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TN Code § 49-2-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-109. Contracts With Private, City or Special District Schools

    The county board of education has the power to make contracts with the proper authorities of private schools or with city or special school district boards of education whereby the county public elementary and high schools may be taught in the private or city schools.   Such public elementary and high school branches shall be taught free of charge to all pupils of the county entitled thereto.   The contract may provide that:   The school shall be administered by either the city, special school district or county board of education upon the condition that the board charged with administration of the school shall employ duly licensed teachers, comply with other state laws pertaining to education and not interfere with the powers devolved upon the commissioner of education in connection with the county public elementary and high schools; and   In the event of contracts with private schools, no teacher shall be employed in the private school unless the teacher has a teacher's license of such grade as may be prescribed for the teacher's employment and unless the employment of the teacher is approved by the county board of education.       The authority of the commissioner, county director of schools and all public school officers shall be as full and ample in such private schools as in other county public elementary and high schools.     This section shall not be construed as authorizing a contract by a county board of education with a church-sponsored, church related or a parochial school.
TN Code § 49-2-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-112. School Audits

   The local board of education shall cause an annual audit to be made of the accounts and records of all schools under its jurisdiction that receive and disburse funds.   The audit shall include, but not be limited to, the activity funds described in § 49-2-110.      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 governmental auditing standards and for 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.      The audits may be prepared by certified public accountants, public accountants or by the department of audit.   In the event the board of education fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant or public accountant or direct the department of audit to prepare the audit. The cost of the audit to be paid by the board of education.      The audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after June 30 of each year.   One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to the director of schools, each member of the board of education and the comptroller of the treasury. Copies of each audit shall also be made available to the press.     All audits performed by the internal audit staffs of any such schools shall be conducted in accordance with the standards established by the comptroller of the treasury pursuant to § 4-3-304(9).
TN Code § 49-2-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-113. Mechanical Signing of Warrants

 A board of education, with the permission of its chair, is empowered to authorize, with the consent of the commissioner of education and the comptroller of the treasury, the use of mechanical signing equipment approved by the commissioner and comptroller of the treasury, to affix the signature of the chair of the board of education and of the director of schools to the original of a public school warrant; provided, that a clear duplicate of the warrant is kept on file in the office of the director of schools, together with the proper supporting papers to justify the issuance of the warrant.
TN Code § 49-2-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-114. Waiver of School Fees

  LEAs shall establish, pursuant to rules promulgated by the state board of education, a process by which to waive all school fees for students who receive free or reduced price school lunches.   “School fees” means:  Fees for activities that occur during regular school hours;   Fees for activities and supplies required to participate in all courses offered for credit or grade;   Fees or tuition applicable to courses taken during the summer by a student, except that nonresident students regularly enrolled in another school system may be required to pay fees or tuition for such summer courses; and   Fees required for graduation ceremonies.
TN Code § 49-2-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-116. School Safety Zones

  Any county or municipality is authorized to establish school safety zones.   As used in this section, unless the content otherwise requires:  “School” means any public or private elementary, secondary school or state college of applied technology; and   “School property” means all property used for school purposes, including, but not limited to, school playgrounds.     A school safety zone is the territory extending five hundred feet (500') from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less.   The director of schools, with the approval of the board of education, may develop a method of marking school safety zones, including the use of signs. Signs or other markings shall be located in a visible manner on or near each school indicating that such area is a school safety zone, that such zone extends five hundred feet (500') from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less, and that the delivery or sale of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue to a minor in the school safety zone may subject the offender to an enhanced punishment. The state board of education shall assist the LEA in complying with the posting provisions of this subsection (d).
TN Code § 49-2-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-117. Funding for School Building Improvements

  Whenever the commissioner of education is authorized by the state board of education to take responsibility for the operation of any local school system or school that has been placed on probation pursuant to § 49-1-602, the state acting under the authority of the state building commission may require the county legislative body to appropriate and expend funds necessary to fund school building improvements, demolition or new construction as approved by the commissioner and the state board of education pursuant to chapter 3, part 1 of this title.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), before the state building commission can take any such action, the commissioner shall give the appropriate legislative body or special school district board written notice that action may be taken at least ninety (90) days prior to any such action by the commission. If, before expiration of that period, the legislative body adopts and submits a plan for building improvements, demolition or new construction and the funding of the improvements, demolition or new construction that is acceptable to the commissioner, then subsection (a) shall not apply. However, if the plan is not acceptable to the commissioner, no further notice need be given.
TN Code § 49-2-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-118. Conflict Resolution Intervention Programs

 Each LEA shall implement for grades one through six (1-6) an intervention program that utilizes conflict resolution and decision-making strategies aimed at preventing occurrences of disruptive acts by students within the school and on school property.
TN Code § 49-2-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-119. Diplomas for World War, Korean War or Vietnam War Veterans

