Signed by Governor Bill Lee

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain opportunity public charter schools in Tennessee.

Highlights:

• Defines terms related to opportunity charter schools and at-risk students (Sec. 1). 

• Prohibits an opportunity public charter schools from charging registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition to the students enrolled in the public charter school (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that opportunity public charter schools may be formed in Tennessee to provide high-quality educational options for students residing within this state (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that a sponsor seeking to establish an opportunity public charter school must apply to the local board of education (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that an opportunity public charter school authorized to serve a student population composed of at-risk students in grades six through twelve (6-12) through a residential program may be operated as a single-sex school that only enrolls students of a respective sex (Sec. 5). 

• Specifies that The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to determine whether a student is an "at-risk student" (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain opportunity public charter schools in Tennessee.

Highlights:

• Defines terms related to opportunity charter schools and at-risk students (Sec. 1). 

• Prohibits an opportunity public charter schools from charging registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition to the students enrolled in the public charter school (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that opportunity public charter schools may be formed in Tennessee to provide high-quality educational options for students residing within this state (Sec. 2). 

• Specifies that a sponsor seeking to establish an opportunity public charter school must apply to the local board of education (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that an opportunity public charter school authorized to serve a student population composed of at-risk students in grades six through twelve (6-12) through a residential program may be operated as a single-sex school that only enrolls students of a respective sex (Sec. 5). 

• Specifies that The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules to determine whether a student is an "at-risk student" (Sec. 14).

Full Bill Text