Tennessee Statutes
§ 49-2-106 — Creation or expansion of city or special school districts
Tennessee·Title 49
(a)No city school system or special district school system shall be created or reactivated for the purpose of operating a system of schools, unless the school system is large enough to offer adequate educational opportunities for the pupils of grades one through twelve (1-12) in keeping with standards established by the state board of education.
(b)In establishing the standards, the state board is authorized and directed to take into consideration such factors as:
(1)The scholastic population of the city or special school district according to the most recent census;
(2)The financial ability per pupil of scholastic population; and (3) The expressed willingness of the people of the city or special school district, as indicated by a majority of its legal voters in a referendum, to raise
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Related
The City of Humboldt v. J.R. McKnight
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
Legislative History
Acts 1961, ch. 113, § 1; 1981, ch. 510, §§ 1, 2; 1981, ch. 540, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., § 49-233.
Nearby Sections
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§ 49-1-1001
Short title§ 49-1-1002
Guidelines and standards - Requirements§ 49-1-1004
§ 49-1-1004§ 49-1-1006
§ 49-1-1006§ 49-1-1007
Report - Publication§ 49-1-1008
§ 49-1-1008§ 49-1-101
System established§ 49-1-102
Administration generally§ 49-1-103
Title definitions§ 49-1-106
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