Title 49, Education

(a) (1) The Tennessee School for the Deaf, together with the West Tennessee School for the Deaf, shall maintain a deaf mentor and parent advisor program to assist families in implementing bilingual and bicultural home-based programming for young children who are deaf, hard of hea…

The purpose of this part is to extend practical demonstration instruction in agriculture, home economics and marketing to boys, girls, men and women in rural communities in a greater number of counties and to make such instruction more permanent in the several counties through in…

(1) This work shall be known as cooperative extension work, carried on in cooperation with the United States department of agriculture, provided for in the Smith-Lever Act, Public Act May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 1, 38 Stat. 372 (7 U.S.C. §§ 341-349), and in accordance with the regulat…

(a) In order to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture and the University of Tennessee in making available to boys, girls, men and women in the rural communities practical and useful instruction in agriculture, home economics and marketing as referred to in § …

(a) All counties cooperating with the University of Tennessee extension by making an appropriation for extension work shall elect an agricultural extension committee composed of seven (7) members. The committee shall be elected by the county legislative body. (b) Three (3) of the…

(a) For participation in the benefits of this part, contiguous counties may cooperate and be regarded as one (1) county in the employment of either a county agricultural agent or county home demonstration agent, or both; provided, that the combined area of the counties cooperatin…

It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person employed under this part to engage in the business of soliciting or selling any fertilizer, seed, farm machinery or any other merchandise to the people of the county or counties where they are so employed.

(a) (1) It is declared the intention of the general assembly to establish services for the well being of farmers and their families who are affected by farm credit problems and the financial difficulties currently existing in the agricultural and related business communities.(2) …

The University of Tennessee is authorized to provide employees of the University of Tennessee extension holding a joint appointment with the United States department of agriculture, salary increases and compensation commensurate with that received by other state employees and tea…

(a) (1) A student transcript shall not be altered by any employee of an LEA, charter school, or virtual school unless the LEA, charter school, or virtual school has a written policy governing student transcript alterations. All transcript alterations shall be made in accordance w…

The general assembly finds and declares that art supplies that contain toxic substances pose a serious and significant danger to the health and safety of school children. The general assembly also finds that school children are not sufficiently protected by present health laws in…

(1) As used in this part, unless the content otherwise requires:(1) “Art supplies” means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or being represented by the manufacturer or repackager as being suitable for use in the demonstration or the creation of any wor…

(a) For each academic year, art supplies purchased by any school or school district for use by students in kindergarten (K) and grades one through six (1-6) shall be certified nontoxic by the Arts and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) and shall bear the approved product (AP) or…

(a) The commissioner of education shall make access to the list of art supplies that are certified nontoxic by the Arts and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) available to all school districts in this state and shall make the list available to preschools, childcare centers and o…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Education Truth in Reporting and Employee Protection Act of 1989.”

(a) The purpose of this part is to discourage persons, whether employed, elected or appointed, who are required to furnish statistical data, reports or other information to local or state departments, agencies or legislative bodies, from knowingly and willfully making or causing …

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Disciplinary action” means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, reprimand, admonishment, reduction in forc…

No person or persons required by state law, or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to those laws to collect, manage, review and maintain accurate records pertaining to the operation of an LEA shall knowingly and willfully make or cause to be made any false statement in any …

No person or persons required by state law, or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to those laws, to collect, manage, review and maintain accurate records pertaining to the operation of an LEA shall knowingly and willfully make or cause to be made any false statement in any…

Should any person be found guilty of knowingly and willfully making or causing to be made any false statement or report or otherwise violating the requirements of §§ 49-50-1404 and 49-50-1405, that person shall forfeit all pay and compensation for the position held for a period n…

Any person found to have personally profited from any violation of §§ 49-50-1404 and 49-50-1405 shall be liable to the affected LEA or state department or agency in an amount not to exceed actual money expended or lost and not administratively recoverable, plus the costs of any l…

(a) Any person having knowledge of a knowing or willful falsification within the meaning of §§ 49-50-1404 and 49-50-1405 or the waste or mismanagement of public education funds may report or disclose the falsification, waste or mismanagement to the department of education or comm…

(a) Any person reporting under this part shall have a civil cause of action against any person or employer who causes a disciplinary action or threat of disciplinary action against the reporting person. An action commenced pursuant to this part may seek appropriate injunctive rel…

