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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 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-306 - Scholars Summer Guide

(a)
Each student in grades kindergarten through eight (K-8) shall be given a Scholars Summer Guide prior to the last day of the school year.
(b)
The Scholars Summer Guide shall be created by teachers, as determined by the school, who are familiar with future academic challenges facing students and shall provide each student with information regarding:
(1)
Curriculum covered during the previous year that requires continued retention and repetition for students;
(2)
Curriculum for the upcoming school year of which students should be aware, and areas that might be a challenge for students, with suggestions on how students can prepare for the upcoming year; and
(3)
Summer reading and assignments.
(c)
The Scholars Summer Guide may be personalized for students by teachers who are familiar with the student's current academic standing and potential future academic challenges.
Acts 2018, ch. 553, § 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 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-307 - Scholars prep guide

(a)
LEAs shall require schools to provide each high school student in grades nine through twelve (9-12) a scholars prep guide upon registering for a course.
(b)
The scholars prep guide shall be created by teachers, as determined by the school, who teach that course or are familiar with the course content and shall provide each student with information regarding the curriculum for that particular course, of which the student should be aware, and areas that might be challenging for students, with suggestions on how the student can best prepare for the course.
(c)
The scholars prep guide may be personalized for students by teachers who are familiar with the student's current academic standing and potential future academic challenges.
Acts 2018, ch. 882, § 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 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-309 - Access and opportunity act

(a)
Each LEA and public charter school shall provide transfer students and home school students who enroll or re-enroll in the LEA or public charter school in good academic standing with equal access to all academic and arts programs, clubs, events, and opportunities offered by the LEA or public charter school as provided to non-transfer students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school.
(b)
Transfer students and home school students who enroll or re-enroll in an LEA or public charter school in good academic standing are immediately eligible to participate in all academic and arts programs, clubs, events, and opportunities offered by the LEA or public charter school.
(c)
An LEA or public charter school is not required to guarantee a transfer student or a home school student who enrolls or re-enrolls in the LEA or public charter school a place or position on any team, club, or organization. LEAs and public charter schools are only required to provide such students the same opportunity to try out or participate that is provided to non-transfer students.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 165, s 2, eff. 4/17/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-311 - Instruction provided to student who is identified for intervention through response to instruction and intervention (RTI2)

The instruction provided to a student who is identified for intervention through the response to instruction and intervention (RTI
2
) framework developed by the department of education must be determined by the student's LEA, based on the individual student's needs. This section does not prohibit the department from using universal screeners or other assessments to measure student performance throughout the school year or at designated benchmarks.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 57, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.
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 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-312 - Definition of antisemitism used in determining whether alleged act occurring on premises of public school was motivated by antisemitic intent

(a)
If a state governmental entity or an LEA receives a complaint from a person who alleges that antisemitism has occurred on the premises of a public school serving any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), or through electronic outreach from a public school serving any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), then the respective state governmental entity or LEA shall take into consideration the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016, including the "contemporary examples of antisemitism," in determining whether the alleged act was motivated by antisemitic intent.
(b)
(1)
This section does not diminish or infringe upon rights protected under Article I, § 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee or the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
(2)
This section shall not be construed to conflict with other federal or state discrimination laws.
(3)
This section does not alter the evidentiary requirements pursuant to which a state governmental entity or LEA determines that conduct, including harassment, amounts to actionable discrimination.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1075, s 2, eff. 5/25/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-313 - Educational access for children of military families

This state, and each school district and public school of this state, shall remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves of their parents by extending the benefits and opportunities provided to children of active duty members of the uniformed services in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, codified in §
49-12-301
, to school-aged children in the household of a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including members of the Tennessee army and air national guard, who are enrolled in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12).
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 257, s 1, eff. 4/28/2023.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 3 - ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-NEW — 49-6-314) › Section 49-6-314

