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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 17 - FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2010 (§§ 49-6-1701 — 49-6-1709) › Section 49-6-1708 - Report on commission's activities

(a)
Upon request of the governor, the education committee of the senate, or either education committee of the house of representatives, the commission shall provide a report on the commission's activities.
(b)
The commission shall study financial literacy in this state. The commission shall determine the scope of the study and shall submit a report of the findings of the study and the commission's recommendations to the general assembly. The report may be completed by a contractor employed by the commission. The contractor may be paid for the contractor's services with funds raised by the commission.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 307,s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 14, eff. 3/28/2022.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1097, § 1; 2011 , ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A. §
49-7-3108
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 17 - FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2010 (§§ 49-6-1701 — 49-6-1709) › Section 49-6-1709 - Report on financial literacy education - Section definitions

(a)
Subject to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, and upon the request of the commission, each public elementary and middle school, or each LEA on behalf of the schools, shall provide information to the commission or department of education about the financial literacy education provided to public elementary and middle school students during the school year.
(b)
As used in this section, "public elementary and middle school" means an elementary school or middle school, as those terms are defined in §
49-6-301
, located in this state, including a public charter school that serves comparable grade levels.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 310, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 18 - RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION ACT (§§ 49-6-1801 — 49-6-1805) › Section 49-6-1801 - "Limited public forum" defined for purposes of part

As used in this part, "limited public forum" means public property that the LEA provides for students as a place for expressive activity which may impose reasonable, content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions on certain groups or topics of speech; provided, that the restriction is necessary and narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654,s 2, eff. 4/10/2014.
See 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654, s 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 18 - RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION ACT (§§ 49-6-1801 — 49-6-1805) › Section 49-6-1802 - Discrimination against students' voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint prohibited - Applicable law - Legislative intent

(a)
An LEA shall treat a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner in which the LEA treats a student's voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint, if any, expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.
(b)
This part shall comply with §§
4-1-407
,
49-6-2904
, any applicable state or federal laws, the Constitution of Tennessee and the United States Constitution. It is the intent of this part to allow LEAs to develop policies that ensure an LEA shall not discriminate against a student's voluntary expression of a faith based viewpoint, if any.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654, s 2, eff. 4/10/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 18 - RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION ACT (§§ 49-6-1801 — 49-6-1805) › Section 49-6-1803 - Establishment of limited public forum - Requirements - LEA disclaimer

(a)
An LEA shall not be required to provide a limited public forum pursuant to this part. If the LEA determines that it is appropriate to allow a student speaker at a school event, then this part shall apply.
(b)
To ensure that an LEA does not discriminate against a student's publicly stated voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, and to eliminate any actual or perceived affirmative school sponsorship or attribution to the LEA of a student's expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, an LEA shall adopt a policy, such as the model policy for student expression as created by the Tennessee school boards association, or the LEA may develop a policy that is in compliance with this part. The policy shall include the establishment of a limited public forum for student speakers at school events at which a student is to publicly speak. The policy regarding the limited public forum shall also require the LEA to:
(1)
Provide the forum in a manner that does not discriminate against a student's voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject;
(2)
Provide a method, based on neutral criteria, for the selection of student speakers at school events and graduation ceremonies;
(3)
Ensure that a student speaker does not engage in speech that is obscene, vulgar, offensively lewd, indecent or promotes illegal drug use; and
(4)
State, in writing, orally, or both, that the student's speech does not reflect the endorsement, sponsorship, position, or expression of the LEA.
(c)
The LEA disclaimer required by subdivision (b)(4) shall be provided at all applicable circumstances at school events. The LEA shall also provide the disclaimer for any communications in which a student makes a public expression, for as long as a need exists to dispel confusion over the LEA's nonsponsorship of the student's communications.
(d)
Student expression on an otherwise permissible subject may not be excluded from the limited public forum because the subject is expressed from a religious viewpoint.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654,s 2, eff. 4/10/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 18 - RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION ACT (§§ 49-6-1801 — 49-6-1805) › Section 49-6-1804 - Discrimination based on religious content of student's written or oral assignments or submissions prohibited - Penalty or reward prohibited