   Each LEA may issue high school diplomas to veterans who failed to receive diplomas due to an interruption of their education by service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.   An LEA shall not require that the veteran be a current resident of this state at the time of the veteran's request for issuance of a high school diploma.      Each LEA may issue a high school diploma authorized by subsection (a) to an eligible deceased veteran, upon the request of the veteran's surviving spouse, if any, or other immediate family members.   An LEA shall not require that a deceased veteran's spouse or immediate family be current residents of this state at the time of the spouse's or immediate family's request for issuance of the deceased veteran's high school diploma.
TN Code § 49-2-120 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-120. Prohibition Against Hazing

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “hazing” means any intentional or reckless act in this state, on or off LEA property, by one (1) student acting alone or with others, that is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student or that induces or coerces a student to endanger that student's mental or physical health or safety. “Hazing” does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization.   The governing body of each LEA shall adopt a written policy prohibiting hazing by any student or organization operating under the sanction of the LEA. The policy shall be distributed or made available to each student at the beginning of each school year. During the first month of each new school year, time shall be set aside to specifically discuss the policy and its ramifications as a criminal offense and the penalties that may be imposed by the LEA.
TN Code § 49-2-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-121. Inspection and Evaluation Program for Indoor Air Quality in Schools

  Each LEA is encouraged to conduct an inspection and evaluation program, such as the environmental protection agency's indoor air quality tools for schools program, for its facilities. Such program may include, but shall not be limited to, the following measures:  Ensuring that an adequate amount of outdoor air is being supplied;   Testing for radon;   Separating students and staff from construction and renovation areas;   Reducing use of products, such as adhesives, floor-care products and pesticides that require ventilation during use; and   Maintaining relative humidity to an appropriate level during hot and humid summers.     School districts and schools shall encourage:  The scheduling of maintenance, cleaning, and repair projects and other works that trigger indoor air pollutants, environmental safety and other pollution concerns in schools at times when students and teachers will not be impacted through chemicals, fumes, exhaust fumes from cars and school buses, room fresheners, aerosol sprays and other chemicals and health damaging elements and particulate matter;   The application of products in a manner that conforms to regulations and safety recommendations; and   The protection of children from the exposure of health harming substances and chemicals at school.
TN Code § 49-2-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-122. Placement of Automated External Defibrillator (Aed) Devices in Schools

  All public schools must have at least one (1) automated external defibrillator (AED) device placed within the school.   All schools required pursuant to subsection (a) to place AED devices in schools, shall comply with all provisions of title 68, chapter 140, part 4, relative to:  Training;   Establishment of a written plan that complies with § 68-140-404;   Notification;   Maintenance and testing of the AEDs to ensure that the devices are in optimal operating condition in compliance with § 68-140-404; and   Any other requirements.     Each placement of an AED shall be supervised and endorsed by a physician with an unrestricted license to practice medicine or osteopathy in this state. When a school receives its first AED, it shall place the AED in a location that may be accessed readily from any area of the school, which may include those areas of the school that are used for physical education or activity. Subsequently, additional AEDs shall be placed in locations that are accessible during emergency situations. AEDs shall not be placed in an office that is not accessible to any person who might need to use the AED or in any location that is locked during times that students, parents or school employees are present at school or school events.   AEDs placed in schools shall be registered with local emergency medical services providers as required by §§ 68-140-403(2) and 68-140-404(6).   LEAs and schools responsible for an AED program pursuant to § 68-140-404(1) shall not be liable for any civil liability for any personal injury that results from an act or omission that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence if the applicable provisions and program established under § 68-140-404 and the rules adopted by the department pursuant to § 68-140-405 have been met by the LEA and school and have been followed by the individuals using the AED.   A teacher, school employee or other person employed by the LEA responsible for an AED program pursuant to § 68-140-404(1) shall not be liable for any civil liability for any personal injury that results from an act or omission that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence if the applicable provisions and program established under § 68-140-404 and the rules adopted by the department pursuant to § 68-140-405 have been met by the LEA and school and have been followed by the individuals using the AED.   Misuse or abuse of any AED device on school property by a student is disorderly conduct and the student shall be subject to disciplinary action.
TN Code § 49-2-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-125. Archival Protection Act of 2009

  This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Archival Protection Act of 2009.”   Upon determination to close a public school, the LEA is urged to employ or contract with a professional archivist to review all personal property contained in the school buildings for historic significance. The LEA is encouraged to preserve appropriately all personal property of the school deemed historically significant. The property may be made available for display at any public institution in the discretion of the LEA.
TN Code § 49-2-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-126. Early Postsecondary Course Fund

 A school may establish an early postsecondary course fund to receive donations or grants from individuals or from private corporations, associations, or other artificial entities, both nonprofit and for profit, who desire to help support an early postsecondary course offered or attempted to be established by the school. Moneys in the fund must be used solely for academic enhancement in support of the program for which the fund was created. The principal of each school establishing a fund shall appoint a committee which shall be responsible for the determination of the use of funds for the program for which the fund was created.
TN Code § 49-2-127 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-127. Creation of City School System by Municipality — Referendum

