 361, § 1; 2004, ch. 670, § 5; 2007 , ch. 369, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-13-145 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 13 / Section 49-13-145
Effective operation of authorizers - Authorizer quality
Status: in_force

(a) The state board of education shall ensure the effective operation of authorizers in this state and shall evaluate authorizer quality. (b) In order to evaluate authorizer quality, the state board of education is authorized to conduct periodic evaluations of authorizers to determine authorizer compliance with the requirements of this chapter and with the rules and regulations of the state board of education, and to ensure alignment with the state board of education's quality authorizing standards. (c) (1) If the state board of education finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the state board of education, or the state board of education's quality authorizing standards, then the state board of education shall provide the authorizer with written notification of the authorizer's noncompliance. (2) The authorizer shall respond to the written notification no later than ten (10) business days after the date of the written notification and shall remedy the authorizer's noncompliance within the timeframe determined by the state board of education. An authorizer's failure to remedy the authorizer's noncompliance may result in a reduction of the authorizer fee provided in § 49-13-128 , as determined by the state board of education. (d) The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, s 100, eff. 4/26/2019.
(a) The state board of education shall ensure the effective operation of authorizers in this state and shall evaluate authorizer quality.
(b) In order to evaluate authorizer quality, the state board of education is authorized to conduct periodic evaluations of authorizers to determine authorizer compliance with the requirements of this chapter and with the rules and regulations of the state board of education, and to ensure alignment with the state board of education's quality authorizing standards.
(c) (1) If the state board of education finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the state board of education, or the state board of education's quality authorizing standards, then the state board of education shall provide the authorizer with written notification of the authorizer's noncompliance. (2) The authorizer shall respond to the written notification no later than ten (10) business days after the date of the written notification and shall remedy the authorizer's noncompliance within the timeframe determined by the state board of education. An authorizer's failure to remedy the authorizer's noncompliance may result in a reduction of the authorizer fee provided in § 49-13-128 , as determined by the state board of education.
(1) If the state board of education finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the state board of education, or the state board of education's quality authorizing standards, then the state board of education shall provide the authorizer with written notification of the authorizer's noncompliance.
(2) The authorizer shall respond to the written notification no later than ten (10) business days after the date of the written notification and shall remedy the authorizer's noncompliance within the timeframe determined by the state board of education. An authorizer's failure to remedy the authorizer's noncompliance may result in a reduction of the authorizer fee provided in § 49-13-128 , as determined by the state board of education.
(d) The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 219, s 100, eff. 4/26/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-2001 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-2001
Eminent domain
Status: in_force

(a) County and city boards of education are empowered to exercise the right of eminent domain and to take and use the property of individuals or private corporations for public school purposes as provided in this section. (b) The county mayor or mayor of the city shall appoint not exceeding seven (7) freeholders, who shall constitute a board of appraisers and whose duty it shall be to determine the cash value of the land as provided in subsection (c). (c) In case the owner of the property and the board of education fail to agree on the price to be paid for the property, it is the duty of the board of appraisers, at the request of either the owner or the board of education, to go upon the land and, under oath, fix a fair cash valuation upon the land. (d) (1) In case the owner or the board of education fails to concur in the findings of the board of appraisers, and appeal as they may to the circuit court where the cause will be tried de novo, the board of education, upon deposit with the county trustee of good and solvent bond to indemnify the owner in double the amount of the value fixed for the land in question by the board of appraisers, may proceed with the construction of the schoolhouse or other necessary building. (2) When a court of competent jurisdiction has passed upon the case, on payment to the owner of the amount decreed by the court, the decree of the court vesting title in the board of education and their successors in office shall be a muniment of title as in other eminent domain cases, and if necessary, the court so rendering judgment is required to render judgment against the county or city, and the judgment shall be paid out of the general fund of the county or city or any other fund available. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 35; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a193-1487a196; mod. Code 1932, §§ 2516-2519; Acts 1959, ch. 269, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-801 -- 49-804; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
(a) County and city boards of education are empowered to exercise the right of eminent domain and to take and use the property of individuals or private corporations for public school purposes as provided in this section.
