(a) The director of schools or the director’s designee shall annually post or publish a list of organizations that have complied with § 49-2-604(b). This posting or publication may be made by written or electronic means. The school board shall determine the appropriate method of posting or publishing this information.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-2-605

  • School support organization: means a booster club, foundation, parent teacher association, parent teacher organization, parent teacher support association, or any other nongovernmental organization or group of persons whose primary purpose is to support a school district, school, school club, or academic, arts, athletic or social activities related to a school, that collects or receives money, materials, property or securities from students, parents or members of the general public. See Tennessee Code 49-2-603
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any local board of education is authorized to develop a process to certify that an organization has been recognized as a school support organization; however, a local board of education shall not incur any liability for the recognition.
(c) Any forms, annual reports, or financial statements required to be submitted according to the policy adopted by the board pursuant to § 49-2-604(b) to the director of schools or the local school principal shall be open to public inspection.