Students may express their written beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of the student's submissions. Homework and classroom assignments shall be judged by ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance and against other legitimate academic concerns identified by the LEA. Students may not be penalized or rewarded based on the religious content of the student's work.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654,s 2, eff. 4/10/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 18 - RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS ANTIDISCRIMINATION ACT (§§ 49-6-1801 — 49-6-1805) › Section 49-6-1805 - Organization of religious student groups permitted - Access to school facilities - Advertisements or announcements of meetings

Students may organize religious student groups, religious clubs, "see you at the pole" gatherings, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups. Religious groups shall be given the same access to school facilities for assembling as is given to other noncurricular groups without discrimination based on the religious content of the students' expression. If student groups that meet for nonreligious activities are permitted to advertise or announce meetings of their groups, then the LEA may not discriminate against groups that meet for prayer or other religious speech. An LEA may disclaim school sponsorship of noncurricular groups and events in a manner that neither favors nor disfavors groups that meet to engage in expressions of faith or religious speech.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 654, s 2, eff. 4/10/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 19 - SUICIDE PREVENTION (§§ 49-6-1901 — 49-6-1904) › Section 49-6-1901 - Annual training for teachers and principals

All employees of each LEA shall attend the annual in-service training in suicide prevention required to be provided to teachers and principals in accordance with §
49-6-3004(c)(1)
or other equivalent training.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623, s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 19 - SUICIDE PREVENTION (§§ 49-6-1901 — 49-6-1904) › Section 49-6-1902 - Adoption of policies - Establishment of model policy

(a)
Each LEA shall adopt a policy on student suicide prevention. The policies shall be developed in consultation with school and community stakeholders, school-employed mental health professionals, and suicide prevention experts, and shall, at a minimum, address procedures relating to suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.
(b)
To assist LEAs in developing policies for student suicide prevention, the department of education shall establish a model policy in consultation with the office of crisis services and suicide prevention of the department of mental health and substance abuse services and the department of health. An LEA may develop its own policy or adopt the model policy.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623,s 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 19 - SUICIDE PREVENTION (§§ 49-6-1901 — 49-6-1904) › Section 49-6-1903 - Cause of action - Imposition of duty of care

(a)
No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of this part or resulting from any training, or lack thereof, required by this part.
(b)
The training required by this part, or the lack thereof, shall not be construed to impose any specific duty of care.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623,s 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 19 - SUICIDE PREVENTION (§§ 49-6-1901 — 49-6-1904) › Section 49-6-1904 - Save Tennessee Students Act

(a)
This section and §
49-7-182
are known and may be cited as the "Save Tennessee Students Act."
(b)
If an LEA issues new student identification cards for students in grades six through twelve (6-12), then the LEA shall include on the identification cards:
(1)
The telephone number for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; and
(2)
The social media handle, telephone number, or text number for at least one (1) additional crisis resource selected by the LEA, which may include, but not be limited to, the crisis text line or, if available, a local suicide prevention hotline.
(c)
An LEA shall publish the telephone number for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and the social media handle, telephone number, or text number for at least one (1) additional crisis resource selected by the LEA, which may include, but not be limited to, the crisis text line or, if available, a local suicide prevention hotline in a conspicuous place in each school of the LEA that serves students in grades six through twelve (6-12) or any combination thereof.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 190, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 190, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 748, s 1, eff. 3/24/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2001 - Eminent domain

(a)
County and city boards of education are empowered to exercise the right of eminent domain and to take and use the property of individuals or private corporations for public school purposes as provided in this section.
(b)
The county mayor or mayor of the city shall appoint not exceeding seven (7) freeholders, who shall constitute a board of appraisers and whose duty it shall be to determine the cash value of the land as provided in subsection (c).
(c)
In case the owner of the property and the board of education fail to agree on the price to be paid for the property, it is the duty of the board of appraisers, at the request of either the owner or the board of education, to go upon the land and, under oath, fix a fair cash valuation upon the land.
(d)
(1)
In case the owner or the board of education fails to concur in the findings of the board of appraisers, and appeal as they may to the circuit court where the cause will be tried de novo, the board of education, upon deposit with the county trustee of good and solvent bond to indemnify the owner in double the amount of the value fixed for the land in question by the board of appraisers, may proceed with the construction of the schoolhouse or other necessary building.
(2)
When a court of competent jurisdiction has passed upon the case, on payment to the owner of the amount decreed by the court, the decree of the court vesting title in the board of education and their successors in office shall be a muniment of title as in other eminent domain cases, and if necessary, the court so rendering judgment is required to render judgment against the county or city, and the judgment shall be paid out of the general fund of the county or city or any other fund available.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 35; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a193-1487a196; mod. Code 1932, §§ 2516-2519; Acts 1959, ch. 269, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-801 -- 49-804; Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2002 - Condemnation

