Tennessee § 49-6-1203 - Federal and state constitutions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-1203 — Federal and state constitutions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-6-1203. Federal and state constitutions.
A treatise on the history and interpretation of the constitution of the United States approved or adopted by the state board of education is required to be taught in the high schools of this state. It is the duty of the state board of education and all local boards of education to cause to be taught in each public high school in this state the constitution of Tennessee. The state board of education shall determine the nature and extent of the instruction to be given on the constitutions and the credits to be given for the course; provided, that the course need not extend for more than one (1) year. Acts 1947, ch. 50, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1947, ch. 96, § 1; Acts 1947, ch. 136, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2423.3, 2423.4 (Williams, §§ 2393.8a, 2393.8b); Acts 1974, ch. 654, § 115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1907, 49-1908.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-6-1203 ("Federal and state constitutions.") 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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