2021 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education

§ 49-1-215. Training for Teachers Relating to Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity - As part of the county institutes or educational meetings provided...

§ 49-1-216. Report on Academic Performance of Historically Underserved Student Groups - The commissioner shall annually monitor and report academic performance of...

§ 49-1-218. Establishment of Guidelines for Release of Education Data for Research Purposes - The commissioner of education shall establish guidelines regarding the timely...

§ 49-1-219. Advisory Guidelines for Reporting Dui-Related Deaths of Minors - The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of...

§ 49-1-223. Asthma — Development of Comprehensive State Plan — Report - The department of health, in consultation with the department of...

§ 49-1-226. Adoption of Core Standards in Subjects Beyond Math and English Language Arts Prohibited - The state shall not adopt common core state standards in...

§ 49-1-231. Student Support Collaborative - The department of education shall establish a student support collaborative...

Part 3 - State Board of Education

§ 49-1-306. Goals - It is the legislative intent that the state board of...

§ 49-1-313. Standards Recommendation Committee — Science and Social Studies - Prior to the next adoption of academic standards in the...

§ 49-1-314. Responsibility of Leas in Developing Instructional Programs Under State Standards - Each LEA shall be responsible for developing and implementing the...

Part 4 - Tennessee Drug Abuse Resistance Education Act of 1989

§ 49-1-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-1-404. State Board of Education — Powers - The state board of education may:

§ 49-1-405. Similar and Comparable Programs - This part shall not supersede or disallow any similar and...

§ 49-1-406. Use of Funds - Notwithstanding any provision of this part or any other law...

§ 49-1-407. Duties of Department of Safety — Drug Abuse Programs - It is the responsibility of the department of safety to:

Part 6 - Performance Goals and Assessment

§ 49-1-604. Mixed Model Methodologies - As used in this part, “mixed model methodologies that provide...

§ 49-1-607. Noncompliance With Security Guidelines for Tcap or Successor Test - Any person found to have not followed security guidelines for...

§ 49-1-608. Subject Matter Tests for Secondary Schools — Initiation of Value Added Assessment - The development of subject matter tests shall be initiated to...

§ 49-1-609. Exclusion of Student Performance on Assessments Administered in 2020-2021 School Year to Assess Student Readiness for Postsecondary Education — Exception for Higher Performance Designation for the School or Lea - To the extent authorized by federal law, student performance on...

§ 49-1-611. Reports — Removal or Appointment of School Board Members - The commissioner shall make periodic reports to the state board,...

§ 49-1-612. Alternate Assessment for Students With Cognitive Disabilities - The state's alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities...

§ 49-1-615. Establishment of the Teacher Professional Development Fund - The teacher professional development fund is established, into which only...

§ 49-1-618. Establishment of Review Period for Verification of Accountability Data Files and Determinations Prior to Public Release - The department of education shall develop, and the state board...

Part 7 - Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act

§ 49-1-701. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-1-702. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 49-1-703. Duties of Board - The state board of education shall: Unless otherwise approved in...

§ 49-1-705. Leas and Schools Not to Collect Certain Individual Student Data - LEAs and schools shall not collect individual student data on:

§ 49-1-707. Status of Collection of Student Data Existing on July 1, 2014 - Any collection of student data by the department existing on...

Part 9 - Tennessee Literacy Success Act

§ 49-1-901. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-1-903. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 49-1-904. Identification of Schools With Low Reading Scores - The department of education shall identify schools with consistently low...

§ 49-1-907. Early Grades Reading Report - The department of education shall annually submit to the education...

§ 49-1-909. Competitive Procurement Policy - The department shall procure any good or service selected or...

Part 10 - Connie Hall Givens Coordinated School Health Improvement Act

§ 49-1-1001. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-1-1006. Funds Subject to Audit - The use of grant funds shall be subject to audit...

§ 49-1-1007. Report — Publication - By July 1, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter, the...

Part 11 - Child Care Programs

§ 49-1-1102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

Part 12 - Tennessee Educators Protection Act

§ 49-1-1201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-1-1202. Legislative Findings — Applicability - The general assembly finds that ensuring the quality of elementary...

§ 49-1-1203. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 49-1-1205. No Liability for Punitive or Exemplary Damages for Acts or Omissions That Occur Within Course and Scope of Employment - An employee is not liable for punitive or exemplary damages...

§ 49-1-1207. Insurance Not Waiver of Defense - Except as otherwise provided by statute, the existence of any...

Chapter 2 - Local Administration

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 49-2-101. County Legislative Bodies — Powers and Duties - The duties of the county legislative body shall be to:

§ 49-2-102. County Mayors — Duties - It is the duty of the county mayor to:

§ 49-2-104. Inspection of Local Records - Supervisors, under the direction of the commissioner of education, shall...

§ 49-2-107. Special School Districts — Taxes - Any person owning property located in special school districts in...

§ 49-2-113. Mechanical Signing of Warrants - A board of education, with the permission of its chair,...

§ 49-2-118. Conflict Resolution Intervention Programs - Each LEA shall implement for grades one through six (1-6)...

