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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-112 - School audits

(a)
(1)
The local board of education shall cause an annual audit to be made of the accounts and records of all schools under its jurisdiction that receive and disburse funds.
(2)
The audit shall include, but not be limited to, the activity funds described in §
49-2-110
.
(b)
(1)
The comptroller of the treasury, through the department of audit, shall be responsible for ensuring that the audits are prepared in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards and for determining if the audits meet minimum audit standards and regulations, which shall be prescribed by the comptroller of the treasury.
(2)
No audit may be accepted as meeting the requirements of this section until the audit has been approved by the comptroller of the treasury.
(c)
(1)
The audits may be prepared by certified public accountants, public accountants or by the department of audit.
(2)
In the event the board of education fails or refuses to have the audit prepared, then the comptroller of the treasury may appoint a certified public accountant or public accountant or direct the department of audit to prepare the audit. The cost of the audit to be paid by the board of education.
(d)
(1)
The audits shall be completed as soon as practicable after June 30 of each year.
(2)
One (1) copy of each audit shall be furnished to the director of schools, each member of the board of education and the comptroller of the treasury. Copies of each audit shall also be made available to the press.
(e)
All audits performed by the internal audit staffs of any such schools shall be conducted in accordance with the standards established by the comptroller of the treasury pursuant to §
4-3-304(9)
.
Acts 1972, ch. 601, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, § 38; T.C.A., § 49-251; Acts 1984, ch. 794, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-113 - Mechanical signing of warrants

A board of education, with the permission of its chair, is empowered to authorize, with the consent of the comptroller of the treasury, the use of mechanical signing equipment approved by the comptroller of the treasury, to affix the signature of the chair of the board of education and of the director of schools to the original of a public school warrant; provided, that a clear duplicate of the warrant is kept on file in the office of the director of schools, together with the proper supporting papers to justify the issuance of the warrant.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, Secs.s3, s4 eff. 3/28/2022.
Acts 1957, ch. 371, § 1; 1972, ch. 662, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, § 32; 1975, ch. 17, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-229.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-114 - Waiver of school fees

(a)
LEAs shall establish, pursuant to rules promulgated by the state board of education, a process by which to waive all school fees for students who receive free or reduced price school lunches.
(b)
"School fees" means:
(1)
Fees for activities that occur during regular school hours;
(2)
Fees for activities and supplies required to participate in all courses offered for credit or grade;
(3)
Fees or tuition applicable to courses taken during the summer by a student, except that nonresident students regularly enrolled in another school system may be required to pay fees or tuition for such summer courses; and
(4)
Fees required for graduation ceremonies.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 55.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-116 - School safety zones

(a)
Any county or municipality is authorized to establish school safety zones.
(b)
As used in this section, unless the content otherwise requires:
(1)
"School" means any public or private elementary, secondary school or state college of applied technology; and
(2)
"School property" means all property used for school purposes, including, but not limited to, school playgrounds.
(c)
A school safety zone is the territory extending five hundred feet (500') from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less.
(d)
The director of schools, with the approval of the board of education, may develop a method of marking school safety zones, including the use of signs. Signs or other markings shall be located in a visible manner on or near each school indicating that such area is a school safety zone, that such zone extends five hundred feet (500') from school property or within the area bounded by a divided federal highway, whichever is less, and that the delivery or sale of a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue to a minor in the school safety zone may subject the offender to an enhanced punishment.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, s 10, eff. 5/25/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 803, s 11, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 803, s 10, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 473, s 11, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1994, ch. 973, §§ 1, 2; 2012 , ch. 848, § 39.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-117 - Funding for school building improvements

(a)
Whenever the commissioner of education is authorized by the state board of education to take responsibility for the operation of any local school system or school that has been placed on probation pursuant to §
49-1-602
, the state acting under the authority of the state building commission may require the county legislative body to appropriate and expend funds necessary to fund school building improvements, demolition or new construction as approved by the commissioner and the state board of education pursuant to chapter 3, part 1 of this title.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), before the state building commission can take any such action, the commissioner shall give the appropriate legislative body or special school district board written notice that action may be taken at least ninety (90) days prior to any such action by the commission. If, before expiration of that period, the legislative body adopts and submits a plan for building improvements, demolition or new construction and the funding of the improvements, demolition or new construction that is acceptable to the commissioner, then subsection (a) shall not apply. However, if the plan is not acceptable to the commissioner, no further notice need be given.
Acts 1998, ch. 737, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-118 - Conflict resolution intervention programs

