Tennessee § 49-1-601 - Assignment of student for purpose of calculating graduation rate.
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§ 49-1-601. Assignment of student for purpose of calculating graduation rate.
A student who has not attended the same high school within an LEA for at least sixty (60) school days of the most recent school year of enrollment and who has exited high school without a regular high school diploma and without transferring to another high school that grants a regular diploma may, for the purpose of calculating graduation rate, be assigned to the high school at which the student was enrolled for the greatest proportion of school days while enrolled in grades nine through twelve (9-12) pursuant to procedures developed by the department. Students that earn an alternate academic diploma pursuant to § 49-6-6001, shall be included in the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate pursuant to procedures developed by the department. Acts 2017, ch. 177, § 6. Compiler's Notes. Former § 49-1-601 , (Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4; 2004, ch. 832, § 1; 2004, ch. 928, §§ 1-5; repealed by Acts 2012, ch. 962, § 1, effective May 10, 2012), concerned the state board of education establishing performance goals at the local level.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-1-601 ("Assignment of student for purpose of calculating graduation rate.") 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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