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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 10 - CURRICULUM GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-1001 — 49-6-1035) › Section 49-6-1033 - Recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations

(a)
An LEA may educate students about the history of traditional winter celebrations and allow students and LEA staff to offer traditional greetings regarding the celebrations, including, but not limited to:
(1)
"Merry Christmas";
(2)
"Happy Hanukkah"; and
(3)
"Happy holidays".
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (c), an LEA may display on school property scenes or symbols associated with traditional winter celebrations, including a menorah or a Christmas image such as a nativity scene or Christmas tree, if the display includes a scene or symbol of:
(1)
More than one (1) religion; or
(2)
One (1) religion and at least one (1) secular scene or symbol.
(c)
A display relating to a traditional winter celebration may not include a message that encourages adherence to a particular religious belief.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 687,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
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 10 - CURRICULUM GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-1001 — 49-6-1035) › Section 49-6-1034 - Cursive writing to be included in public school course of instruction

(a)
The state board of education shall include cursive writing in the course of instruction in all public schools through the curriculum standards, at the appropriate grade level, as determined by the state board of education. The local board of education, in providing instruction in cursive writing, shall design curriculum, courses and content to enable students to create readable documents through legible cursive handwriting.
(b)
[Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 13, eff. 3/28/2022.
Acts 2014 , ch. 781, § 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 10 - CURRICULUM GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-1001 — 49-6-1035) › Section 49-6-1035 - Domestic violence awareness education programs

Each LEA, in consultation with local law enforcement, is strongly encouraged to institute domestic violence awareness education programs for middle and high school students. The domestic violence awareness programs shall provide information on and understanding of domestic violence prevention to increase awareness of resources available to victims of domestic violence. An LEA shall ensure that each program instituted is developmentally appropriate for the age and maturity levels of the students who will take part in the program. LEAs instituting domestic violence programs are strongly encouraged to provide opportunities for participation by all middle and high school students in at least one (1) domestic violence awareness program per year.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 263,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
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 11 - STEM EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-1101 — 49-6-1105) › Section 49-6-1101 - Part definitions

As used in this part:
(1)
"STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(2)
"STEM innovation hub" means a regional partnership of LEAs, institutions of higher education, STEM businesses, and community organizations that have formally committed to amplifying and accelerating the impact of STEM programs in the region; and
(3)
"TSIN" means the Tennessee STEM innovation network established in 2010 by executive order number 68 as a project within the department of education under an agreement with Battelle Memorial Institute, which is designated as the manager of TSIN and its activities.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 489,s 1, eff. 5/20/2015.
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 11 - STEM EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-1101 — 49-6-1105) › Section 49-6-1102 - Establishment of STEM innovation hubs

(a)
TSIN shall establish a STEM innovation hub specifically dedicated to serving the rural areas of the state.
(b)
TSIN shall also establish a STEM innovation hub located in Northwest Tennessee.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 489,s 1, eff. 5/20/2015.
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 11 - STEM EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-1101 — 49-6-1105) › Section 49-6-1103 - STEM leadership training

TSIN shall implement STEM leadership training in all STEM innovation hubs.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 489,s 1, eff. 5/20/2015.
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 11 - STEM EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-1101 — 49-6-1105) › Section 49-6-1104 - Curriculum in middle schools to educate students on STEM careers

TSIN shall make available to all middle schools in the state a curriculum to educate students on the variety and benefits of STEM careers. The curriculum shall:
(1)
Emphasize the benefits of STEM careers in helping people;
(2)
Not be limited to science classrooms, but be applicable in multiple classrooms;
(3)
Automatically produce reports detailing the academic skills of students without requiring teachers to separately analyze these skills; and
(4)
Be available through the internet without requiring additional materials so that rural schools may easily access the curriculum.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 489,s 1, eff. 5/20/2015.
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 11 - STEM EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-1101 — 49-6-1105) › Section 49-6-1105 - STEM partner organizations

TSIN shall seek STEM partner organizations, such as the American Chemical Society, to find ways to collaborate on STEM education programs and opportunities.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 489,s 1, eff. 5/20/2015.
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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1201 - General provisions

