Tennessee § 49-6-6011 - Limitations on new statewide assessments.
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§ 49-6-6011. Limitations on new statewide assessments.
Notwithstanding any other law, the department of education and the state board of education are prohibited from mandating any statewide assessments for any grades or subjects beyond those assessments required as of the 2016-2017 school year until the 2020-2021 school year. The department shall ensure all data associated with existing assessments is accurate and timely. This section does not apply to assessments required by federal law, assessments required for the implementation of response to instruction and intervention, or to required field tests, or prohibit LEAs from voluntarily participating in assessments developed by the department of education or prohibit LEAs from requiring district-approved assessments. The department of education shall report to the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives all actions or procedures that have been implemented to ensure all data associated with existing assessments is accurate and timely. Acts 2018, ch. 672, § 1; 2019, ch. 345, § 109.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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