Tennessee § 49-2-1262 - Multi-county consolidated school systems — Funding bonus.
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§ 49-2-1262. Multi-county consolidated school systems — Funding bonus.
To aid in the offset of the expenses incurred in the consolidation process, the state shall supplement combining systems with a five percent (5%) funding bonus for the first five (5) years of the existence of the combined system. This five percent (5%) bonus shall be over and above the funds received from the state under this title. Funds distributed under this title for administrative purposes shall continue to be distributed as if each school system were still a separate entity. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 73. 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).
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