Tennessee § 49-6-6002 - Tests not to be conducted earlier than grade three (3) — Test dates.
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§ 49-6-6002. Tests not to be conducted earlier than grade three (3) — Test dates.
No state-mandated test shall be conducted earlier than grade three (3), except that when the first and second grade tests provided for in chapter 434, § 7 of the Public Acts of 1997 are available, these tests shall be conducted. The commissioner of education shall establish a schedule for the administration of the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program assessments and meet the provisions of § 49-1-226. The commissioner shall have the authority to adjust the schedule for reasons including, but not limited to, natural disaster, prolonged inclement weather, or serious outbreaks of contagious illness. Acts 1997, ch. 434, § 6; 2009, ch. 448, § 3; 2010, ch. 1127, § 2; 2015, ch. 184, § 1.
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