§ 49-6-101 Preschools generally – Special services
§ 49-6-101 v2 Preschools generally – Special services
§ 49-6-102 Short title for Sections 4-6-103 – 49- 6-110
§ 49-6-103 Legislative intent – Construction – Implementation
§ 49-6-104 Voluntary pre-kindergarten program that serves at-risk children – Enrollment – Requirements of programs
§ 49-6-105 Application for funding and approval – Collaborative agreements
§ 49-6-106 Community pre-k advisory council – Input on application by council
§ 49-6-107 Programs subject to annual appropriations – Matching funds – Fees and tuition
§ 49-6-107 v2 Programs subject to annual appropriations – Matching funds – Fees and tuition
§ 49-6-108 Office of early learning
§ 49-6-110 Lottery proceeds

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 6 > Part 1 - Preschools

  • 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
  • at-risk children: means :
    (1) Children who are:
    (A) Four (4) years of age on or before August 15. See Tennessee Code 49-6-104
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105