Tennessee § 49-3-309 - Transportation services.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-3-309 — Transportation services., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-3-309. Transportation services.
Student transportation services shall be defined by the commissioner, as approved by the state board. State funds for student transportation shall be included in the transportation component of the BEP funding formula. In making the calculation, only the ADA of students transported at public expense who live one and one-half (1½) miles or more from the school to which they are assigned by the respective board and in which they are enrolled shall be taken into account. However, the board may, in its discretion, provide, at local expense, student transportation services for children who live less than one and one-half (1½) miles from the school to which they are assigned and in which they are enrolled. State funds shall be generated under the rules and regulations for the transportation of students with a physical disability who are transported less than one and one-half (1½) miles. Acts 1977, ch. 290, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-608; Acts 1984 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 6, § 13; 2001, ch. 284, § 5; 2011, ch. 47, § 34. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 107 provided that nothing in the legislation shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the eligibility for services or the rights or responsibilities of individuals covered by the provision on the day before the date of enactment of this legislation, which was July 1, 2011. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 108 provided that the provisions of the act are declared to be remedial in nature and all provisions of the act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Cross-References. Pupil transportation services, funding through basic education, § 49-3-355 .
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Section 49-3-309 ("Transportation services.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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