§ 49-2-126. Early Postsecondary Course Fund - A school may establish an early postsecondary course fund to...

§ 49-2-128. Policy to Provide for an Open Enrollment Period for Transfer to Schools With Available Space - Each LEA shall develop a policy whereby the LEA shall...

Part 2 - Boards of Education

§ 49-2-202. Members and Meetings - not less than nor more than 14,940 15,000 49,400 49,500...

§ 49-2-203. Duties and Powers - not less than: nor more than: 98,900 99,000 336,400 336,500

§ 49-2-204. Debts — Penalty - Any member of the board who votes to create debts...

§ 49-2-205. Chair — Powers and Duties - It is the duty of the chair of the local...

Part 3 - County Administration -

Part 4 - Municipal Schools

§ 49-2-402. Control of Municipal Schools - The board of each municipality voting for and collecting the...

§ 49-2-403. State Funding - All municipalities establishing common schools under this part shall be...

§ 49-2-404. Charter Powers - Cities and incorporated towns operating systems of public schools under...

§ 49-2-406. Reports to State - Any city director of schools or secretary of the town...

Part 5 - Special School Districts

§ 49-2-504. Persons Residing Outside Boundaries — Eligibility to Vote - A special school district may, by legislative act, establish eligibility...

Part 6 - School Support Organization Financial Accountability Act

§ 49-2-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-2-602. Legislative Intent - The general assembly recognizes the importance of school support organizations...

§ 49-2-603. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 49-2-608. Prohibited Actions - A nongovernmental group or organization, including all school support organizations,...

§ 49-2-609. Audit - A school support organization or any group or organization that...

§ 49-2-610. Development of Model Financial Policy - The office of the comptroller of the treasury is authorized...

§ 49-2-611. Initial Registration and Renewal Fees - Notwithstanding § 48-51-303(a)(1) to the contrary, a school support organization...

Part 7 - High Performing School Districts Flexibility Act

§ 49-2-701. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-2-703. Designation as a High Performing School District - Any LEA meeting a majority of the applicable criteria in...

Part 10 - Transfer and Joint Operation of Schools Generally

§ 49-2-1001. Operation of Municipal or Special District Schools by County - County and town boards of education and special school district...

Part 11 - Contractual Joint Operation of Schools

§ 49-2-1102. Powers of Contracting Boards - All schools established, maintained and operated pursuant to a contract...

§ 49-2-1104. Assistance of State Officials - It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter...

Part 12 - Consolidation of Systems

§ 49-2-1206. Consolidation Plan - For Plan of Consolidating Schools in County Against Plan of...

§ 49-2-1207. Powers of State Regarding Consolidation - The department of education and the commissioner of education are...

§ 49-2-1258. Multi-County Consolidated School Systems — Issuance of Bonds - Any consolidated board of education created under §§ 49-2-1251 —...

§ 49-2-1259. Multi-County Consolidated School Systems — Audit of Boards - Consolidated boards of education shall be subject to the audit...

§ 49-2-1260. Multi-County Consolidated School Systems — Adoption of Local Option Sales Tax Rate - Prior to or in conjunction with the adoption of a...

§ 49-2-1262. Multi-County Consolidated School Systems — Funding Bonus - To aid in the offset of the expenses incurred in...

§ 49-2-1263. Multi-County Consolidated School Systems — Powers and Duties of Department of Education - The department of education and the commissioner of education are...

Part 13 - Educational Cooperation Act

§ 49-2-1301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-2-1302. Purpose - It is the purpose of this part to permit local...

§ 49-2-1303. “Public Agency” Defined - As used in this part, “public agency” includes:

§ 49-2-1308. Rights Preserved - Nothing in this part shall prohibit any public agency from...

Part 20 - School Boards Association -

Part 21 - Directors of Schools Association -

Chapter 3 - Finances

Part 1 - State School Fund

§ 49-3-101. General Provisions - Code 1955, § 49-601; Acts 1972, ch. 693, § 3;...

Part 2 - Administration of Federal Funds -

Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977

§ 49-3-301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-3-302. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-3-304. Part Exclusive - Notwithstanding any other provision of this title to the contrary,...

§ 49-3-306. State Salary Schedule — Computation — Pay Supplement — Licensed Personnel Salaries - Kindergarten (K) through grade three (3) 1.20 Grades four (4)...

§ 49-3-310. Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials - Funding for textbooks and other instructional materials shall be provided...

§ 49-3-311. Capital Outlay - The state board shall establish minimum standards for school sites,...

§ 49-3-319. Adult Basic Education - Appropriations of state funds made for adult basic education may...

§ 49-3-320. Grants-in-Aid - Appropriations of state funds made for educational grants-in-aid shall be...

§ 49-3-323. [reserved.] - In any fiscal year in which an LEA is unable...

§ 49-3-357. Education Trust Fund of 1992 - There is created the education trust fund of 1992. The...

§ 49-3-360. Incentive Grants - There shall be an amount of money above and beyond...

§ 49-3-362. Division of Bep Funds Allocated for County Director of Schools - Any funds allocated under the BEP for compensation of a...

§ 49-3-363. Children for Whose Education the State Is Directly Responsible - Whenever the education of a child becomes the state's direct...

