HB4018 - Tennessee - Education, Schools, Private And Charter

Companion Bill SB3695. Schools, Private and Charter - Defines "at-risk student" for charter school purposes as a student eligible for free or reduced price lunch. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. Fiscal Summary for HB4018 / *SB3695MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB4018 / *SB3695 Under present law, the prospective student population for a public charter school must be: (1) Students who were previously enrolled in a charter school; (2) Students who are assigned to, or were previously enrolled in, a school failing to make adequate yearly progress, as defined by the state's accountability system, giving priority to at-risk students; (3) Students who, in the previous school year, failed to test proficient in the subjects of language arts/reading or mathematics in grades three through eight on the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program [...]

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