The course of study to be taught in every high school authorized by part 4 of this chapter shall be adopted by the board of education on the recommendation of the director of schools; provided, that the course or courses shall be in accord with those adopted by the state board of education and should include character education as specified in §
49-6-1007
.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a95; Code 1932, § 2386; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.8; Acts 1980, ch. 498, § 5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1111; Acts 1985, ch. 296, § 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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1202 - American history and government

(a)
(1)
Every four-year high school that receives public funds from city, county or state governments shall require every student to have at least one (1) year of instruction in American history and government, preferably in the fourth year.
(2)
Any student in any of the designated schools who fails or refuses to take the subjects named in subdivision (a)(1) shall not be admitted to the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college system of Tennessee unless and until the student agrees to earn credit in these subjects in the first or second year of attendance.
(b)
(1)
Every private high school in Tennessee that gives a four-year course in literary branches is subject to the same requirements as are the public high schools in this state with regard to teaching American history and government.
(2)
Failure or refusal to comply with subsection (a) and subdivision (b)(1) by private high schools will automatically remove them from the list of accredited high schools in Tennessee.
(c)
Failure to carry out subsection (a) constitutes a Class A misdemeanor on the part of any principal of a public high school in this state and causes the school to be removed from the accredited list of high schools, and the teaching license of the teacher to be revoked.
(d)
Any dean of the University of Tennessee or dean of any state college who violates this section shall be removed from such position and shall not be permitted to engage in any form of public school or college work in this state for the five (5) years next succeeding such dismissal. This subsection (d) also applies to any person who may be substituting for any of the deans.
Acts 1951, ch. 30, §§ 1-4 (Williams, § 2393.8c); Acts 1973, ch. 201, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1903 -- 49-1906; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1203 - Federal and state constitutions

(a)
A treatise on the history and interpretation of the constitution of the United States approved or adopted by the state board of education is required to be taught in the high schools of this state.
(b)
(1)
It is the duty of the state board of education and all local boards of education to cause to be taught in each public high school in this state the constitution of Tennessee.
(2)
The state board of education shall determine the nature and extent of the instruction to be given on the constitutions and the credits to be given for the course; provided, that the course need not extend for more than one (1) year.
Acts 1947, ch. 50, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 96, § 1; Acts 1947, ch. 136, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2423.3, 2423.4 (Williams, §§ 2393.8a, 2393.8b); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1907, 49-1908.
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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1204 - [Repealed] Reserved

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 62, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 1972, ch. 607, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-1925, 49-1926.
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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1205 - Free enterprise system

(a)
The state board of education shall establish a program of instruction for the public high schools on the essentials of the free enterprise system. Instruction shall be given in accordance with the course of study prescribed by the state board of education for at least one (1) semester, equal to one-half (1/2) unit of credit. The state board of education shall prescribe suitable teaching material for the instruction.
(b)
As used in this section, "instruction on the essentials of the free enterprise system" may be construed to include a minimum of thirty (30) weeks participation in the Junior Achievement Program, and such participation shall render the student eligible for the one-half (1/2) unit of credit granted under this section.
(c)
As used in this section, "free enterprise" means an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision rather than by state control and by prices, production and the distribution of goods that are determined in a free manner.
Acts 1974, ch. 485, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1928; Acts 2006, ch. 854, § 1; 2007 , ch. 303, § 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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1206 - Reserve officer training

In high schools offering programs of reserve officer training, a student may, at the student's discretion, substitute credit earned in the reserve officer training program for required credit in lifetime wellness.
Acts 1975, ch. 12, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1929; Acts 2007, ch. 313, § 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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1207 - Elective credits in association with nonprofit organizations