§ 49-3-364. Employing Building Manager - Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, nothing shall be...

§ 49-3-366. [reserved.] - It is the intent of the general assembly that adequately-funded...

§ 49-3-369. Funding of Special School Districts - Any city which provides funding to a special school district,...

Part 4 - Volunteer Public Education Trust Fund Act of 1985

§ 49-3-401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-3-402. Legislative Intent and Declaration - The general assembly recognizes the inherent value of education and...

§ 49-3-404. Authority of Trustees - In addition to the powers granted by this part, consistent...

§ 49-3-405. Corpus of Trust Fund — Income — Minimum Trust Fund Amount - The corpus of the trust fund consists of funds appropriated...

§ 49-3-406. Rules - The trustees are authorized to promulgate rules necessary to perform...

§ 49-3-407. Addition of State General Fund Surplus - The general assembly may annually provide for the addition of...

Part 10 - Bonds Generally

§ 49-3-1001. Provisions Supplementary - This part shall not constitute an exclusive method of issuing...

§ 49-3-1007. Special School District Bonds — Adjustment in Tax Rate - If any special school district has bonds outstanding payable from...

Part 11 - Educational Institutions Law of 1943

§ 49-3-1101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-3-1102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-3-1104. General Powers of Board - The board has the power and is authorized to:

§ 49-3-1106. State Approval for Bond Issuance - Notwithstanding any other law, neither the board nor any institution...

§ 49-3-1107. Security for Bonds - The board, in connection with the issuance of bonds to...

§ 49-3-1110. Bondholders' Remedies - Any holder or holders of bonds, including a trustee or...

Part 12 - Tennessee State School Bond Authority Act

§ 49-3-1201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-3-1202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-3-1205. Powers and Duties Generally - Except as otherwise limited by this part, the authority has...

§ 49-3-1209. Bonds Tax Exempt - The state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders...

§ 49-3-1211. Sharing of Proceeds of County School Credit Bonds Not Required - Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, counties having...

§ 49-3-1212. Exclusive Power of Authority to Issue Bonds for School Credit Bond Project - The authority shall have power and is authorized to issue...

Part 20 - Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature Foundation

§ 49-3-2001. Legislative Findings - The general assembly finds that the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature...

§ 49-3-2003. Free or Discounted Services to the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature Foundation - State agencies may provide free and discounted services to the...

Chapter 4 - Financial Aid

Part 1 - Cooperative Scholarship Plans

§ 49-4-101. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-4-104. Unauthorized Solicitation or Advertising - It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or corporation...

§ 49-4-106. Participation by Financial Institutions - All banks and trust companies, industrial savings banks, building and...

§ 49-4-110. Revocation of Authorization - The commissioner shall have the power to revoke the certificate...

§ 49-4-111. Tax Exemption - Every corporation holding a certificate of authority under this part...

Part 2 - Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation — General Provisions

§ 49-4-201. Creation - There is created a nonprofit corporation, which shall be known...

§ 49-4-203. Purpose and Duties - It is the purpose and duty of the Tennessee student...

§ 49-4-204. Promulgation of Rules - The Tennessee student assistance corporation is authorized and directed to...

§ 49-4-207. Requests for Appropriations - Requests for appropriations to support the programs of the Tennessee...

§ 49-4-208. Employee Benefits - The employees of the Tennessee student assistance corporation shall be...

§ 49-4-209. State Financial Aid to Be Applied to Tuition and Room and Board - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all state financial aid...

§ 49-4-210. Authority to Promulgate Rules and Regulations to Determine Whether Licensed Lawyers or Persons Licensed by Any State Agency Are Delinquent or in Default on Student Loans - In addition to the authority to promulgate the rules and...

Part 3 - Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation — Student Assistance Awards

§ 49-4-303. Amount of Award - All awards of student assistance shall be based on the...

§ 49-4-305. Recipient Free to Choose School - It is expressly provided that no attempt shall be made...

§ 49-4-306. [reserved.] - If the recipient of an award fails to comply with...

Part 6 - Forfeiture of State Assistance

§ 49-4-601. Forfeiture Upon Criminal Conviction - Any part-time or full-time student who is convicted of any...

Part 7 - Miscellaneous Scholarship and Loan Programs

§ 49-4-705. Termination of Christa Mcauliffe Scholarship Program - The Christa McAuliffe Scholarship program terminates effective August 1, 2020,...

§ 49-4-707. [reserved.] - [Effective until August 1, 2023.] [Effective on August 1, 2023.]...

§ 49-4-708. Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - [Effective until August 1, 2023.] [Effective on August 1, 2023.]...

Part 8 - Senator Ben Atchley Opportunity Grant Act

§ 49-4-801. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-4-802. Purpose - The purpose of this part is to restore the value...

§ 49-4-803. Grants to Students at Certain Colleges and Universities - The state shall grant an amount as provided in this...

§ 49-4-804. Amount of Grants - The amount of the maximum grant for students enrolled at...

Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds

§ 49-4-901. Disposition of Lottery Proceeds - Net proceeds of the state lottery shall be used exclusively...

