Tennessee § 5-21-124 - Education department — Withdrawal from system.
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§ 5-21-124. Education department — Withdrawal from system.
In the event the director or purchasing agent established under this chapter does not maintain records, follow accounting and budgetary procedures, and submit timely reports and information as prescribed by state law and the commissioner of education, the commissioner, after a hearing on the issue of such neglect, shall remove the education department of the county involved from the county financial management system established by this chapter by written notification to the presiding officer of the county legislative body. Upon notice from the commissioner, the county legislative body shall transfer sufficient funds from the control of the department to provide financial services in the county education department under the supervision of the county director of schools, as provided by general law. State funds may be withheld for failure to provide adequate funds to transfer the responsibilities to the education department. Acts 1981, ch. 325, § 24.
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