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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 1 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-108) › Section 49-50-103 - Funding

(a)
In order to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture and the University of Tennessee in making available to boys, girls, men and women in the rural communities practical and useful instruction in agriculture, home economics and marketing as referred to in §
49-50-102
, there is appropriated from moneys in the general treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for each fiscal year one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000) to be used to match and supplement allotments of federal appropriations available to the state for carrying on this work under the Smith-Lever Act (
7 U.S.C. §§ 341-349
), and made conditional on similar sums of money being appropriated by the state.
(b)
The moneys so appropriated shall be paid each year in semiannual payments and applied and disbursed as provided in subsections (c) and (d), and in accordance with the plans and under the direction of the United States department of agriculture and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee. On July 1 and January 1 of each year, the commissioner of finance and administration is authorized and directed to issue warrants in favor of the treasurer of the University of Tennessee for the amount due on those dates.
(c)
The entire amount of this appropriation shall be known as the cooperative agricultural extension fund, and a separate accounting for its expenditure shall be made by the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee in the biennial report to the governor and the general assembly. Full and complete vouchers of all such expenditures shall be kept for auditing by proper national and state officials.
(d)
If there should remain in any year a balance of the state appropriation after matching the federal allotments, it, together with interest earned on the unexpended balance, shall be added to the amount available for the ensuing year.
Acts 1929, ch. 81, §§ 3, 6, 7; mod. Code 1932, §§ 2543, 2546, 2547; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 24, 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 93, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-3403 -- 49-3405.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 1 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-108) › Section 49-50-104 - County agricultural extension committee

(a)
All counties cooperating with the University of Tennessee extension by making an appropriation for extension work shall elect an agricultural extension committee composed of seven (7) members. The committee shall be elected by the county legislative body.
(b)
Three (3) of the members shall be elected from the membership of the county legislative body. There shall be elected to the committee four (4) members who are not members of the county legislative body. Two (2) shall be farmers and two (2) shall be farm women, residing in different civil districts.
(c)
The members shall be elected for terms of two (2) years, except that if there are fewer than four (4) civil districts in a county, at least one (1) member shall come from each civil district. Two (2) of the members representing the county legislative body, one (1) farmer and one (1) farm woman, shall be elected in even-numbered years; the other members shall be elected in odd-numbered years. The elections shall be held at the first meeting of the county legislative body of each calendar year. No member may be elected for more than three (3) successive terms. In the event that there is a vacancy on the committee, the county legislative body shall fill the vacancy at its next regular meeting after the vacancy occurs; and the committee member filling the vacancy shall serve during the unexpired term of the member's predecessor.
(d)
The functions of the committee shall be to:
(1)
Act with duly authorized representatives of the University of Tennessee extension in the employment or removal of personnel receiving funds from county extension appropriations;
(2)
Act with duly authorized representatives of the state agricultural extension service in formulating the county extension budget, and serve as liaison between the extension service and the county legislative body on financial and other matters relating to the work;
(3)
Act in an advisory capacity on county extension program formulation; and
(4)
Act in an advisory capacity on activities performed in connection with carrying out the program.
(e)
In performing the functions under subsection (d), the committee shall meet with duly authorized representatives of the University of Tennessee extension on selected dates mutually agreed to by the chair of the committee and the representatives of the University of Tennessee extension during the months of February, May, August and November, and at other times deemed desirable by a majority of the members of the committee.
Acts 1929, ch. 81, § 5; mod. Code 1932, § 2545; Acts 1955, ch. 212, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3406; Acts 2004, ch. 517, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 1 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-108) › Section 49-50-105 - Intercounty cooperation

(a)
For participation in the benefits of this part, contiguous counties may cooperate and be regarded as one (1) county in the employment of either a county agricultural agent or county home demonstration agent, or both; provided, that the combined area of the counties cooperating does not exceed eight hundred square miles (800 sq. mi.) and that the assessed valuation of one (1) of the counties does not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).
(b)
The plans for such cooperation shall be arranged by the county mayors of the respective counties involved, and approved by the director of extension work of the University of Tennessee.
Acts 1929, ch. 81, § 4; mod. Code 1932, § 2544; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3407; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 1 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-108) › Section 49-50-106 - Conflicts of interest