§ 49-4-902. Part Definitions. [Effective Until July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective on July 1, 2021.] - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 49-4-902. Part Definitions. [Effective on July 1, 2021. See the Version Effective Until July 1, 2021.] - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 49-4-904. Student Ineligibility - A student is ineligible for any scholarship or grant described...

§ 49-4-906. Eligibility Not Restricted by Student Income - Except for the ASPIRE award under § 49-4-915 and the...

§ 49-4-907. Eligibility Requirements for Hope Scholarship - To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an...

§ 49-4-910. Hope Scholarship — Transfers Between Eligible Postsecondary Institutions - A student who receives a Tennessee HOPE scholarship and attends...

§ 49-4-917. Choice of Aspire Award or Supplemental Award - Students may receive either the ASPIRE award, under § 49-4-915,...

§ 49-4-922. Financial Assistance Reduction - If the sum of all financial aid, including a Tennessee...

§ 49-4-925. Construction - The provisions of this part providing for postsecondary financial assistance...

§ 49-4-941. Terminating Events for Receipt of Lottery Scholarships - Notwithstanding any provision of this part concerning the terminating events...

Part 10 - Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (Strong) Act of 2017 [Repealed Effective June 30, 2021.] -

Chapter 5 - Personnel

Part 1 - Qualifications Generally

§ 49-5-102. Alternative Licensure for Instructors Who Have Taught for Military Community College - The department of education shall develop an alternative program for...

§ 49-5-103. Award of Additional Professional Development Points for Certain Teachers - Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the state board of...

§ 49-5-104. Director of Schools - The standards for a license of qualification for a director...

§ 49-5-105. Alteration of Licenses - The holder of a license who changes or alters the...

§ 49-5-107. Blind or Visually Limited Teachers - No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to...

§ 49-5-109. Reciprocity - The state board of education may enter into reciprocal agreements...

§ 49-5-113. Petition for Waiver of Requirement for Renewal of Teacher's License - A teacher who, on each of the teacher's last three...

Part 2 - Teachers' Rights and Duties Generally

§ 49-5-208. Reporting Inaccuracies, Errors, or Potentially Inflammatory Material in Textbooks and Instructional Materials - No teacher or other educator shall be discouraged or disciplined...

Part 3 - Rights and Duties of Other Personnel Generally

§ 49-5-301. Nonteachers Eligible for Public Office - Notwithstanding any law except §§ 8-23-201 and 49-2-203 to the...

Part 4 - Employment and Assignment of Personnel

§ 49-5-404. Teachers — Physical Examination - No person who has any contagious or communicable disease in...

§ 49-5-408. Teachers — Contracts - All teachers shall make a written contract with the director...

§ 49-5-412. Schools Required to Have Principal - Each school having nine (9) or more teachers shall have...

§ 49-5-414. Emergency First-Aid Personnel — Employee Volunteers — Training - Every public elementary and secondary school in this state is...

§ 49-5-415. Subpoena Power of State Board of Education - The chair of the state board of education or the...

Part 5 - Teachers' Tenure

§ 49-5-501. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-5-503. Tenure - Any teacher who meets all of the following requirements is...

§ 49-5-505. [reserved.] - The local board of education has the authority to set...

§ 49-5-510. Transfers Within System - The director of schools, when necessary to the efficient operation...

Part 6 - Professional Educators Collaborative Conferencing Act of 2011

§ 49-5-602. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-5-603. Rights of Professional Employees - Professional employees have the right to self-organization, to form, join...

§ 49-5-605. Representatives - Shall the professional employees of this LEA undertake collaborative conferencing...

Part 7 - State Leave Plan

§ 49-5-703. Director's Action on Application - Each request for leave must be acted upon in accordance...

§ 49-5-704. Term and Extension of Leave - All leaves, except military leave, shall be from a date...

§ 49-5-705. Teacher's Reinstatement After Leave - Positions vacated for less than twelve (12) months by teachers...

§ 49-5-706. Teacher Not Returning After Leave - Any teacher on leave shall, at least thirty (30) days...

§ 49-5-707. Pay While on Leave - The regularly employed teacher who is on leave authorized by...

§ 49-5-708. Effect of Leave on Teacher's Rights - Any teacher on leave shall retain any accumulated tenure, salary...

§ 49-5-709. Substitute Teachers - Substitute teachers are those teachers used to replace teachers on...

§ 49-5-712. Part-Time Leaves - Part-time leaves may be granted upon written request with the...

§ 49-5-713. Legislative Service Leave - Leave to hold legislative office shall not be granted for...

§ 49-5-716. Leave Not Charged When School Closed for Unexpected Events - A teacher, including a teacher on preapproved leave or other...

Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act

§ 49-5-801. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-5-802. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-5-804. Trustees - When permission to establish a sick leave bank in a...

§ 49-5-809. Loss of Benefits - A member shall lose the right to obtain the benefits...

§ 49-5-810. Dissolution of Bank - In the event the sick leave bank is dissolved, the...

§ 49-5-811. Participation of Nonteacher Employees of Lea in Teachers' Sick Leave Bank - Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, if...

Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems

§ 49-5-903. “Teacher” Defined - As used in this part, “teacher” means and includes any...

§ 49-5-905. Deficiencies in Contributions - Any teacher who has not contributed to the minimum amount...

§ 49-5-906. Eligibility for Benefits - Every teacher who has annually contributed to the fund in...

§ 49-5-907. Retirement Because of Incapacity - Every teacher in the public schools of a city, town,...

§ 49-5-908. Insufficiency of Fund to Pay Annuities - In case the fund is insufficient to pay the annuity...

§ 49-5-909. Exemption of Benefits From Process — Nonassignability - All annuities granted and payable out of the teachers' retirement...

§ 49-5-912. Delegation of Duties by Trustees - The board of trustees shall have authority to elect one...

§ 49-5-915. Sinking Fund — Purposes - The public school teachers' retirement fund held in trust by...

§ 49-5-916. Deficiencies Supplied From Sinking Fund - At any time that the funds in the hands of...

Part 10 - Teacher Code of Ethics

§ 49-5-1001. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-5-1002. Legislative Findings - The general assembly finds and declares that:

§ 49-5-1005. Public Access to Teacher Code of Ethics - The state board of education shall post the teacher code...

§ 49-5-1007. Professional Development Training Concerning Teacher Code of Ethics - LEAs must conduct annual professional development training concerning the teacher...

Part 56 - Teacher Training

§ 49-5-5601. Legislative Intent Relative to Teacher Education - The general assembly recognizes the vital position occupied by institutions...

§ 49-5-5602. Tests Required for Entrance to Approved Teacher Training Programs - All students wishing to enter approved teacher training programs shall...

§ 49-5-5604. Clinical Experiences Required — Assignment to Educator - In order to gain experience in a school and demonstrate...

§ 49-5-5606. Passing Scores on Exams — Eligibility for License and Employment - Those students who achieve a passing score on the state...

§ 49-5-5608. Training for Teaching Children With Behavioral or Emotional Disorders - All teacher training institutions are encouraged to offer, and encourage...

§ 49-5-5609. Report Regarding Certification by National Board for Professional Teacher Standards - The commissioner of education shall report to the state board...

§ 49-5-5612. Coursework on Neurological and Brain Science Research - Teacher training programs at public institutions of higher education are...

§ 49-5-5613. Religious Content in Curriculum - Teacher training institutions shall provide candidates with instruction on what...

§ 49-5-5614. Access to Evaluation Data From Teacher Training Programs - The department of education shall provide all state board of...

§ 49-5-5615. Training on Teacher Code of Ethics Required - State-approved teacher preparation programs shall require all teacher candidates to...

§ 49-5-5617. Requirements for Teacher Endorsement - All courses taken toward meeting the requirement for a teacher...

Part 57 - Principal-Administrator Academy

§ 49-5-5704. Costs of Academy Attendance - The institutes shall be provided without cost to those attending;...

Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education

Part 1 - Preschools

§ 49-6-102. Short Title for §§ 49-6-103 — 49-6-110 - Sections 49-6-103 — 49-6-110 shall be known and may be...

§ 49-6-108. Office of Early Learning - There is established within the department of education an office...

§ 49-6-109. [reserved.] - For the programs authorized by §§ 49-6-103 — 49-6-110, the...

Part 2 - Kindergarten -

Part 3 - Elementary, Middle and Secondary Schools Generally -

Part 4 - Junior and Senior High Schools Generally

§ 49-6-402. Schools Authorized - Local boards of education are authorized and empowered to establish...

§ 49-6-404. Teacher Qualifications - All teachers of any type of high school provided in...

§ 49-6-406. Military Career Information - If a high school provides access to the campus or...

§ 49-6-409. Adult Education — Minimum Number of Contact Hours - The department of education shall develop alternative methods by which...

§ 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...

Part 5 - Night Schools -

Part 6 - Summer School

§ 49-6-601. Transfer of Credit Earned - Any course work successfully completed in accordance with rules of...

Part 7 - After School Educational Programs

§ 49-6-704. Rules and Regulations - The state board of education, on the recommendation of the...

§ 49-6-706. Funding for Costs Incurred in Administering Programs - Costs incurred by the department in administering the programs established...

§ 49-6-707. Program Funding - Programs funded under this part shall be subject to the...

Part 8 - Schools Against Violence in Education (Save) Act

§ 49-6-801. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-803. Direction of Safety Team - The state-level safety team shall be directed by the director...

§ 49-6-805. Template Minimum Requirements - At a minimum, the template prepared by the state-level safety...

§ 49-6-807. Annual Armed Intruder Drill - Each school safety team shall conduct at least one (1)...

§ 49-6-810. Annual Report to Governor and General Assembly - Annually on or before February 1 of each year, the...

§ 49-6-811. Grant Funding - An LEA may seek grant funding from the school safety...

§ 49-6-812. Consistency With Harassment and Bullying Policies - Each LEA shall ensure that the district-wide safety plans and...

§ 49-6-813. County and Municipal Appropriations - The legislative body of any county or municipality may appropriate...

§ 49-6-814. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner of education is authorized to promulgate rules and...

