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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) By July 1, 2025, the department of education shall designate a Title VI coordinator to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at public institutions of education that serve students in any of the grades kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12).
(2) Each public institution of higher education shall designate a Title VI coordinator to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at the public institution of higher education.
(b) All public institutions of education shall formally report incidents and complaints of antisemitic discrimination and harassment to the appropriate Title VI coordinator.
(c) A Title VI coordinator designated pursuant to this section shall thoroughly investigate all complaints reported by a public institution of education. If, after reasonable investigation, the respective Title VI coordinator determines that the public institution of education has engaged in, allowed, or not sufficiently prohibited antisemitic discrimination, then the Title VI coordinator shall give written notice to the public institution of education to take the necessary actions to address the prohibited antisemitic discrimination. The public institution of education must take such necessary actions no later than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Title VI coordinator notifies the public institution of education pursuant to this subsection (c).
(d) If the Title VI coordinator determines that the public institution of education has not taken the necessary actions to address the prohibited antisemitic discrimination by the end of the sixty-day period, then the Title VI coordinator shall report their findings to the attorney general and reporter.
(e) Each Title VI coordinator shall, no later than June 30 of each year, issue an annual report on antisemitism at the public institution of education overseen by the coordinator to the attorney general and reporter and to the general assembly.
(f) The general assembly is encouraged to conduct hearings or investigations, as deemed necessary, to assess whether a public institution of education has adequately addressed antisemitic discrimination.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-50-1803 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-49-education/tn-code-sect-49-50-1803/
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