(a)
The department of education shall, using existing resources, develop a conflict resolution program that may be adopted and implemented by LEAs and public charter schools to assist students in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) in developing the skills necessary for nonviolent conflict resolution, including, but not limited to, communication skills, social skills, and relaxation techniques.
(b)
Each LEA and public charter school shall implement an intervention program for students in grades one through six (1-6) that uses conflict resolution and decision-making strategies aimed at preventing occurrences of disruptive acts by students within the school and on school property.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 676,s 1, eff. 4/11/2024.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 26, eff. 4/18/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 27, eff. 4/17/2015.
Acts 1999, ch. 256, § 2; 2000, ch. 772, § 1; 2001, ch. 44, §§ 1, 2; 2005, ch. 335, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-119 - Diplomas for World War, Korean War or Vietnam War veterans

(a)
(1)
Each LEA may issue high school diplomas to veterans who failed to receive diplomas due to an interruption of their education by service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.
(2)
An LEA shall not require that the veteran be a current resident of this state at the time of the veteran's request for issuance of a high school diploma.
(b)
(1)
Each LEA may issue a high school diploma authorized by subsection (a) to an eligible deceased veteran, upon the request of the veteran's surviving spouse, if any, or other immediate family members.
(2)
An LEA shall not require that a deceased veteran's spouse or immediate family be current residents of this state at the time of the spouse's or immediate family's request for issuance of the deceased veteran's high school diploma.
Acts 2000, ch. 773, § 1; 2001, ch. 191, §§ 1, 2; 2004, ch. 468, § 1; 2005, ch. 108, § 1; 2010, ch. 736, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-120 - Prohibition against hazing

(a)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "hazing" means any intentional or reckless act in this state, on or off LEA property, by one (1) student acting alone or with others, that is directed against any other student, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student or that induces or coerces a student to endanger that student's mental or physical health or safety. "Hazing" does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization.
(b)
The governing body of each LEA shall adopt a written policy prohibiting hazing by any student or organization operating under the sanction of the LEA. The policy shall be distributed or made available to each student at the beginning of each school year. During the first month of each new school year, time shall be set aside to specifically discuss the policy and its ramifications as a criminal offense and the penalties that may be imposed by the LEA.
Acts 2001, ch. 196, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-121 - Inspection and evaluation program for indoor air quality in schools

(a)
Each LEA is encouraged to conduct an inspection and evaluation program, such as the environmental protection agency's indoor air quality tools for schools program, for its facilities. Such program may include, but shall not be limited to, the following measures:
(1)
Ensuring that an adequate amount of outdoor air is being supplied;
(2)
Testing for radon;
(3)
Separating students and staff from construction and renovation areas;
(4)
Reducing use of products, such as adhesives, floor-care products and pesticides that require ventilation during use; and
(5)
Maintaining relative humidity to an appropriate level during hot and humid summers.
(b)
School districts and schools shall encourage:
(1)
The scheduling of maintenance, cleaning, and repair projects and other works that trigger indoor air pollutants, environmental safety and other pollution concerns in schools at times when students and teachers will not be impacted through chemicals, fumes, exhaust fumes from cars and school buses, room fresheners, aerosol sprays and other chemicals and health damaging elements and particulate matter;
(2)
The application of products in a manner that conforms to regulations and safety recommendations; and
(3)
The protection of children from the exposure of health harming substances and chemicals at school.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 703,s 1, eff. 4/15/2014.
Acts 2005, ch. 291, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-123 - Section definitions - LEA deductions

(a)
This section is known and may be cited as the "Michael Maren Paycheck Protection Act.
(b)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Dues" means the fees imposed on individuals as a condition of their participation or membership in a professional employees' organization; and
(2)
"Professional employees' organization" has the same meaning as defined in §
49-5-602
.
(c)
Notwithstanding chapter 5, part 6 of this title, an LEA shall not deduct dues from the wages of the LEA's employees for a professional employees' organization, including, but not limited to, a professional employees' organization that is affiliated with a labor organization exempt under
26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(5)
.
(d)
This section does not prohibit an employee of an LEA from personally and voluntarily remitting dues to a professional employees' organization.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 770,s 1, eff. 4/23/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 437, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-125 - Archival Protection Act of 2009