(a)
All municipal corporations establishing or having a free public school or free public high school are empowered to take and condemn the lands, property, property rights, privileges and easements of individuals and private corporations, in the mode and on the terms provided in this section, for the purpose of school sites or the extension or enlargement of grounds upon which to build schoolhouses or free public high school buildings and the necessary ground appurtenant thereto.
(b)
The municipal corporations shall so take and condemn by making compensation to the owner of the lands, property, property rights, privileges and easements. The compensation shall be paid to the owner by the municipal corporations.
(c)
The compensation shall be determined in the mode and manner provided by §§
7-31-107
- 7-31-112.
Acts 1913, ch. 48, §§ 1, 3, 4; Shan., §§ 1977a1, 1977a3, 1977a4; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3390-3392; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-805 -- 49-807.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2003 - Conflicts of interest - Exception

(a)
It is unlawful for any teacher, supervisor, commissioner, director of schools, member of a board of education or other school officer in the public schools to have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in supplying books, maps, school furniture or apparatus to the public schools of the state, or to act as agent for any author, publisher, bookseller or dealer in such school furniture or apparatus on promise of reward for the person's influence in recommending or procuring the use of any book, map, school apparatus or furniture of any kind, in any public school; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to include authors of books.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall preclude a spouse or family member of a principal, teacher or other school administrative employee from participating in business transactions with the school system where a sealed competitive bid system is used; provided, that the principal, teacher or other school administrative employee does not have discretion in the selection of bids or specifications.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 1487a49; mod. Code 1932, § 2338; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-812; Acts 1997, ch. 210, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2004 - Custody of school property

(a)
The custody of all county school property shall be with the county board of education.
(b)
The board may designate the principal teacher of the local school, during the school term, or the truancy officer, to look after the protection and preservation of school grounds, houses and equipment. The board may appoint a capable person other than the attendance officer as custodian to take care of such school property during the year or the vacation period; provided, that the person shall not be employed unless the county legislative body first approves the expenditure of money for that purpose.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 25; Shan. Supp., § 1487a169; Code 1932, § 2496; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-813.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2005 - School flags

(a)
The United States flag shall be displayed on every public school building. It is the duty of the board of education to purchase at wholesale prices, on competitive bids, as many flags as needed for the various schools and to pay for them out of the public school funds.
(b)
In order that uniformity in the quality of flags and their adaptability to the size of the building may be secured, it is the duty of the commissioner of education to specify the size and quality of flags to be purchased and to outline rules and regulations for the proper care, display and observance of the flag.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 29; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a177, 1487a178; Code 1932, §§ 2506, 2507; Acts 1974, ch. 654, §§ 40, 41; 1975, ch. 92, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-814, 49-815.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2006 - Powers of school board to buy, sell, acquire by gift or transfer

(a)
The board of education is authorized to receive donations of money, property or securities from any source for the benefit of the public schools, which funds it shall, in good faith, disburse in accordance with the conditions of the gifts.
(b)
(1)
The board has the power to purchase land subject to the laws of this state, to erect buildings for public school purposes and to equip them on such terms as it deems advisable and advantageous, subject to the laws of this state, and to pay for the property out of funds appropriated or donated for the public schools.
(2)
The board shall be vested with the title to property so purchased or acquired.
(3)
The board has the power to dispose of any property the title to which is vested in the board.
(c)
(1)
The board of education may dispose of any property to which it has title and upon which it has constructed a building under its career and technical education program, such sale to be a public sale or a negotiated sale, notwithstanding any public or private act of the general assembly. The public sale may be a sale by internet auction, which may be through a website maintained by the LEA or the local government. If, in the opinion of a majority of the board members, a negotiated sale will realize the best price obtainable for any property, the board shall advertise in a newspaper of general circulation in the county that the property is for sale and a negotiated sale shall not be completed until thirty (30) days after the publication of the legal notice. The board shall by a majority vote of the members at a regular meeting approve and record the price and name of the purchaser of any property so sold.
(2)
For a sale by internet auction, the board shall advertise the sale in a newspaper of general circulation, and include in the advertisement the internet website address and other necessary information concerning the sale, and may advertise the sale and information on a website maintained by the LEA or the local government.
(d)
The board of education may also transfer surplus real or personal school property to the county or to any municipality within the county for public use, without the requirement of competitive bidding or sale.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 6, eff. 4/6/2015.
Acts 1955, ch. 276, § 1; 1970, ch. 419, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 42-44; T.C.A., § 49-816; Acts 2000, ch. 703, § 1; 2004, ch. 504, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2007 - Sale or transfer of surplus property

