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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 199
HOUSE BILL NO. 861
By Representatives McCalmon, Reeves, Hardaway, Cepicky, Davis
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1073
By Senators Johnson, Bowling, Gardenhire, Powers, Stevens, Walley, White
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49,
Chapter 6, relative to special education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-103, is amended by adding the
following as a new subsection:
(d)
(1) An LEA shall notify a parent or guardian of a student at least ten (10)
calendar days before the student's I EP team meeting to ensure that the parent or
guardian has an opportunity to attend, unless the parent or guardian and the LEA
mutually agree to meet prior to ten ( 10) calendar days in accordance with rules
promulgated by the state board of education.
(2) An LEA shall provide the following to the parent or guardian of the
student who is the subject of the IEP team meeting at least forty-eight (48) hours
prior to the scheduled IEP team meeting:
(A) A copy of the student's evaluation report that is to be used in
the determination of the student's eligibility for special education or in the
development of the draft IEP; and
(B) If the LEA creates a draft IEP for the student prior to the IEP
team meeting, then a copy of the student's draft IEP, unless the student's
parent or guardian provides written notice to the LEA more than forty
eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled IEP team meeting declining the
parent's or guardian's right to receive a copy of the draft I EP.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. HOUSE BILL NO. 861
PASSED: March 27, 2025
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CAMERON Sl:XTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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RANDY~MC,ALL Y
SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
APPROVED this l[tf2-day of ~ I 2025
BILL LEE, GOVERNOR