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Organizer" means an individual or entity that organizes, hosts, sponsors, or promotes a public school athletic event and that is responsible 1for choosing the forms of payment that are accepted for admission to, and for the purchase of concessions or other items sold at, the public school athletic event;
(2)
"Public school" means any school in this state that serves students in any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12) and that is operated by an LEA, by this state with public funds, or pursuant to a charter agreement, as defined in § 49-13104; and
(3)
"Public school athletic event" means an athletic or sporting event that involves one (1) or more individuals who are, or one (1) or more teams that consist of, students enrolled at a public school.
(b)
An LEA or public charter school governing body shall not participate in a public school athletic activity that is hosted by an organizer who does not allow students of a public school that is participating in the public school athletic activity to purchase tickets for admission to the public school athletic activity with cash, either in advance of the public school athletic event or at the site of the public school athletic event, or both.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 841,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-401 - "Junior high schools" and "senior high schools" defined

(a)
"Junior high schools" are schools in which are taught any combination of grades corresponding to grade seven through grade ten (7-10); however, the school must include grade nine (9).
(b)
"Senior high schools" are schools in which are taught any combination of grades corresponding to grade nine through grade twelve (9-12); however, the school must include grade twelve (12).
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a93; Code 1932, § 2384; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2393.2, 2393.3; Acts 1980, ch. 498, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1102, 49-1103.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-402 - Schools authorized

Local boards of education are authorized and empowered to establish and maintain junior and senior high schools when, in the judgment of the boards, the system of public schools over which they exercise lawful control will, by the employment of this type of school organization, better serve the educational needs of the pupils enrolled in the schools.
Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.4; Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 49; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1104.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-404 - Teacher qualifications

All teachers of any type of high school provided in this part shall be qualified by education or otherwise for giving instruction in the subjects of the course of study, and no person shall be employed to teach any subject or subjects in the schools who does not hold a license issued by the commissioner of education authorizing the person to teach those subjects.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a97; Code 1932, § 2388; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.10; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1112; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 31.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-405 - Promotion and graduation

(a)
Upon the completion of a junior high school course of study, pupils shall be given certificates of promotion to the next grade of the school system.
(b)
(1)
On completion of a course of study in a senior high school, as provided in this part, pupils shall be given diplomas of high school graduation.
(2)
If a high school pupil of senior class status is within two (2) or fewer credits of completion of a course of study that qualifies the pupil for high school graduation at the time of the high school graduation ceremony, the high school may compile a list of those pupils who may be recognized at the graduation ceremony in accordance with policy established by the local school board.
(c)
If there are foreign exchange students in a high school, the local school board shall provide for the recognition of those students during the high school graduation ceremony.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a100; Code 1932, § 2391; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1116; Acts 1985, ch. 367, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-406 - Military career information

If a high school provides access to the campus or to student directory information to persons or groups that make students aware of occupational or educational options, the school shall provide access on the same basis to official recruiting representatives of the military forces of the state and the United States for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military.
Acts 1981, ch. 16, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1120.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-407 - Uniform grading system

(a)
(1)
Each LEA shall adopt and use the uniform grading system developed by the state board of education for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12). Each LEA must report students' grades using the uniform grading system for the purposes of application for postsecondary financial assistance administered by the Tennessee student assistance corporation.
(2)
The uniform grading system developed by the state board of education for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) must use the following grading scale:
(A)
A student earns an "A" letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of ninety (90) to one hundred (100);
(B)
A student earns a "B" letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of eighty (80) to eighty-nine (89);
(C)
A student earns a "C" letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of seventy (70) to seventy-nine (79);
(D)
A student earns a "D" letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of sixty (60) to sixty-nine (69); and
(E)
A student earns a failing or "F" letter grade if the student scores a percentage of points within the range of zero (0) to fifty-nine (59).
(b)
(1)
The state board of education shall develop a uniform grading system for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) that LEAs may adopt and implement.
(2)
Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the state board of education shall not modify the uniform grading system for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade eight (K-8) more than once every two (2) years.
(c)
(1)
This section does not prohibit the state board of education or an LEA from developing, adopting, or implementing a grading system for purposes other than reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance under subsection (a).
(2)
An LEA shall not create a local grading policy or procedure that establishes a minimum grade above zero (0) that a student may earn for coursework.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1005,s 2, eff. 5/28/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1080, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 414, Secs.s 1, s 2 eff. 5/21/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248, s 56, eff. 5/2/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 920, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 957, s 1, eff. 4/27/2016.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 723, s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2004, ch. 679, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-408 - Administration of United States civics test

