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TN Code § 49-50-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 2 - Community Education Programs|§ 49-50-201. General Provisions

  In order to provide for increased involvement of citizens in their local schools through community schools advisory councils, to assure maximum use of public school facilities by the citizens of each community in this state and to encourage community educational programs on a county-wide or multicounty-wide basis to provide the best possible programs for the least cost without duplication of efforts, the state board of education may adopt appropriate rules and regulations for encouraging increased community involvement in public schools and the usage of the public school facilities as community educational centers. The rules and regulations may consider and include, but not necessarily be limited to, provisions for:  The use of public school facilities by governmental, charitable or civic organizations for activities within the community;   The utilization of the talents and abilities of volunteers within the community for the enhancement of public school programs, including tutoring, counseling and cultural programs and projects; and   Increased communications between the staff and faculty of the public schools, other community institutions and agencies and citizens in the community.     The state board of education may further establish guidelines governing the submission and approval of community educational programs prepared by local boards for encouraging increased community involvement in the public schools and use of public school facilities.   Every local board of education may:  Develop programs and plans for increased community involvement and learning opportunities in the public schools based upon rules and guidelines adopted by the state board of education;   Develop programs and plans for increased community use of public school facilities based upon rules and guidelines adopted by the state board of education; and   Establish rules governing the implementation of the programs and plans in its public schools and submit these rules along with adopted programs and plans to the state board of education for approval.
TN Code § 49-50-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 4 - Federal Education Contracts|§ 49-50-401. Veterans

 Any public board of education or the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, or any collegiate institution, is authorized to contract, subject to the approval of the governor, with the veterans' administration, or other federal agencies, for instruction or supplies and equipment for the training of veterans or others in need of training in courses that the school, or those under the jurisdiction of such boards, may be qualified to offer. The contracts shall be upon terms that the governor and the appropriate governing body of the educational institution entering into the contract deem equitable.
TN Code § 49-50-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 5 - Laboratory Safety|§ 49-50-501. Eye Protection for Students and Teachers

  All students, teachers and others in attendance at the following courses or laboratories in schools, colleges or universities, and exposed to the risks incident to working with the materials, equipment or performing the acts described in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), shall wear eye protective devices of industrial quality:  Career and technical education courses or laboratories using or concerned with:  Hot molten metals;   Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping of any solid materials;   Heat treatment, tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;   Gas or electric arc welding;   Repair or servicing of any vehicle; or   Caustic or explosive materials; and     Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories using caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.     Eye protective devices shall be considered of industrial quality when they meet the standards of the American Standards Association Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc., or other standards generally recognized by industry.
TN Code § 49-50-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-601. Creation

 There is created the legislative internship program, which shall be a continuing part of the general assembly's staff operation.
TN Code § 49-50-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-602. Participating Students and Schools

  Upper division undergraduate and graduate students at cooperating public and private colleges and universities in Tennessee offering a program leading to a degree in law, political science, history, administration, social work, economics, sociology, journalism and related fields are entitled to participate.    The appropriate governing boards are authorized to designate as cooperating colleges or universities any of the qualified colleges and universities in the state college and university system.   The designation of a private college or university as a cooperating college or university shall be by the board of trustees or a comparable governing body of the college or university.     Each college or university desiring to participate shall appoint one (1) member of its faculty to function as its official representative to the program.   Nothing in this part shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict individual colleges or universities from providing interns to individual legislators or county legislative delegations if the interns are not compensated nor their expenses reimbursed under the terms of this part.
TN Code § 49-50-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-603. Sponsoring Committee

  There is established a legislative intern committee and an academic intern committee to be known collectively as the sponsoring committee.   The legislative intern committee will consist of the following members:  The speaker of the senate, the senate minority leader and two (2) senators to be appointed by the speaker of the senate, one (1) from the minority party and one (1) from the majority party;   The speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives and two (2) representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one (1) from the minority party and one (1) from the majority party; and   The director of legislative services, or the director's designee, who shall be the program administrator.     The legislative intern committee shall select from among the official representatives of cooperating colleges and universities, as defined in § 49-50-602, five (5) members to serve as an academic intern committee. Members of the academic intern committee shall serve for one (1) year and shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the legislative intern committee of an official representative for the remainder of the term. In selecting members of the academic intern committee, the legislative intern committee shall make every effort to assure minority group participation on the academic intern committee. An academic intern committee chair shall be selected from among the members.   Members of the legislative intern committee shall serve without compensation, except for the mileage and per diem allowance that is provided by the general assembly. Compensation for members of the academic intern committee shall be provided by the various participating colleges and universities in accordance with their established policies and procedures.   The sponsoring committee, the legislative committee and the academic committee shall meet at such times as necessary, upon the call of the chairs of the respective committees. The sponsoring committee shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings in each calendar year. One (1) meeting shall be held prior to September 1 for the purpose of making plans for the program for the next ensuing legislative session, reviewing policies and making changes that seem advisable to govern the program for the session, and transacting other business as necessary. The second meeting shall be held within the first three (3) days of the organizational session in odd-numbered years and within the first three (3) days of the regular session in even-numbered years for the purpose of making work assignments of interns.
TN Code § 49-50-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-604. Recruitment, Selection and Appointment of Interns

