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Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 49-1-101. System Established - There is established a system of public education.
§ 49-1-103. Title Definitions - As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 49-1-104. Maximum Class Size — Waiver — Split-Grade Classes - Grade Level Average Maximum Class Size K-3 20 25 4-6...
§ 49-1-105. Completion of School Year When Parent Relocated - It is the intent of the general assembly that every...
Part 2 - Department of Education
§ 49-1-206. Preschool/parenting Learning Centers for Teen Parents - The departments of education and human services shall develop and...
§ 49-1-208. Form for Student to Report Allergy - The department, in consultation with the department of health, shall...
§ 49-1-209. Management Information System - The commissioner of education is authorized to prescribe a management...
§ 49-1-210. Standards of Fiscal Accountability - The commissioner shall recommend standards of fiscal accountability and soundness...
§ 49-1-213. Technical Assistance - Within available resources, the department may provide technical assistance to...
§ 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...