§ 49-1-301 Composition – Chair – Meetings
§ 49-1-302 Powers and duties of board – Confidentiality of records – Standards, policies, recommendations and actions subject to appropriations – Teacher evaluation advisory committee – Duty-free teacher time – Confidentiality and integrit
§ 49-1-302 v2 Powers and duties of board – Confidentiality of records – Standards, policies, recommendations and actions subject to appropriations – Teacher evaluation advisory committee – Duty-free teacher time – Confidentiality and integrity of s
§ 49-1-304 Acquisition of federal surplus property
§ 49-1-305 Executive director – Staff
§ 49-1-306 Goals
§ 49-1-307 Academic standards for computer science education
§ 49-1-308 Inclusion of events of Civil Rights Movement in academic standards in subject of social studies
§ 49-1-309 No educational standards to be imposed by federal government – Adoption of state educational standards – Joining testing consortium – Use of collected data
§ 49-1-310 Implementation of process to review and replace Common Core State Standards – Cancellation of memorandum of understanding
§ 49-1-311 Appointment of standards review and development committees and advisory teams – Website for public comment – Recommendations
§ 49-1-312 Standards recommendation committee – English language arts and mathematics – Confirmation of appointments
§ 49-1-313 Standards recommendation committee – Science and social studies
§ 49-1-314 Responsibility of LEAs in developing instructional programs under state standards

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 1 > Part 3 - State Board of Education

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • local board of education: means the board of education that manages and controls the respective local public school system. See Tennessee Code 49-1-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • 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
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105