Tennessee § 49-13-101 - Short title.
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§ 49-13-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002.” Acts 2002, ch. 850, § 1. Law Reviews. Sector Agnosticism and the Coming Transformation of Education Law, 70 Vand. L. Rev. 1 (2017). Attorney General Opinions. The Public Charter Schools Act may be amended to allow enrollment of a broader range of applicants, OAG 03-130, 2003 Tenn. AG LEXIS 148 (10/03/03). Public Charter School Act of 2002 does not prohibit the approval of an application for a new charter school if an eligible student population does not exist at the time the charter school application is approved, OAG 04-039, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 39 (3/12/04). Powers of chartering authority, OAG 07-131, 2007 Tenn. AG LEXIS 131 (8/30/07). Constitutionality of Acts 2012, ch. 1065 regarding LEAs as sponsors of charter schools. OAG 12-68, 2012 Tenn. AG LEXIS 68 (7/6/12). The Charter Schools Act does not impose financial burdens on local school districts in violation of Article II, Section 24 of the Tennessee Constitution. OAG 13-72, 2013 Tenn. AG LEXIS 73 (9/9/13). House Bill 702/Senate Bill 830 (Acts 2014, ch. 850) does not impose undue financial burdens on school districts in violation of Article II, § 24 of the Tennessee Constitution. HB 702 would likely withstand any facial constitutional challenge with respect to allowing the state board to approve new charter schools on appeal within local school districts with priority schools. OAG 14-06, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 4 (1/9/14).
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