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TN Code § 49-13-144 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-144. Public Charter Schools Facilities Program

  The commissioner of education is authorized to establish a public charter schools facilities program for the purpose of assisting public charter schools in acquiring and improving property to educate students, including the purchase of property, general capital improvements to existing and available buildings, assistance with any costs associated with the purchase or lease of underutilized or vacant property available pursuant to § 49-13-136, and assistance with the repayment of debt incurred for existing capital outlay projects.   The commissioner may award grants and loans through the charter schools facilities program to public charter school governing bodies or charter management organizations for qualifying capital projects as determined through policies developed by the department of education. Such policies shall ensure funds are made available on an equitable basis for the benefit of public charter schools of all sizes, characteristics, geographic locations, and authorizers.   Subject to appropriations, a public charter schools facilities fund shall be established as a separate account in the state treasury for the purposes of funding approved projects through the public charter schools facilities program. Costs for administering the public charter schools facilities program may be funded from the public charter schools facilities program fund. Amounts remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund. Moneys in the public charter schools facilities program fund shall be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 6 for the sole benefit of the fund.
TN Code § 49-13-145 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-145. Effective Operation of Authorizers — Authorizer Quality

  The state board of education shall ensure the effective operation of authorizers in this state and shall evaluate authorizer quality.   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.    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.   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.     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.
TN Code § 49-13-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-116. Information on Charter Schools

 49-13-138. [Repealed.]
TN Code § 49-14-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 14 - Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004|§ 49-14-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004.”
TN Code § 49-14-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 14 - Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004|§ 49-14-102. Creation of Audit Committee — Employment of Internal Auditor

  The board of regents and each state university board created under chapter 8, part 2 of this title and the University of Tennessee board of trustees created under chapter 9, part 2 of this title shall each create an audit committee. Each board is authorized to select one (1) or more certified public accountants or other qualified citizens who are not members of such board to serve on the audit committee.   Each audit committee shall employ a person qualified by training and experience to serve as the chief internal auditor. The chief internal auditor shall report directly to the audit committee and respective board and shall be removable only for cause by a majority vote of the respective board. The internal auditor shall file a report on the audit work with the audit committee at least annually.   An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall also be subject to the State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005, compiled in title 4, chapter 35.
TN Code § 49-14-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 14 - Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004|§ 49-14-103. Establishment of Process for Confidentially Reporting Misconduct

  The internal auditor shall establish a process by which students, employees, taxpayers or other citizens may confidentially report suspected illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity. The detailed information received pursuant to such a report of illegal, improper, wasteful or fraudulent activity or any ongoing investigation of the activity shall be considered working papers of the internal auditor and shall be confidential under title 10, chapter 7. Each year the internal auditor shall include within the auditor's annual report a summary of all completed audit activities pursuant to this chapter.   Section 8-50-116 shall apply to all higher education employees. In addition, no higher education employee shall suffer any of the actions specified in § 8-50-116 for reporting to or cooperating with auditors or for reporting any facts to the governing boards of public institutions of higher education or to the audit committees of those boards. It is a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly and willingly retaliate or take adverse action of any kind against any person for reporting alleged wrongdoing pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 49-14-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 14 - Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004|§ 49-14-104. Reports — Legislative Intent

 The governing boards of all public institutions of higher education shall establish a policy requiring that annual reports detailing expenditures made by, at the direction of, or for the benefit of a system head or chief executive of an institution are to be filed with their respective boards. It is the legislative intent that the policy require the report of discretionary expenditures, which shall include, but not be limited to, unrestricted gifts, foundation funds, athletic funds, sponsorship fees, licenses and royalty funds, and other such funds that would not be included in the operating budget for the system head's or chief executive's office. System heads or chief executives shall not have the authority to grant themselves an exception to fiscal, spending, or travel policies established by their boards or by statute.
TN Code § 49-14-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 14 - Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004|§ 49-14-105. Removal of Governing Board Members for Neglect of Duty

 Members of any governing board of public higher education shall be subject to removal from the board for neglect of duty. The governor may petition for a board member's removal due to neglect of duty and the removal shall be effective upon a majority vote of the voting board members.
TN Code § 49-14-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 14 - Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004|§ 49-14-106. Hiring of Internal Auditors — Termination of Employment