(a)
Beginning January 1, 2017, except as provided in subsection (c), a student, during the student's high school career, shall be given a United States civics test composed of questions from the one hundred (100) questions that are set forth within the civics test administered by the United States citizenship and immigration services to persons seeking to become naturalized citizens.
(b)
An LEA shall prepare a test for its students composed of at least fifty (50) questions from those questions described in subsection (a). The test must be composed of at least twenty-nine (29) questions on American government, at least sixteen (16) questions on American history, and at least seven (7) questions on integrated civics. The LEA may prepare multiple versions of the test for use in different schools and at different times.
(c)
A public high school may provide each student with the opportunity to take the test as many times as necessary for the student to pass the test.
(d)
A student must correctly answer at least seventy percent (70%) of the questions to receive a passing score on the test.
(e)
The department shall recognize a school on the department's website as a United States civics all-star school for any school year in which all of the school's seniors receiving a regular diploma make a passing grade of eighty-five percent (85%) or more on the United States civics test required under subsection (a).
(f)
Notwithstanding §
49-6-6001(a)
, a student must take and pass the civics test required by this section in order to meet the social studies course credit requirements to earn a full diploma upon graduation from high school. A passing score on the civics test must be noted on a student's transcript.
(g)
Notwithstanding subsection (f), for the 2019-2020 school year, a student is not required to take and pass the civics test required in this section to meet the social studies course credit requirements to earn a full diploma upon graduation from high school.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 652, s 7, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 442, Secs.s 2, s 3, s 4, s 5 eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 442, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 499, s 1, eff. 1/1/2017.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-409 - Alternative methods for adult education

(a)
The department of education shall develop alternative methods by which adult students attending adult high schools may meet requirements that condition the receipt of credit for a course on a minimum number of contact hours. The alternative methods may be in lieu of all or part of the required contact hours. The alternative methods may include learning programs such as independent study under the guidance of a teacher at the adult high school, computer-assisted learning programs, on-line or distance learning programs, and work experience, if appropriate, for a particular course. Any student pursuing an alternate method of satisfying a contact hours requirement shall demonstrate mastery of the course content prior to receiving credit for the course.
(b)
In addition to the alternative methods developed by the department of education pursuant to subsection (a), an adult high school may provide virtual instruction in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16, part 2 of this title; provided, however, that an adult high school that provides virtual instruction to students must satisfy the instructional time requirements established for adult high schools by the state board of education.
(c)
A local board of education may contract for services with a nonprofit or for-profit entity for the operation and management of an adult high school. An adult high school operated by a nonprofit or for-profit entity under a contract with a local board of education must receive state and local school funding from the local board of education for the first year of its operation based on anticipated enrollment. A contract entered pursuant to this subsection (c) must:
(1)
Provide the maximum enrollment for the adult high school;
(2)
Require the nonprofit or for-profit entity to provide the local board of education with the anticipated enrollment at least four (4) months before the adult high school opens for its first year of operations, which must not exceed the maximum enrollment set forth in the contract with the local board of education; and
(3)
Require the local board of education to adjust payments to contracted adult high schools no less than three (3) times per year, in the months of October, February, and June, based on changes in revenue, student membership, or student services.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 960,s 1, eff. 5/9/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 838, s 1, eff. 4/19/2022.
Acts 2007 , ch. 213, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-410 - "Secondary education" defined - Secondary school

