Tennessee § 49-50-1203 - Certification of art supplies as nontoxic — Examination.
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§ 49-50-1203. Certification of art supplies as nontoxic — Examination.
For each academic year, art supplies purchased by any school or school district for use by students in kindergarten (K) and grades one through six (1-6) shall be certified nontoxic by the Arts and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI) and shall bear the approved product (AP) or certified product (CP) seal certifying that the product is safe and contains no materials in sufficient quantities to be toxic or injurious to children. At the request of the commissioner of education, the commissioner of agriculture shall examine any art supply purchased by an LEA for unsafe levels of lead. Acts 1985, ch. 348, § 3; 2008, ch. 862, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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