Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-3507

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) As a condition of receiving a scholarship pursuant to this part, recipients in grades three through eleven (3-11) must be annually administered:

(A) A nationally standardized achievement test that is aligned to the respective private school's instructional plan, as determined by rules promulgated by the state board of education; or

(B) The Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests for math and English language arts.

(2) Each private school that enrolls recipients shall annually administer the test or tests required in subdivision (a)(1) to recipients enrolled in the school. Each private school shall provide the results of the test or tests administered to recipients pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) to the recipient's parents.

(b)(1) In order to assess academic performance, the department shall annually select a statistical sample of recipients enrolled in private schools in any of the grades three through eight (3-8) who were administered TCAP tests for the prior school year.

(2) The state board of education shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to effectuate this subsection (b).

(c) By June 30, 2026, and by each June 30 thereafter, each private school shall provide the results of the tests administered to recipients pursuant to this section to the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller of the treasury. A private school may provide the test results required pursuant to this section using aggregated, deidentified data; provided, that the data must be provided on a form developed by the office of research and education accountability and in a manner that allows the office of research and education accountability to group and analyze the results by recipient grade level, household income level, sex, and race. The office of research and education accountability shall submit an annual report to the education committee of the senate and to the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over elementary and secondary education detailing the results of the tests administered to recipients pursuant to this section.

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