§ 49-13-NEW
§ 49-13-101 Short title
§ 49-13-102 Purpose
§ 49-13-103 Application
§ 49-13-104 Chapter definitions
§ 49-13-105 Public charter school commission
§ 49-13-106 Creation or conversion of charter schools
§ 49-13-107 Application process
§ 49-13-108 Approval or denial of public charter school application by public charter school authorizers
§ 49-13-109 Parent representative on governing body – Advisory school council
§ 49-13-110 Charter agreement
§ 49-13-111 Compliance
§ 49-13-112 Allocation of state and local funds and federal funds
§ 49-13-113 Enrollment
§ 49-13-114 Transportation
§ 49-13-115 Authority to open or close public charter school to in-person learning and instruction during state of emergency
§ 49-13-116 Information on charter schools
§ 49-13-117 Leaves of absence for teachers
§ 49-13-119 Eligibility to participate in group insurance plans
§ 49-13-120 Reporting requirements
§ 49-13-121 Renewal of charter – Voluntary closure
§ 49-13-122 Revocation of charter
§ 49-13-124 Charter school powers
§ 49-13-125 Immunity
§ 49-13-126 Promulgation of rules and regulations
§ 49-13-127 Audits
§ 49-13-128 Annual authorizer fee
§ 49-13-130 Closure of charter school
§ 49-13-132 List of student names, ages, addresses, dates of attendance and grade levels completed
§ 49-13-134 Establishment of non-charter public schools of innovation
§ 49-13-135 Method of calculating all terms and costs related to lease, lease-purchase agreement, or other contract or agreement between LEA and charter school
§ 49-13-136 Use of capital outlay funds – Contracting for goods and services – Underutilized and vacant properties
§ 49-13-141 LEAs sponsoring public charter schools
§ 49-13-142 Oversight and monitoring of charter schools authorized by state board upon appeal from denial of approval of a charter school application by certain LEAs
§ 49-13-143 Performance framework
§ 49-13-144 Public charter schools facilities program
§ 49-13-145 Effective operation of authorizers – Authorizer quality
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 13 - Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act of 2002

  • Academic focus: means a distinctive, thematic program such as math, science, arts, general academics, or an instructional program such as Montessori or Paideia. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Academic plan: means a platform that supports the academic focus of the charter school and will include instructional goals and methods for the school, which, at a minimum, shall include teaching and classroom instruction methods, materials and curriculum that will be used to provide students with knowledge, proficiency and skills needed to reach the goals of the school. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Authorizer: means :
    (A) A local board of education, the Tennessee public charter school commission, or the achievement school district as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Charter agreement: means a fixed-term renewable agreement between a public charter school and the authorizer that outlines the rights, responsibilities, and performance expectations of each party. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • CMO: means a nonprofit entity that manages or operates two (2) or more public charter schools. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Commission: means the Tennessee public charter school commission. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Conversion public charter school: means a charter school established by the conversion of an existing non-charter public school into a charter school. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Foreign: means a country or jurisdiction outside of any state or territory of the United States. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Foreign country: means a government other than:
    (A) The United States. See Tennessee Code 26-6-202
  • foreign judgment: means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. See Tennessee Code 26-6-103
  • Foreign-country judgment: means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. See Tennessee Code 26-6-202
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Governing body: means the organized group of persons who will operate a public charter school or schools by deciding matters, including, but not limited to, budgeting, curriculum and other operating procedures for the public charter school and by overseeing management and administration of a public charter school. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • local school district: means any county school system, city school system, special school district, unified school system, metropolitan school system or any other local public school system or school district created or authorized by the general assembly. See Tennessee Code 49-1-103
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Personal representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public charter school: means a public school in this state that is established and operating under the terms of a charter agreement and in accordance with this chapter. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Sponsor: means a proposed governing body filing an application for the establishment of a public charter school, that:
    (A) Is not a for-profit entity. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Underutilized or vacant property: means an entire property or portion thereof, with or without improvements, which is not used or is used irregularly or intermittently by the LEA for instructional or program purposes. See Tennessee Code 49-13-104