§ 49-6-2401 Short title
§ 49-6-2402 Legislative findings
§ 49-6-2403 Part definitions
§ 49-6-2404 Authority to form community consortiums to establish community schools – Centers of communities – Designation of individual to lead implementation of programming – Eligibility for community school grant
§ 49-6-2405 Board and department to support and encourage LEAs in creation of community schools – Funding – Qualifications for community school grant – Duties of grant recipients
§ 49-6-2406 Study and report
§ 49-6-2407 Community of schools – Formation of community consortiums – Services for persons of all ages – Rights, privileges, and obligations
§ 49-6-2408 Adoption of holistic programs of positive behavior – School reports
§ 49-6-2409 Central headquarters for neighborhoods – Establishment of internet network architecture – Provisions of literacy classes and other programs
§ 49-6-2410 Identification of opportunities to support formation and effective administration of community schools

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 6 > Part 24 - Tennessee Community Schools Act

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • Community partner: means a provider of one (1) or more community services or a community organization or for-profit or nonprofit entity with a desire to improve conditions in the community. See Tennessee Code 49-6-2403
  • Community school: means a public and private partnership to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and before-school and after-school-care programs during school and nonschool hours for students, families, and local communities at a public school with the objectives of improving academic achievement, reducing absenteeism, building stronger relationships between schools, students, parents, and communities, and improving the skills, capacity, and well-being of the surrounding community residents. See Tennessee Code 49-6-2403
  • Community services: include :
    (A) Primary medical and dental care that is available to students and community residents. See Tennessee Code 49-6-2403
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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