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TN Code § 49-3-352 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-352. Dedicated Education Fund

  There is established within the general fund of each LEA a special revenue account to be known as the dedicated education fund.   All appropriations from all sources intended to fund any function or expense of the LEA shall be appropriated to this account and an affirmative vote by a majority of the membership of the board shall be required to disburse funds from the account. Money in the dedicated education fund shall be invested as provided by law.   Any fund balance remaining unexpended at the end of a fiscal year in the general fund of the local public education system shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year. The fund balance shall be available to offset shortfalls of budgeted revenues or, subject to § 49-2-301(b)(1)(U), shall be available to meet unforeseen increases in operating expenses. Any accumulated fund balance in excess of three percent (3%) of the budgeted annual operating expenses for the current fiscal year may be budgeted and expended for any education purposes, but must be recommended by the board of education prior to appropriation by the local legislative body. Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, in any fiscal year in which state-shared revenues distributed to counties are reduced below the levels distributed to counties in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, any or all of the accumulated fund balance may be used for education purposes without restrictions; provided, however, that for the 2004-2005 fiscal year only, if an LEA submits to the department for approval a budget that contains the use of unrestricted accumulated funds under this subsection (c) and it is subsequently determined that state-shared revenues distributed to counties are equal to or greater than levels distributed to counties in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, the commissioner shall have the authority to approve the unrestricted use of the accumulated funds.   Subsection (b) shall not apply in counties having a population of not less than seventy-five thousand one hundred (75,100) nor more than seventy-five thousand two hundred (75,200), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, and that contain a national laboratory. In any such county, all appropriations from all sources to fund public education shall be deposited into the dedicated education fund. Money in the dedicated education fund shall be invested as provided by law.
TN Code § 49-3-353 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-353. Conditions for Receiving Bep Funds

  In order for any local public school system to receive Tennessee BEP funds, the system shall meet the conditions and requirements set out in this section. In order to enforce the conditions and requirements, the commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, withhold a portion or all of the Tennessee BEP funds that the system is otherwise eligible to receive.   Every local public school system shall meet the requirements of state law as to the operation of the system and of the rules, regulations, and minimum standards of the state board for the operation of schools.
TN Code § 49-3-354 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-354. Distribution of Bep Funds

  Tennessee BEP funds shall be distributed by the commissioner periodically throughout the school year according to a schedule established by the commissioners of education and finance and administration, subject to all restrictions prescribed by law.   BEP funds that are earned in classroom components, which include pupil contact and classroom support as defined by the state board, must be spent in the classroom.   Tennessee foundation program appropriations to LEAs for the 1990-1991 school year shall be a base, and no LEA shall receive in subsequent years from the BEP a lesser amount of funds, adjusted for changes in student enrollment, than it received in the 1990-1991 school year under the Tennessee foundation program.   Before a full and complete settlement is made with any system for any year, all records and reports required by the commissioner shall be filed with the commissioner by the system.   If state funds available for distribution are insufficient to meet the local public school systems' entitlements, the commissioner shall apply a pro rata reduction to the amount for which each system is eligible. The pro rata reduction shall be applied to the state increased amount needed to fully fund the BEP compared to the base year.   In any year in which state funds available for distribution must be prorated under subsection (e), the BEP formula shall be calculated for each LEA on the basis of prior year ADM or FTEADM or identified and served special education students (I&S) with the following exception: if the LEA's current year ADM, FTEADM, and I&S, taken as a whole, exceeds by more than two percent (2%) the prior year ADM, FTEADM, and I&S, taken as a whole, then that LEA's allocation of state funds shall be calculated on the basis of the current year ADM, FTEADM, and I&S less the first two percent (2%) by which it exceeds the prior year ADM, FTEADM, and I&S. The increased amount so calculated shall be distributed to the extent funds are appropriated for that specific purpose. If the funds appropriated for that purpose are insufficient to provide for the LEA's increased allocations, the commissioner shall apply a pro rata reduction to the increased amount each LEA is otherwise eligible to receive.   If such action is necessary, the commissioner, with the approval of the state board, may waive any requirements prescribed by law, rule, regulation or otherwise until the state provides the required funding.   Funds shall be distributed pursuant to the BEP.
TN Code § 49-3-355 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-355. Pupil Transportation Services — Funding Through Bep

