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TN Code § 49-13-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-114. Transportation

  If a public charter school elects to provide transportation for the public charter school's students, then the transportation must be provided by the public charter school or by agreement with an LEA in accordance with chapter 6, part 21 of this title. If a public charter school elects to provide transportation other than through an agreement with an LEA, then the public charter school shall receive all funds that would have been spent by the LEA in which the public charter school is located to provide such transportation. If a public charter school elects not to provide transportation for the public charter school's students, then the public charter school shall not receive the funds that would have otherwise been spent to do so.   For students who reside outside the geographic boundaries of the LEA in which the public charter school is located and who have been approved by the public charter school's governing body to attend the public charter school, the public charter school is not required to provide or pay for transportation.   At the time a student enrolls in a public charter school, the public charter school shall provide the child's parent or guardian with information regarding transportation.
TN Code § 49-13-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-115. [reserved.]

  The department of education shall provide information to the public on how to form and operate a public charter school. This information must include a standard application format, which must include the information specified in § 49-13-107.   The department of education shall monitor the status of charter school applications and shall maintain information on the total number of charter school applications, total number of charter school applications approved, total number of charter school applications denied and total number of charter school applications appealed and the status or outcome of the appeals.
TN Code § 49-13-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-117. Leaves of Absence for Teachers

  If a teacher employed by an LEA makes a written request for an extended leave of absence to teach at a public charter school, the LEA may grant the leave. Any extensions are at the discretion of the LEA. The leave shall be governed by chapter 5, part 7 of this title, including, but not limited to, reinstatement, notice of intention to return, seniority, salary and insurance.    The years of service acquired by a teacher while on a leave of absence to teach at a public charter school shall be used by the local board to obtain or determine tenure status; provided, that when the teacher returns to the traditional LEA from the charter school, the teacher receives two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of “above expectations” or “significantly above expectations” as required by § 49-5-504.   If a teacher does not receive two (2) consecutive years of evaluations demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of “above expectations” or “significantly above expectations” pursuant to subdivision (b)(1), then the time the teacher was on leave of absence to teach at the public charter school shall not be used by the local board to determine tenure status of the teacher.     For salary rating purposes, a teacher shall receive credit for years of service acquired while teaching at a public charter school.   This section applies to public charter schools authorized pursuant to this chapter.
TN Code § 49-13-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-118. Oversight by State Board of Education — Authorizer Fees — Refund of Unused Fees — Report. [Effective Until July 1, 2021.]

  This section applies to public charter schools for which the state board of education is the authorizer.   If the state board is the authorizer of a charter school, then the state board shall receive an annual authorizer fee of up to four percent (4%) of the charter school's per student state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a) for the first two (2) school years in which the state board oversees charter schools. Beginning with the third school year in which the state board oversees charter schools and thereafter, the state board shall receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the charter school's per student state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a).   By April 1, of each year, the state board, or the state board's designee, shall set the percentage of a charter school's per student state and local funding that the state board shall receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year. This percentage shall apply to all charter schools for which the state board is the authorizer.   The state board shall use the authorizer fee exclusively for fulfilling authorizing obligations in accordance with this chapter.   If, for any school year, the total amount of authorizer fees collected by the state board exceeds the amount used by the state board to perform its authorizing duties, the state board shall distribute the amount remaining to its authorized charter schools. The state board shall develop a process to refund the unused fees to its authorized charter schools in the school year immediately following the school year in which the unused fees were collected by the state board.   By December 1, of each year, the state board shall publicly report the total amount of authorizer fees collected in the previous school year and the authorizing obligations fulfilled using the fee. The report shall be posted on the state board's website.   This section is repealed on July 1, 2021.
TN Code § 49-13-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-119. Group Insurance

 Teachers, as defined in § 8-34-101, and other full-time permanent employees of a public charter school shall participate in the group insurance plans selected by the governing body of the public charter school. Public charter schools authorized by the achievement school district or the commission are entitled to participate in the state group insurance plans selected by the governing body of the public charter school in accordance with § 8-27-303.
TN Code § 49-13-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-120. Reporting Requirements

  The governing body of the public charter school shall make an annual progress report to the authorizer and to the commissioner of education. The report must contain the following information:  The progress of the public charter school towards achieving the goals outlined in the school's charter agreement;   Financial records of the public charter school, including revenues and expenditures; and   A detailed accounting, including the amounts and sources, of all funds received by the public charter school, other than the funds received under § 49-13-112(a).     The reports made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be public information pursuant to § 10-7-504(a)(4). Based on the information provided to the commissioner of education under subsection (a), the commissioner shall prepare and submit an annual report on charter schools to education committees of the senate and the house of representatives.   In addition to the annual audit of accounts and records of its approved public charter schools pursuant to § 49-13-127, each authorizer shall submit an annual authorizing report to the department of education and state board of education by January 1 of each year. The report shall include the following items:  The operating status of the charter schools approved by the authorizer with a designation of:  Approved but not yet open;   Open and operating;   Revoked, including the reason for revocation;   Nonrenewed; or   Closed, including date of closing and the reason for closing;     The oversight and contracted services, if any, provided by the authorizer to the charter schools approved by the authorizer; and   A performance report for each public charter school it oversees, in accordance with the performance framework set forth in the charter agreement.
TN Code § 49-13-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-124. Charter School Powers

