§ 49-3-302 Part definitions
§ 49-3-302 v2 Part definitions
§ 49-3-306 State salary schedule – Computation – Pay supplement – Licensed personnel salaries
§ 49-3-306 v2 State salary schedule – Computation – Pay supplement – Licensed personnel salaries
§ 49-3-308 Allocation of funds by LEA to educational facility – Prorated daily basis for student’s length of stay
§ 49-3-310 Textbooks and other instructional materials
§ 49-3-310 v2 Textbooks and other instructional materials
§ 49-3-311 Capital outlay
§ 49-3-312 Substitute teachers
§ 49-3-313 School lunch program
§ 49-3-314 Distribution of state funds
§ 49-3-314 v2 Conditions and requirements for LEA to receive state education finance funds
§ 49-3-315 Local tax levy – Special transportation tax levy and fund
§ 49-3-315 v2 Local tax levy – Special transportation tax levy and fund
§ 49-3-316 Local fiscal accounting and reporting
§ 49-3-316 v2 Local fiscal accounting and reporting
§ 49-3-317 Adjustments to reflect local changes
§ 49-3-317 v2 Adjustments to reflect local changes
§ 49-3-319 Adult basic education
§ 49-3-320 Grants-in-aid
§ 49-3-322 Contracts – Small businesses – Minority owned businesses
§ 49-3-324 Loan for transportation services
§ 49-3-352 Dedicated education fund
§ 49-3-353 Conditions for receiving BEP funds
§ 49-3-353 v2 Distribution of TISA funds
§ 49-3-357 Education trust fund of 1992
§ 49-3-357 v2 Education trust fund of 1992
§ 49-3-358 BEP account – Exemption from trustee’s commission
§ 49-3-358 v2 TISA account – Exemption from trustee’s commission
§ 49-3-359 BEP funding for teacher’s supplies, duty-free lunch periods, and school nurses
§ 49-3-359 v2 TISA funding for teacher’s supplies and school nurses or school health services
§ 49-3-366 Counting of high school student who completes early high school graduation program as enrolled in LEA
§ 49-3-369 Funding of special school districts
§ 49-3-370 Funding of educational services to children in residential mental health facilities

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 3 > Part 3 - Tennessee Education Finance Act of 1977

  • ADM: means the sum of the total number of days enrolled divided by the number of days school is in session during this period as provided in the rules and regulations of the state board. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Agriculture: means :
    (i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Board: means the board of education of any LEA. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of education. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Cost differential: means that factor establishing a rate of reimbursement for a program relative to the reimbursement of one (1) FTEADA in grades four through six (4-6) as established in §. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • FTEADA: means the average of the aggregated FTEs in attendance in one (1) program during the given reporting periods. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • LEA: means any county, city, or special school district, unified school district, school district of any metropolitan form of government or any other school system established by law. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Licensed personnel: means any person employed by an LEA and for whom licensure is required as a condition of employment by law. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Rules and regulations: means those rules and regulations that the state board may adopt as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • SEA: means the department of education. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • State board: means the state board of education. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • State salary schedule: means the salary schedule adopted by the state board for licensed personnel, which is based on training and experience. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Training and experience factor: means the average training and experience of all licensed personnel in each LEA based upon the table of training and experience factors adopted by the state board. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • WFTEADA: means one (1) full-time equivalent average daily attendance multiplied by the cost differential for a program. See Tennessee Code 49-3-302
  • 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