  The hiring of community college internal auditors shall be done upon the recommendation of the institutional presidents with the approval of the chancellor or designee of the board of regents system. Termination of employment of community college internal auditors shall require prior approval by the chancellor of the board of regents system and the board's audit committee.   The hiring of campus internal auditors shall be done upon the recommendation of the institutional presidents with the approval of the chancellor or the University of Tennessee president or designee as applicable. Termination of employment of campus internal auditors shall require prior approval by the chancellor or University of Tennessee president as applicable and the board audit committee. Annual or other periodic audits of chief executives shall be performed by an internal auditor or auditors who do not report to the chief executive being audited.   Annual or other periodic audits of chief executives shall be performed by an internal auditor or auditors who are not employees of the institution of the chief executive being audited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, internal auditors or auditors who report to the board audit committee may perform annual or other periodic audits of the chancellor of the board of regents system or the University of Tennessee president.
TN Code § 49-15-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Consortium” means the consortium for cooperative innovative education created under § 49-15-103;   “Dual credit program” means a postsecondary course, taught in a high school by certified secondary instructors, the successful completion of which prepares a secondary student to sit for a postsecondary challenge examination, administered under the supervision of postsecondary faculty or a consortium approved certified secondary instructor. The student's score on the challenge examination shall be used by a postsecondary institution for evaluation to determine the granting of postsecondary credit towards a diploma or a certificate or an associate or baccalaureate degree;   “Dual enrollment program” means a program in which a secondary student is enrolled in a postsecondary course creditable toward high school completion and a postsecondary diploma or certificate or an associate or baccalaureate degree; and   “Office of postsecondary coordination and alignment” means the office of postsecondary coordination and alignment in the division of career and technical education in the department of education.
TN Code § 49-15-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-103. Consortium for Cooperative Innovative Education

  The chancellor of the board of regents or the chancellor's designee, the president of the University of Tennessee system or the president's designee, the executive director of the Tennessee higher education commission or the executive director's designee, the executive director of the state board of education or the executive director's designee, and the commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee shall compose the consortium for cooperative innovative education.   The consortium shall:  Develop and put into effect a program to align secondary and postsecondary courses;   Develop and implement early postsecondary credit opportunities; and   Create marketing channels to advise students of early postsecondary education opportunities. Early postsecondary education opportunities may include, but are not limited to, dual enrollment, dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and International Baccalaureate opportunities.     The chancellor of the board of regents and the president of the University of Tennessee system, or their designees, shall be co-chairs of the consortium.   The consortium may create an advisory committee to assist the consortium by examining best practices in cooperative innovative education, suggesting options for promotion of opportunities for early college credit and advising the consortium on workforce needs. The advisory committee shall invite and encourage the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Tennessee Business Roundtable and the Tennessee Independent College and Universities Association to participate in the advisory committee's activities.   The consortium may establish and appoint committees and subcommittees to perform its tasks or to otherwise assist the consortium as it deems necessary. It is the prerogative of the chancellor and the president of the respective postsecondary governing boards to convene postsecondary faculty.   The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and the board of regents shall develop, amend or adopt relevant policies and guidelines to realize dual credit or dual enrollment for postsecondary institutions with the secondary schools of the state.   The state board and the department of education shall develop, amend or adopt relevant policies and guidelines to realize dual credit or dual enrollment in the public high schools.
TN Code § 49-15-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-105. Participation by Education Partners

  Any or all of the following education partners may participate in the development of a cooperative innovative program under this chapter that is targeted to high school students who would benefit from accelerated academic instruction:  A public postsecondary institution other than the applicant public postsecondary institution;   A private college or university located in this state;   A private business or organization;   The county legislative body in the county in which the program is located; or   A public charter school.      Remediation of students may occur through cooperative agreements between postsecondary and secondary institutions.   A community college may participate in the development of a cooperative innovative program under this chapter that is targeted to high school students who need remediation upon enrollment in an institution of higher education. If the community college successfully remediates a student in such program then the student, upon certification by the community college of the student's successful participation and upon admittance to the postsecondary institution, shall be deemed to need no further remediation.   A college of applied technology may participate in the development of a cooperative innovative program under this chapter that is targeted to high school students who may need remediation in technical math and reading upon enrollment in a college of applied technology. If the remediation is successful, upon admittance to any college of applied technology, the student shall be deemed to need no further remediation.
TN Code § 49-15-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-107. Allocation of Funds

  The local board of education shall allocate one hundred percent (100%) of state and local education funds to a program approved under this chapter on the per pupil expenditure of the LEA. The per pupil expenditure shall be based on the prior year average daily membership (ADM) of the LEA, unless the LEA receives an increased allocation under § 49-3-351(d), in which case the per pupil expenditure shall take into consideration the increase in the LEA's funding. All funds shall be spent according to the budget submitted in the program agreement or as otherwise revised by the LEA or applicant public postsecondary institution, subject to the requirements of state and federal law.   The public postsecondary institution and its governing board may allocate state and federal funds for a program that is approved under this chapter.   An education partner under § 49-15-105(a) that is a public body may allocate state, federal and local funds for a program that is approved under this chapter.   If not an education partner under § 49-15-105(a), the county governing body in a county where a program is located may nevertheless appropriate funds to a program approved under this chapter.   The LEA and the cooperating public postsecondary institution are strongly encouraged to seek funds from sources other than state, federal and local appropriations.   If a program is funded through local, state or federal funds appropriated to an LEA, then no fee shall be charged by the LEA or a public postsecondary institution to any student participating in the program.
TN Code § 49-15-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-108. Evaluation of Programs

