2018 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 10 - Special Education
Part 9 - Services for Deaf Persons
§ 49-10-901. Tennessee School for the Deaf.
(a) The state institution for the education of the deaf, located in the city of Knoxville, shall be known as "Tennessee School for the Deaf."
(b) The state board of education has the power and duty to:
(1) Appoint and remove, on the recommendation of the commissioner of education, all officers, teachers and other employees of the Tennessee School for the Deaf;
(2) Prescribe, on the recommendation of the commissioner, the salaries of officers, teachers and other employees;
(3) Make all bylaws proper for the control and regulation of the school;
(4) Adopt policies and operating guidelines for the school;
(5) Prescribe curricula and graduation requirements; and
(6) Take steps, enter into agreements and do whatever is necessary to the establishment of a foundation for the school.
(c) The commissioner has the power and duty to:
(1) Recommend to the board the appointment or removal of officers, teachers and other employees;
(2) Recommend to the board the salaries of officers, teachers and other employees;
(3) Administer and manage the household and domestic affairs of the school; and
(4) Implement policies and guidelines of the board relative to the school.
(d) The lot and buildings and appurtenances of the school are the property of the state.
