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State Board of Education requests additional attorney for licensure discipline, outlines standards review and scholarship rulemaking timeline
Summary
The Tennessee State Board of Education told the Finance committee on March 3 it has a flat $3.3 million budget and asked for an attorney post to handle educator licensure‑discipline caseloads; board staff also outlined an 8‑year standards review, ongoing licensure rule changes and imminent rulemaking on Education Freedom Scholarships.
Executive Director Sarah Morrison and deputy directors Nathan James and Michael Duerlein briefed the Finance, Ways and Means Committee on March 3 on the State Board of Educationwork, budget and rulemaking plans. The board’s base budget is flat at $3.3 million; staff said the board requested one attorney position to address rising licensure‑discipline caseloads but that request was not funded.
Why it matters: The board is responsible for educator licensure, discipline and standards—areas lawmakers and the public often cite when discussing student safety, teacher quality and school performance. Board staff said caseloads for discipline work have increased and the additional attorney would reduce the average caseload held by existing attorneys.
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