(a) The state board of education shall ensure the effective operation of authorizers in this state and shall evaluate authorizer quality.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-13-145
Authorizer: means : (A) A local board of education, the Tennessee public charter school commission, or the achievement school district as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) In order to evaluate authorizer quality, the state board of education is authorized to conduct periodic evaluations of authorizers to determine authorizer compliance with the requirements of this chapter and with the rules and regulations of the state board of education, and to ensure alignment with the state board of education’s quality authorizing standards.(c)(1) If the state board of education finds that an authorizer is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, the rules and regulations of the state board of education, or the state board of education’s quality authorizing standards, then the state board of education shall provide the authorizer with written notification of the authorizer’s noncompliance.(2) The authorizer shall respond to the written notification no later than ten (10) business days after the date of the written notification and shall remedy the authorizer’s noncompliance within the timeframe determined by the state board of education. An authorizer’s failure to remedy the authorizer’s noncompliance may result in a reduction of the authorizer fee provided in § 49-13-128, as determined by the state board of education.(d) The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2.