(b) The county mayor or mayor of the city shall appoint not exceeding seven (7) freeholders, who shall constitute a board of appraisers and whose duty it shall be to determine the cash value of the land as provided in subsection (c).
(c) In case the owner of the property and the board of education fail to agree on the price to be paid for the property, it is the duty of the board of appraisers, at the request of either the owner or the board of education, to go upon the land and, under oath, fix a fair cash valuation upon the land.
(d) (1) In case the owner or the board of education fails to concur in the findings of the board of appraisers, and appeal as they may to the circuit court where the cause will be tried de novo, the board of education, upon deposit with the county trustee of good and solvent bond to indemnify the owner in double the amount of the value fixed for the land in question by the board of appraisers, may proceed with the construction of the schoolhouse or other necessary building. (2) When a court of competent jurisdiction has passed upon the case, on payment to the owner of the amount decreed by the court, the decree of the court vesting title in the board of education and their successors in office shall be a muniment of title as in other eminent domain cases, and if necessary, the court so rendering judgment is required to render judgment against the county or city, and the judgment shall be paid out of the general fund of the county or city or any other fund available.
(1) In case the owner or the board of education fails to concur in the findings of the board of appraisers, and appeal as they may to the circuit court where the cause will be tried de novo, the board of education, upon deposit with the county trustee of good and solvent bond to indemnify the owner in double the amount of the value fixed for the land in question by the board of appraisers, may proceed with the construction of the schoolhouse or other necessary building.
(2) When a court of competent jurisdiction has passed upon the case, on payment to the owner of the amount decreed by the court, the decree of the court vesting title in the board of education and their successors in office shall be a muniment of title as in other eminent domain cases, and if necessary, the court so rendering judgment is required to render judgment against the county or city, and the judgment shall be paid out of the general fund of the county or city or any other fund available.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 35; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a193-1487a196; mod. Code 1932, §§ 2516-2519; Acts 1959, ch. 269, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-801 -- 49-804; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-204 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 10 / Section 49-10-204
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 18, eff. 4/11/2019. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 767,s 7, eff. 7/1/2018. Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 4; T.C.A., § 49-2923; Acts 1994, ch. 768, § 2.
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107,s 18, eff. 4/11/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 767,s 7, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 4; T.C.A., § 49-2923; Acts 1994, ch. 768, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-1209 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-1209
Bonds tax exempt
Status: in_force

The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of notes and bonds issued by the authority, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the notes and bonds, that the notes and bonds of the authority, issued pursuant to this part, and the income from the notes and bonds, and all its fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts and other moneys received or to be received, pledged to pay or secure the payment of the notes or bonds, shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any county, municipality or political subdivision of the state, except for estate and gift taxes and taxes on transfers. Acts 1965, ch. 256, § 10; T.C.A., § 49-3521.
The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of notes and bonds issued by the authority, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the notes and bonds, that the notes and bonds of the authority, issued pursuant to this part, and the income from the notes and bonds, and all its fees, charges, gifts, grants, revenues, receipts and other moneys received or to be received, pledged to pay or secure the payment of the notes or bonds, shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any county, municipality or political subdivision of the state, except for estate and gift taxes and taxes on transfers.
Acts 1965, ch. 256, § 10; T.C.A., § 49-3521.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-4-109 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 4 / Section 49-4-109
Financial statements and examinations
Status: in_force

(a) Each corporation shall annually, on or before March 1 after the end of the fiscal year, file with the commissioner a statement showing the financial condition of the corporation as of the last day of the fiscal year in the form and containing the information the commissioner requires. The report shall be verified by a certified public accountant or be submitted under oath subscribed by two (2) officers of the corporation. (b) The commissioner shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of the corporation. All of the books and records of the corporation shall be available to the commissioner for examination by the commissioner. The commissioner and any deputy shall have the power to summon and examine under oath any person in relation to the affairs, transactions and conditions of any corporation and to require the production of books, records, papers and other documents relating to any of the activities of the corporation. The corporation shall pay for the examinations the fees prescribed by the commissioner, which shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100). Acts 1968, ch. 589, §§ 9, 10; T.C.A., §§ 49-4509, 49-4510.