(a)
It is the general assembly's intent that surplus property in a local education agency (LEA) acquired by taxpayers' dollars, instead of being destroyed, be sold or transferred to a local government, as provided in §
49-6-2006
.
(b)
All LEAs that receive any state funds shall sell surplus property to the highest bidder after advertising in a newspaper of general circulation at least seven (7) days prior to the sale. The sale may be to the highest bidder through an internet auction website used by the LEA, the local government, or this state. An internet auction conducted under this subsection (b) must be open for bidding for at least seven (7) days. Advertisements for the sale must be in accordance with §
49-6-2006(c)(2)
.
(c)
As used in this section, "surplus property" is that personal property no longer having an intended use by the LEA or no longer capable of being used because of its condition.
(d)
(1)
Surplus personal property of LEAs that has no value or that has a value of less than five hundred dollars ($500) may be disposed of without the necessity of bids as required by this section.
(2)
In order for disposal without bids, the executive committee of the local board of education must agree in writing that the property is of no value to the LEA or has a value of less than five hundred dollars ($500).
(e)
This section does not apply to property leased or sold pursuant to §
49-2-203(b)(10)
.
(f)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an LEA may:
(1)
Donate computers that have been removed from inventory in its schools to low-income families in the school district. The memory hard drives of all computers to be donated under this subdivision (f)(1) must be sanitized; or
(2)
Dispose of computers by selling or trading them to computer vendors or manufacturers as part of the proposal to purchase new computers for the LEA without having to comply with the bidding requirements of subsection (b).
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 15, eff. 3/28/2022.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 413, s 1, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1973, ch. 215, §§ 1, 2; 1975, ch. 237, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-817; Acts 1986, ch. 521, §§ 3-5; 2000, ch. 703, § 2; 2004, ch. 504, § 3; 2006, ch. 751, § 3; 2010 , ch. 935, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2008 - Persons improperly on school premises - Assault upon educational personnel

(a)
In order to maintain the conditions and atmosphere suitable for learning, no person shall enter onto school buses, or during school hours, enter upon the grounds or into the buildings of any school, except students assigned to that bus or school, the staff of the school, parents of students and other persons with lawful and valid business on the bus or school premises.
(b)
Any person improperly on the premises of a school shall depart on the request of the school principal or other authorized person.
(c)
A violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)
In addition to any criminal penalty provided by law, there is created a civil cause of action for an intentional assault upon educational personnel by any person during school hours or during school functions, if the parties are on school grounds or in vehicles owned, leased or under contract by the LEA and used for transporting students or faculty. A person who commits such assault shall be liable to the victim for all damages resulting from the assault, including compensatory and punitive damages. Upon prevailing, a victim shall be entitled to three (3) times the amount of the actual damages and shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs.
(e)
In order to maintain safety on school buses, each LEA shall post a notice in a conspicuous place on each school bus in operation by the LEA to notify others that no person shall enter onto school buses except for those authorized pursuant to subsection (a). The notice must include appropriate contact information in case of an issue on the school bus.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1981, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-818; Acts 1990, ch. 783, §§ 1-3; 1998, ch. 875, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 20 - SCHOOL PROPERTY (§§ 49-6-2001 — 49-6-2009) › Section 49-6-2009 - Displays in support of or opposition to referendum or initiative prohibited

No sign or message in support of or opposition to a referendum or initiative placed before the voters shall be displayed on a sign owned by an LEA or its schools or attached to LEA-owned buildings. No audio or video messages in support of or opposition to a referendum or initiative shall be dispersed using LEA or school telephonic or electronic equipment or accounts.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 395,s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2102 - Rules and regulations

The state board of education is directed to formulate rules and regulations governing school transportation as needed to protect the lives and welfare of school children.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 15; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.15 (Williams, § 2495.16); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2215.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2103 - Transportation free