(a)
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Archival Protection Act of 2009."
(b)
Upon determination to close a public school, the LEA is urged to employ or contract with a professional archivist to review all personal property contained in the school buildings for historic significance. The LEA is encouraged to preserve appropriately all personal property of the school deemed historically significant. The property may be made available for display at any public institution in the discretion of the LEA.
Acts 2009, ch. 291, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-126 - Early postsecondary course fund

A school may establish an early postsecondary course fund to receive donations or grants from individuals or from private corporations, associations, or other artificial entities, both nonprofit and for profit, who desire to help support an early postsecondary course offered or attempted to be established by the school. Moneys in the fund must be used solely for academic enhancement in support of the program for which the fund was created. The principal of each school establishing a fund shall appoint a committee which shall be responsible for the determination of the use of funds for the program for which the fund was created.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 24, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 2010, ch. 931, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-127 - Creation of city school system by municipality - Referendum

(a)
If a municipality seeks to create a city school system; and if the municipality is authorized by its charter, as set forth by statute or private act, to operate a city school system; and if the proposed city school system would possess a student population of sufficient size to comply with state requirements; then the governing body of the municipality may request the county election commission to conduct a referendum pursuant to §
49-2-106
; however, if a special election is requested, then the municipality shall pay the costs of the election.
(b)
If a majority of the voters participating in the referendum elect to raise local funds to support the proposed city school system, then the governing body of the municipality shall, by ordinance, establish a city board of education in compliance with §
49-2-201
; however, there shall be not less than three (3) nor more than eleven (11) members, and the members may be elected in the same manner, either from districts or at large, or a combination of both, used to elect members of the governing body of the municipality. In order to comply with the §
49-2-201
requirement for staggered four-year terms, the governing body of the municipality shall establish initial terms that vary in length; however, all subsequently elected members, other than members elected to fill a vacancy, shall be elected to four-year terms. If a special election is requested to elect members of the initial board of education, then the municipality shall pay the costs of the election. The members shall take office on the first day of the first month following certification of the election results.
(c)
The initial board of education shall plan and manage the formation of the new city school system and, subsequently, shall manage and operate the system when student instruction commences. The board shall possess all powers and duties granted to or required of boards of education as set forth by §
49-2-203
or other statute, including, but not limited to, employment of a full-time director of schools and other personnel; and construction, acquisition, lease, or modification of buildings and facilities.
(d)
The new city school system shall commence student instruction no earlier than August 1 following the commissioner's determination that:
(1)
Rights and privileges protected by §
49-5-203
will not be impaired, interrupted or diminished;
(2)
There is, or will be, timely compliance with state law pertaining to creation of city school systems, including §
49-2-106
and state board of education rules promulgated pursuant thereto; and
(3)
The system has demonstrated, to the commissioner's satisfaction, its general readiness to commence student instruction.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 256, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 4/24/2013.
Acts 2012 , ch. 905, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-129 - Information on firearm ownership by student, parent, teacher, or LEA employee

(a)
No school administrator, teacher, or other employee of an LEA shall require a student or the student's parent to provide information on firearm ownership by the student's family.
(b)
No school administrator or other employee of an LEA shall require a teacher or other school employee to provide information on firearm ownership by the teacher or school employee.
(c)
Any information on firearm ownership that is voluntarily provided by a student, parent, teacher, or LEA employee shall not be the basis for adverse disciplinary action against a student or adverse employment action against a teacher or LEA employee; provided, however, that this subsection (c) shall not prohibit adverse disciplinary or employment action based on a violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 13.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 214,s 1, eff. 4/20/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-131 - Non-disclosure agreement during settlement for act of sexual misconduct prohibited - Assistance in obtaining new job prohibited

