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This bill modifies Tennessee's reporting requirements for local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools regarding students in foster care who want to participate in interscholastic athletics. Currently, the law requires annual reporting to an athletic association about such students, but this bill changes the reporting obligation so that the department will only submit a report documenting compliance with the existing regulations when specifically requested by either the Senate education committee or the House education committee. The change shifts the reporting from a mandatory annual process to a more flexible, on-demand approach where educational committees can request documentation about how schools are handling notifications related to foster care students participating in school sports. This modification appears designed to reduce administrative burden by eliminating the automatic annual report while preserving the ability of legislative education committees to obtain compliance information when they deem it necessary. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law.

Education

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0910&ga=114