No pupil shall be charged a fee by the county board of education or by any employee of the board for the privilege of being transported with public funds to any public school.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.5 (Williams, § 2495.6); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2104 - Payments in lieu of transportation

(a)
All pupils within a county shall be provided equal opportunity to attend school with any other pupil transported at public expense, except as conditions of roads or remoteness may prevent.
(b)
In all cases where transportation cannot be furnished to a child because of the condition of roads or the remoteness of the home of the child, the local boards of education may, at their discretion, pay to the parents or guardian of the child an amount equal to the average per capita cost of transporting one (1) pupil, such calculation to be based upon the cost determined during the preceding school year.
(c)
Before any child shall be eligible to receive any amount under this section, the following conditions must be met:
(1)
The child must maintain regular attendance in a public school;
(2)
The child must live more than one and one-fourth (11/4) miles from the school that the child is required to attend under this chapter; and
(3)
It must be established to the satisfaction of the local school board that such child lives more than one and one-fourth (11/4) miles from the nearest daily route of a school bus.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.4 (Williams, § 2495.5); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2105 - Maximum time in transit

No pupil shall be allowed to remain in transit to or from school on a school bus more than one and one-half (11/2) hours in the morning or one and one-half (11/2) hours in the afternoon.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.3 (Williams, § 2495.4); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2106 - Approval of routes

School bus routes shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of education in order that the most efficient and economical services may be rendered. This section only applies where specific request for approval is made by the county board of education where the school bus routes are located.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 6; 1949, ch. 233, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.6 (Williams, § 2495.7); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2205.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2108 - Drivers-Physical and mental examinations

(a)
The local board of education shall require annual physical and mental examinations of school bus drivers and require reports to be made on forms prescribed by the local board of education.
(b)
It is the duty of the local board of education to revoke the certificate issued to a school bus driver under §
49-6-2107
if the school bus driver is found to be physically, mentally, or morally unfit to operate a school bus, or if the school bus driver has been:
(1)
Convicted in this state of one (1) or more of the violations outlined in §
49-6-2107(e)(1)
; or
(2)
Convicted in another jurisdiction of violating a law that prohibits the same conduct as one (1) or more of the violations outlined in §
49-6-2107(e)(1)
.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 122, s 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 122, s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 8; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.8 (Williams, § 2495.9); Acts 1974, ch. 653, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2208.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2110 - Safe operation of buses

(a)
A school bus shall at no time transport more pupils than the manufacturer's rated capacity for the bus, allowing no less than thirteen linear inches (13") of seat space for each pupil. The commissioner of education may, under rules and regulations prepared by the commissioner and approved by the state board of education, issue permits to a local board of education allowing the number of pupils transported on a school bus to exceed the limit prescribed in this subsection (a), up to, but not to exceed, twenty percent (20%) of the manufacturer's rated capacity. In no event shall a permit be issued authorizing the loading of a school bus beyond the limits of safety.
(b)
A school bus transporting pupils to and from school or on school-sponsored activity trips shall not exceed posted speed limits or a maximum speed of thirty-five miles per hour (35 mph) on unpaved roadways.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, §§ 9, 11; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2495.9, 2495.11 (Williams, §§ 2495.10, 2495.12); Acts 1957, ch. 159, § 1; 1961, ch. 38, § 1; 1967, ch. 32, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-2212, 49-2213; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 17; 1992, ch. 728, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2111 - School bus insurance

No school bus shall be operated to transport pupils to and from school unless the school bus is insured for liability and property damage according to rules and regulations of the state board of education.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 13; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.13 (Williams, § 2495.14); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2214.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2112 - School bus tax exemption

(a)
No privilege tax shall be collected from any school bus operator or from any board of education for operating a vehicle to transport children to and from school unless the vehicle is used for profit in transporting other than school pupils.
(b)
No owner or operator of a school bus used to transport children to or from school shall be liable for any privilege tax, other than registration fees for the bus, for transporting school children to or from any activity, during the normal school term, sponsored by or participated in by any public school or its students.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 12; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.12 (Williams, § 2495.13); Acts 1951, ch. 61, § 1 (Williams, § 2495.13a); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2216.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2113 - Penalty for violations

A willful violation of this part is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1947, ch. 92, § 16; C. Supp. 1950, § 2495.16 (Williams, § 2495.17); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2217; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2114 - Tennessee Children with Disabilities Transportation Act

