HB1937 - Tennessee - Education, Lottery, Scholarships And Programs

Companion Bill SB2041. Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Requires LEAs to give priority to non-school system entities with pre-existing pre-kindergarten classrooms in developing programs under the lottery-funded voluntary pre-kindergarten program. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for *HB1937 / SB2041 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $2,675,000/Permissive Bill Summary for *HB1937 / SB2041 LEAs may apply to the department of education for funding and approval of one or more voluntary pre-kindergarten programs funded with lottery proceeds. LEAs may contract and enter into collaborative agreements for operation of these programs with non-school system entities in the geographical area served by the LEA, including, but not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit child care providers and Head [...]

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