  Pupil transportation services shall be as defined by the commissioner and approved by the state board. State funds for pupil transportation shall be appropriated as determined by the formula established by the commissioner and distributed through the Tennessee BEP.   The formula should encourage the most efficient usage of transportation services by local boards.   Wherever possible, the aggregate purchasing power of LEAs should be consolidated, and transportation equipment and supplies purchased through statewide contracts issued by the department of general services.
TN Code § 49-3-356 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-356. State and Local Contributions to Beps Funds — Equalization — Determination of Fiscal Capacity

  The state shall provide seventy-five percent (75%) of the funds generated by the Tennessee BEP formula in the classroom components and fifty percent (50%) in the nonclassroom components as defined by the state board. Every local government shall appropriate funds sufficient to fund the local share of the BEP. No LEA shall commence the fall term until its share of the BEP has been included in the budget approved by the local legislative body. From the local portion of such revenues, there shall be a distribution of funds for equalization purposes pursuant to a formula adopted by the state board, as approved by the commissioners of education and finance and administration. It is the intent of the general assembly to provide funding on a fair and equitable basis by recognizing the differences in the ability of local jurisdictions to raise local revenues.   The fiscal capacity of each LEA for purposes of allocating BEP funding during a school year shall be determined by May 1 preceding the school year. Once the fiscal capacity of an LEA is determined for a school year, neither the department nor the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations shall change or revise the fiscal capacity of the LEA for that school year.
TN Code § 49-3-357 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-357. Education Trust Fund of 1992

 There is created the education trust fund of 1992. The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized and directed to deposit into this fund all revenues earmarked and allocated specifically and exclusively for educational purposes under this part, §§ 57-4-306, 67-4-1025, 67-6-103, and any other statute providing for the collection of state taxes allocated for educational purposes. All expenditures from this fund shall only be made upon appropriations for educational purposes duly enacted by the general assembly. Educational purposes shall include, but not be limited to, payment of principal and interest on general obligation bonds authorized to fund capital projects for institutions of higher education. Any unencumbered funds and any unexpended balances of the fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be carried forward until expended for educational purposes pursuant to appropriations duly enacted by the general assembly.
TN Code § 49-3-358 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-358. Bep Account — Exemption From Trustee's Commission

  There is established within the education trust fund of 1992, created by this part, a special revenue account to be known as the basic education program (BEP) account.   All appropriations from the education trust fund of 1992, and such other appropriations as may be provided by law, will be credited to the BEP account. The appropriations will be credited to the account on the fifteenth day of the second month of each quarter or on such other schedule approved by the commissioners of education and finance and administration.   The principal and interest of the BEP account, and any part of the BEP account, will be subject to payment under this chapter. The commissioner shall administer the BEP account and is authorized to make disbursements from the account in accordance with § 9-4-601.   Money in the BEP account shall be invested by the state treasurer for the benefit of the account pursuant to § 9-4-603. Interest accruing on investments and deposits to the account shall be returned to the account and become part of the account.   Any unencumbered funds or any unexpended balance of the BEP account remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state or the education trust fund of 1992, but shall be carried forward until expended in accordance with this chapter.   All state funds available to any LEA that exceed the amount of state funds provided for public education in each respective LEA in the 1991-1992 fiscal year shall be exempt from the trustee's commission authorized by § 8-11-110.
TN Code § 49-3-359 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-359. Bep Funding for Teacher's Supplies, Duty-Free Lunch Periods, and School Nurses