(a)
"Secondary education" means education normally available and required by state standards to be taught to children enrolled in grades seven through twelve (7-12).
(b)
A secondary school is a school that provides secondary education.
Acts 2012, ch. 551, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-411 - Immunization records for dual enrollment students

(a)
Upon receiving a written request from the parent or guardian of a high school student, or a high school student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, who is attempting to enroll in a postsecondary institution for the purpose of taking one (1) or more postsecondary courses while the student is still enrolled in high school, the high school shall forward to the postsecondary institution to which the student is seeking enrollment a copy of the complete immunization record for such student that is on file with the high school.
(b)
The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Acts 2012, ch. 656, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-412 - Interest or career inventories - Career aptitude assessment

(a)
An LEA shall make an interest inventory such as the Kuder assessment, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality inventory, the ASVAB, the College Board Career Finder, or other interest or career inventory available to public middle schoolers or ninth graders to assist students in determining the students' interests and in making career decisions.
(b)
(1)
In order to help inform a student's high school plan of study, each LEA shall administer a career aptitude assessment to students in grade seven (7) or grade eight (8).
(2)
A career aptitude assessment is a tool used to help a student understand how a variety of skills and attributes impact the student's potential success and satisfaction with different career options and work environments. The department of education shall identify career aptitude assessments that LEAs may administer for purposes of this subsection (b).
(3)
Upon administering a career aptitude assessment to students in grade seven (7) or grade eight (8), an LEA shall provide the students with information on career and technical education opportunities offered by the LEA in which the student is eligible to participate.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 271, s 3, eff. 4/30/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 108, s 1, eff. 4/11/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 999, s 4, eff. 4/27/2016.
Acts 2012 , ch. 918, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-413 - Voluntary participation in community service

(a)
A student attending a public high school is encouraged to participate voluntarily in at least ten (10) hours of community service each semester that the student is in attendance. The community service shall comply with the rules promulgated by the state board of education under subsection (c).
(b)
The public high school from which a student who participated each semester of attendance in community service that meets the specifications of subsection (a) graduates shall recognize the student's achievement at graduation by awarding a certificate of service, placing an appropriate designation on the student's diploma or other credential, providing a ribbon or cord to be worn with the graduation regalia, or recognizing the community service in another suitable manner.
(c)
The state board of education shall promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 831,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 6 - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 49-6-101 — 49-6-8106) › Part 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-414 - Early postsecondary credit courses - Notification of early college and career experiences

(a)
Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, every LEA shall make available to students enrolled in its high schools opportunities to take at least four (4) early postsecondary opportunities, as defined by the department of education. These opportunities may be provided through traditional classroom instruction, online or virtual instruction, blended learning, or other educationally appropriate methods.
(b)
LEAs are encouraged to partner with other LEAs or institutions of higher education to provide early postsecondary credit courses.
(c)
Each LEA shall:
(1)
Notify students and parents of students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) of all early college and career experiences offered by the LEA for the upcoming school year;
(2)
Provide the notification required in subdivision (c)(1) by January 1 or at least one (1) week before students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) register for classes for the upcoming school year, whichever is earlier. The LEA shall provide the notification electronically or by mail; and
(3)
Provide a list of all early college and career experiences offered by the LEA for the upcoming school year on the LEA's website.
(d)
Each LEA is encouraged to advise students and parents of students enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) of the benefits of participating in early college and career experiences.
(e)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Early college and career experiences" include, but are not limited to:
(A)
Early postsecondary opportunities, as defined by the department of education;
(B)
Work-based learning opportunities;
(C)
Apprenticeships;
(D)
Dual credit courses;
(E)
Dual enrollment courses;
(F)
Courses and examinations for which a student may earn college credit; and
(G)
Programs offered by a state college of applied technology through a partnership between the state college of applied technology and an LEA; and
(2)
"Parent" means the parent, guardian, or legal custodian who is required under §
49-6-3001
to enroll the child in school.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 884, s 2, eff. 4/14/2022.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 274, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2017, ch. 450, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-416 - Audit of voluntary association that establishes and enforces bylaws or rules for interscholastic sports competition for public secondary schools

