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TN Code § 49-1-1101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1101. Approval of Certain Child Care Programs by Commissioner

  The commissioner of education, acting through the commissioner's authorized agents and pursuant to regulations of the state board of education that are adopted pursuant to § 49-1-302(i), shall be responsible for inspecting and approving those child care programs subject to the state board's jurisdiction pursuant to § 49-1-302(i).   The commissioner has the authority to issue certificates of approval from the department of education for those child care programs that meet the child care standards of the board, and the commissioner shall be responsible for enforcing the board's standards for such programs.
TN Code § 49-1-1102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1102. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Care giver,” “care givers,” “care provider” or “care providers” means the person, persons, entity or entities directly responsible for providing for the supervision, protection and basic needs of the child;   “Child care” means the provision of supervision, protection and, at a minimum, the basic needs of a child or children for three (3) or more hours a day, but less than twenty-four (24) hours a day. Care for a child of twenty-four (24) hours duration is “residential child care,” which is licensed by the department of children's services pursuant to title 37, chapter 5, part 5. The department of human services licenses “child care agencies” providing child care in “child care centers,” “group child care homes” or “family child care homes” as defined in § 71-3-501;   “Child care program” means any place or facility operated by any person or entity that provides child care for children in a before or after school based program operated by a local board of education pursuant to § 49-2-203(b)(11), a public school administered early childhood education program, a church affiliated program operated pursuant to § 49-50-801, or a federally funded early childhood education program such as a Title I program, a school-administered head start or an even start program, state-approved Montessori school programs and a program operated by a private school as defined by § 49-6-3001(c)(3)(A)(iii);   “Child or children” means a person or persons under eighteen (18) years of age;   “Commissioner” means the chief administrative officer in charge of the department of education; and   “Department” means the department of education.
TN Code § 49-1-1104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1104. Injunctions Against Unapproved Operations

  The department may, in accordance with the laws of this state governing injunctions, maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin any person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity from establishing, conducting, managing or operating any place or facility providing services to children without having a certificate as required by law, or from continuing to operate any such place or facility following suspension of a certificate or following the effective date of the denial or revocation of a certificate.   In charging any defendant in a complaint for injunction, it shall be sufficient to charge that the defendant did, upon a certain day and in a certain county, establish, conduct, manage or operate a place, home or facility of any kind that is a child care program as defined in this part or to charge that the defendant is about to do so without having in effect a certificate as required by law, or that the defendant continues to operate any such place or facility following suspension of a certificate, or following the effective date of the denial or revocation of a certificate, without averring any further or more particular facts concerning the case. Refusal to obey the inspection order may be punished as contempt.
TN Code § 49-1-1105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1105. Criminal Violations

  Any person or entity operating a child care program without being certified by the department or who continues to operate such program while a suspension of the certificate is in effect, or who operates a child care program following the effective date of a denial or revocation of a certificate, commits a Class A misdemeanor.   Each day of operation without an effective certificate constitutes a separate offense.    It is unlawful for any person who is an operator, certificate holder or employee of a child care program to make any statement, whether written or verbal, to a parent or guardian of a child in the care of such program, to any state or local official having jurisdiction over such program, or to any law enforcement officer, knowing the statement is false, including, but not limited to, statements regarding:  The number of children in the child care program;   The area of the child care program used for child care; or   The credentials, licensure or qualification of any care giver, employee, substitute or volunteer of the child care program.     In order for subdivision (c)(1) to apply, the falsity of the statement must place at risk the health or safety of a child in the care of the child care program.   A violation of subdivision (c)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.   This subsection (c) includes statements made in any child care program certificate application that misrepresents or conceals a material fact that would have resulted in the certificate being denied.   In addition to any punishment authorized under this subsection (c), the department may also take any certificate action authorized under this part.
TN Code § 49-1-1106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1106. Inspection of Persons or Entities Providing Child Care

  It is the duty of the department, through its duly authorized agents, to inspect at regular intervals, without previous notice, all child care programs or suspected child care programs.    The department is given the right of entrance, privilege of inspection, access to accounts, records and information regarding the whereabouts of children under care for the purpose of determining the kind and quality of the care provided to the children and to obtain a proper basis for its decisions and recommendations.   If refused entrance for inspection of a certified or suspected child care program, the chancery or circuit court of the county where the approved or suspected child care program may be located may issue an immediate ex parte order permitting the department's inspection upon a showing of probable cause, and the court may direct any law enforcement officer to aid the department in executing the order and inspection. Refusal to obey the inspection order may be punished as contempt.   Except where court orders prohibit or otherwise limit access, parents or other caretakers of children in the care of a child care program certified pursuant to this part shall be permitted to visit and inspect the facilities and observe the methods for the care of their children at any time during which the children are in the care of the program and, except those records of other children and their parents or caretakers, shall further be permitted to inspect any records of the program that are not privileged, or are not otherwise confidential, as provided by law or regulation, and the parents' or caretakers' access for these purposes shall not be purposely denied by the program.     Any violation of the rights given in this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 49-1-1108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1108. Annual Report

