Tennessee § 49-3-202 Refusal of federal funding by local board

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-3-202 — Refusal of federal funding by local board

Tennessee § 49-3-202

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-202 (2026).

Text

(a)A local board of education, by the adoption of a resolution, may refuse to accept federal funding for any education program without a penalty being assessed by any state agency or state official, unless refusal of such funding would cause a loss of federal funding for all participating LEAs in the program.

(b)A local board of education shall notify the department that the local board intends to refuse to accept federal funding before the local board acts to refuse the funding.

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(a) A local board of education, by the adoption of a resolution, may refuse to accept federal funding for any education program without a penalty being assessed by any state agency or state official, unless refusal of such funding would cause a loss of federal funding for all participating LEAs in the program. (b) A local board of education shall notify the department that the local board intends to refuse to accept federal funding before the local board acts to refuse the funding.