Any voluntary association that establishes and enforces bylaws or rules for interscholastic sports competition for public secondary schools in this state shall be subject to an annual audit by the comptroller of the treasury. At the discretion of the comptroller of the treasury, the audit may be prepared by a certified public accountant, a public accountant, or by the department of audit. The comptroller of the treasury may accept the association's own audit prepared by a certified public accountant that has been filed with the secretary of state to satisfy the requirements of this section. If the association 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 to prepare the audit. The association shall bear the full costs of any audit prepared.
Acts 2018, ch. 948, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-417 - Provision of feminine hygiene products for student use

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Eligible school" means a public high school that is eligible to participate in the community eligibility provision under the national school lunch program pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1759a
; and
(2)
"Feminine hygiene product":
(A)
Means any product to be used by women with respect to menstruation or other genital-tract secretions; and
(B)
Includes tampons and sanitary napkins.
(b)
Each LEA is authorized to provide feminine hygiene products, at no charge, in all women's and girl's bathrooms and locker rooms in an eligible school building where instruction is provided, excluding any bathrooms and locker rooms specifically designated for teacher or staff use. The feminine hygiene products are for student use only.
Acts 2019, ch. 484, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-418 - Career-based experience

(a)
As used in this section, "career-based experience" means an opportunity for a student to participate in on-the-job training or a structured educational experience that allows the student to apply the student's knowledge and skills in a work environment and to develop an understanding of workplace expectations.
(b)
(1)
An LEA may provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students and may allow the LEA's high school students to participate in any available career-based experiences.
(2)
An LEA may establish partnerships with industry and local businesses to provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students.
Acts 2020, ch. 527, § 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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-419 - Designation of apprenticeship training program contact for school - Directory

(a)
Each public high school, including public charter high schools, shall designate a teacher, principal, or other school employee to serve as an apprenticeship training program contact for the school. A public high school shall notify the department of education of the apprenticeship training program contact and update the department of any changes.
(b)
The department of education shall compile and publish to its website a directory of the name and contact information for the apprenticeship training program contact for each public high school. The contact information includes the contact's mailing address, email address, telephone number, and high school that the contact represents.
(c)
The department shall update the information required pursuant to subsection (b) no later than September 1 of each year.
(d)
As used in this section "apprenticeship training program contact" means a designee of a public high school that is the preferred point of contact for students, parents, or apprenticeship programs to interface with the high schools on matters related to apprenticeship training opportunities and workforce training.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 206,s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
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 4 - JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS GENERALLY (§§ 49-6-401 — 49-6-451) › Section 49-6-451 - Juvenile Offender Act - Informing pupils of provisions

(a)
At or near the beginning of each school year, the board of education of each LEA shall be responsible for informing all pupils in grades seven through twelve (7-12), inclusive, of the Juvenile Offender Act, compiled in title 55, chapter 10, part 7. This shall be accomplished both orally by teachers and through the distribution of a pamphlet.
(b)
Failure of an LEA to comply with this section is not a defense to the issuance of an order of denial.
Acts 1989, ch. 64, § 13.
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 5 - NIGHT SCHOOLS (§ 49-6-501) › Section 49-6-501 - Night schools generally

