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2017 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 1 - State Administration
Part 2 - Department of Education
§ 49-1-224. Education Pays Act -- Award of rewards -- Funding -- Study of effects.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 49-1-224 (2017)
- (a) As used in this section, "education pays reward" means a reward of cash or other thing of value given to either an individual student or the student's custodial parent or guardian, or both, in recognition of academic achievement.
- (b) Each LEA is encouraged to develop an education pays pilot program for at-risk students to encourage student academic achievement through the award of education pays rewards.
- (c) An education pays pilot program may be funded through private donations. Any LEA for which a private foundation or other organization expresses willingness to fund an education pays pilot program shall work with such organization in developing an education pays pilot program in order to encourage at-risk students to achieve greater academic success through participation in the program.
- (d) The state board of education is encouraged to study the effects of education pays rewards in this state and similar programs in other states and report its findings to the education committee of the senate and the education instruction and programs committee of the house of representatives.
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