(a)
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Children with Disabilities Transportation Act of 1991."
(b)
(1)
School districts and other entities entitled by the laws of this state to receive school aid for educational and related services provided by them for children with disabilities shall not be entitled to receive the aid under §
49-10-113
, unless a person, in addition to the driver of any motor vehicle or bus utilized for the transportation of the children with disabilities, is designated to check each vehicle or bus at the central bus depot, bus facility or parking area each time the vehicle or bus returns from transporting the children to their respective destinations, to ensure that all children have left the vehicle or bus.
(2)
Bus drivers who do not return to a central depot, including drivers, shall have as a part of their employment contract a provision stipulating that all buses will be checked at the end of every run to make sure that no person remains on the bus. The contracting party shall be responsible for supplying the name, address and telephone number of the checker to the local board of education.
(c)
The name, address and telephone number of the persons designated to check the bus shall be supplied to the LEA on or before August 1 each year. If the designated persons are changed during the interim period between the annual report, then the name, address and telephone number of the new designee must be submitted during the interim and within ten (10) days of the change in designation.
Acts 1991, ch. 454, §§ 1-3; impl. am., Acts 1994, ch. 768, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2115 - Compliance with school bus and motor vehicle safety standards

Notwithstanding any rule of the state board of education or the department of safety to the contrary, all school buses purchased by an LEA or private contractor to transport school students shall meet national minimum school bus standards and all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. A van type vehicle used only to transport students to and from school-related activities is not required to comply with former
23 CFR 1204-4
Guide 17 or any other federal standards, guidelines, or recommendations, but shall comply with applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the state board of education or the department of safety.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 122, s 9, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 1994, ch. 720, § 2; 1998, ch. 562, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2117 - Prohibition against nonpublic schools employing or permitting driver convicted of violations

(a)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no private school, as defined in §
49-6-3001
, or church related school, as defined in §
49-50-801(a)
, shall employ or permit a person to drive a school bus in this state who, within five (5) years of the person's application to be employed or serve as a school bus driver, has been convicted in this state, or in any other jurisdiction pursuant to a law prohibiting the same conduct, of a violation of any of the following:
(1)
Driving under the influence of an intoxicant as prohibited by §
55-10-401
;
(2)
Vehicular assault as prohibited by §
39-13-106
;
(3)
Vehicular homicide as prohibited by §
39-13-213(a)(2)
;
(4)
Aggravated vehicular homicide as prohibited by §
39-13-218
;
(5)
Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled substance as prohibited by §
39-17-417
; or
(6)
Manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a controlled substance analogue as prohibited by §
39-17-454
.
(b)
It shall be the responsibility of the private school or church related school to determine whether any person employed by the school to drive a school bus is in compliance with this section.
Acts 2002, ch. 820, § 2; 2012 , ch. 848, § 41.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2118 - Policies and procedures for students exiting school bus at stop other than regular bus stop - Bus drivers' responsibilities - Unruly students

(a)
(1)
Each LEA shall adopt policies and procedures for transportation of students that include policies and procedures concerning the exiting of a school bus by a student at a point other than the student's destination for the trip. The policies and procedures shall at least require that a student whom a parent or guardian desires to exit a school bus at a destination other than the student's regular bus stop on the student's return bus route after dismissal of school shall provide the bus driver with a signed note from the parent or guardian informing the driver of the change in the student's bus stop for that day. The driver shall be required to turn the signed note over to the student's school principal or other school authority as soon as practicable after completion of the route.
(2)
An LEA may adopt more stringent policies and procedures than the requirements of subdivision (a)(1) with respect to a student's exiting the bus at a point other than the student's regular bus stop, including a policy that does not permit a student to exit at a point other than the student's regular bus stop.
(b)
Each LEA, prior to the beginning of each school year or upon hire of a school bus driver during the school year, shall assure that every school bus driver knows and understands the LEA's policies and procedures concerning transportation, including, but not limited to, bus drivers' responsibilities and duties with regard to a student exiting a bus at a point other than the student's destination for the trip.
(c)
No school bus driver shall require or permit a student to exit a bus in violation of the LEA's policies and procedures. However, nothing in this section shall prevent an LEA from adopting policies and procedures for management of unruly students on school buses, including the ejection of a student when necessary for the safety of other student passengers or the bus driver; provided, that the driver secures the safety of that student for the uncompleted trip. The director of schools shall immediately review the fitness to drive of a school bus driver who permits or requires a student to exit a bus in violation of the LEA's policies and procedures.
(d)
A driver shall report to school authorities as soon as possible, but no later than the end of the route, any student refusing to obey the driver and exiting the bus without the driver's permission at a point other than the student's destination for that trip.
Acts 2007, ch. 261, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 21 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 49-6-2101 — 49-6-2119) › Section 49-6-2119 - Policy for parents to view photographs or video footage from cameras on school buses