(a)
LEAs are authorized to offer elective credits or credits in the technical prep high school curriculum through cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations under the following terms and conditions:
(1)
The local board of education must approve all cooperative agreements, which must be in writing and must include, but not be limited to:
(A)
The name of the course;
(B)
The minimum number of student contact hours;
(C)
Whether the course is offered as an elective or as part of the technical prep high school curriculum;
(D)
The qualifications of the instructor; and
(E)
Any funding provided to the nonprofit organization by the local board of education;
(2)
Only courses for which no state board of education approved teaching endorsement exists may be approved for credit under this section;
(3)
Local boards of education may enter into such agreements only with nonprofit organizations that are located in the geographical area served by the LEA and whose primary purpose is to promote educational programs with an emphasis on state-of-the-art technology;
(4)
Any course offered under this section must have prior approval of the department of education acting in accordance with the state board of education policy on special courses; and
(5)
Any funding provided to a nonprofit organization under this section shall not exceed, on a per pupil basis, the regular tuition charged other attendees for the same or similar classes.
(b)
It is the intention and purpose of the general assembly that LEAs be authorized and encouraged to work with local nonprofit educational organizations to offer classes for high school credit in areas where no teaching endorsement is recognized. Further, it is the intention and purpose of the general assembly that the primary emphasis of courses offered under this section be technology-based courses, including, but not limited to, industry recognized certifications in areas such as software engineering, computer programming, computer graphics and design and computer-aided design.
(c)
The local board of education shall not enter into agreements under this section if the agreements directly result in the elimination of an existing course offering of the local board of education.
Acts 2001, ch. 335, § 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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1208 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

(a)
The state board of education may provide for a program of instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques commensurate with the learning expectations within the lifetime wellness curriculum for public junior or senior high schools. All students should participate in this introduction at least once during their attendance in junior or senior high school.
(b)
It is not the intention of this section to require full certification in CPR. It is the intention of the section that students will learn the techniques and practice the psychomotor skills associated with performing CPR. For the purposes of this section, "psychomotor skills" means the use of hands-on practice and skills testing to support cognitive learning and shall not include cognitive-only training.
(c)
(1)
The program of instruction on CPR must include instruction on the use of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) and the location of each AED in the school. The school shall conduct a CPR and AED drill so that the students are aware of the steps that must be taken if an event should occur that requires the use of an AED.
(2)
This subsection (c) shall not apply to any school operated by or under contract with the department of children's services.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 391,s 3, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 677,s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 2002, ch. 765, § 1; 2012, ch. 579, § 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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1209 - High school credit for military basic training

If, during high school, a student enlists in a branch of the United States military or in the national guard through the military delayed entry program, the national guard split training option or other similar early entry program and completes basic training before graduation from high school, then the student shall receive high school credit towards graduation for basic training. Credit for basic training may be substituted, upon the choice of the student, for the required credit in lifetime wellness and credit in one (1) elective course or for credit in two (2) elective courses.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 487,s 1, eff. 2/13/2014.
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 12 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1201 — 49-6-1210) › Section 49-6-1210 - Internship programs

LEAs are authorized to offer internship programs for elective credits in the high school curriculum through cooperative agreements with local or state governments in the geographical area served by the LEA. An internship program must be a minimum of six (6) weeks and may be offered during the summer or the school year.
Acts 2019, ch. 304, § 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 13 - FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1301 — 49-6-1308) › Section 49-6-1302 - Curriculum for family life education - Curriculum on sex education or human sexuality in accordance with curriculum guidelines for family life education

(a)
(1)
Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, each LEA shall locally devise, adopt, and implement a program of family life education in conformance with the curriculum guidelines established for such programs by this part.
(2)
Each LEA shall locally develop and adopt a family life curriculum in compliance with the requirements of this part.
(b)
Family life standards adopted by the state board of education must be in conformance with the curriculum guidelines established for such programs by this part.
(c)
(1)
Prior to adopting a family life curriculum, each LEA shall conduct at least one (1) public hearing, at which time the program must be explained to members of the public, and the public must have the opportunity to speak and express their opinions and concerns. The LEA shall schedule a public hearing not less than once each September.
(2)
Each LEA shall undertake appropriate measures, whether in a public hearing or in parent conferences, to ensure and maintain the highest level of community and parental support for family life.
(d)
A curriculum on sex education or human sexuality that is developed, adopted, or implemented by an LEA as a part of a human growth and development program or curriculum must be in conformance with the curriculum guidelines established for family life programs by this part.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1085, Secs.s3, s4, s5 eff. 5/27/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 290, Secs.s1, s2, s3 eff. 4/30/2021.
Acts 2012 , ch. 973, § 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 13 - FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1301 — 49-6-1308) › Section 49-6-1303 - Assistance in teaching family life