  Each child care program shall submit to the commissioner an annual report.   The report shall consist of:  Identification information;   Current enrollment figures;   Self-reporting on mandatory regulations;   Current certification status; and   Additional information as determined by the department.     Any entity not completing the annual report by October 1, shall receive notice of such failure and, if the report is not filed within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of the notice, the certificate of approval shall be suspended immediately, pending receipt of the report.
TN Code § 49-1-1109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 11 - Child Care Programs|§ 49-1-1109. Collaboration With Department of Human Services for Training — Funding and Technical Assistance

  The departments of education and human services shall collaborate regarding the following areas relative to child care:  Access to appropriate training opportunities that are provided through the Tennessee early childhood training alliance;   Representation in committees and work groups that are responsible for planning funding allocations for child care development block grant funds;   Recognition of department of education programs on the department of human services' resource and referral system;   Eligibility of department of education-monitored programs for child care certificate funds;   Dual access to child care provider data in order to maintain the current status of child care service broker information;   The planning and coordination of annual meetings between staff of the child care services division of the department of human services and the department of education for the purpose of advancing the quality of child care in this state;   Access to training and technical assistance from the child care resource center; and   Training that might be developed through any of the child care programs monitored by the department of education.     The department of education shall require departmental employees who conduct on-site inspections of child care programs to periodically participate in the training activities conducted by the department of human services for inspectors of that department's child care programs.
TN Code § 49-1-1201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1201. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Educators Protection Act.”
TN Code § 49-1-1202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1202. Legislative Findings — Applicability

 The general assembly finds that ensuring the quality of elementary and secondary education in Tennessee is a compelling state interest. The filing of meritless litigation against teachers, administrators, and other school employees interferes with the quality of public and private education, particularly where the litigation arises out of the good faith efforts of educators to maintain classroom discipline or to address threats to student safety. Meritless litigation also diverts a school's financial and personnel resources to litigation defense activities, which reduces the availability of those resources for educational opportunities for students. The general assembly finds that legislation to deter the filing of meritless litigation and to sanction deliberately false reports levied against educators is a rational and appropriate method to serve this compelling state interest. This part is intended to reflect and expand upon federal educator protection statutes. This part does not apply to public or private educators who have been convicted of a crime or who have been terminated for misconduct.
TN Code § 49-1-1203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1203. Part Definitions

 As used in this part:   “Educational entity” means the state board of education, department of education, and any other body, board, or agency that governs a public or private elementary or secondary school, and includes, but is not limited to, local education agencies and local boards of education; and   “Employee” means:  An individual who is elected or appointed to an educational entity;   An individual who is an employee of an educational entity or who provides student-related services to an educational entity on a contractual basis; or   An authorized volunteer who provides student-related services to an educational entity.
TN Code § 49-1-1204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1204. Immunity From Civil Liability for Acts or Reports Relating to Students

  An employee is not civilly liable for taking any action related to the control, grading, suspension, expulsion, or discipline of a student that occurs while the student is on the property of the educational entity or under the supervision of the educational entity or the employee unless that action violates a law, rule, or clearly articulated state or school policy. The plaintiff bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the action of the employee violated a law, rule, or clearly articulated state or school policy.   An employee is not liable for making a report consistent with federal or state law to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, or to an official of an educational entity, if the individual making the report has reasonable grounds to suspect that a student is:  Under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance that is not lawfully prescribed to the student;   Involved in the illegal solicitation, sale, or distribution of alcohol or a controlled substance; or   Involved in any other illegal activity.
TN Code § 49-1-1205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1205. No Liability for Punitive or Exemplary Damages for Acts or Omissions That Occur Within Course and Scope of Employment

 An employee is not liable for punitive or exemplary damages for acts or omissions that occur within the course and scope of the employee's employment. For purposes of this section, an employee who acts with the specific intent to cause harm is not acting within the course and scope of the employee's employment.
TN Code § 49-1-1206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1206. Civil Action for Damages by Employee