 Success of a program shall be measured by high school retention rates, high school completion rates, high school dropout rates, certification and associate and baccalaureate degree completion, admission to four-year institutions, postgraduation employment in career or study-related fields, employer satisfaction of employees who participated in and graduated from the programs and other measures as the consortium finds appropriate. The consortium shall evaluate programs for success, shall establish best practices and lessons learned from successful programs and shall provide assistance to LEAs and postsecondary institutions seeking to implement a program by replicating or adapting a successful program designed elsewhere or through creation of a new program.
TN Code § 49-15-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-109. Alignment of Secondary and Postsecondary Programs — Validation

  To facilitate the creation of cooperative innovative high school programs and to provide a seamless transition process from secondary to postsecondary education, the consortium shall oversee the development of a statewide high school to postsecondary agreement that shall build on aligned, secondary college-and-career technical pathways to specific postsecondary programs of study and shall include early postsecondary credit.   The chancellor of the board of regents and the president of the University of Tennessee, or their designees, shall be responsible for the convocation of postsecondary faculty to develop common learning outcomes, develop statewide challenge examinations, conduct reliability and validation activities to assure the quality and fairness of the examinations, establish cut scores, and report student scores resulting from the examinations to the division of career and technical education in the department of education. Validation requirements for postsecondary credit through a dual credit course shall be determined by the postsecondary institutions and their respective governing boards.   The office of postsecondary coordination and alignment, with the cooperation of the postsecondary institutions, shall make students aware of the requirements for receiving postsecondary credit for a dual credit course prior to the students' enrolling in the course.   Each private postsecondary institution located in this state is encouraged to assess the statewide agreement produced by the consortium and determine which courses, if any, qualify for award of college credit at such institution. If a private institution determines that a course qualifies for award of college credit at such institution, the institution, in addition to any institutional publication made of this fact, may notify the department of education of the potential for award of college credit for such course at the institution in order that the department may disseminate the information to LEAs for notification of high school students.
TN Code § 49-15-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-110. Compensation of Consortium Members — Assistance

 Members of the consortium and any committees created by the consortium shall not receive compensation for serving on the consortium or its committees, but may be reimbursed for attendance at meetings in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. All appropriate state agencies, the Tennessee board of regents and the University of Tennessee system shall provide assistance to the consortium and its committees.
TN Code § 49-15-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs|§ 49-15-111. Dual Credit Courses

  When the consortium approves a program under this part and the program successfully provides a dual credit class that is accepted by an institution of higher education in either the board of regents system or the University of Tennessee system, then any high school in the state may replicate the class. Dual credit for the class shall be granted by public institutions of higher education offering a major or program for which the class is designed upon a student's completion of the course and successful passage of the challenge examination with a score equal to or higher than the cut score.   Any public institution of higher education may, at any time, request the consortium to review a dual credit course and its challenge examination, if the institution perceives the course or its assessment to possess deficiencies. A public higher education institution may also challenge the right of a high school to continue offering a dual credit course to the consortium should a perceived deficiency be demonstrated within the high school. The consortium shall review the dual credit course, assessment or high school and may provide remedies to remove any deficiencies as it determines to be in the best interests of high schools or institutions of higher education, and their students.   Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, the consortium shall not approve a program if the program in any way adversely affects the accreditation of an institution.
TN Code § 49-17-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 17 - Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (Eesi) of 2008|§ 49-17-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (EESI) of 2008.”
TN Code § 49-17-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 17 - Energy Efficient Schools Initiative (Eesi) of 2008|§ 49-17-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Council” means the twelve-member energy efficient schools council created by this chapter;   “Energy audit” means any professional energy audit used to determine the energy efficiency of a structure that is performed by an energy auditor;   “Energy auditor” means any person approved to perform professional energy audits;   “Payback period” means the time within which the cost savings realized by incorporating energy efficient technologies equals the initial cost of the technology employed;   “Qualifying capital outlay project” means any project for new or existing kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) education facilities that satisfy the energy efficient schools council guidelines for improving energy efficiency as well as comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 5; and   “Sustainable building design” means designing facilities using a strategy that takes into account approaches that benefit the environment and quality of life of a community.