It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person employed under this part to engage in the business of soliciting or selling any fertilizer, seed, farm machinery or any other merchandise to the people of the county or counties where they are so employed.
Acts 1929, ch. 81, § 7a; Code 1932, § 2548; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3408; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 1 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-108) › Section 49-50-107 - Agricultural financial and family counseling

(a)
(1)
It is declared the intention of the general assembly to establish services for the well being of farmers and their families who are affected by farm credit problems and the financial difficulties currently existing in the agricultural and related business communities.
(2)
The general assembly recognizes the economic and emotional stress being imposed on many of the farm owners and their families by the farm credit crisis that has been caused by the weakening of farm incomes coupled with the rising costs of farm operations.
(3)
The general assembly finds that there is a need to provide a program for assisting and advising the individuals within the agricultural community who are experiencing stress and economic difficulties or dislocation caused by the current deteriorated market conditions for agricultural products and the resulting loss of farm income. The general assembly finds and declares that preservation of the family owned farms and farm-related businesses are in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the state.
(b)
(1)
The University of Tennessee, acting through its extension services, is directed to establish a farm credit counseling program to disseminate information to farmers concerning farm credit problems and to provide advice and counseling regarding other financial problems. The University of Tennessee is also directed to develop and provide a program in stress management and family counseling for individuals and families with farms and agricultural related businesses threatened by farm credit and financial problems.
(2)
The department of agriculture, and any other department or agency of state government shall assist the University of Tennessee in establishing and providing the programs required by this section.
(3)
In the development of the programs, the University of Tennessee is requested to consult with agricultural organizations.
(4)
The University of Tennessee shall designate a coordinator of the financial and family counseling program to implement and manage the program.
Acts 1986, ch. 848, §§ 2, 3; 2004, ch. 517, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 1 - AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-108) › Section 49-50-108 - Compensation of University of Tennessee extension employees holding joint appointments

The University of Tennessee is authorized to provide employees of the University of Tennessee extension holding a joint appointment with the United States department of agriculture, salary increases and compensation commensurate with that received by other state employees and teachers employed by the University of Tennessee.
Acts 1986, ch. 864, § 2; 2004, ch. 517, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 2 - COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS (§ 49-50-201) › Section 49-50-201 - General provisions

(a)
In order to provide for increased involvement of citizens in their local schools through community schools advisory councils, to assure maximum use of public school facilities by the citizens of each community in this state and to encourage community educational programs on a county-wide or multicounty-wide basis to provide the best possible programs for the least cost without duplication of efforts, the state board of education may adopt appropriate rules and regulations for encouraging increased community involvement in public schools and the usage of the public school facilities as community educational centers. The rules and regulations may consider and include, but not necessarily be limited to, provisions for:
(1)
The use of public school facilities by governmental, charitable or civic organizations for activities within the community;
(2)
The utilization of the talents and abilities of volunteers within the community for the enhancement of public school programs, including tutoring, counseling and cultural programs and projects; and
(3)
Increased communications between the staff and faculty of the public schools, other community institutions and agencies and citizens in the community.
(b)
The state board of education may further establish guidelines governing the submission and approval of community educational programs prepared by local boards for encouraging increased community involvement in the public schools and use of public school facilities.
(c)
Every local board of education may:
(1)
Develop programs and plans for increased community involvement and learning opportunities in the public schools based upon rules and guidelines adopted by the state board of education;
(2)
Develop programs and plans for increased community use of public school facilities based upon rules and guidelines adopted by the state board of education; and
(3)
Establish rules governing the implementation of the programs and plans in its public schools and submit these rules along with adopted programs and plans to the state board of education for approval.
Acts 1978, ch. 780, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-2401, 49-2402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 3 - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING (§§ 49-50-301 — 49-50-307) › Section 49-50-301 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 75, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 1963, ch. 168, §§ 1, 7, 9; 1969, ch. 6, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-3801, 49-3807, 49-3808.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 3 - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING (§§ 49-50-301 — 49-50-307) › Section 49-50-302 - [Repealed]

Acts 1963, ch. 168, § 2; 1969, ch. 6, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3802.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 3 - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING (§§ 49-50-301 — 49-50-307) › Section 49-50-304 - [Repealed]

