Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-50-1201

  • Art supplies: means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or being represented by the manufacturer or repackager as being suitable for use in the demonstration or the creation of any work of visual or graphic art of any medium. See Tennessee Code 49-50-1202

The general assembly finds and declares that art supplies that contain toxic substances pose a serious and significant danger to the health and safety of school children. The general assembly also finds that school children are not sufficiently protected by present health laws in that materials that may threaten adverse health effects are not so labeled and, therefore, children are not properly warned as to the dangers inherent in the use of those materials.