(a) This part shall not be construed to diminish or impair the rights of a person under any collective bargaining agreement or as repealing any law now in force making it illegal for public employees or officials, elected or appointed, to violate certain statutes and providing a …

LEAs shall post notices and use other appropriate means to keep employees informed of their protections and rights under this part.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Educational Records as Evidence Act.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Custodian” means the educational record practitioner and the administrator or other chief officer of an educational institution in this state and its proprietor, as well as their deputies and assistants, and any…

(a) Except as provided in § 49-50-1508, when a subpoena duces tecum is served upon a custodian of records of any educational institution in this state in an action or proceeding in which the educational institution is neither a party nor the place where any cause of action is all…

(1) The copy of the records shall be separately enclosed in an inner envelope or wrapper, sealed, with the title and number of the action, name of witness and date of subpoena clearly inscribed thereon. The custodian of the record shall affix to the sealed envelope or wrapper con…

(a) (1) Unless the sealed envelope or wrapper is returned to a witness who is to appear personally, the copy of records shall remain sealed and shall be opened only at the time of trial, deposition or other hearing, upon the direction of the judge, court, officer, body or tribuna…

(a) The records shall be accompanied by an affidavit of a custodian stating in substance:(1) That the affiant is the duly authorized custodian of the records and has authority to certify the records;(2) That the copy is a true copy of all the records described in the subpoena;(3)…

(a) The copy of the record shall be admissible in evidence to the same extent as though the original of the record were offered and the custodian had been present and testified to the matters stated in the affidavit. (b) (1) The affidavit shall be admissible in evidence and the m…

(a) Where the personal attendance of the custodian is required, the subpoena duces tecum shall contain a clause that reads: “The procedure authorized pursuant to § 49-50-1503 will not be deemed sufficient compliance with this subpoena.” (b) Where both the personal attendance of t…

(a) In view of the property right of the educational institution in its records, original records may be withdrawn after introduction into evidence and copies substituted, unless otherwise directed for good cause by the court, judge, officer, body or tribunal conducting the heari…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Emergency care plan” (ECP) means a child-specific action plan to facilitate quick and appropriate responses for an individual emergency in the school setting;(2) “Individualized healthcare plan” (IHP) means a written plan of care developed at the …

(a) Notwithstanding any law, policy or guideline to the contrary, a local board of education or a governing board for a nonpublic school may permit an employee or a person under contract to the board to assist in self-administration of medications, under the following conditions:…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) “Adrenal crisis” means a sudden, severe worsening of symptoms associated with adrenal insufficiency, such as severe pain in the lower back, abdomen or legs, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, low blood pressure,…

(a) The state board of education, in consultation with the department of health, shall develop guidelines for the management of students presenting with a drug overdose for which administration of an opioid antagonist may be appropriate. (b) Each LEA shall implement a plan based …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Bronchodilator rescue inhaler” means medication used to relieve asthma symptoms or respiratory distress along with devices and device components needed to appropriately administer the medication, including, but not limited to, disposable spacers; …

As used in this part, “homeless child or youth” and “homeless student” have the same meaning as “homeless children and youths” in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2)).

(a) In accordance with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.), LEAs must:(1) Provide educational services and support to homeless students; and(2) Designate a local liaison responsible for ensuring homeless students are identified and have a full a…

(1) A minor may obtain a copy of the minor's birth certificate from the department of health and a state-issued identification card from the department of safety; provided, that the minor has been verified as a homeless child or youth by at least one (1) of the following:(1) A di…

(a) As used in this part:(1) “Antisemitism” has the same meaning as the working definition of antisemitism described in § 49-7-181; and(2) “Public institution of education” includes LEAs, public charter schools, and public institutions of higher education. (1) “Antisemitism” has …

(a) A public institution of education shall prohibit antisemitic harassment or discrimination against students and employees, including discrimination resulting from a policy of the public institution of education or a program offered by the public institution of education that i…

(a) (1) By July 1, 2025, the department of education shall designate a Title VI coordinator to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at public institutions of education that serve students in any of the grades kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12).(2) Each public i…

(a) Criticism of Israel that is similar to criticism toward any other country is not considered antisemitism discrimination or harassment for purposes of this part. (b) This part does not diminish or infringe on any right protected under the First Amendment to the United States C…