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2021 Tennessee Code
Title 49 - Education
Chapter 6 - Elementary and Secondary Education
Part 3 - Elementary, Middle and Secondary Schools Generally
§ 49-6-309. Waivers of State Board Rule or Statute That Inhibit or Hinder Lea's Goals or Missions Due to Outbreak of Covid-19 — Reports. [Effective Until March 1, 2021.]
Universal Citation: TN Code § 49-6-309 (2021)
- Notwithstanding § 49-1-201(d), upon application by an LEA for one (1) or more of the LEA's schools, and upon the approval of the state board of education, the commissioner of education shall waive a state board rule or statute that inhibits or hinders the LEA's ability to meet the LEA's goals or comply with the LEA's mission due solely to the outbreak of COVID-19 during the spring semester of the 2019-2020 school year.
- The commissioner shall not waive § 49-6-6014, § 49-1-302(d)(2)(F)-(G), § 49-6-105(h), § 49-1-617(d), § 49-1-228(f), § 49-1-602(a)(5), § 49-6-408(g), § 49-6-3004(a)(6)(B), § 49-3-317(a)(2), § 49-6-6001(k), § 49-6-6012, or any of the emergency rules promulgated by the state board of education to effectuate chapter 652 of the Public Acts of 2020.
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- The commissioner shall submit a report to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives no later than February 28, 2021, on the implementation and use of this section.
- The report required under subdivision (c)(1) must identify the substance of each waiver request submitted to the commissioner; whether the LEA's request for a waiver was approved by the state board of education; and the effect of the waiver on the receiving LEA.
- The chairs of the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives may request interim reports from the commissioner on the implementation and use of this section before February 28, 2021.
- This section is repealed on March 1, 2021.
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