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Tennessee board adopts emergency rule to send state TISA dollars directly to charter schools
Summary
The Tennessee State Board of Education approved an emergency rule implementing Public Chapter 4 56 (2025) to require the state share of TISA funds be paid directly to charter schools; local boards remain responsible for the local share, which must be dispersed at least nine times per year.
The Tennessee State Board of Education on July 30 adopted an emergency rule implementing a 2025 law that requires the state portion of per‑pupil funding from the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) formula to be paid directly to public charter schools. Mary Anne Dursky, a Tennessee Department of Education official, presented the rule change and the board approved it on first and final reading by roll call.
The emergency rule updates state board regulations to reflect Chapter 4 56 of the Public Acts of 2025 and to ensure the department can make the first TISA payment on or about Aug. 15, 2025. "It does not change the allocation to the public…
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