Acts 1963, ch. 168, § 4; 1969, ch. 6, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3804.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 3 - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING (§§ 49-50-301 — 49-50-307) › Section 49-50-305 - [Repealed]

Acts 1963, ch. 168, § 5; 1969, ch. 6, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3805.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 3 - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING (§§ 49-50-301 — 49-50-307) › Section 49-50-306 - [Repealed]

Acts 1963, ch. 168, § 6; 1969, ch. 6, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3806.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 3 - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING (§§ 49-50-301 — 49-50-307) › Section 49-50-307 - [Repealed]

Acts 1963, ch. 168, § 7; 1969, ch. 6, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-3807.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 4 - FEDERAL EDUCATION CONTRACTS (§ 49-50-401) › Section 49-50-401 - Veterans

Any public board of education or the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, or any collegiate institution, is authorized to contract, subject to the approval of the governor, with the veterans' administration, or other federal agencies, for instruction or supplies and equipment for the training of veterans or others in need of training in courses that the school, or those under the jurisdiction of such boards, may be qualified to offer. The contracts shall be upon terms that the governor and the appropriate governing body of the educational institution entering into the contract deem equitable.
Acts 1953, ch. 70, § 36 (Williams, § 2417.211); Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 38; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-811.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 5 - LABORATORY SAFETY (§ 49-50-501) › Section 49-50-501 - Eye protection for students and teachers

(a)
All students, teachers and others in attendance at the following courses or laboratories in schools, colleges or universities, and exposed to the risks incident to working with the materials, equipment or performing the acts described in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), shall wear eye protective devices of industrial quality:
(1)
Career and technical education courses or laboratories using or concerned with:
(A)
Hot molten metals;
(B)
Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping of any solid materials;
(C)
Heat treatment, tempering or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
(D)
Gas or electric arc welding;
(E)
Repair or servicing of any vehicle; or
(F)
Caustic or explosive materials; and
(2)
Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories using caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.
(b)
Eye protective devices shall be considered of industrial quality when they meet the standards of the American Standards Association Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc., or other standards generally recognized by industry.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 17, eff. 4/6/2015.
Acts 1967, ch. 194, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-4401, 49-4402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-601 - Creation

There is created the legislative internship program, which shall be a continuing part of the general assembly's staff operation.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-4701.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-602 - Participating students and schools

(a)
Upper division undergraduate and graduate students at cooperating public and private colleges and universities in Tennessee offering a program leading to a degree in law, political science, history, administration, social work, economics, sociology, journalism and related fields are entitled to participate.
(b)
(1)
The appropriate governing boards are authorized to designate as cooperating colleges or universities any of the qualified colleges and universities in the state college and university system.
(2)
The designation of a private college or university as a cooperating college or university shall be by the board of trustees or a comparable governing body of the college or university.
(c)
Each college or university desiring to participate shall appoint one (1) member of its faculty to function as its official representative to the program.
(d)
Nothing in this part shall be interpreted to prohibit or restrict individual colleges or universities from providing interns to individual legislators or county legislative delegations if the interns are not compensated nor their expenses reimbursed under the terms of this part.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-4702.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-603 - Sponsoring committee

(a)
There is established a legislative intern committee and an academic intern committee to be known collectively as the sponsoring committee.
(b)
The legislative intern committee will consist of the following members:
(1)
The speaker of the senate, the senate minority leader and two (2) senators to be appointed by the speaker of the senate, one (1) from the minority party and one (1) from the majority party;
(2)
The speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives and two (2) representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one (1) from the minority party and one (1) from the majority party; and
(3)
The director of legislative services, or the director's designee, who shall be the program administrator.
(c)
The legislative intern committee shall select from among the official representatives of cooperating colleges and universities, as defined in §
49-50-602
, five (5) members to serve as an academic intern committee. Members of the academic intern committee shall serve for one (1) year and shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the legislative intern committee of an official representative for the remainder of the term. In selecting members of the academic intern committee, the legislative intern committee shall make every effort to assure minority group participation on the academic intern committee. An academic intern committee chair shall be selected from among the members.
(d)
Members of the legislative intern committee shall serve without compensation, except for the mileage and per diem allowance that is provided by the general assembly. Compensation for members of the academic intern committee shall be provided by the various participating colleges and universities in accordance with their established policies and procedures.
(e)
The sponsoring committee, the legislative committee and the academic committee shall meet at such times as necessary, upon the call of the chairs of the respective committees. The sponsoring committee shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings in each calendar year. One (1) meeting shall be held prior to September 1 for the purpose of making plans for the program for the next ensuing legislative session, reviewing policies and making changes that seem advisable to govern the program for the session, and transacting other business as necessary. The second meeting shall be held within the first three (3) days of the organizational session in odd-numbered years and within the first three (3) days of the regular session in even-numbered years for the purpose of making work assignments of interns.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, §§ 3, 6, 7; 1973, ch. 147, § 1; 1974, ch. 569, § 1; 1976, ch. 465, § 1; 1977, ch. 89, § 26; T.C.A., §§ 49-4703, 49-4706, 49-4707; Acts 1987, ch. 323, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-604 - Recruitment, selection and appointment of interns

