Tennessee § 49-2-106 - Creation or expansion of city or special school districts.

§ 49-2-106. Creation or expansion of city or special school districts.

No city school system or special district school system shall be created or reactivated for the purpose of operating a system of schools, unless the school system is large enough to offer adequate educational opportunities for the pupils of grades one through twelve (1-12) in keeping with standards established by the state board of education. In establishing the standards, the state board is authorized and directed to take into consideration such factors as: The scholastic population of the city or special school district according to the most recent census; The financial ability per pupil of scholastic population; and The expressed willingness of the people of the city or special school district, as indicated by a majority of its legal voters in a referendum, to raise local funds, which, together with school funds received from the state and other sources, shall be sufficient to provide adequate educational opportunities for their children. Acts 1961, ch. 113, § 1; 1981, ch. 510, §§ 1, 2; 1981, ch. 540, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., § 49-233. Law Reviews. Symposium – Memphis in the Law: A Memphis Dilemma: A Half-Century of Public Education Reform in Memphis and Shelby County From Desegregation to Consolidation (Daniel Kiel), 41 U. Mem. L. Rev. 787 (2011). Attorney General Opinions. Abolishment of special school district, OAG 98-161, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 161 (8/24/98). Kenton special school district not entitled to reactivation, OAG 98-161, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 161 (8/24/98). Building permit and plan review fees for construction and/or renovation of a school located within the city limits; applicability of planning and zoning regulations of the city for school district-owned property located within city limits. OAG 10-27, 2010 Tenn. AG LEXIS 22 (3/8/10).