  If a municipality seeks to create a city school system; and if the municipality is authorized by its charter, as set forth by statute or private act, to operate a city school system; and if the proposed city school system would possess a student population of sufficient size to comply with state requirements; then the governing body of the municipality may request the county election commission to conduct a referendum pursuant to § 49-2-106; however, if a special election is requested, then the municipality shall pay the costs of the election.   If a majority of the voters participating in the referendum elect to raise local funds to support the proposed city school system, then the governing body of the municipality shall, by ordinance, establish a city board of education in compliance with § 49-2-201; however, there shall be not less than three (3) nor more than eleven (11) members, and the members may be elected in the same manner, either from districts or at large, or a combination of both, used to elect members of the governing body of the municipality. In order to comply with the § 49-2-201 requirement for staggered four-year terms, the governing body of the municipality shall establish initial terms that vary in length; however, all subsequently elected members, other than members elected to fill a vacancy, shall be elected to four-year terms. If a special election is requested to elect members of the initial board of education, then the municipality shall pay the costs of the election. The members shall take office on the first day of the first month following certification of the election results.   The initial board of education shall plan and manage the formation of the new city school system and, subsequently, shall manage and operate the system when student instruction commences. The board shall possess all powers and duties granted to or required of boards of education as set forth by § 49-2-203 or other statute, including, but not limited to, employment of a full-time director of schools and other personnel; and construction, acquisition, lease, or modification of buildings and facilities.   The new city school system shall commence student instruction no earlier than August 1 following the commissioner's determination that:  Rights and privileges protected by § 49-5-203 will not be impaired, interrupted or diminished;   There is, or will be, timely compliance with state law pertaining to creation of city school systems, including § 49-2-106 and state board of education rules promulgated pursuant thereto; and   The system has demonstrated, to the commissioner's satisfaction, its general readiness to commence student instruction.
TN Code § 49-2-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-128. Policy to Provide for an Open Enrollment Period for Transfer to Schools With Available Space

 Each LEA shall develop a policy whereby the LEA shall provide for an open enrollment period during which parents or guardians may choose from a list of the LEA schools with available space and request a transfer. The policy shall be developed and implemented to provide an open enrollment period for the 2014-2015 school year and every school year thereafter. If the transfer is granted, the parents or guardians are responsible for transportation to the new school. The student shall maintain satisfactory attendance, behavior and effort to remain in the new school.
TN Code § 49-2-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-129. Information on Firearm Ownership by Student, Parent, Teacher, or Lea Employee

  No school administrator, teacher, or other employee of an LEA shall require a student or the student's parent to provide information on firearm ownership by the student's family.   No school administrator or other employee of an LEA shall require a teacher or other school employee to provide information on firearm ownership by the teacher or school employee.   Any information on firearm ownership that is voluntarily provided by a student, parent, teacher, or LEA employee shall not be the basis for adverse disciplinary action against a student or adverse employment action against a teacher or LEA employee; provided, however, that this subsection (c) shall not prohibit adverse disciplinary or employment action based on a violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 13.
TN Code § 49-2-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-131. Non-Disclosure Agreement During Settlement for Act of Sexual Misconduct Prohibited — Assistance in Obtaining New Job Prohibited

  An LEA is prohibited from entering into, or requiring an opposing party to enter into, a non-disclosure agreement during a settlement, or as a prerequisite to settlement, for any act of sexual misconduct, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment or sexual assault.   Except as provided by subsection (c), other than the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files, LEA employees are prohibited from assisting a school employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job if the employee knows, or has probable cause to believe, that the person seeking a job change engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student.   Subsection (b) shall not apply if:  The information giving rise to probable cause to believe sexual misconduct has occurred has been reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency; and   The matter has been officially closed in one (1) of the following ways:  The prosecutor or police have investigated the allegations and notified school officials that there is insufficient information to establish probable cause;   The employee, contractor, or agent has been charged and either acquitted or exonerated; or   The case remains open, and there have been no charges or indictment filed within four (4) years of the date the information was reported to the law enforcement agency.       For the purposes of determining if sexual misconduct has occurred, an LEA may request a personnel file regarding any person seeking employment in the LEA from any LEA in which the person seeking employment worked previously. An LEA receiving such request shall provide the file to the requesting LEA within ten (10) business days.   The director of schools shall develop procedures to enforce this section.
TN Code § 49-2-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 2 - Local Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-2-132. Membership in Association That Regulates Interscholastic Athletics Prohibited Unless Compliant With Open Meetings Laws — Closed Meetings

  Public schools, including public charter schools, shall not use public funds to join, become members of, or maintain membership in an association that regulates interscholastic athletics unless the association's governing board voluntarily complies with the open meetings laws, compiled in title 8, chapter 44, part 1.   Notwithstanding subsection (a), an association that regulates interscholastic athletics may conduct a closed meeting, or close a portion of an otherwise open meeting, if confidential information protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. § 1232g), § 10-7-504, or any other relevant privacy law or privilege, must be discussed. No other business, other than the business to which the confidential information relates, shall be addressed during such a closed meeting.