(a)
The sponsoring committee shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends for and assign interns to appropriate offices of the general assembly in the following manner:
(1)
Applications for student internships will be submitted to the official representative of the participating college or university, by the date established by the sponsoring committee. The official representative shall conduct an initial screening procedure;
(2)
The official representative shall forward appropriate applications to the academic intern committee for their consideration; and
(3)
Applicants tentatively accepted by the academic intern committee will appear before the committee for an interview and final approval.
(b)
In addition to its duties as a member of the sponsoring committee, the academic intern committee shall make recommendations to participating universities and colleges regarding academic credit, course content, seminars or other information designed to enhance intern effectiveness and involve the academic community.
(c)
In addition, the sponsoring committee shall fix the number of hours to be devoted to its internship program by the interns. Should any intern fail to meet the standards set from time to time by the sponsoring committee, the intern's appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the sponsoring committee.
(d)
In recruiting, selecting and appointing legislative interns, the legislative intern committee, the academic intern committee and official faculty representatives shall make every effort to assure that minority group students may be included among those selected as interns for each legislative session.
(e)
Student interns shall be appointed for each regular legislative session, for terms that the sponsoring committee may determine.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 5; 1973, ch. 147, § 4; 1974, ch. 569, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-4704, 49-4705.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-605 - Program administrator - Duties

The program administrator or the program administrator's designee, as provided in §
49-50-603
, shall perform the following duties:
(1)
Maintain appropriate committee records;
(2)
Maintain a file pertinent to each legislative staff intern during the period of internship;
(3)
Coordinate the specific work assignment of legislative staff interns; and
(4)
Coordinate the individual academic requirements of legislative interns with the chair of the academic intern committee.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 8; 1973, ch. 147, § 5; modified; T.C.A., § 49-4708(1).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-606 - Acceptance of grants and contributions

The legislative internship program shall be permitted to accept foundation grants and private contributions and apply for and accept grants from any agency of the federal or state government.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 8; 1973, ch. 147, § 5; modified; T.C.A., § 49-4708(2).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 6 - LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (§§ 49-50-601 — 49-50-607) › Section 49-50-607 - Policy statement

The committee shall adopt a statement of policy to be followed by the program administrator in the administration of the legislative intern program and for the guidance of legislative offices and committees desiring to utilize the services of legislative interns.
Acts 1972, ch. 706, § 8; 1973, ch. 147, § 5; modified; T.C.A., § 49-4708(3).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 8 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS (§§ 49-50-801 — 49-50-805) › Section 49-50-801 - Church-related schools

