Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 49-6-309 - Access and opportunity act(a) Each LEA and public charter school shall provide transfer students and home school students who enroll or re-enroll in the LEA or public charter school in good academic standing with equal access to all academic and arts programs, clubs, events, and opportunities offered by the LEA or public charter school as provided to non-transfer students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school.(b) Transfer students and home school students who enroll or re-enroll in an LEA or public charter school in good academic standing are immediately eligible to participate in all academic and arts programs, clubs, events, and opportunities offered by the LEA or public charter school.(c) An LEA or public charter school is not required to guarantee a transfer student or a home school student who enrolls or re-enrolls in the LEA or public charter school a place or position on any team, club, or organization. LEAs and public charter schools are only required to provide such students the same opportunity to try out or participate that is provided to non-transfer students.Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 165, s 2, eff. 4/17/2023.