(a) Each corporation shall annually, on or before March 1 after the end of the fiscal year, file with the commissioner a statement showing the financial condition of the corporation as of the last day of the fiscal year in the form and containing the information the commissioner requires. The report shall be verified by a certified public accountant or be submitted under oath subscribed by two (2) officers of the corporation.
(b) The commissioner shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of the corporation. All of the books and records of the corporation shall be available to the commissioner for examination by the commissioner. The commissioner and any deputy shall have the power to summon and examine under oath any person in relation to the affairs, transactions and conditions of any corporation and to require the production of books, records, papers and other documents relating to any of the activities of the corporation. The corporation shall pay for the examinations the fees prescribed by the commissioner, which shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100).
Acts 1968, ch. 589, §§ 9, 10; T.C.A., §§ 49-4509, 49-4510.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-1506 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 8 / Section 49-8-1506
Funding of innovative school districts
Status: in_force

(a) An innovative school district may receive, control, and expend local and state funding for schools in its jurisdiction, and may seek, receive, expend, manage, and retain federal funding and grant funding and otherwise seek, obtain, expend, manage, and retain funding with the same authority as other LEAs. (b) Schools in an innovative school district may receive all appropriate allocations of federal funds as other LEAs under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, Title I, IDEA, and other ESEA funds. All funding allocations and disbursements must be made in accordance with procedures developed by the department of education. (c) An innovative school district may receive donations of money, property, or securities from any source for the benefit of the innovative school district and the schools in the innovative school district. All such funds must, in good faith, be disbursed in accordance with any conditions applicable to the gifts. (d) Alumni associations, foundations, and booster associations affiliated with a public university that is approved by the department of education to operate an innovative school district may donate, dedicate, or otherwise allocate funds received by the organization to one (1) or more schools in the innovative school district. A school in the innovative school district may receive supplemental revenue from organizations, including, but not limited to, alumni associations, foundations, parent-teacher associations, and booster associations, if the governing body of the respective organization recommends the expenditure of funds collected by the organization for the benefit of the school. Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, the president of a public university that is approved to operate an innovative school district may override any proposed donation, dedication, allocation, or expenditure of funds from one (1) or more of the organizations described in this subsection (d) for one (1) or more of the schools in the innovative school district, if the donation, dedication, allocation, or expenditure would violate a state or federal law or if the president determines that the donation, dedication, allocation, or expenditure is not in the best interest of the innovative school district. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 1, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
(a) An innovative school district may receive, control, and expend local and state funding for schools in its jurisdiction, and may seek, receive, expend, manage, and retain federal funding and grant funding and otherwise seek, obtain, expend, manage, and retain funding with the same authority as other LEAs.
(b) Schools in an innovative school district may receive all appropriate allocations of federal funds as other LEAs under federal law or regulation, including, but not limited to, Title I, IDEA, and other ESEA funds. All funding allocations and disbursements must be made in accordance with procedures developed by the department of education.
(c) An innovative school district may receive donations of money, property, or securities from any source for the benefit of the innovative school district and the schools in the innovative school district. All such funds must, in good faith, be disbursed in accordance with any conditions applicable to the gifts.