(a)
An LEA is prohibited from entering into, or requiring an opposing party to enter into, a non-disclosure agreement during a settlement, or as a prerequisite to settlement, for any act of sexual misconduct, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment or sexual assault.
(b)
Except as provided by subsection (c), other than the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files, LEA employees are prohibited from assisting a school employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job if the employee knows, or has probable cause to believe, that the person seeking a job change engaged in sexual misconduct regarding a minor or student.
(c)
Subsection (b) shall not apply if:
(1)
The information giving rise to probable cause to believe sexual misconduct has occurred has been reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency; and
(2)
The matter has been officially closed in one (1) of the following ways:
(A)
The prosecutor or police have investigated the allegations and notified school officials that there is insufficient information to establish probable cause;
(B)
The employee, contractor, or agent has been charged and either acquitted or exonerated; or
(C)
The case remains open, and there have been no charges or indictment filed within four (4) years of the date the information was reported to the law enforcement agency.
(d)
For the purposes of determining if sexual misconduct has occurred, an LEA may request a personnel file regarding any person seeking employment in the LEA from any LEA in which the person seeking employment worked previously. An LEA receiving such request shall provide the file to the requesting LEA within ten (10) business days.
(e)
The director of schools shall develop procedures to enforce this section.
Acts 2018, ch. 938, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-132 - Membership in association that regulates interscholastic athletics prohibited unless compliant with open meetings laws - Closed meetings

(a)
Public schools, including public charter schools, shall not use public funds to join, become members of, or maintain membership in an association that regulates interscholastic athletics unless the association's governing board voluntarily complies with the open meetings laws, compiled in title 8, chapter 44, part 1.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), an association that regulates interscholastic athletics may conduct a closed meeting, or close a portion of an otherwise open meeting, if confidential information protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (
20 U.S.C. § 1232g
), §
10-7-504
, or any other relevant privacy law or privilege, must be discussed. No other business, other than the business to which the confidential information relates, shall be addressed during such a closed meeting.
Acts 2018 , ch. 948, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-133 - Development of policy to implement program to reduce potential sources of lead contamination in drinking water in public schools - Periodic testing

(a)
(1)
Each local board of education shall develop a policy to implement a program to reduce the potential sources of lead contamination in drinking water in public schools that incorporates, at a minimum, periodic, not to exceed biennial, testing of lead levels in drinking water sources at school facilities that were constructed prior to January 1, 1998, utilizing samples consisting of the first two hundred fifty milliliters (250 mL) drawn of water that has been standing in plumbing overnight to identify lead levels. School facilities that were constructed on or after January 1, 1998, may conduct periodic testing under this section.
(2)
If the result of a lead level test conducted under subdivision (a)(1) exceeds fifteen parts per billion (15 ppb) but is less than twenty parts per billion (20 ppb), the school shall conduct lead level tests on an annual basis until retesting confirms that the level is less than fifteen parts per billion (15 ppb).
(3)
If the result of a lead level test conducted under subdivision (a)(1) is equal to or exceeds twenty parts per billion (20 ppb), the school shall:
(A)
Immediately remove the drinking water source from service. The drinking water source shall remain unavailable for use until subsequent retesting under subdivision (a)(3)(C) confirms the lead level of water from the source does not exceed twenty parts per billion (20 ppb);
(B)
Notify:
(i)
The commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner of health, the local department of health, the local governing body, and the department of education within twenty-four (24) hours of the test result; and
(ii)
The parents and guardians of students enrolled at the school, in accordance with a notification policy developed by the local board of education, within five (5) business days of the test result; and
(C)
Retest the lead level of the drinking water source within ninety (90) days of any corrective action.
(b)
Each LEA shall comply with the policy created by its local board of education under subsection (a).
Acts 2018, ch. 977, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-134 - Policies and procedures for funds raised for noneducational purposes

(a)
A local board of education may authorize a teacher, school employee, or other person employed by the LEA to raise funds for noneducational purposes.
(b)
A local board of education that authorizes a teacher, school employee, or other person employed by the LEA to raise funds for noneducational purposes shall develop, adopt, and provide the LEA with policies and procedures for use of the funds, including policies and procedures for the receipt, disbursement, and accounting of all funds.
(c)
The policy developed by a local board of education pursuant to this section must include sources from which an employee may derive noneducational purpose funds, which may include vending machine revenue, donations, or other sources as approved by the local board of education. The policy must also include guidelines for how funds for noneducational purposes must be used, which may include bereavement, award recognition, employee morale, or banquets.
(d)
Any group of persons raising money for noneducational purposes pursuant to this section and the policies and procedures of a local board of education are not considered a "school support organization" as defined by §
49-2-603
.
(e)
All funds raised for noneducational purposes pursuant to this section are subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. The local board of education shall pay the cost of the audit and shall cooperate fully with the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee in the performance of the audit.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 134, s 1, eff. 4/9/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-135 - Development of before or after school programs in collaboration with 501 (c)