(a)
Boards of education are authorized to establish and maintain night schools for persons who are over eleven (11) years of age, under rules and regulations prescribed by the state board of education.
(b)
Boards of education are authorized to establish and maintain night schools for students suspended for misconduct from the public schools, under such rules and regulations as prescribed by the state board of education.
(c)
The night schools, when established, shall be a part of the public school system, and any funds that are available for the maintenance of that system shall be for the establishment and maintenance of night schools at the discretion of the board of education.
(d)
In the apportionment of all state and county school funds, the average number in attendance each night shall form the basis of distribution, and such students shall be recorded as constituting a part of the public school attendance in the same manner as pupils who attend day schools.
(e)
Boards of education shall, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the state board of education, adopt courses of study that will best serve the locality at which the night school is located.
(f)
Full and complete reports of all night schools shall be made by the boards of education on forms furnished by the board of education.
Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 22; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a157-1487a160; Code 1932, §§ 2484-2487; Acts 1974, ch. 654, §§ 123-125; 1981, ch. 117, § 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-2501 -- 49-2504; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, § 19; 2005, ch. 200, §§ 2, 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 6 - SUMMER SCHOOL (§ 49-6-601) › Section 49-6-601 - Transfer of credit earned

Any course work successfully completed in accordance with rules of the state board of education in a summer program of a school approved by the commissioner of education under §
49-1-201
is fully transferable to any other approved school.
Acts 1986, ch. 690, § 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 7 - AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 49-6-701 — 49-6-707) › Section 49-6-701 - Grants and technical assistance - LEAP grant fund

(a)
The department of education shall establish, administer and monitor a system of competitive grants and technical assistance for eligible organizations providing after school educational programs consistent with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 5. The grants and technical assistance shall supplement, not supplant, nonlottery educational resources for after school educational programs and purposes.
(b)
There is created within the state treasury a fund to be administered by the department of education and to be known as the lottery for education after school programs grant fund, referred to as the LEAP grant fund in this section.
(c)
In any fiscal year in which the financial assistance program for attendance at postsecondary educational institutions located within this state is funded pursuant to chapter 4, part 9 of this title, and funds are available in the after school account established in §
4-51-111(f)
, the governor shall recommend and the general assembly may appropriate moneys in the after school account to the department of education for deposit in the LEAP grant fund.
(d)
(1)
Moneys in the LEAP grant fund shall be available to the department of education to make grants and fund technical assistance for after school programs. An after school program grant shall be awarded for a period of three (3) years with moneys for such grant earmarked in the LEAP grant fund and disbursed annually during the life of the grant according to the terms of the grant.
(2)
The department of education shall establish a method whereby it converts grant funding for after school programs from annual grants to grants awarded for three-year periods. The method may include a phase-in of the award of three-year grants so that not all grants expire at the same time or any other process that the department finds to be most efficacious in the administration of the grant program. Grants shall only be awarded to those programs that comply with §
49-6-702
or §
49-6-705
and meet adequate performance levels as determined by the department of education.
(e)
The award of grants in any fiscal year is subject to the availability of funds in the LEAP grant fund for the grants. Amounts remaining in the LEAP grant fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund or to the after school account, but shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year and remain available for use by the department for after school programs and technical assistance for such programs. Moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 6 for the sole benefit of the fund. All earnings attributable to such investments shall be credited to the fund.
Acts 2004, ch. 953, § 1; 2008 , ch. 1175, § 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 7 - AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 49-6-701 — 49-6-707) › Section 49-6-702 - Awards - Eligibility - Focus of programs - Lottery-funded programs