(d) Alumni associations, foundations, and booster associations affiliated with a public university that is approved by the department of education to operate an innovative school district may donate, dedicate, or otherwise allocate funds received by the organization to one (1) or more schools in the innovative school district. A school in the innovative school district may receive supplemental revenue from organizations, including, but not limited to, alumni associations, foundations, parent-teacher associations, and booster associations, if the governing body of the respective organization recommends the expenditure of funds collected by the organization for the benefit of the school. Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, the president of a public university that is approved to operate an innovative school district may override any proposed donation, dedication, allocation, or expenditure of funds from one (1) or more of the organizations described in this subsection (d) for one (1) or more of the schools in the innovative school district, if the donation, dedication, allocation, or expenditure would violate a state or federal law or if the president determines that the donation, dedication, allocation, or expenditure is not in the best interest of the innovative school district.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 1, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3206 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 6 / Section 49-6-3206
Rights of board members
Status: in_force

(a) Each board of education shall be authorized to employ counsel to represent the board in any matters arising under part 31 of this chapter and this part, to employ court reporters for the purpose of preserving evidence at hearings conducted under part 31 of this chapter and this part and preparing transcripts of hearings, and to employ such other personnel and incur such other expenses as the board may find to be necessary for the efficient administration of part 31 of this chapter and this part. (b) Any judgments, liabilities and court costs adjudged against the board of education or the members of the board, the fees of attorneys employed by the board, and any and all other expenses and liabilities incurred under part 31 of this chapter and this part, shall be the obligation of the school district involved, and shall be paid from the funds of the school district. (c) No board of education or member of the board, nor its agents or examiners, shall be answerable to a charge of libel, slander or other action, whether civil or criminal, by reason of any finding or statement contained in the written findings of fact or decisions or by reason of any written or oral statements made in the course of the proceedings or deliberations provided for under part 31 of this chapter and this part. Acts 1957, ch. 13, §§ 22, 23; 1974, ch. 654, § 111; T.C.A., §§ 49-1762, 49-1763.
(a) Each board of education shall be authorized to employ counsel to represent the board in any matters arising under part 31 of this chapter and this part, to employ court reporters for the purpose of preserving evidence at hearings conducted under part 31 of this chapter and this part and preparing transcripts of hearings, and to employ such other personnel and incur such other expenses as the board may find to be necessary for the efficient administration of part 31 of this chapter and this part.
(b) Any judgments, liabilities and court costs adjudged against the board of education or the members of the board, the fees of attorneys employed by the board, and any and all other expenses and liabilities incurred under part 31 of this chapter and this part, shall be the obligation of the school district involved, and shall be paid from the funds of the school district.
(c) No board of education or member of the board, nor its agents or examiners, shall be answerable to a charge of libel, slander or other action, whether civil or criminal, by reason of any finding or statement contained in the written findings of fact or decisions or by reason of any written or oral statements made in the course of the proceedings or deliberations provided for under part 31 of this chapter and this part.
Acts 1957, ch. 13, §§ 22, 23; 1974, ch. 654, § 111; T.C.A., §§ 49-1762, 49-1763.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-607 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-607
Scope of rehabilitation services - Funding
Status: in_force

(a) All rehabilitation services, as defined in this part, may be provided to eligible individuals with disabilities; and in any event, the services shall include training, maintenance, placement, guidance and physical restoration services. (b) (1) Within the limits and under the conditions that may be specified in appropriations for rehabilitation facilities, the department may establish rehabilitation facilities. (2) Appropriations, federal grants and donations for vocational rehabilitation services, unless otherwise restricted, shall be available for all vocational rehabilitation services provided under the state plan and for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment and initial stocks and supplies for use by individuals with severe disabilities in any type of small business, the operation of which will be improved through management and supervision by the division. (c) State appropriations and donations for vocational rehabilitation shall likewise be available for the purpose, whenever federal funds are made available to the state under any federal statute, for initiating projects for the extension and improvement of vocational rehabilitation services or for projects for research, demonstrations, training and traineeships, and for planning for and initiating expansion of vocational rehabilitation services under the state plan. (d) (1) The acceptance of federal and other funds, and their use for vocational rehabilitation, subject to restrictions that may be imposed by the donor and that are not inconsistent with this part, is authorized. (2) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose may be used to match the federal funds and private funds. (e) The division shall not expend funds appropriated to it for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities as defined in § 49-11-602(7)(B) , but may, from division funds, defray administration and counseling and guidance expenses only; provided, that other state agencies or local governments or private sources may make their funds available to the division so as to obtain federal aid or funds to purchase rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204, Secs.s 30, s 31 eff. 4/25/2019. Acts 1947, ch. 93, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.6 (Williams, § 2483.16); Acts 1955, ch. 141, § 4; 1959, ch. 305, § 2; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2808; Acts 2011 , ch. 47, §§ 40 - 42.