(a)
Nothing in this part shall prohibit an LEA from utilizing the services of a qualified healthcare professional or social worker to assist in teaching family life.
(b)
An LEA shall not utilize the services of any individual or organization to assist in teaching family life if that individual or organization endorses student nonabstinence as an appropriate or acceptable behavior, or if that individual or organization promotes gateway sexual activity.
(c)
(1)
A public school or open-enrollment public charter school shall not knowingly enter into a transaction to assist in teaching family life with an individual or entity that:
(A)
Performs abortions;
(B)
Induces abortions;
(C)
Provides abortion referrals; or
(D)
Provides funding, advocacy, or other support for abortion.
(2)
A violation of this section is a violation of §
49-5-1004
and subjects the individual or entity in violation to discipline in accordance with that section.
(3)
As used in this subsection (c):
(A)
"Abortion":
(i)
Means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, medicine, drug, device, or other substance or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child; and
(ii)
Does not include an act described in subdivision (c)(3)(A)(i) if the act is performed with the intent to:
(a)
Save the life of the mother;
(b)
Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
(c)
Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or
(d)
Remove an ectopic pregnancy;
(B)
"Abortion referral" means the act of recommending a pregnant woman to a doctor, clinic, or other person or entity for the purpose of obtaining or learning about obtaining an abortion;
(C)
"Affiliate" means an individual or entity that, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, is controlled by, or is under the common control of another person or entity, in whole or in part, or a subsidiary, parent, or sibling entity; and
(D)
"Transaction" means a formal or informal agreement, contract, or arrangement of any kind between a public school or open-enrollment public charter school and a private entity, regardless of whether the private entity or the public school or open-enrollment public charter school receives anything of value in return.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 950, s 1, eff. 6/1/2022.
Acts 2012 , ch. 973, § 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 13 - FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1301 — 49-6-1308) › Section 49-6-1305 - Notification of parents and legal guardians - Excusing students from family life instruction

(a)
Not less than thirty (30) days prior to commencing instruction of the family life curriculum, each LEA shall notify parents or legal guardians of students whom the LEA anticipates will be present for instruction in sex education that:
(1)
The LEA is using a family life curriculum that meets the requirements of state law; and
(2)
The parent or legal guardian shall have the right to examine the grade level instructional materials and confer with the student's instructor, school counselor or principal, as designated by the LEA, regarding any or all portions of family life.
(b)
A parent or guardian who wishes to excuse a student from any portion of family life shall submit a request, in writing, to the student's instructor, school counselor, or principal. A parent or guardian who wishes to excuse a student from all portions of family life shall submit a request in writing to the student's principal. A student who is excused from any or all portions of family life shall not be penalized for grading purposes if the student satisfactorily performs alternative health lessons.
Acts 2012, ch. 973, § 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 13 - FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM (§§ 49-6-1301 — 49-6-1308) › Section 49-6-1307 - Instruction of sexual education to comply with part - Scientific study of reproductive system permitted

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, and regardless of the title or designated name of a particular class or course, any instruction in sex education or sexual activity shall comply with the requirements of this part; provided, however, that nothing in this part shall be construed so as to prohibit the scientific study of the sexual reproductive system through coursework in biology, physiology, anatomy, health, or physical education.
Acts 2012, ch. 973, § 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 14 - CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OBESITY (§§ 49-6-1401 — 49-6-1405) › Section 49-6-1401 - Implementation of program - Requirements - Reporting of data