Part 9 - Report Cards

§ 49-6-901. Copies to Parents - A copy of a student's report card shall be furnished...

Part 10 - Curriculum Generally

§ 49-6-1006. Black History and Culture - The course of instruction in all public schools should include,...

§ 49-6-1010. Computer Education - In order that every pupil for whom it is appropriate...

§ 49-6-1013. Textbooks or Instructional Materials Covering Personal Finance - Each LEA is encouraged when selecting textbooks or instructional materials...

§ 49-6-1014. Celebrate Freedom Week - We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men...

§ 49-6-1016. Noncompulsory Gun Safety Class or Program for Elementary School Students - An LEA may offer a noncompulsory gun safety class or...

§ 49-6-1019. [reserved.] - Each public school, under the guidance of the school's LEA,...

§ 49-6-1032. Program to Promote Participation of K-12th Grade Students in Community Gardening — Elective Credit Permitted - In cooperation and consultation with the department of health and...

§ 49-6-1035. Domestic Violence Awareness Education Programs - Each LEA, in consultation with local law enforcement, is strongly...

Part 11 - Stem Education

§ 49-6-1101. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 49-6-1103. Stem Leadership Training - TSIN shall implement STEM leadership training in all STEM innovation...

§ 49-6-1104. Curriculum in Middle Schools to Educate Students on Stem Careers - TSIN shall make available to all middle schools in the...

§ 49-6-1105. Stem Partner Organizations - TSIN shall seek STEM partner organizations, such as the American...

Part 12 - Junior and Senior High Schools — Curriculum

§ 49-6-1201. General Provisions - The course of study to be taught in every high...

§ 49-6-1206. Reserve Officer Training - In high schools offering programs of reserve officer training, a...

§ 49-6-1209. High School Credit for Military Basic Training - If, during high school, a student enlists in a branch...

§ 49-6-1210. Internship Programs - LEAs are authorized to offer internship programs for elective credits...

Part 13 - Family Life Curriculum

§ 49-6-1301. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 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...

Part 14 - Children at Risk for Obesity

§ 49-6-1402. Program Components - The department of health, with the assistance of the department...

§ 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...

§ 49-6-1405. Funding - The activities described in § 49-6-1403 shall occur if, and...

Part 15 - . Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act

§ 49-6-1501. Short Title - This part is known and may be cited as the...

§ 49-6-1502. Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-6-1505. Public or Non-Profit Community Partnerships - Upon approval by the department, LEAs and public charter schools...

§ 49-6-1506. Funding - The learning loss remediation and student acceleration program must be...

§ 49-6-1510. Procurement - The department shall procure any good or service selected or...

Part 16 - Child Abuse or Child Sexual Abuse on School Grounds -

Part 17 - Financial Literacy Program Act of 2010

§ 49-6-1701. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-1707. Examination and Audit - The commission shall be subject to examination and audit by...

§ 49-6-1708. Annual Report - The commission shall report annually to the general assembly on...

Part 18 - Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act

§ 49-6-1801. “Limited Public Forum” Defined for Purposes of Part - As used in this part, “limited public forum” means public...

§ 49-6-1804. Discrimination Based on Religious Content of Student's Written or Oral Assignments or Submissions Prohibited — Penalty or Reward Prohibited - Students may express their written beliefs about religion in homework,...

§ 49-6-1805. Organization of Religious Student Groups Permitted — Access to School Facilities — Advertisements or Announcements of Meetings - Students may organize religious student groups, religious clubs, “see you...

Part 19 - Suicide Prevention

§ 49-6-1901. Training for Teachers and Principals - All employees of each LEA shall attend the annual in-service...

Part 20 - School Property

§ 49-6-2009. Displays in Support of or Opposition to Referendum or Initiative Prohibited - No sign or message in support of or opposition to...

Part 21 - Transportation

§ 49-6-2102. Rules and Regulations - The state board of education is directed to formulate rules...

§ 49-6-2103. Transportation Free - No pupil shall be charged a fee by the county...

§ 49-6-2105. Maximum Time in Transit - No pupil shall be allowed to remain in transit to...

§ 49-6-2106. Approval of Routes - School bus routes shall be subject to the approval of...

§ 49-6-2111. School Bus Insurance - No school bus shall be operated to transport pupils to...

§ 49-6-2113. Penalty for Violations - A willful violation of this part is a Class C...

§ 49-6-2115. Compliance With School Bus and Motor Vehicle Safety Standards - Notwithstanding any rule of the state board of education to...

Part 22 - Textbooks and Instructional Materials

§ 49-6-2201. State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission - Are free of any clear, substantive, factual, or grammatical error;...

§ 49-6-2204. Distribution of Contracted Textbooks and Instructional Materials - The commission has full authority to make regulations governing distribution...

§ 49-6-2205. Emergency Rules for Adoption of Textbooks and Instructional Materials - In the event that any bidder fails to execute the...

§ 49-6-2206. Use of Unapproved Books and Instructional Materials - No teacher or principal in any of the public schools...

§ 49-6-2209. Existing Contracts Preserved - Nothing in this part shall be construed as cancelling or...