(a) All rehabilitation services, as defined in this part, may be provided to eligible individuals with disabilities; and in any event, the services shall include training, maintenance, placement, guidance and physical restoration services.
(b) (1) Within the limits and under the conditions that may be specified in appropriations for rehabilitation facilities, the department may establish rehabilitation facilities. (2) Appropriations, federal grants and donations for vocational rehabilitation services, unless otherwise restricted, shall be available for all vocational rehabilitation services provided under the state plan and for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment and initial stocks and supplies for use by individuals with severe disabilities in any type of small business, the operation of which will be improved through management and supervision by the division.
(1) Within the limits and under the conditions that may be specified in appropriations for rehabilitation facilities, the department may establish rehabilitation facilities.
(2) Appropriations, federal grants and donations for vocational rehabilitation services, unless otherwise restricted, shall be available for all vocational rehabilitation services provided under the state plan and for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment and initial stocks and supplies for use by individuals with severe disabilities in any type of small business, the operation of which will be improved through management and supervision by the division.
(c) State appropriations and donations for vocational rehabilitation shall likewise be available for the purpose, whenever federal funds are made available to the state under any federal statute, for initiating projects for the extension and improvement of vocational rehabilitation services or for projects for research, demonstrations, training and traineeships, and for planning for and initiating expansion of vocational rehabilitation services under the state plan.
(d) (1) The acceptance of federal and other funds, and their use for vocational rehabilitation, subject to restrictions that may be imposed by the donor and that are not inconsistent with this part, is authorized. (2) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose may be used to match the federal funds and private funds.
(1) The acceptance of federal and other funds, and their use for vocational rehabilitation, subject to restrictions that may be imposed by the donor and that are not inconsistent with this part, is authorized.
(2) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose may be used to match the federal funds and private funds.
(e) The division shall not expend funds appropriated to it for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities as defined in § 49-11-602(7)(B) , but may, from division funds, defray administration and counseling and guidance expenses only; provided, that other state agencies or local governments or private sources may make their funds available to the division so as to obtain federal aid or funds to purchase rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204, Secs.s 30, s 31 eff. 4/25/2019.
Acts 1947, ch. 93, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 2483.6 (Williams, § 2483.16); Acts 1955, ch. 141, § 4; 1959, ch. 305, § 2; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2808; Acts 2011 , ch. 47, §§ 40 - 42.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1101 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-1101
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005." Acts 2005, ch. 313, § 2.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005."
Acts 2005, ch. 313, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-123 — TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 7 / Section 49-7-123
Hazing prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Hazing" means any intentional or reckless act in this state on or off the property of any higher education institution by one (1) student acting alone or with others that is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student or that induces or coerces a student to endanger the student's mental or physical health or safety. "Hazing" does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization; and (2) "Higher education institution" means a public or private college, community college or university. (b) Each higher education institution shall adopt a written policy prohibiting hazing by any student or organization operating under the sanction of the institution. The policy shall be distributed or made available to each student at the beginning of each school year. Time shall be set aside during orientation to specifically discuss the policy and its ramifications as a criminal offense and the institutional penalties that may be imposed by the higher education institution. Acts 1995, ch. 500, § 1.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Hazing" means any intentional or reckless act in this state on or off the property of any higher education institution by one (1) student acting alone or with others that is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student or that induces or coerces a student to endanger the student's mental or physical health or safety. "Hazing" does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization; and (2) "Higher education institution" means a public or private college, community college or university.
(1) "Hazing" means any intentional or reckless act in this state on or off the property of any higher education institution by one (1) student acting alone or with others that is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student or that induces or coerces a student to endanger the student's mental or physical health or safety. "Hazing" does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization; and
(2) "Higher education institution" means a public or private college, community college or university.
(b) Each higher education institution shall adopt a written policy prohibiting hazing by any student or organization operating under the sanction of the institution. The policy shall be distributed or made available to each student at the beginning of each school year. Time shall be set aside during orientation to specifically discuss the policy and its ramifications as a criminal offense and the institutional penalties that may be imposed by the higher education institution.
Acts 1995, ch. 500, § 1.