(a)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "church-related school" means a school operated by denominational, parochial or other bona fide church organizations that are required to meet the standards of accreditation or membership of the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Tennessee Association of Non-Public Academic Schools, the Tennessee Association of Church Related Schools, the Association of Classical and Christian Schools, the Tennessee Alliance of Church Related Schools, or a school affiliated with Accelerated Christian Education, Inc.
(b)
The state board of education and local boards of education are prohibited from regulating the selection of faculty or textbooks or the establishment of a curriculum in church-related schools.
(c)
The state board of education and local boards of education shall not prohibit or impede the transfer of a student from a church-related school to a public school of this state. Local boards may, however, place students transferring from a church-related school to a public school in a grade level based upon the student's performance on a test administered by the board for that purpose. In local school systems where the local board of education requires tests for students transferring to that system from another public school system, the same test shall be administered to students transferring to such system from church-related schools.
(d)
Church-related schools shall be conducted for the same length of term as public schools.
(e)
(1)
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting church-related schools from voluntarily seeking approval by the state board of education nor prohibiting the state board of education from extending such approval when it is voluntarily sought.
(2)
This section does not prohibit a nonpublic school that meets the standards of accreditation of one (1) or more of the organizations identified in subsection (a) from operating as a Category II nonpublic school if the school meets the requirements established by the department of education and the state board of education for a Category II nonpublic school.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 456,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 5/22/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 578,s 1, eff. 3/10/2016.
Acts 1976, ch. 596, §§ 1-4; T.C.A., §§ 49-5201 -- 49-5204; Acts 1987, ch. 42, § 6; 1992, ch. 972, § 1; 1996, ch. 595, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 8 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS (§§ 49-50-801 — 49-50-805) › Section 49-50-802 - Information about meningococcal disease and influenza and the effectiveness of vaccination

(a)
Nonpublic schools shall provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal disease and the effectiveness of vaccination against meningococcal disease at the beginning of every school year. This information shall include the causes, symptoms and the means by which meningococcal disease is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be construed to require a nonpublic school to provide or purchase vaccine against meningococcal disease.
(b)
Nonpublic schools shall provide parents and guardians with information about influenza disease and the effectiveness of vaccination against influenza at the beginning of every school year. This information must include the causes, symptoms, and means by which influenza is spread and the places where parents and guardians may obtain additional information and vaccinations for their children. Nothing in this subsection (b) requires a nonpublic school to provide or purchase vaccine against influenza. The department of education, in consultation with the department of health, shall provide information to nonpublic schools to assist in the implementation of this subsection (b).
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 22,s 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Acts 2005, ch. 177, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 8 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS (§§ 49-50-801 — 49-50-805) › Section 49-50-804 - Placement of automated external defibrillator (AED)

(a)
All private schools, as defined in §
49-6-3001
, are encouraged to place automated external defibrillator (AED) devices in schools, as required of public schools in §
49-2-122
.
(b)
If a private school places an AED in the school, then the private school shall comply with this section, §
49-2-122
, and title 68, chapter 140, part 4, relative to training, establishment of a written plan, notification, and other requirements. Private schools shall comply with §
68-140-404
as to the maintenance and testing of AEDs to ensure that the devices are in optimal operating condition.
(c)
Section
49-2-122(e)
shall apply to private schools that place an AED in the school.
Acts 2018 , ch. 1028, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 8 - PRIVATE SCHOOLS (§§ 49-50-801 — 49-50-805) › Section 49-50-805 - Biological sex controls interscholastic athletic activity - Exception

(a)
In connection with an interscholastic athletic activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, a student enrolled in a private school in this state is eligible to participate in such athletic activity or event only in accordance with the student's sex, as defined in §
49-2-802
.
(b)
This section does not prohibit a student whose sex, as defined in §
49-2-802
, is female from participating on a team designated for male students if the school does not offer a separate team for female students in that sport.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 285, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-901 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984."
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-902 - Legislative intent

It is declared to be the intent of the general assembly in enactment of this part to bring about the orderly transfer of licenses and operational responsibilities for state-owned educational television stations to appropriate local community agencies, and to encourage the further development of public television broadcasting in Tennessee. The general assembly recognizes that successful implementation of this goal is contingent upon diligent efforts by the state board of education and the department of education, as well as upon successful appropriate local community agencies. It is the intent of the general assembly that all departments of state government cooperate with and assist in this process. The general assembly also recognizes the crucial importance of state funding resources to the continued viability and improvement of the state educational television system.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-903 - Stations eligible to receive grants - State contracts for special services

(a)
Pursuant to the funding mechanisms specified in this part or later adopted, the following television stations shall be eligible to receive grants from the state:
(1)
WSJK, Sneedville;
(2)
WTCI, Chattanooga;
(3)
WCTE, Cookeville;
(4)
WLJT, Lexington/Jackson;
(5)
WKNO, Memphis;
(6)
WDCN, Nashville; and
(7)
WKOP, Knoxville.
(b)
No station not listed in this section shall be eligible for grants or financial support from the state.
(c)
In addition to grants provided under this part, departments and agencies of the state are authorized to contract with the stations listed in this section for specific services that may be required by such departments.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 3; 1990, ch. 1005, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-904 - Transfer of ownership and control

