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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 380

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 827

                                                       By Hensley, Yager

                                            Substituted for: House Bill No. 1003

                                                       By Haston, Cepicky

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to nonpublic schools.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 8, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    In order to operate in this state as an approved Category Ill nonpublic school, the state
          board of education shall not require a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced
          educational program; that is accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission;
          and that is regionally accredited by one (1) of the Category Ill regional accrediting agencies
          identified in the policies of the state board to:

                              (1) Comply with the class size requirements in§ 49-1-104;

                              (2) Maintain an operating schedule that includes the minimum number of
                    instructional days or minimum number of instructional hours per school day required of
                    public schools in chapter 6, part 30 of this title; or

                              (3) Comply with the requirements in § 49-6-5001 that each student enrolled in
                    the school be vaccinated against disease.

          SECTION 2. For purposes of promulgating rules, this act takes effect upon becoming a law,
the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, this act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public
welfare requiring it, and applies to the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter.
         SENATE BILL NO. 827

PASSED:  Apri I 16, 2025

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                          ~   RAN-□Y McNALLY

                             SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                          CAMERON'"SEXTON,SPEAKER
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

~ APPROVED this  day o f ~    2025

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR