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State Board reviews proposed rule changes on IEAs, innovative school districts and special education at July 24 hearing
Summary
At a July 24 rulemaking hearing, Rachel Soupey, General Counsel and designated representative for the Tennessee State Board of Education, summarized four rule items under consideration and opened the record for public comment.
At a July 24 rulemaking hearing, Rachel Soupey, General Counsel and designated representative for the Tennessee State Board of Education, summarized four rule items under consideration and opened the record for public comment.
Soupey outlined the first item as revisions to Individual Education Accounts (IEA) Rule 5.21.11.2, noting that "Section 21 of chapter 235 of the Public Acts of 2025 amended Tennessee Code Annotated 49-10-1402 by adding deafness as a qualifying disability for the IEA program." The rule revision would align the list of qualifying disabilities in the administrative rule with the statute.
The second item Soupey described was the Innovative School Districts Rule 5.20.01.25, which "establishes a process by which…
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