Not later than July 1, 1986, ownership and control of the stations currently licensed to the state board of education shall be transferred to not-for-profit community corporations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part and subject to the approval of the state board of education and the federal communications commission, any station may be transferred to a new not-for-profit corporation or to an existing not-for-profit corporation that is engaged in public broadcasting, and more than one (1) station may be operated by the not-for-profit broadcasting entity.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-905 - Tennessee public television council

(a)
There is created the Tennessee public television council.
(b)
The membership of the council shall consist of the general manager of each of the eligible stations in this state as defined in this part. If a general manager has an impairment that prevents the general manager's attendance in work on the council, then the general manager may appoint a designee to attend as the general manager's representative.
(c)
Any station failing to participate actively in the work of the council or attempting to subvert its joint corporate activity may be expelled from the council by majority vote of its members and may not participate in deliberations concerning the funding formula to be proposed by the council in the next year, as provided in this part. The exclusion shall be for a period of one (1) year, but may be renewed in the event the station fails to evidence cooperative and supportive activity. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, no station that has failed to participate in deliberations concerning the proposed funding formula, by virtue of expulsion, shall have any right to a grant unless a grant to the station is specifically included in the proposal of the council when the proposal is made to the general assembly. It is the intention of the general assembly to provide incentives to individual stations to support the joint corporate activity of the council and to discourage self-serving, noncooperative activity by individual stations.
(d)
Beginning on July 1, 1987, the council shall have responsibility for:
(1)
Coordinating and facilitating cooperation between Tennessee public television stations;
(2)
Acting as liaison between the stations and the legislative and executive branches of government; and
(3)
Submitting annual reports of service provided and requests for appropriations to the governor, the chair of the government operations committee of the senate, the chair of the government operations committee of the house of representatives, and other appropriate committees of the general assembly.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 212,s 3, eff. 4/23/2019.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 5; 1991, ch. 144, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-906 - Implementation of part

(a)
The state board of education, through the commissioner of education, is authorized and directed to take such action as the board deems necessary to implement and to oversee implementation of this part in a thorough and cost-effective manner.
(b)
Throughout the implementation phase of this part, the board shall periodically inform the appropriate committees of the senate and of the house of representatives, designated by the respective speakers, of actions planned or undertaken to implement these provisions.
(c)
The state board shall also take appropriate steps to:
(1)
Explore alternatives and undertake negotiations to effectuate this part;
(2)
Effectuate, in coordination with other appropriate agencies, the lease or transfer of the state-owned real and personal property currently utilized for educational television purposes, as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part;
(3)
Encourage and assist in the creation and development of the Tennessee public television council;
(4)
Explore alternative methods and undertake action to assist public television stations in the development of their fund-raising capabilities; and
(5)
Study alternative formulas for distributing annual state educational television grants in order to achieve an equitable funding pattern and encourage local fund-raising efforts. The formula shall be fully implemented no later than July 1, 1987.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-908 - Development and expansion of service

(a)
Notwithstanding any provisions of this part to the contrary, the state board of education is authorized, during the implementation phase of this part, to undertake such action as may be necessary to assist in or encourage the development of public television service in the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol area.
(b)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in keeping with the intention of the general assembly to foster the development of public television as a resource for Tennessee citizens and institutions, all units of state government are authorized and encouraged to extend to the eligible stations enumerated in §
49-50-903
all possible assistance and cooperation. Assistance may include, but is not limited to, allowing the eligible stations to use state facilities and property without charge when not needed for other purposes or to the extension of other services without charge when such assistance will not impair the ability of the providing agency to perform its usual and required functions.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-909 - Funding

