2021 Tennessee Code
Part 33 - Enforcement Powers of Education Department
§ 49-6-3302. Withholding State Funds for Noncompliance

The commissioner, upon due hearing after two (2) weeks' written notice to the board of education affected, may withhold and declare forfeited any part or all state school funds due any school district that refuses or neglects to comply with and to enforce the census or compulsory school attendance laws.