  The sponsoring committee shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends for and assign interns to appropriate offices of the general assembly in the following manner:  Applications for student internships will be submitted to the official representative of the participating college or university, by the date established by the sponsoring committee. The official representative shall conduct an initial screening procedure;   The official representative shall forward appropriate applications to the academic intern committee for their consideration; and   Applicants tentatively accepted by the academic intern committee will appear before the committee for an interview and final approval.     In addition to its duties as a member of the sponsoring committee, the academic intern committee shall make recommendations to participating universities and colleges regarding academic credit, course content, seminars or other information designed to enhance intern effectiveness and involve the academic community.   In addition, the sponsoring committee shall fix the number of hours to be devoted to its internship program by the interns. Should any intern fail to meet the standards set from time to time by the sponsoring committee, the intern's appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the sponsoring committee.   In recruiting, selecting and appointing legislative interns, the legislative intern committee, the academic intern committee and official faculty representatives shall make every effort to assure that minority group students may be included among those selected as interns for each legislative session.   Student interns shall be appointed for each regular legislative session, for terms that the sponsoring committee may determine.
TN Code § 49-50-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-605. Program Administrator — Duties

 The program administrator or the program administrator's designee, as provided in § 49-50-603, shall perform the following duties:   Maintain appropriate committee records;   Maintain a file pertinent to each legislative staff intern during the period of internship;   Coordinate the specific work assignment of legislative staff interns; and   Coordinate the individual academic requirements of legislative interns with the chair of the academic intern committee.
TN Code § 49-50-606 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-606. Acceptance of Grants and Contributions

 The legislative internship program shall be permitted to accept foundation grants and private contributions and apply for and accept grants from any agency of the federal or state government.
TN Code § 49-50-607 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 6 - Legislative Internship Program|§ 49-50-607. Policy Statement

 The committee shall adopt a statement of policy to be followed by the program administrator in the administration of the legislative intern program and for the guidance of legislative offices and committees desiring to utilize the services of legislative interns.
TN Code § 49-50-801 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 8 - Private Schools|§ 49-50-801. Church-Related Schools

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “church-related school” means a school operated by denominational, parochial or other bona fide church organizations that are required to meet the standards of accreditation or membership of the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Tennessee Association of Non-Public Academic Schools, the Tennessee Association of Church Related Schools, the Association of Classical and Christian Schools, the Tennessee Alliance of Church Related Schools, or a school affiliated with Accelerated Christian Education, Inc.   The state board of education and local boards of education are prohibited from regulating the selection of faculty or textbooks or the establishment of a curriculum in church-related schools.   The state board of education and local boards of education shall not prohibit or impede the transfer of a student from a church-related school to a public school of this state. Local boards may, however, place students transferring from a church-related school to a public school in a grade level based upon the student's performance on a test administered by the board for that purpose. In local school systems where the local board of education requires tests for students transferring to that system from another public school system, the same test shall be administered to students transferring to such system from church-related schools.   Church-related schools shall be conducted for the same length of term as public schools.    Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting church-related schools from voluntarily seeking approval by the state board of education nor prohibiting the state board of education from extending such approval when it is voluntarily sought.   This section does not prohibit a nonpublic school that meets the standards of accreditation of one (1) or more of the organizations identified in subsection (a) from operating as a Category II nonpublic school if the school meets the requirements established by the department of education and the state board of education for a Category II nonpublic school.
TN Code § 49-50-802 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 8 - Private Schools|§ 49-50-802. Information About Meningococcal Disease and Influenza and the Effectiveness of Vaccination

  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.   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).
TN Code § 49-50-803 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 8 - Private Schools|§ 49-50-803. Handgun Carry Policy