(a)
Appropriations in the amounts to be determined annually by the general assembly are authorized for the purposes of carrying out this part.
(b)
The Tennessee public television council, in accordance with §
49-50-905(d)(3)
, has the responsibility for submitting budgetary requests for appropriations for the stations to the governor and the proper committees of the general assembly. The council shall satisfy the appropriate committees of the general assembly that the stations are cooperating in providing high quality public television service to the people of this state, that the needs of the people of this state are being met through the provision of adequate instructional, cultural and informational programming and that the stations have implemented mechanisms for determining the needs of the citizens and institutions in their respective coverage areas.
(c)
The commissioner of education may be requested by the general assembly to provide testimony concerning the adequacy of the educational television service being provided by the stations and the adequacy of the support services provided by the department of education.
(d)
The general assembly shall appropriate funds it deems proper, to be disbursed by the commissioner to the eligible stations upon the terms set forth in this section.
(e)
The commissioner shall make annual grants to the eligible stations under the terms of the grant formula that shall be provided by the Tennessee public broadcasting council. It is the responsibility of the commissioner to determine that each station requesting a grant under the terms of this part meets the grant criteria of the funding formula then in force. Having ascertained that each eligible station has met the criteria of the formula, the commissioner is authorized and directed to disburse grants to the stations as expeditiously as possible.
(f)
The general assembly may appropriate from time to time capital improvement grants that it may deem proper. The grants shall be used for the purchase, replacement or improvement of the capital equipment of eligible stations and may be used to match grants received from other sources. Capital improvement grants are in addition to other grants that may be provided for station operations under any other provisions of this part.
(g)
Capital improvement grants may be made by the general assembly upon the recommendation of the Tennessee public television council, the commissioner or upon the recommendation of other state officials, but no such grant may be made solely upon the recommendation or application of the station to whom the grant is to be awarded.
(h)
The commissioner is authorized and directed to disburse sums appropriated for capital improvement grants to the grantee in accordance with the terms of the appropriation.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-910 - Records - Audits

(a)
Any station that receives any grant under this part shall retain a complete set of business records for a period of not less than three (3) years following the date of the grant. These records are to be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, and shall be in a form that is readily auditable.
(b)
The commissioner or comptroller of the treasury may examine the records as necessary to ascertain that the sums appropriated by the general assembly are being used by the grantee stations for purposes of station operation or capital improvement and not for any private purpose.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-911 - Prohibited state influence - Stations extended enumerated freedoms

(a)
No official of state government shall have the authority to attempt to influence the content of any individual program or series of programs or to influence the treatment of any subject by any eligible station as defined by this part.
(b)
All eligible stations as defined in this part are extended the same protections of freedom of press and freedom from search and seizure as are extended to other journalistic enterprises in this state.
Acts 1984, ch. 514, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 49-50-101 — 49-50-1703) › Part 9 - TENNESSEE PUBLIC BROADCASTING ACT OF 1984 (§§ 49-50-901 — 49-50-912) › Section 49-50-912 - Transfer of employees' benefits

(a)
Any person who is employed by a state-owned educational television station as defined by §
8-35-119
may continue participation in the state insurance program by notifying the state insurance committee of the person's intent to participate and by making the required employee payments for coverage. Notice shall be given within ninety (90) days of the transfer of control of the employing station. The local community agency shall be responsible for all employer costs incurred as a result of the employee electing to remain a participant in the state insurance program. Contributions shall be made at the same rate as employer contributions for state employees.
(b)
It is a condition of voluntary transfer of control of a public television station from the state to the control of another licensee that the new licensee establish a system of sick leave, annual leave and other benefits for its employees that it deems proper, the terms of which shall be entirely within the discretion of the new licensee. However, the new licensee must establish an individual account of benefits for each person employed at the time of transfer of control.
(c)
At the time of transfer of control of a television station from the state to any other licensee, the state shall certify to the new licensee the number of days of sick leave, annual leave and compensatory time accrued by each employee while in state service, and the accrued benefits shall be recorded in the individual account of each employee by the new licensee.
(d)
At the time accrued sick or annual leave benefits or compensatory time are used by an employee of a television station formerly under state control, the new licensee shall bill the state; and the state shall pay to the new licensee a sum equal to the value of the sick or annual leave or compensatory time used by the employee. These payments shall only be made in the case of use of leave or compensatory time accrued by former employees of the state while those persons were employed by the state.
(e)
At the time of retirement of any employee of an eligible Tennessee public television station, the employer shall certify to the retirement system the balance of unused sick leave for purposes of calculating retirement credit; provided, that the retiring employee is a member of the state retirement system. A station employee shall be entitled to sick leave credit on the same basis as an employee of the state.
Acts 1983, ch. 399, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 49-3860, 49-50-909.