§ 49-6-2210. Student Access to Textbooks - Every student shall be permitted to take any textbook or...

§ 49-6-2211. Commission Independent of Department of Education — Limitation on Department's Role in Textbook Adoption Process - The commission shall maintain independence from the department of education....

Part 23 - Tennessee School Nutrition Standards Act

§ 49-6-2301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-2303. Rules and Regulations - The commissioner of education shall recommend and the state board...

Part 24 - Tennessee Community Schools Act

§ 49-6-2401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-2402. Legislative Findings - The general assembly finds and declares that:

§ 49-6-2403. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 49-6-2406. Study and Report - The office of research and education accountability (OREA) in the...

§ 49-6-2408. Adoption of Holistic Programs of Positive Behavior — School Reports - Community schools and communities of schools are encouraged to work...

Part 25 - National Motto in the Classroom Act

§ 49-6-2501. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

Part 26 - Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program

§ 49-6-2601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-2602. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:...

§ 49-6-2610. Promulgation of Rules - The state board is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate...

§ 49-6-2612. State or Local Public Benefit - An education savings account is a state or local public...

Part 27 - Threat Assessment

§ 49-6-2703. Immunity of Threat Assessment Team - A threat assessment team and individual members of a threat...

Part 29 - Tennessee Student Religious Liberty Act of 1997

§ 49-6-2901. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-2903. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-6-2906. Teachers and Administrators Not to Violate the First Amendment Establishment Clause - Nothing in this part shall be construed to support, encourage...

Part 30 - Attendance

§ 49-6-3007. List of Students — Reports of Attendance — Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance — List of Truant Students - Receipt of input from neighborhood groups and other interested parties;...

§ 49-6-3011. Disposition of Fines - All moneys collected as fines for violations of this part...

§ 49-6-3013. Children Unable to Buy Books - If satisfactory proof is presented that any child is unable...

§ 49-6-3018. Children Serving as Pages for General Assembly - A child who serves as a page of the general...

Part 31 - Assignment of Students Generally

§ 49-6-3103. Factors in Determining Assignment - In determining the particular public school to which pupils shall...

§ 49-6-3105. Applications for Transfer - A local board of education may, by action duly recorded...

§ 49-6-3106. Direct Advancement From Kindergarten to Second Grade - A local board of education may approve a procedure for...

§ 49-6-3107. Notice of Student Assignment - In assigning students, the board of education may give individual...

§ 49-6-3108. Attendance in Adjoining States - Boards of education located in counties that are adjacent to...

§ 49-6-3112. Children Residing on Property Located in Two Counties - not less than nor more than 16,575 16,675 32,760 32,800...

Part 32 - Challenges to Student Assignments -

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...

Part 34 - Suspension of Students -

Part 40 - Student and Employee Safe Environment Act of 1996

§ 49-6-4001. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-4004. Uniform and Fair Application of Code of Conduct - The principal of each school shall apply the code of...

§ 49-6-4005. Adoption of Different but Consistent Discipline Policies or Codes of Conduct Applicable to Different Classes of Schools - Each local board of education or charter school governing body...

§ 49-6-4007. Posting and Distribution of Discipline Policy or Code of Conduct - When a discipline policy or code of conduct has been...

Part 41 - School Discipline Act

§ 49-6-4101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-4104. Rules and Regulations - Each local board of education shall adopt rules and regulations...

§ 49-6-4106. Disciplinary Referrals - When a member of a school's faculty or staff disciplines...

Part 42 - School Security Act of 1981

§ 49-6-4201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-4202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-6-4207. Use of Metal Detectors - To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary...

§ 49-6-4208. Use of Animals - To facilitate a search that is found to be necessary,...

§ 49-6-4210. Disposal of Contraband - Any dangerous weapon or drug located by the principal or...

§ 49-6-4218. Posting of Speed Limits on School Grounds and Parking Lots - Each LEA is encouraged to cause proper signs to be...

§ 49-6-4219. Policy Regulating Use of Electronic Control Devices - Any law enforcement agency providing a school resource officer, school...

Part 43 - Reporting Student Offenses -

Part 44 - School Discipline in Special School Districts

§ 49-6-4401. Students Accountable for Conduct - Every teacher in the special school district created by §...

Part 45 - Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Cyber-Bullying

§ 49-6-4501. Legislative Findings — Safety and Civility - The general assembly finds and declares that:

§ 49-6-4502. Part Definitions - As used in this part:

§ 49-6-4506. Task Forces, Programs or Other Initiatives - School districts are encouraged to form harassment, intimidation, bullying or...

Part 50 - Immunization of School Children -

Part 51 - Student Identification

§ 49-6-5105. Identification Numbers — Limitations on Use — Confidentiality - The commissioner shall use the identification numbers furnished under this...

§ 49-6-5106. Use of Name on Birth Certificate - A student shall be enrolled in the name that appears...

Part 60 - Proficiency Testing

§ 49-6-6003. Comprehensive Writing Assessment - A comprehensive writing assessment shall be conducted in at least...

§ 49-6-6004. Computer Science Courses — Satisfaction of Elective Focus Requirement - Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the state board of...