(a)
LEAs are authorized to implement a program that identifies public school children who are at risk for obesity. Those schools systems that choose to carry out such a program shall:
(1)
Have sufficient number of current school staff or school volunteers trained in taking a body mass index (BMI) to meet the requirements of this part. The department of health shall develop and provide training materials to the LEAs;
(2)
Complete a body mass index for age (BMI-for-age), as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, on every child enrolled for classes in the school system whose parents or guardians have not requested exclusion from the testing; and
(3)
Provide each student's parents or guardians with a confidential health report card that represents the result of the child's BMI-for-age screening, along with basic educational information on what the results mean and what the parents or guardians should do with the information.
(b)
School systems that carry out the program shall transmit the results of the testing for each student to the department of health.
Acts 2005, ch. 194, § 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 14 - CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OBESITY (§§ 49-6-1401 — 49-6-1405) › Section 49-6-1402 - Program components

The department of health, with the assistance of the department of education, shall provide a framework for LEAs to use in developing a program that shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)
Providing standard practices for maintaining confidentiality;
(2)
Providing necessary information to LEAs annually, explaining the method for determining a BMI-for-age and the tables that should be used to determine if a child may be at risk of being overweight, or if the child is overweight or underweight based upon the BMI-for-age.
(3)
Developing and disseminating to LEAs annually a form that should be used to report the student results from individual schools and from the LEA to the department of health;
(4)
Developing and disseminating a sample notification to all LEAs that can be used as the model for the health report card to notify parents or guardians of the child's BMI results, along with basic educational information on what the results mean, the applicable health risks for a child who is overweight and what the parents or guardians should do with the information; and
(5)
Working with representatives from the department of education, state health professional associations and national health related organizations in the design of the form and sample notification.
Acts 2005, ch. 194, § 3.
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 14 - CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OBESITY (§§ 49-6-1401 — 49-6-1405) › Section 49-6-1403 - Tabulation and reporting of results

(a)
The department of health is authorized to accept and tabulate the results of any BMI screenings completed by school systems and to distribute only aggregate results at a grade, school, county or statewide level.
(b)
The department of health shall provide the governor's office, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a report of the aggregate results of all BMI screenings performed in the previous calendar year by January 31st of each year.
Acts 2005, ch. 194, § 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 14 - CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OBESITY (§§ 49-6-1401 — 49-6-1405) › Section 49-6-1404 - Nutrition and physical activity programs in schools where aggregate data suggests high rates of obesity

Schools where aggregate data suggests that high rates of overweight children may be a problem are encouraged to expand existing or implement new school-based nutrition and physical activity programs designed to reduce those rates. The effectiveness of these results could be determined by completing a BMI-for-age on the school's students whose parents or guardians have not requested exclusion from the testing at the end of the school year.
Acts 2005, ch. 194, § 5.
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 14 - CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OBESITY (§§ 49-6-1401 — 49-6-1405) › Section 49-6-1405 - Funding

The activities described in §
49-6-1403
shall occur if, and only if, advance funding sufficient to pay the total cost of such activities is received in the form of gifts, grants and donations from individuals, private organizations, foundations or governmental units other than the state of Tennessee. However, no such gift, grant or donation may be accepted for such purpose if the gift, grant or donation is subject to any condition or restriction that is inconsistent with this part or any other law of this state. The department of health, in consultation with the department of education, shall have the power to direct the disposition of any such gift, grant or donation for the purposes of this part.
Acts 2005, ch. 194, § 6.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1501 - Short title

This part is known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act."
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1504 - Eligibility for programs

(a)
(1)
Priority students may participate in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp. Priority students are not required to participate in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp unless the local board of education or the governing body of a participating public charter school adopts a policy requiring priority students to participate.
(2)
Each LEA and public charter school shall conduct an initial enrollment period of at least thirty (30) days during which time the parent or guardian of a priority student may enroll the parent's or guardian's student in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp.
(b)
If additional seats are available in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp at the end of the LEA's or public charter school's initial enrollment period, then students who are not priority students may enroll in the LEA's or participating public charter school's after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp appropriate for that student's grade level, but only if permitted sources of funding are used to fund the enrollment of such students.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1505 - Public or non-profit community partnerships

Upon approval by the department, LEAs and public charter schools may collaborate with public or non-profit community partners to implement and conduct after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1506 - Funding