(a)
LEAs are authorized to develop before or after school programs in collaboration with 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations that may provide assistance in selecting and appointing qualified volunteers for the programs.
(b)
The programs authorized in subsection (a) must focus on kindergarten through grade three (K-3) before or after school activities designed to improve student achievement in the academic subjects of reading, math, science, social studies, and fine arts.
(c)
Any 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation recognized under this section must meet all applicable rules of the state board of education and the policies and procedures of the LEA in which the corporation's volunteers are assisting and ensure the volunteers undergo criminal history record checks and otherwise meet all of the requirements of §
49-5-413
.
(d)
An LEA must approve a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to assist in the LEA's schools before the corporation's volunteers may begin assisting students in a school.
(e)
An LEA that develops a program in accordance with this section has the authority to remove the recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation or any of the corporation's volunteers from the program.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 16, eff. 5/2/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-136 - Notification of association that regulates interscholastic athletics of student's placement in foster care - Consent - Privacy - Report

(a)
(1)
If a student is placed in foster care, as defined in §
37-1-102(b)(17)
, and the student seeks to participate in interscholastic athletics, then the public school or public charter school in which the student is enrolled shall notify an association that regulates interscholastic athletics of the student's placement in foster care, if failure to notify the association of the student's placement may result in the student being deemed ineligible to participate in athletics for any period of time.
(2)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), a public school or public charter school shall not notify an association that regulates interscholastic athletics of a student's placement in foster care unless the school first obtains written consent from the student's parent or legal guardian, or from the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, prior to making the notification.
(3)
A notification made pursuant to this subsection (a) must be made in accordance with state law, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (
20 U.S.C. § 1232g
), and other relevant privacy laws.
(b)
(1)
By January 1, 2022, and by January 1 of each year thereafter, each LEA and public charter school shall submit to the department of education documentation of its compliance with this section in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(2)
By January 31, 2022, and by January 31 each year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the education administration committee of the house of representatives and the education committee of the senate documenting each LEA's and public charter school's compliance with this section.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 274, s 1, eff. 4/30/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-137 - Stop the bleed program - Bleeding control kits

(a)
For purposes of this section, "bleeding control kit" means a first aid response kit that contains:
(1)
One (1) tourniquet endorsed by the United States department of defense's committee on tactical combat casualty care;
(2)
One (1) compression bandage;
(3)
One (1) bleeding control bandage;
(4)
Protective gloves;
(5)
One (1) marker;
(6)
Scissors; and
(7)
Instructional materials developed by:
(A)
The United States department of homeland security, as part of the department's "Stop the Bleed" campaign; or
(B)
Bleeding control materials developed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
(b)
Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, each LEA may develop and implement a "Stop the Bleed" program in consultation with local law enforcement. The program may be implemented in each school and must require:
(1)
At least one (1) bleeding control kit to be placed in an easily accessible location within the school as determined by the school after consulting with local law enforcement;
(2)
Bleeding control kits to be included in the district-level safety plans and building-level emergency response plans developed pursuant to chapter 6, part 8 of this title;
(3)
All LEA employees to receive training on how to use a bleeding control kit;
(4)
Annual:
(A)
Inspection of each bleeding control kit; and
(B)
School presentations demonstrating where to locate, and how to use, the items contained in a bleeding control kit; and
(5)
School officials to replace, as necessary, any expired or missing materials, supplies, or equipment required for a bleeding control kit under subsection (a).
(c)
(1)
An LEA or school that implements a "Stop the Bleed" program as authorized in subsection (b) is not civilly liable for any personal injury that results from an act or omission of an individual to control bleeding using a bleeding control kit, and that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence, if the "Stop the Bleed" program developed by the LEA and implemented in the school complies with the requirements of subsection (b).
(2)
An employee of the LEA is not civilly liable for any personal injury that results from an act or omission of the employee to control bleeding using a bleeding control kit, and that does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence, if the "Stop the Bleed" program developed by the LEA and implemented in the school complies with the requirements of subsection (b).
(3)
Misuse or abuse of a bleeding control kit on school property by a student is disorderly conduct and subjects the student to disciplinary action.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 389,s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-138 - Publication of LEA's curriculum on website - Update for curriculum changes