   The board or governing entity of each private K-12 school, or the chief administrative officer if the school does not have a board or governing entity, may establish a handgun carry policy for any property on which the school is located that is owned or operated by the school and for any building or structure located on the school property.   Any handgun carry policy adopted by the board or governing entity, or the chief administrative officer when appropriate, may:  Prohibit the carrying or possession of a handgun on the property of, or in a building located at, the private school;   Permit the carrying of handguns by persons qualified under subsection (b) on all property constituting the campus of the school and in all buildings owned or operated by the school; or   Permit the carrying of handguns by persons qualified under subsection (b) in certain areas on the property of the school or in certain buildings, but prohibit the carrying in other areas or buildings.       If the board or governing entity, or the chief administrative officer when appropriate, permits the possession of handguns in accordance with this section at the private school, the following rules and limitations shall apply:  No person who is otherwise prohibited from possessing a handgun is permitted to carry a handgun on private school property;   The person must have a valid Tennessee handgun carry permit, pursuant to § 39-17-1351; and   No private institution that permits the possession of handguns on the property owned or operated by the institution pursuant to this section shall be required to post signs as required by § 39-17-1309(d).      The handgun carry policy for each private school shall be reduced to writing, disseminated in a manner likely to ensure that it is known by students attending the school, the parent or guardian of each student, the faculty and other employees, and others who may go upon the grounds or enter a building on property owned or operated by the school. The policy shall be made available in the principal's office to anyone desiring a copy and distributed to the parents of children enrolled in the school by a method or methods reasonably likely to ensure dissemination of the policy, such as e-mails, text messaging, or posting on the school's website.   The policy shall go into effect thirty (30) days after it is adopted and disseminated as provided in this subsection (c).     If a private K-12 school does not adopt a handgun carry policy in accordance with subsection (a), then the carrying or possession of a firearm is prohibited in accordance with § 39-17-1309.   The chief administrative officer shall submit a copy of the handgun carry policy for the school to the sheriff's department and, if applicable, police department with jurisdiction over the school.
TN Code § 49-50-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 8 - Private Schools|§ 49-50-804. Placement of Automated External Defibrillator (Aed) Devices in Private Schools

  All private schools, as defined in § 49-6-3001, are encouraged to place automated external defibrillator (AED) devices in schools, as required of public schools in § 49-2-122.   If a private school places an AED in the school, then the private school shall comply with this section, § 49-2-122, and title 68, chapter 140, part 4, relative to training, establishment of a written plan, notification, and other requirements. Private schools shall comply with § 68-140-404 as to the maintenance and testing of AEDs to ensure that the devices are in optimal operating condition.   Section 49-2-122(e) shall apply to private schools that place an AED in the school.
TN Code § 49-50-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 9 - Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984|§ 49-50-901. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984.”
TN Code § 49-50-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 9 - Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984|§ 49-50-902. Legislative Intent

 It is declared to be the intent of the general assembly in enactment of this part to bring about the orderly transfer of licenses and operational responsibilities for state-owned educational television stations to appropriate local community agencies, and to encourage the further development of public television broadcasting in Tennessee. The general assembly recognizes that successful implementation of this goal is contingent upon diligent efforts by the state board of education and the department of education, as well as upon successful appropriate local community agencies. It is the intent of the general assembly that all departments of state government cooperate with and assist in this process. The general assembly also recognizes the crucial importance of state funding resources to the continued viability and improvement of the state educational television system.
TN Code § 49-50-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 9 - Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984|§ 49-50-903. Stations Eligible to Receive Grants — State Contracts for Special Services

  Pursuant to the funding mechanisms specified in this part or later adopted, the following television stations shall be eligible to receive grants from the state:  WSJK, Sneedville;   WTCI, Chattanooga;   WCTE, Cookeville;   WLJT, Lexington/Jackson;   WKNO, Memphis;   WDCN, Nashville; and   WKOP, Knoxville.     No station not listed in this section shall be eligible for grants or financial support from the state.   In addition to grants provided under this part, departments and agencies of the state are authorized to contract with the stations listed in this section for specific services that may be required by such departments.
TN Code § 49-50-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 50 - Miscellaneous|Part 9 - Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984|§ 49-50-904. Transfer of Ownership and Control

 Not later than July 1, 1986, ownership and control of the stations currently licensed to the state board of education shall be transferred to not-for-profit community corporations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part and subject to the approval of the state board of education and the federal communications commission, any station may be transferred to a new not-for-profit corporation or to an existing not-for-profit corporation that is engaged in public broadcasting, and more than one (1) station may be operated by the not-for-profit broadcasting entity.