  An employee may file a civil action for damages against any person eighteen (18) years of age or older who acts with the specific intent to cause harm by making an accusation of criminal activity the person knows or should know is false against that employee to law enforcement authorities, school district officials, or school district personnel.   An employee may file a civil action for damages against the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a student of the employee, if the student, who is under eighteen (18) years of age, acts with specific intent to cause harm to another by making an accusation of criminal activity the person knows or should know is false against that employee to law enforcement authorities, school district officials, or school district personnel.   Any student found by a court with jurisdiction over an action filed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) to have acted with the specific intent to cause harm by making an accusation of criminal activity the person knows or should have known is false against an employee to law enforcement authorities, school district officials, or school district personnel may be subject to one (1) or more of the following disciplinary actions, to be determined by the student's school:  Expulsion;   Suspension for a period of time;   Community service; or   Any other disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the school.     This section does not apply to statements made regarding individuals elected or appointed to a local board of education.   This section does not limit the civil or criminal liability of any person who makes a statement the person knows or should know is false alleging criminal activity by others.
TN Code § 49-1-1207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1207. Insurance Not Waiver of Defense

 Except as otherwise provided by statute, the existence of any policy of insurance indemnifying an educational entity against liability for damages is not a waiver of any defense that is available to the employee in defense of any claim.
TN Code § 49-1-1208 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 1 - State Administration|Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act|§ 49-1-1208. Scope of Part

  This part does not limit, modify, or supersede title 29, chapter 39.   This part does not infringe on any right or protection provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.), or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794). Nothing in this part applies to an action brought under federal or state law by a student or the student's parent or representative based on the student's disability.
TN Code § 49-2-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-102. County Mayors — Duties

 It is the duty of the county mayor to:   Approve the bond of the county director of schools; and   Make quarterly settlements with the county trustee and the county board of education of the elementary and the high school funds.
TN Code § 49-2-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-103. County Trustees — Duties

  It is the duty of the county trustee or individual having similar responsibilities and duties in counties where such responsibilities and duties are vested in another office by law to:  Keep all public school funds separate and apart from all other funds coming into the trustee's or individual's hands. It is unlawful to pay out any elementary school funds for high school purposes or high school funds for elementary school purposes, or either fund for any other purpose than that for which it was levied or collected;   Make a settlement with the county mayor of all elementary school funds and high school funds from all sources, quarterly, within ten (10) days after the close of the quarters ending with March, June, September and December, which settlement shall include all receipts and expenditures within the quarter. This settlement shall be included in the next quarterly report of the county director of schools to the county legislative body and to the commissioner of education;   Make annual reports, on or before July 10 each year, to the commissioner of all receipts and expenditures of all elementary and all high school funds within the year ending June 30 preceding, on forms supplied by the commissioner;   Require the county director of schools to attach a voucher to every school warrant amounting to five hundred dollars ($500) or more drawn by the county board of education for any purpose other than the salaries of the supervisors and teachers, showing that the board has complied with the law requiring contracts to be let on competitive bids. Nothing in this subdivision (a)(4) shall be construed to remove the requirement of competitive bidding prior to the letting of such contracts; and   Make quarterly distribution of all state and county elementary school funds between the county and incorporated city or cities of the county on the basis of average daily attendance immediately after each quarterly settlement with the county mayor; provided, that the state school fund designated as the equalizing fund shall not be distributed on such basis, but shall be placed to the credit of the county elementary school fund to be disbursed by the county board of education as provided in this title.     A violation of subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 49-2-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-104. Inspection of Local Records

 Supervisors, under the direction of the commissioner of education, shall have the authority to inspect the records of local boards of education, the school accounts of county trustees and the administration of public schools, to make recommendations covering all the foregoing, and to perform other duties that may be assigned them.
TN Code § 49-2-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-106. Creation or Expansion of City or Special School Districts

  No city school system or special district school system shall be created or reactivated for the purpose of operating a system of schools, unless the school system is large enough to offer adequate educational opportunities for the pupils of grades one through twelve (1-12) in keeping with standards established by the state board of education.   In establishing the standards, the state board is authorized and directed to take into consideration such factors as:  The scholastic population of the city or special school district according to the most recent census;   The financial ability per pupil of scholastic population; and   The expressed willingness of the people of the city or special school district, as indicated by a majority of its legal voters in a referendum, to raise local funds, which, together with school funds received from the state and other sources, shall be sufficient to provide adequate educational opportunities for their children.
TN Code § 49-2-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-107. Special School Districts — Taxes

 Any person owning property located in special school districts in this state that were created by a private act shall be required to pay such taxes as are levied by the private act creating or amending the school district.
TN Code § 49-2-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-108. Separate-Sex Schools

  The local school boards are authorized to provide separate schools for persons of the male sex and persons of the female sex. The determination of the necessity for such separate schools is vested in the exclusive discretion of the school board.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend existing laws relative to the issuance of school bonds nor otherwise alter the laws pertaining to school construction.