(a)
As used in this section, "curriculum" means a list of courses available to students enrolled in the LEA, accompanied by a course description and a list of the materials that will be used to provide instruction for the course.
(b)
An LEA shall publish the LEA's curriculum on the LEA's website. The LEA shall update the website of any curriculum changes at the beginning of each semester.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 519,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-140) › Section 49-2-139 - Remote learning drill

(a)
An LEA shall conduct a remote learning drill at least once, but not more than twice, each school year to ensure that schools, students, and parents of students can easily transition from in-person learning to remote learning. The drill must accurately reflect the LEA's plan for transitioning students to remote learning in the event of a disruption to school operations. An LEA shall not require or ask a student to transition to remote learning at any time during a remote learning drill conducted by the LEA.
(b)
An LEA shall address any issues that are identified during the remote learning drill.
(c)
The department of education shall develop guidance to assist LEAs in conducting remote learning drills.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 936, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-204 - Debts - Penalty

(a)
Any member of the board who votes to create debts beyond the legitimate income provided in the school budget for any school year or in any way misappropriates or misuses school funds commits a Class A misdemeanor and shall forfeit office.
(b)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 6, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 1487a40; Code 1932, § 2329; Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 23; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-216; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-205 - Chair - Powers and duties

(a)
It is the duty of the chair of the local board of education to:
(1)
Preside at all meetings of the board;
(2)
Appoint committees authorized by the board;
(3)
Serve as chair of the executive committee; and
(4)
Countersign all warrants authorized by the board of education and issued by the director of schools for all expenditures of the school system.
(b)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 7, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 1487a37; Code 1932, § 2327; Acts 1963, ch. 13, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 25, 26; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-218.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-206 - Executive committee - Powers and duties

(a)
The chair of the board of education and director of schools constitute the executive committee of the board of education.
(b)
The duties of the executive committee are to:
(1)
Meet at the office of the director as often as necessary to perform the duties required;
(2)
Advertise for bids and let contracts authorized by the board of education;
(3)
Serve as the purchasing agent for the board; provided, that this shall not apply to counties having a purchasing board nor to counties having a purchasing agent created by a private or local act;
(4)
Examine all accounts authorized by the board and see that the budget approved by the legislative body is not exceeded;
(5)
Submit at each regular meeting of the board for approval a full report of all business transacted since the last regular meeting, which report shall be recorded as a part of the minutes of the board of education; and
(6)
Transact any other business assigned to the committee by the board.
(c)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 8, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 6; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a37, 1487a38; Code 1932, §§ 2327, 2327a; Acts 1957, ch. 175, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-219; Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 9.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-207 - Policy pamphlets

(a)
The local board of education shall compile and publish an official operating policy pamphlet, which shall contain, but not be limited to, such procedures as have been established by letter, directive, written or verbal memorandum, custom or tradition, and by which schools are managed, operated or controlled. Such policy pamphlet shall be updated every two (2) years.
(b)
"Pamphlet" may mean a loose-leaf binder.
(c)
A copy of the updated board of education operating policy pamphlet shall be distributed to each principal of each local school system to be kept on file and available in each school library during and immediately after normal school hours. Board of education operating policies kept in electronic format and available in each school library shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection (c).
(d)
An LEA shall maintain on file:
(1)
Added or amended policies and make the policies available in each school library operated by the LEA; and
(2)
Notice of deleted policies and make such notice available in each school library operated by the LEA or at the LEA's central office.
(e)
If a local board's operating policies are kept in electronic format, and if the board also maintains an internet website, then the board shall make its operating policies available and accessible on that website.
(f)
The commissioner shall be authorized and directed to take appropriate action to enforce this section.
(g)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 9, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 344, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, Secs.s 28, s 29 eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 1970, ch. 522, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, § 37; 1979, ch. 112, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-250; Acts 2001, ch. 181, § 1; 2002, ch. 537, § 1; 2010 , ch. 883, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-209 - Insurance