  The governing body of a public charter school may sue and be sued. The governing body may not levy taxes or issue bonds except in accordance with state law. A public charter school may conduct activities necessary and appropriate to carry out its responsibilities such as:  Contract for services, except for the management or operation of the charter school by a for-profit entity;   Buy, sell or lease property;   Borrow funds as needed; and   Pledge its assets as security; provided, however, that those assets are not leased or loaned by the state or local government.     The authorizer may endorse the submission of the school credit bond application to the local taxing authority, if the project is a qualified project under § 54E(c)(2) or § 54F(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 54E(c)(2) and 26 U.S.C. § 54F(d)(1), respectively), and the Tennessee State School Bond Authority Act, compiled in chapter 3, part 12 of this title, and with respect to § 54E(c)(2), the applicant can demonstrate that the applicant meets the ten percent (10%) matching funds requirement, as prescribed by § 54E(c)(2).
TN Code § 49-13-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-125. Immunity

 The governing body of a charter school shall be subject to the same limits of liability as local school systems and shall provide insurance in accordance with § 49-13-107 for any liability exposure.
TN Code § 49-13-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-126. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations

  The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules for the administration of this chapter. Rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and procedures for the authorization of charter schools by the achievement school district pursuant to this chapter. Rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
TN Code § 49-13-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-127. Audits

   The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to audit any books and records, including internal school activity and cafeteria funds, of any charter school created under this chapter and by virtue of the statutes of this state when the audit is deemed necessary or appropriate by the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury shall have the full cooperation of officials of the charter school in the performance of the audit or audits.    The comptroller of the treasury is authorized to audit all financial transactions of a CMO for any charter school created under this chapter and by virtue of the statutes of this state when the audit is deemed necessary or appropriate by the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant or direct the department of audit to prepare the audit. The cost of the audit shall be paid by the CMO. The comptroller of the treasury shall have the full cooperation of officials of the CMO in the performance of the audit or audits.   All CMOs operating a charter school in this state shall file an annual financial report with the comptroller of the treasury detailing transactions between the CMO and any charter school operated by the CMO in this state. The report shall be:   For the fiscal year ending June 30;   Filed in a form prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury; and   Filed by the CMO with the comptroller of the treasury no later than August 31 of each year.          The governing body of the charter school shall cause an annual audit to be made of the accounts and records, including internal school activity and cafeteria funds, of their school. The audits may be prepared by certified public accountants or by the department of audit.   The audit shall be completed as soon as practical after June 30 of each year and a copy of the audit shall be furnished to the local board of education, the commissioner of education and the comptroller of the treasury.   A CMO may comply with subdivision (b)(1) by submitting one (1) audit for all the charter schools operated in Tennessee by the CMO; provided, that such audit includes all information required under this section for each school.     The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for ensuring that the audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and determining if the audits meet minimum audit standards and regulations, which shall be prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury. No audit may be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section until the audit has been approved by the comptroller of the treasury. In the event the governing body fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant or direct the department of audit to prepare the audit. The cost of the audit shall be paid by the governing body.
TN Code § 49-13-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-128. Annual Authorizer Fee

  Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, if the local board of education is the authorizer of a charter school, then the local board shall receive an annual authorizer fee that is a percentage of the charter school's per student state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112. The annual authorizer fee shall be the lesser of three percent (3%) of the annual per student state and local allocations or thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per school.   The LEA shall use the annual authorizer fee exclusively for fulfilling authorizing obligations in accordance with this chapter.   If, for any school year, the total amount of authorizer fees collected by the LEA exceeds the amount used by the LEA to perform its authorizing obligations and responsibilities, the LEA shall distribute the amount remaining to its authorized public charter schools. The department shall develop a process to refund the unused fees to authorized public charter schools in the school year immediately following the school year in which the unused fees were collected by the LEA.   If the achievement school district (ASD) authorizes a public charter school under § 49-1-614, then the ASD must receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the public charter school's per pupil state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a). By May 1 of each year, the commissioner shall set the percentage of a public charter school's per pupil state and local funding that the ASD must receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year.   If the commission authorizes a public charter school under this chapter, then the commission must receive an annual authorizer fee of up to three percent (3%) of the public charter school's per pupil state and local funding as allocated under § 49-13-112(a). By May 1 of each year, the commission or the commission's designee shall set the percentage of a public charter school's per student state and local funding that the commission shall receive as the annual authorizer fee for the next school year. Notwithstanding subsection (b), the commission may use the commission's annual authorizer fee to fulfill obligations consistent with the authority of the commission as set forth in this chapter.   By December 1 of each year, each LEA that collects an annual authorizer fee shall report the total amount of authorizer fees collected in the previous school year and the authorizing obligations fulfilled using the fee to the department of education. The department shall create a standard document for the purposes of this report and shall post the information on the department's website.
TN Code § 49-13-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-130. Closure of Charter School

