2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002
§ 49-13-134. Establishment of Non-Charter Public Schools of Innovation

LEAs in which there exist charter schools or in which charter schools are proposed to be created are strongly encouraged to establish non-charter public schools of innovation using federal funding that is available for such purpose. Such non-charter public schools shall be designed to function as a control group to enable the effectiveness of charter schools to be more adequately assessed through comparative evaluations.