Tennessee § 49-13-145 - Effective operation of authorizers — Authorizer quality.

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§ 49-13-145. Effective operation of authorizers — Authorizer quality.

The state board of education shall ensure the effective operation of authorizers in this state and shall evaluate authorizer quality. In order to evaluate authorizer quality, the state board of education is authorized to conduct periodic evaluations of authorizers to determine authorizer compliance with the requirements of this chapter and with the rules and regulations of the state board of education, and to ensure alignment with the state board of education's quality authorizing standards. If the state board of education finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the state board of education, or the state board of education's quality authorizing standards, then the state board of education shall provide the authorizer with written notification of the authorizer's noncompliance. The authorizer shall respond to the written notification no later than ten (10) business days after the date of the written notification and shall remedy the authorizer's noncompliance within the timeframe determined by the state board of education. An authorizer's failure to remedy the authorizer's noncompliance may result in a reduction of the authorizer fee provided in § 49-13-128, as determined by the state board of education. The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2. Acts 2019, ch. 219, § 100.

Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 49-13-145 ("Effective operation of authorizers — Authorizer quality.") 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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