(a) Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, each LEA and public charter school shall enroll a student who achieves a performance level rating of “exceeds expectations” on the mathematics portion of the student's seventh grade Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test in Algebra I or an equivalent mathematics course, as determined by the state board of education, instead of enrolling the student in the eighth grade mathematics course, unless the student's parent or legal guardian submits a written request to the LEA or public charter school to remove the student from the course in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) An LEA or public charter school shall notify, before the beginning of the school year, the parent or legal guardian of each student who achieved a performance level rating of “exceeds expectations” on the mathematics portion of the student's seventh grade TCAP test that the student will be enrolled in Algebra I or an equivalent mathematics course in the eighth grade pursuant to subsection (a). The notice must inform the student's parent or legal guardian that the parent or legal guardian may remove the student from the Algebra I or equivalent mathematics course by submitting a written request to the LEA or public charter school no later than thirty (30) days after the first day of the school year.
(c) A student who is enrolled in Algebra I or an equivalent mathematics course pursuant to this section must be administered the end-of-course examination for the course.
(d) If the successful completion of an Algebra I course or the equivalent mathematics course is required by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-6-6001(a) for students to receive a full high school diploma, then a student's successful completion of the Algebra I course or the equivalent mathematics course in the eighth grade also satisfies the Algebra I or the equivalent mathematics course requirement for high school.