Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-10-109

(a)(1) If an LEA is found by the commissioner of education to have failed to provide a FAPE to all children with disabilities who by law are entitled to receive a FAPE from the LEA, then the commissioner may withhold all or any portion of the Tennessee investment in student achievement formula (TISA) funding for the LEA as, in the commissioner's judgment, is warranted.

(2) The denial of TISA funding under subdivision (a)(1) may continue until the failure to provide the required special education or related services is remedied.

(3) Whether or not the commissioner elects to withhold TISA funding pursuant to subdivision (a)(1), the commissioner shall ensure the provision of a FAPE, and may do so by providing the education directly.

(d)(1) When the commissioner is providing special education or related services pursuant to this section, it is the commissioner's purpose to assist the LEA in assuming or reassuming the LEA's full responsibilities for providing education for children with disabilities.

(2) No TISA funding for special education shall be given to an LEA during, or for, any period for which the LEA's provision of special education is being administered directly by the commissioner on behalf of the LEA pursuant to this section.

(3) The commissioner shall return responsibility for providing a FAPE to the LEA as soon as the commissioner finds that the LEA is willing and able to fulfill its responsibilities pursuant to law.