§ 49-6-6005. Special Education Diplomas - A special education diploma shall be awarded to students who...

§ 49-6-6006. Teacher Endorsement for Course Requiring End of Course Examination to Satisfy Graduation Requirements — Exception - A teacher shall not teach a course in which an...

§ 49-6-6013. Administration of Tcap Tests in Paper Format — Online Verification Test - Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests administered in the 2019-2020...

§ 49-6-6014. Tcap Tests Not Required in Spring of 2019-2020 School Year - Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests, which include, but are...

Part 61 - Behavioral and Emotional Disorders

§ 49-6-6101. Improvement and Coordination of Services - The state departments of education, mental health and substance abuse...

Part 70 - Parent Educational Participation Act -

Part 80 - Tennessee School Employee Religious Liberty Act of 1999

§ 49-6-8001. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-8003. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-6-8006. Employees Should Not Violate First Amendment Establishment Clause - Nothing in this part shall be construed to support, encourage...

Part 81 - Move on When Ready Act

§ 49-6-8101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-6-8102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

§ 49-6-8105. Eligibility for Tennessee Hope Scholarship - A student who meets the requirements of the early high...

§ 49-6-8106. Rules and Regulations - The state board of education and the Tennessee higher education...

Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally

Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 49-7-111. Military Career Information - If an institution of higher education provides access to the...

§ 49-7-117. Child Sexual Abuse Courses - The state university boards, the board of regents, and the...

§ 49-7-121. Annual Source Reduction, Recycling and Waste Management Plan - Each institution governed by the board of regents of the...

§ 49-7-126. Campus Residential Houses — Fraternities and Sororities - If an institution of higher education in this state permits...

§ 49-7-128. Fulfillment of Obligations as President Emeritus - Notwithstanding § 8-36-714 to the contrary, upon mutual agreement between...

§ 49-7-130. Reimbursement for Airplane Travel Limited to Standard Coach Fare - No official, officer, or employee of a state university board,...

§ 49-7-131. Eligibility for Employment or Promotion After Serving on Presidential Search Committee - No person acting on a presidential search committee for any...

§ 49-7-132. Approval of Expenditures by State Building Commission - Any expenditure or combination of separate expenditures in excess of...

§ 49-7-134. Reduction in Work Force - The board of regents, the state university boards, and the...

§ 49-7-135. Policies on Smoking at Public Institutions of Higher Education - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including § 4-4-121, §...

§ 49-7-138. Preference for Admission to State Residents - The institutions of the University of Tennessee system and the...

§ 49-7-140. Confidentiality of Gift Records - Records and information that concern gifts to public institutions of...

§ 49-7-144. Disclosure About Transferability of Credits - Credits earned at [name of institutions giving disclosure] may not...

§ 49-7-145. Development of Student Disclosure Form - The Tennessee student assistance corporation shall develop a student disclosure...

§ 49-7-146. Disciplinary Violations for Use or Possession of Alcohol, Controlled Substance or Controlled Substance Analogue — Notice to Parents - A public institution of higher education shall notify a parent...

§ 49-7-147. Remedial and Developmental Courses — Coordination With Two-Year Institutions - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, after July 1, 2012,...

§ 49-7-148. Comparative Education Concepts - Institutions of higher education offering approved teacher training programs under...

§ 49-7-150. Reverse Articulation or Reverse Transfer Agreements Between Universities and Community Colleges - The community colleges of the board of regents system are...

§ 49-7-153. Interest and Career Inventories - An interest inventory such as the Kuder assessment, Myers-Briggs Type...

§ 49-7-154. Confidentiality of Application and Materials Submitted With Application for Position of Chief Executive Officer of Public Institution of Higher Education — Records of Finalists - [Repealed effective July 1, 2021.]

§ 49-7-157. Adoption of Policies That Substantially Burden Students' Free Exercise of Religion Prohibited - The governing board or government entity, as defined in §...

§ 49-7-163. Possession and Storage of Firearms or Firearms Ammunition in Accordance With § 39-17-1313 — Prohibition Against Disciplinary Action - No public postsecondary institution shall take any adverse or disciplinary...

§ 49-7-165. Protection of Records Related to Alternative Investments - [Effective until July 1, 2021.]

Part 2 - Tennessee Higher Education Commission

§ 49-7-201. Creation - In order to achieve coordination and unity in the program...

§ 49-7-213. Development of Institute of Public Health - The Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department...

§ 49-7-215. Audit of Efficiencies - An audit of the Tennessee higher education commission, the University...

Part 3 - Arrangements for Students Studying Outside State -

Part 4 - State Assistance to Private Colleges

§ 49-7-403. Sickle Cell Anemia Research - The department of health shall negotiate a contract with Meharry...

Part 5 - Chairs of Excellence -

Part 6 - Volunteer Trust Fund Act

§ 49-7-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-7-602. Legislative Declaration - The general assembly recognizes the importance of creating a legal...

Part 7 - Promotion of Leadership in Agricultural and Home Economic Programs -

Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act

§ 49-7-801. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 49-7-802. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

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2021 Tennessee Code Title 49 - Education

2021 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education