(a) Each LEA and public charter school must pay two hundred dollars ($200) for each teacher in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) for the purpose described in this subsection (a). This money must be used by the teachers for instructional supplies and must be given to each teacher by October 31 of each school year so that the teacher may spend it at any time during that school year on instructional supplies as determined necessary by the teacher. The purpose of these funds is to permit purchase of items of equipment for the benefit and enhancement of the instructional program. The funds cannot be used for basic building needs such as HVAC, carpets, furniture, items or equipment for the teachers’ lounge, or the like. Any funds not spent by the end of the school year must be pooled at the school level and used for the purchase of items of equipment for the benefit of all teachers. Pooled funds cannot be used for basic building needs such as HVAC, carpets, furniture, items or equipment for the teachers’ lounge, or the like.
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(b) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.](c)(1) An LEA may use TISA funds to directly employ a public school nurse or to contract with the Tennessee public school nurse program, created in § 68-1-1201, for the provision of school health services. An LEA must use TISA funds to directly employ, or contract for, a public school nurse as provided in this subsection (c), or must advise the department of education of the LEA’s election not to do so.(2) Each public school nurse employed by or provided to an LEA, pursuant to subsection (a), shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications and standards established pursuant to § 68-1-1204(a), and shall perform the duties and responsibilities enumerated within § 68-1-1202. Each public school nurse employed by an LEA shall maintain current certification through a certifying cardiopulmonary resuscitation course consistent with the scientific guidelines of the American Heart Association in collaboration with the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.(d) The amounts provided in this section may be reduced pro rata by the commissioner during any year in which the BEP appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the program.
