Tennessee § 49-7-153 - Interest and career inventories.
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§ 49-7-153. Interest and career inventories.
An interest inventory such as the Kuder assessment, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory, the ASVAB or other interest or career exploration inventory shall be available to all public postsecondary students beginning in their freshman year as a follow up to the interest inventory available to all public middle schoolers or ninth graders and to further assist students in determining their interests and in making career decisions. Summary data obtained from the interest inventories and personality profiles administered under this section shall be sent annually by the postsecondary institutions to the state board of education. The state board shall consider the data in making decisions concerning curricula for public school students that is relevant to their career decisions and academic strengths and weaknesses. Acts 2012, ch. 918, § 2.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-7-153 ("Interest and career inventories.") 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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