Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-10-1307

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • LEA: means a local education agency. See Tennessee Code 49-10-102
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Restraint: means a chemical restraint, mechanical restraint, or physical holding restraint. See Tennessee Code 49-10-1303

If a private school or agency contracts with an LEA to provide services for students with disabilities, then such private school or agency shall, in the contract for services, certify that the staff of the facility or program has received training in the appropriate use of isolation and restraint. Further, the contracting agency shall report to a designated LEA representative each instance of the use of isolation and restraint to accomplish the parental notification provided in this part.