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, local boards of education are authorized to provide group life, hospitalization, disability or medical insurance for teachers, principals and other employees.
(b)
For the purpose of financing the insurance programs, the employees who choose to participate may be required to bear a percentage of the expense of the coverages by having deducted such amounts from their salary.
(c)
The budget of the local board of education shall include an amount sufficient to pay the board's portion of the insurance premium.
(d)
The funds provided by the board of education and the amounts, if any, deducted from the employees' salaries shall be accounted for by creating a special account within the regular school fund.
(e)
The director of schools or a delegated committee of the board may prepare and present to the board for approval a contract or contracts with one (1) or more insurance companies or other corporation that may exist under title 56, chapters 27-29, authorized to do business in this state or to one (1) or more insurance trusts that have contracted with such an insurance company or companies or corporations authorized to do business in this state for a policy or policies of group insurance to provide for the payment of group life, hospitalization, disability or medical expenses for designated school board employees.
(f)
Approval shall be by majority vote of the board of education and shall be executed in the name of the board of education.
(g)
The contracts may from time to time be amended, modified or changed by majority vote of the board.
(h)
The policy or policies shall conform to the standard provisions of group insurance policies as set forth in this code.
(i)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the county board of education may use the county's system of centralized purchasing to provide a life insurance plan for designated school board employees.
(j)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 11, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1973, ch. 386, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-252; Acts 2012 , ch. 712, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-210 - School based decision making

(a)
Any local board of education may initiate a program of school based decision making and may designate areas including, but not limited to, management, curriculum, classroom management, professional development and budget to be decided at the school by school personnel, including classroom teachers.
(b)
Any board of education establishing a program of school based decision making shall define the procedures for implementation of its policies. Policies should recognize that school based decision making is a collaborative approach to planning and problem solving. Board policies may include guidelines for the participation of school personnel and others, including teachers, students, parents of students and other persons in the local community.
(c)
The board may permit such decisions as are made locally to be at variance with board policies. If the local decisions impact rules and policies of the state board of education or the commissioner of education, they shall be implemented pursuant to §
49-1-207
, except that there shall be no limit to the number of systems participating. No such local decisions shall have the effect of nullifying requirements of law.
(d)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 12, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 31.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-211 - Policy for student surveys, analyses or evaluations

(a)
Every LEA shall develop a policy setting forth the rights of parents and students and guidelines for teachers and principals with respect to the administration of surveys, analyses or evaluations of students.
(b)
The policy must:
(1)
Allow a parent or legal guardian access to review all surveys, analyses, or evaluations, prior to being administered to the parent or legal guardian's child; and
(2)
Require the LEA to obtain the written, informed, and voluntarily signed consent of a student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if the student is eighteen (18) years of age or older, before the student participates in a survey, analysis, or evaluation. This subdivision (b)(2) does not apply if the full survey, analysis, or evaluation is related to classroom instruction of a curriculum and the survey, analysis, or evaluation is distributed to students as a method of evaluating the effectiveness of an instructional curriculum. A student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if the student is at least eighteen (18) years of age, may withdraw the parent's, legal guardian's, or student's consent at any time before the student participates in the survey, analysis, or evaluation.
(c)
The LEA shall also disclose to the parent or legal guardian of the student the purpose for the survey, analysis, or evaluation materials as well as who will have access to the results.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 353,s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1013,s 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1999, ch. 83, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 2 - LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (§§ 49-2-101 — 49-2-2101) › Part 2 - BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 49-2-201 — 49-2-214) › Section 49-2-212 - Professional associations and lobbying expenditures to be included in board's budget - Required information

(a)
For purposes of this section, "lobbying expenditures" means funds used to lobby, as defined in §
3-6-301
, and also includes any dues paid to associations or membership organizations that lobby.
(b)
A local board of education shall include in its budget for each fiscal year a line item for professional associations and lobbying expenditures that includes the total amount to be spent on lobbying expenditures by the board during that fiscal year.
(c)
When any local board of education of a county or city school system submits its budget to the appropriate local legislative body for approval, the budget shall have attached a form that details all professional associations and lobbying expenditures included in the budget. The form shall at a minimum specify:
(1)
The total amount anticipated to be spent on professional associations and lobbying expenditures;
(2)
The amount of any dues to be paid to entities that lobby, along with the names of such entities;
(3)
The amount of any funds to be used to hire contract lobbyists; and
(4)
For the fiscal year beginning in 2017, the actual amount spent on items listed in subdivisions (c)(1)-(3) for the previous fiscal year.
(d)
This section does not apply to an innovative school district as defined in § 49-81502.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053,s 13, eff. 5/28/2024, app. to the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 132, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.