(a) A local board of education, by the adoption of a resolution, may refuse to accept federal funding for any education program without a penalty being assessed by any state agency or state official, unless refusal of such funding would cause a loss of federal funding for all participating LEAs in the program.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-3-202

  • 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
(b) A local board of education shall notify the department that the local board intends to refuse to accept federal funding before the local board acts to refuse the funding.
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