  There is included in the BEP an amount of money sufficient to pay two hundred dollars ($200) for every teacher in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). This money must be used by the teachers for instructional supplies and must be given to each teacher by October 31 of each school year so that the teacher may spend it at any time during that school year on instructional supplies as determined necessary by the teacher. The purpose of these funds is to permit purchase of items of equipment for the benefit and enhancement of the instructional program. The funds cannot be used for basic building needs such as HVAC, carpets, furniture, items or equipment for the teachers' lounge, or the like. Any funds not spent by the end of the school year must be pooled at the school level and used for the purchase of items of equipment for the benefit of all teachers. Pooled funds cannot be used for basic building needs such as HVAC, carpets, furniture, items or equipment for the teachers' lounge, or the like.   Each LEA shall be entitled to receive funding of no less than two dollars ($2.00) per ADM in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) to be used for the purpose of providing a duty-free lunch period for each teacher.    There is included in the Tennessee BEP an amount of money sufficient to fund one (1) full-time public school nurse position for each three thousand (3,000) students or one (1) full-time position for each LEA, whichever is greater. An LEA may use the funds to directly employ a public school nurse or to contract with the Tennessee public school nurse program, created by § 68-1-1201(a), for provision of school health services; provided, that after the BEP is fully funded, an LEA must use the funds to directly employ or contract for a public school nurse as provided for in this subsection (c) or must advise the department of education that the LEA has affirmatively determined not to do so, in which case the LEA shall notify the department of the election against providing the service and the alternative arrangement that the LEA has made to meet the health needs of its students.   Each public school nurse employed by or provided to an LEA, pursuant to subsection (a), shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications and standards established pursuant to § 68-1-1204(a), and shall perform the duties and responsibilities enumerated within § 68-1-1202. Each public school nurse employed by an LEA shall maintain current certification through a certifying cardiopulmonary resuscitation course consistent with the scientific guidelines of the American Heart Association in collaboration with the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.     The amounts provided in this section may be reduced pro rata by the commissioner during any year in which the BEP appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the program.
TN Code § 49-3-360 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-360. Incentive Grants

 There shall be an amount of money above and beyond the Tennessee BEP to be used as incentive funding to reward those schools that exceed the performance standards recommended by the commissioner and set by the state board. The amount of the individual incentive grant for each school shall be set by the commissioner. The grants shall be contingent on the commissioner's development of an appropriate data management system but shall not be available before the 1994-1995 school year.
TN Code § 49-3-362 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-362. Division of Bep Funds Allocated for County Director of Schools

 Any funds allocated under the BEP for compensation of a director of schools in a county shall be divided among all LEAs in that county on the basis of ADM.
TN Code § 49-3-363 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-363. Children for Whose Education the State Is Directly Responsible

 Whenever the education of a child becomes the state's direct responsibility for any reason, the commissioner shall pay to the state agency responsible for the child, or as may be otherwise directed in the general appropriations act, an amount equal to the state funds, plus the local funds that would otherwise be expended on the child had the child not been placed under state care. The total amount of the payments shall be deducted by the commissioner from the total state payments that would otherwise be made under this part to the LEA that would be responsible for the child's education had the child not been placed under the state's direct responsibility.
TN Code § 49-3-364 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-364. Employing Building Manager

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, nothing shall be construed to prevent an LEA from expending BEP funds earned for nonclassroom components for the purpose of employing a building manager for a school.
TN Code § 49-3-365 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-365. Break-the-Mold Schools

