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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE BILL 138 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By Haston |
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| 5 | 5 | | SENATE BILL 612 |
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| 6 | 6 | | By Massey |
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| 9 | 9 | | SB0612 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 000406 |
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| 11 | 11 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9 and |
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| 14 | 14 | | Title 49, relative to establishing a fund for career |
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| 15 | 15 | | and technical education supports. |
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| 17 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 11, is amended by adding |
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| 19 | 19 | | the following as a new section: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (a) There is established a special fund to be known as the career and technical |
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| 21 | 21 | | education curriculum fund, hereinafter referred to as the fund. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) It is the general assembly's intent that the fund consists of an annual |
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| 23 | 23 | | recurring appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) from the general fund. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) Moneys in the fund must be used exclusively to provide grants to LEAs and |
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| 25 | 25 | | public charter schools for the acquisition, retention, or expansion of digital career and |
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| 26 | 26 | | technical education curricula through platforms that contain comprehensive courses with |
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| 27 | 27 | | lesson plans, media rich content and activities, and interactive assessments. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (d) The department of education shall administer the fund and establish |
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| 29 | 29 | | procedures for LEAs and public charter schools to apply for grants awarded pursuant to |
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| 30 | 30 | | this section. The procedures must include, but are not limited to: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) Application requirements and deadlines to apply for grants; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) Criteria for awarding grants, which allow the department to consider |
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| 33 | 33 | | factors such as the LEA's or public charter school's demonstrated need, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | potential impact on students, and alignment with workforce development goals; |
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| 35 | 35 | | and |
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| 40 | 40 | | (3) Reporting requirements for LEAs and public charter schools that |
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| 41 | 41 | | receive grants to ensure accountability and measure program effectiveness. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (e) Any unencumbered moneys and any unexpended balance of the fund |
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| 43 | 43 | | remaining at the end of a fiscal year do not revert to the general fund, but must be |
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| 44 | 44 | | carried forward until expended in accordance with this section. Moneys in the fund shall |
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| 45 | 45 | | not be diverted to the general fund or any other public fund. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act is not an appropriation of funds, and funds must not be obligated |
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| 47 | 47 | | or expended pursuant to this act unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the general |
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| 48 | 48 | | appropriations act. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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