Tennessee § 49-2-106 Creation or expansion of city or special school districts

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§ 49-2-106 — Creation or expansion of city or special school districts

Tennessee § 49-2-106

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-106 (2026).

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(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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(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 local funds, which, together with school funds received from the state and other sources, shall be sufficient to provide adequate educational opportunities for their children.