The learning loss remediation and student acceleration program must be funded from the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program, the LEAP grant fund established by §
49-6-701
, and any other funds appropriated by the general assembly.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1507 - Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps

(a)
The Tennessee accelerating literacy and learning corps (TALLC) is established to develop and support a statewide network of high-quality tutors to assist LEAs, public charter schools, community partners, and parents in accelerating student learning and remediating student learning loss. The department shall administer the TALLC by developing:
(1)
A statewide initiative to recruit high-quality tutors to become certified TALLC members;
(2)
A program to provide initial training, certification, and ongoing professional development for TALLC members. The initial training and ongoing professional development for TALLC members developed by the department pursuant to this subdivision (a)(2) must include online training options; and
(3)
Content that may be used by TALLC members when providing tutoring services to students.
(b)
Subject to available funding, the department may provide TALLC grants to LEAs and public charter schools to increase the number of TALLC members that are available in a community to provide high-quality tutoring services to students.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1508 - Innovative benchmark assessment pilot program

(a)
The department shall establish, fund, and implement an innovative benchmark assessment pilot program to provide the Tennessee universal math screener, the Tennessee universal reading screener, and a series of state-adopted benchmark assessments to LEAs and public charter schools to allow teachers to more frequently measure student learning and address student learning loss. The results of the pilot program may be used to determine alternative ways to utilize real-time data to measure student proficiency and to inform instructional practices.
(b)
LEAs and public charter schools may use the state-adopted benchmark assessments, the Tennessee universal math screener, the Tennessee universal reading screener, or a universal reading screener approved by the state board of education to measure the academic proficiency of students and to identify priority students for after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps.
(c)
The state-adopted benchmark assessments established under this pilot program must be administered as the post-tests required as part of after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, or summer learning camps.
(d)
Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, LEAs and public charter schools may authorize teachers in the non-tested grades pre-kindergarten through two (pre-K-2) to use the results of the Tennessee universal math screener, the Tennessee universal reading screener, or a universal reading screener approved by the state board of education, as described in subsection (b), as an alternative growth model for purposes of §§
49-1-302(d)(2)(B)(ix)
and
49-6-105(e)
to generate individual growth scores for teachers pursuant to the evaluation guidelines developed by the department. The department shall not base the Tennessee universal math screener, the Tennessee universal reading screener, or a universal reading screener approved by the state board of education used to evaluate teachers pursuant to this subsection (d) on the pre-k/kindergarten portfolio growth model.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 639,s 5, eff. 4/4/2024.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1509 - Progress report

(a)
By September 1, 2021, and each September 1 thereafter, LEAs and participating public charter schools shall submit the results of all post-tests administered to the LEA's or participating public charter school's students as part of the after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer learning camps to the department.
(b)
(1)
The department shall develop a Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act progress report to provide information about the effectiveness of the learning loss remediation and student acceleration program to the governor and the general assembly.
(2)
The progress report must include:
(A)
A statewide summary and interpretation of the information provided by LEAs and public charter schools pursuant to subsection (a);
(B)
A landscape analysis and summary of data indicating how the level of overall effectiveness score attained by a licensed teacher on the teacher's most-recent annual evaluation who is providing educational services to students in an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp affects the academic performance outcomes of students enrolled in the after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp. The data reported pursuant to this subdivision (b)(2)(B) must be disaggregated by subject, grade level, and by the type of camp in which the teacher's services were provided; and
(C)
Information identifying LEAs and public charter schools unable to adequately staff or conduct an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp in compliance with this part due to a natural disaster, the outbreak of a contagious illness, teacher shortages in a grade level or subject required for the respective camp, or other justifiable cause. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision (b)(2)(C) must describe the reason for why the LEA or public charter school was unable to adequately staff or conduct an after-school learning mini-camp, learning loss bridge camp, or summer learning camp in compliance with this part, disaggregated by subject, grade level, and by the type of camp that the LEA or public charter school was unable to adequately staff or conduct.
(3)
The report must be submitted to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives by November 1, 2021, and by each November 1 thereafter.
(c)
The results of post-tests submitted to the department shall not be used to assign accountability determinations for any school or district.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 639,s 6, eff. 4/4/2024.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1510 - Procurement

