Tennessee § 49-2-1263 - Multi-county consolidated school systems — Powers and duties of department of education.
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§ 49-2-1263. Multi-county consolidated school systems — Powers and duties of department of education.
The department of education and the commissioner of education are vested with the following powers and duties respecting the consolidation of school systems: Formulate recommended policies and practices for conducting the consolidation programs; Develop suggested methods of procedure and a manual as guides for use by the planning commissions; Provide professional assistance in consolidation studies and development of consolidation proposals; Appraise reports of studies made by the planning commissions and examine plans for consolidation, recommending changes or modifications where deemed desirable; and Afford financial assistance that may be required by counties in effecting consolidation, within limits of funds available for such purposes. Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 74. 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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