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State Board rule directs state portion of TISA funds be paid directly to charter schools
Summary
An emergency State Board of Education rule implements 2025 statute requiring the state portion of TISA funds to be disbursed directly to charter schools rather than through local education agencies (LEAs).
The State Board of Education presented an emergency rule implementing Public Chapter 456 (2025) that sends the state portion of Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) funding directly to charter schools, rather than routing those state dollars through local education agencies.
Nathan James, State Board of Education staff, told the committee the rule "outlines the requirements for calculation, allocation, and disbursement of state and local funds to charter schools in Tennessee" and implements the new statutory requirement that the state share of TISA funding generated by…
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