Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-153

  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

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.