The department shall procure any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate this part competitively and in compliance with all state laws and administrative rules regarding the procurement of goods and services by state agencies, including §§
12-3-101
- 12-3-104. The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate this part to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in §
4-56-107(b)(5)(A)
.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 15 - [As Added by2021EX1Tenn. Acts, ch.1] STUDENTS CHARGED WITH OR CONVICTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES (§§ 49-6-1501 — 49-6-1511) › Section 49-6-1511 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 932, s 1, eff. 4/29/2022.
Added by 2021EX1 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 1, eff. 2/3/2021.
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 49-6-1701 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Financial Literacy Program Act of 2010."
Acts 2010, ch. 1097, § 1; 2011, ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A. §
49-7-3101
.
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 49-6-1704 - Purpose - Authority

(a)
The purposes of the commission are to:
(1)
Formulate and implement educational programs to improve the financial literacy of the citizens of this state, including, but not limited to, elementary school students and parents;
(2)
Educate the public in Tennessee about effective personal management of financial resources including, but not limited to, college savings and retirement savings;
(3)
Design, implement and disseminate publications and website media to promote financial literacy education;
(4)
Establish and maintain a website that would serve as a clearinghouse and coordinated entry point for assessing information about financial literacy programs as well as publications, grants, and materials promoting enhanced financial literacy and education;
(5)
Make grants and awards to implement and improve programs for financial literacy education;
(6)
Initiate educational programs and campaigns deemed advisable by the board that are designated to promote financial literacy education;
(7)
Conduct a formal review of the current personal finance standards taught in grades kindergarten through eight (K-8) and recommend revisions, including, but not limited to, integrating financial education into reading, language arts and math. Such recommendations shall be presented to the department of education and the state board of education for consideration of statewide applicability; and
(8)
Develop, and report to the department of education and the state board of education, the means to include in existing standardized achievement testing for grades five (5) and eight (8), as an additional social studies component, the following personal finance concepts:
(A)
Decision making;
(B)
Earning an income;
(C)
Saving and spending;
(D)
Use of credit; and
(E)
Budgeting.
(b)
The board of directors has the authority to adopt a charter, bylaws and to promulgate such reasonable substantive and procedural rules, regulations and policies as the board deems necessary to further the purposes of the commission. Any rules and regulations proposed by the board of directors shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(c)
The commission has the authority to raise funds, including corporate funding, and to solicit and accept monetary gifts, including monetary gifts made by will, trust or disposition, grants, and other monetary aids from any personal source, to promote its activities and to support its ongoing programs; provided, that the commission does not have the authority to borrow money or guarantee any obligation without the express, prior approval of the state funding board. As the chair of the commission, the state treasurer has the authority to raise funds on behalf of the commission.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 81,s 1, eff. 3/31/2017.
Acts 2010, ch. 1097, § 1; 2011, ch. 212, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. §
49-7-3104
.
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 49-6-1705 - Attorney to the commission

(a)
Counsel for the treasury department shall serve as the attorney to the commission.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other law to the contrary, in cases where the interest of the commission requires additional counsel, the treasurer, with the approval of the attorney general and reporter, is authorized to contract with such additional counsel, who shall be paid such compensation for services as the treasurer may deem just.
Acts 2010, ch. 1097, § 1; 2011, ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A. §
49-7-3105
.
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 49-6-1706 - Funds

(a)
Funds of the commission shall be used exclusively for the purposes and activities set forth in this part and shall be invested by the state treasurer in accordance with §
9-4-603
.
(b)
Any reserve balance remaining unexpended at the end of a fiscal year in the commission's account shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year.
(c)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, interest accruing on investments and deposits of the commission shall be credited to the commission's account, shall not revert to the general fund, and shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1097, § 1; 2011 , ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A. §
49-7-3106
.
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 49-6-1707 - Examination and audit

The commission shall be subject to examination and audit by the comptroller of the treasury in the same manner as prescribed for the department of the treasury.
Acts 2010, ch. 1097, § 1; 2011, ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A. §
49-7-3107
.