  In addition to BEP funds otherwise available under this chapter, there is authorized an additional fund for the purpose of establishing break-the-mold schools, contingent upon federal implementation of such schools. The additional fund shall be subject to annual appropriation and may be supplemented or provided exclusively by federal funds appropriated for this purpose.   Break-the-mold schools shall be public schools established in conformance with any federal program guidelines so as to be eligible to participate in the federal program. In addition, they shall achieve geographical, socioeconomic and urban-rural diversity. Any such school, with local board approval, shall be entitled to all financial and support services available to other schools under the jurisdiction of the local board, including, but not limited to, teacher salary supplements, textbooks, pupil transportation, maintenance and operation; however, the break-the-mold school shall not be subject to the rules and regulations or policies of either the state board or the local board.   Each break-the-mold school shall be approved by the commissioner according to a plan submitted on behalf of the school. This plan shall specify the management and governance of the school, its location, program descriptions, outcome objectives and reporting, admission policies, financial audits, assumption of liability and insurance coverage. The school may be discontinued by the commissioner for failure to meet its approved plan, including pupil performance standards, or for failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management or for violation of law.   The local board shall assist, where it is able, in providing space and facilities either within existing schools or in surplus space or buildings.
TN Code § 49-3-366 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-366. [reserved.]

 It is the intent of the general assembly that adequately-funded access to internet services be maintained for the public school systems in the state to enhance instructional capabilities and e-learning opportunities. It is further the intent of the general assembly that the funding for internet services authorized by this part be maintained and adequately funded for the purpose of data transmission among sites located within LEAs, between LEAs and the state, and between LEAs and educational sites on the internet. It is further the intent of the general assembly that LEAs shall have the choice to select any internet service provider that meets the needs of the LEA as defined by each agency's local procurement processes, in compliance with all requirements of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations governing the processes.
TN Code § 49-3-368 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-368. Funds for Internet Funding or Connectivity — Administration — Eligibility — Rules and Regulations

  Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year, all funds appropriated for internet funding or internet connectivity funding shall be administered by the department of education and shall be distributed to LEAs pursuant to an equitable formula adopted by the department that recognizes the impact of federal E-Rate funding. This formula shall be used to distribute all funds designated for internet services in lieu of the BEP funding formula.   LEAs shall have the authority to expend the funds authorized by this part for services provided by any qualified vendor properly selected in accordance with local procurement regulations.   To be eligible for any funding distributed under this part, technology, internet, internet connectivity, or e-learning services shall be purchased pursuant to a competitive process prescribed by a request for proposal (RFP).   The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-3-369 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-369. Funding of Special School Districts

 Any city which provides funding to a special school district, the borders of which are coterminous with the borders of the city, may provide such funding through a contract with the school district that provides that one-half (½) of the funds shall be used for the operation of the school system and one-half (½) of the funds shall be used for the issuance of bonds. Upon agreement of both the city legislative body and the board of education of the special school district, proceeds from the bond issue shall be used only for maintenance of or construction at schools in existence in the district at the time of the issuance of the bonds.
TN Code § 49-3-370 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977|§ 49-3-370. Funding of Educational Services to Children in Residential Mental Health Facilities

  A local board of education (LEA) shall allocate funding in an amount equal to the per pupil state and local funds received by the LEA to state licensed residential mental health facilities on a prorated daily basis for the student's length of stay; provided, that all of the following criteria have been met:  The residential mental health facility operates as a Category I special purpose school pursuant to state board of education rules and regulations and provides a minimum of sixteen and one-half (16½) hours per week of educational instructional services to the students admitted pursuant to this part;   The student admitted to the residential mental health facility was enrolled in an LEA in the academic year immediately preceding admission to the mental health facility and is a currently enrolled student in an LEA; and   The student is admitted to the residential mental health facility under a signed, written order of a qualified physician licensed to practice medicine in this state, such order being based upon medical necessity. An LEA may require a physician attestation form including the patient's name, the dates of admission, and the signature of the physician to be submitted to the LEA prior to disbursement of funds to the facility.     The funding specified in subsection (a) shall be in addition to funds allocated pursuant to federal law and regulation, including, but not limited to, Title I and ESEA funds.   This part shall not be used or construed to circumvent the requirements of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.).   The state board of education shall promulgate rules and regulations that provide for the determination of the allocation of funding as provided in this section. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-3-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 3 - Finances|Part 4 - Volunteer Public Education Trust Fund Act of 1985|§ 49-3-401. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Volunteer Public Education Trust Fund Act of 1985.”