(a)
A local board of education shall adopt a policy that establishes a process to allow a parent of a student to view photographs or video footage collected from a camera or video camera installed inside a school bus if the local education agency (LEA) has one (1) or more school buses operating in the LEA with a camera or video camera installed inside a school bus that is used to transport students to and from school or school-sponsored activities.
(b)
The policy must require that photographs or video footage be viewed under the supervision of the director of schools or a school official designated by the director of schools. The policy must comply with §
10-7-504
, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (
20 U.S.C. § 1232g
), and other relevant state or federal privacy laws. The policy must establish the duration for which an LEA must maintain photographs or video footage collected from a camera or video camera installed inside a school bus.
(c)
Nothing in this section requires a local board of education to purchase camera or video recording equipment for school buses that operate within the LEA.
(d)
As used in this section, "parent" means the parent, guardian, person who has custody of the child, or individual who has caregiving authority under §
49-6-3001
.
Acts 2019, ch. 256, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 22 - TEXTBOOKS (§§ 49-6-2201 — 49-6-2211) › Section 49-6-2204 - Distribution of contracted textbooks and instructional materials

The commission has full authority to make regulations governing distribution of all textbooks and instructional materials under contract.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 13, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1951, ch. 180, §§ 11, 13 (Williams, §§ 2453.37, 2453.39); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-2014, 49-2016; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1999, ch. 228, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 22 - TEXTBOOKS (§§ 49-6-2201 — 49-6-2211) › Section 49-6-2205 - Emergency rules for adoption of textbooks and instructional materials

In the event that any bidder fails to execute the contract and bond as required under this part, in the event any contractor fails to carry out the contract, in the event all bids are unsatisfactory or in the event of the invalidation of any adoption, the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission is specifically authorized to proceed at once to make such rules and regulations concerning the filing of bids and samples as are necessary for an immediate listing for adoption in the subjects for which no adoption exists. The commission shall then proceed to make recommendations of books for adoption to the state board of education, after which the state board shall select and list certain books for adoption. Upon completion of the procedures in this section, the commission shall contract for textbooks and instructional materials in the subjects on which no adoption exists.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 14, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1951, ch. 180, § 16 (Williams, § 2453.42); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2019; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 22 - TEXTBOOKS (§§ 49-6-2201 — 49-6-2211) › Section 49-6-2208 - Disposal of surplus textbooks and instructional materials

(a)
When textbooks and instructional materials are replaced or otherwise become unusable, they may be declared surplus property by the local board or director of schools, and may be disposed of by any of the methods provided by §
12-2-403(a)(1)-(4)
or by other methods approved by the local board of education.
(b)
The proceeds from disposals shall be utilized to supplement textbook and instructional materials purchasing funds.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 20, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 1981, ch. 68, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 22 - TEXTBOOKS (§§ 49-6-2201 — 49-6-2211) › Section 49-6-2209 - Existing contracts preserved

Nothing in this part shall be construed as cancelling or in any manner modifying any existing contract with a publisher, or changing the period covered by such contract.
Acts 2014, ch. 981.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 22 - TEXTBOOKS (§§ 49-6-2201 — 49-6-2211) › Section 49-6-2210 - Student access to textbooks

Every student shall be permitted to take any textbook or instructional materials specifically issued to the student home for the purpose of studying the textbook or instructional materials. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a school or teacher from requiring a student to return the textbook or instructional materials to the classroom during school hours.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 22 - TEXTBOOKS (§§ 49-6-2201 — 49-6-2211) › Section 49-6-2211 - Commission independent of department of education - Limitation on department's role in textbook adoption process

The commission shall maintain independence from the department of education. The department's role in the textbook adoption process is strictly limited. The department shall not perform any duties as part of the textbook adoption process other than the duties specifically assigned to the department in §§
49-6-2201
- 49-6-2203.
Added by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770, s 4, eff. 7/15/2020.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 981,s 21, eff. 1/1/2015.
Acts 2010 , ch. 869, § 1.