(a)
In accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the state board of education and on the recommendation of the commissioner of education, grants and technical assistance shall be awarded to public and not-for-profit organizations that provide, or propose to provide, after school educational programs in this state.
(b)
An organization shall be eligible if the organization operates, or proposes to operate, a program that is available to students on an average of fifteen (15) hours per week and includes, at a minimum:
(1)
Reading skills development and enhancement;
(2)
Math or science skills development and enhancement;
(3)
Academic mentoring or tutorial assistance; and
(4)
Sports or leisure opportunities.
(c)
Programs shall be designed to comprehensively address the educational, health and social service needs of children who are five (5) years of age or older and enrolled in the elementary or secondary grades. The program shall maintain an enrollment of children of which at least fifty percent (50%) of the students enrolled meet one (1) of the following requirements; provided, however, that preference shall be given to programs that maintain an enrollment of children of which at least eighty percent (80%) of the students meet one (1) of the following requirements:
(1)
Qualify for free and reduced lunch pursuant to
42 U.S.C. § 1771
;
(2)
Are at risk of educational disadvantage and failure due to circumstances of abuse, neglect or disability;
(3)
Are at risk of state custody due to family dysfunction;
(4)
Are enrolled in and attending a public school failing to make adequate yearly progress;
(5)
Are attending a public school, including a public charter school, instead of a public school failing to make adequate yearly progress as a result of parent choice; or
(6)
Are at risk of failing one (1) or more subjects or are behind grade level by at least one (1) year.
(d)
The commissioner of education shall encourage lottery-funded after-school programs to provide extended learning that is complementary to school curricula.
Acts 2004, ch. 953, § 1; 2005, ch. 425, §§ 1 - 3; 2010, ch. 854, § 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 7 - AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 49-6-701 — 49-6-707) › Section 49-6-703 - [Repealed] Reserved

Repealed by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 725, s 31, eff. 4/18/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 182, s 41, eff. 4/17/2015.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 64, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2004, ch. 953, § 1; 2010 , ch. 838, § 1; 2011 , ch. 410, § 9 (d).
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 7 - AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 49-6-701 — 49-6-707) › Section 49-6-704 - Rules and regulations

The state board of education, on the recommendation of the commissioner of education, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate this part. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Acts 2004, ch. 953, § 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 7 - AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 49-6-701 — 49-6-707) › Section 49-6-706 - Funding for costs incurred in administering programs

Costs incurred by the department in administering the programs established by this part that provide a system of competitive grants and technical assistance for eligible organizations providing after school educational programs consistent with the Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 5 shall be funded from the LEAP grant fund as part of such programs.
Acts 2006, ch. 940, § 3; 2008, ch. 1175, § 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 7 - AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 49-6-701 — 49-6-707) › Section 49-6-707 - Program funding

Programs funded under this part shall be subject to the school administered child care rules established under §
49-1-302(i)
.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1175, § 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 8 - SCHOOLS AGAINST VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION (SAVE) › Section 49-6-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 49-6-NEW) › 1

(a)
The department of safety shall create de-escalation training for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel.
(b)
Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter, each LEA and public charter school shall ensure that each teacher, administrator, and other school personnel employed by the LEA or public charter school annually receives deescalation training that is created pursuant to subsection (a).
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 675,s 1, eff. 4/11/2024.
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 8 - SCHOOLS AGAINST VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION (SAVE) › Section 49-6-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 49-6-NEW) › 2

(a)
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, if a local board of education has not entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a law enforcement agency to assign a school resource officer at each school within the local board of education's control, then a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction may assign at least one (1) law enforcement officer to serve as a school resource officer at the school to increase the protection and safety of students and school personnel during regular school hours when children are present on the school's premises, as well as during school-sponsored events.
(b)
If a law enforcement officer is assigned to a school pursuant to subsection (a), then the chief of the law enforcement agency that assigned the law enforcement officer must notify the director of schools and the principal of the school of:
(1)
The officer's assignment;
(2)
The policies of the officer's employing law enforcement agency that the officer must follow;
(3)
Procedures for communication among the LEA, officers, and local law enforcement agencies;
(4)
A description of any policies, procedures, or other requirements that the officer must follow when responding to an emergency on school grounds;
(5)
A procedure for addressing complaints against the officer;
(6)
The officer's assigned schedule at a school in the LEA; and
(7)
Whether the officer carries a firearm pursuant to § 49-6-815(a)(3).
(c)
An LEA shall not impede on the duties of an officer who is assigned to a school pursuant to this section.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 729,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
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 8 - SCHOOLS AGAINST VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION (SAVE) › Section 49-6-801 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Schools Against Violence in Education Act" or the "SAVE Act."
Acts 2007, ch. 548, § 1.