 Each authorizer shall have a procedure in place for the closure of a charter school prior to the decision to deny renewal or revoke a charter agreement. Closure of a charter school by each authorizer shall be in accordance with the following:   Within one (1) calendar week of a decision to deny renewal or revoke a charter agreement, a charter school must notify in writing the parents or legal guardians of all students enrolled in the school of the closure decision;   Within two (2) calendar weeks of an authorizer's decision to close a charter school, the authorizer shall meet with the school's governing body and leadership to establish a transition team composed of staff from the charter school, staff from the authorizer, and anyone else the authorizer deems necessary, who shall attend to the closure, including:  The transfer of students;   The release and transfer of student records to the authorizer or the department;   The release and transfer of personnel records to the authorizer or the department;   The submission of financial statements to the appropriate authorizer or department;   The disposition of school funds;   The disposition of school assets; and   A school audit pursuant to § 49-2-112;     Each authorizer and transition team shall, within thirty (30) days of the decision to close a charter school, communicate to the families of students enrolled in the school all other public school options for which the student is eligible to enroll;   When a public charter school agreement has been denied renewal or revoked, the public charter school shall not enroll any new students. If the denial of renewal or revocation is overturned on appeal pursuant to § 49-13-122, then the public charter school may continue to enroll students;   Each authorizer and transition team shall communicate regularly with the families of students enrolled in the school, as well as with school staff and other stakeholders, to keep them apprised of key information regarding the school's closing;   Each authorizer and transition team shall ensure that current instruction of students enrolled in the school continues, pursuant to the charter agreement, for the remainder of the school year unless an immediate closure is ordered by the authorizer in accordance with § 49-13-122(h);   Each authorizer and transition team shall ensure that all agencies, employees, insurers, contractors, creditors, debtors, and management organizations are properly notified of the closing of the charter school; and   The governing body of the charter school shall continue to meet as necessary to wind down school operations, manage school finances, allocate resources, and facilitate the closure.
TN Code § 49-13-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-132. List of Student Names, Ages, Addresses, Dates of Attendance and Grade Levels Completed

 To effectuate § 49-13-113, within thirty (30) days of receiving a request from an authorizer or a public charter school approved to operate one (1) or more schools within the geographic boundaries of the LEA, the LEA shall provide at no cost a list of student names, ages, addresses, dates of attendance, and grade levels completed in accordance with § 10-7-504 and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g). Such information shall not be released by the receiving entity to outside parties without prior written consent from the parent or eligible student. Each recipient of such information shall adopt and implement a policy allowing parents or eligible students to decline to receive further information from the charter school.
TN Code § 49-13-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-134. Establishment of Non-Charter Public Schools of Innovation

 LEAs in which there exist charter schools or in which charter schools are proposed to be created are strongly encouraged to establish non-charter public schools of innovation using federal funding that is available for such purpose. Such non-charter public schools shall be designed to function as a control group to enable the effectiveness of charter schools to be more adequately assessed through comparative evaluations.
TN Code § 49-13-135 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-135. Method of Calculating All Terms and Costs Related to Lease, Lease-Purchase Agreement, or Other Contract or Agreement Between Lea and Charter School

 An LEA shall establish a transparent and uniform method of calculating all terms and costs related to any lease, lease-purchase agreement, or other contract or agreement executed between the LEA and a charter school for the use of the LEA's educational facilities. The LEA shall retain and make available for audit, by the department of education, all records and any supporting documentation related to the execution of such a lease or agreement.
TN Code § 49-13-141 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-141. Leas Sponsoring Public Charter Schools

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an LEA may be the sponsor of a public charter school. If an LEA sponsors a public charter school, then the commission serves as the authorizer.
TN Code § 49-13-143 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002|§ 49-13-143. Performance Framework

  The performance-related provisions within a charter agreement shall be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the authorizer's evaluation of each public charter school. The department of education shall develop a model performance framework that includes, at a minimum, student academic performance, achievement gaps between major student subgroups, postsecondary readiness, and financial performance and sustainability.   Authorizers may develop and adopt a performance framework for all schools authorized for operation, including both charter and non-charter public schools. If an authorizer has not adopted a performance framework for all of the authorizer's schools, then it must adopt a performance framework aligned to the model performance framework developed by the department of education for the department's charter schools.