2010 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 15 - Cooperative Innovative High School Programs
49-15-106 - Dual enrollment and dual credit Accountabilities Operation.

49-15-106. Dual enrollment and dual credit Accountabilities Operation.

(a)  A program approved under this chapter shall provide for the award of dual credit for a high school course; provided, that the student successfully completes the high school requirements for the course and the student meets all postsecondary standards for validation of the credit. A program may provide opportunities for dual enrollment.

(b)  A program approved under this chapter shall be accountable to the state board of education and the governing board of the postsecondary institution and shall conform to the regulations and guidelines of any relevant accrediting bodies.

(c)  A program approved under this chapter shall operate under the terms of a written agreement signed by the LEA and the applicant public postsecondary institution. The agreement shall incorporate the information provided in the application, as modified during the approval process, and any terms and conditions imposed on the program by the state board of education and the governing board of the applicant public postsecondary institution. The agreement may be for a term of no longer than five (5) school years.

(d)  A program may be operated in a facility owned or leased by the LEA, the applicant public postsecondary institution or an education partner, if any.

(e)  A program approved under this chapter shall comply with the laws and policies of the respective campus on which the program resides relating to the education of students with disabilities and shall comply with all statutes, regulations, policies and guidelines regarding student discipline.

(f)  A program approved under this chapter may use state, federal and local funds allocated or appropriated to the LEA and to the applicant public postsecondary institution or its governing board to implement the program. If there is an education partner and if it is a public body, the program may use state, federal and local funds allocated or appropriated to that body. Use of funds shall be subject to any limitations or restrictions placed on those funds by federal or state law or local ordinance.

(g)  Except as provided in this chapter and under the terms of the agreement, a program may apply to the state board of education or the governing board of the applicant public postsecondary institution for a waiver of any law or rule that inhibits or hinders the program's ability to meet its goals. Neither the state board of education nor the governing board of the applicant public postsecondary institution shall waive regulatory or statutory requirements related to:

     (1)  Federal and state civil rights;

     (2)  Federal, state and local health and safety;

     (3)  Federal and state public records;

     (4)  Immunizations;

     (5)  Possession of weapons on school grounds;

     (6)  Background checks and fingerprinting of personnel;

     (7)  Federal and state special education services;

     (8)  Student due process;

     (9)  Parental rights;

     (10)  Federal and state student assessment and accountability; and

     (11)  Open meetings.

(h)  The LEA and the participating postsecondary institution shall determine for each course the length of time of instruction. Depending on the course and the institution that offers it, the length of time of instruction shall be that required for public schools or that required for the attainment of postsecondary learning outcomes.

[Acts 2007, ch. 459, § 1.]