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Rules committee advances ADA accessibility work, multiple LEA policy changes and emergency replication rules with $2,500 fee
Summary
The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission’s Rules, Policy & Governance Committee on July 24 advanced ADA web/mobile accessibility work, approved multiple LEA policy updates (including a statutory cell-phone restriction framework) and adopted emergency replication rules that set a $2,500 application fee and defined decision timelines.
The Rules, Policy & Governance Committee of the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission on July 24 reviewed an ADA accessibility initiative, approved a slate of LEA and commission policy changes to align with new statutes, and advanced emergency and permanent rules governing replication (direct) applications that include a $2,500 application fee and defined timelines for decisions.
Pam Layman, manager of strategic initiatives, summarized the Department of Justice final rule updating Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires web content and mobile applications operated by public entities be made accessible by April 2026. Layman said staff are working now to improve documents and web content by adding descriptive links, ensuring color contrast, adding alternative text for images and maintaining logical reading order in PDFs and slide decks.
General Counsel Ashley Thomas presented a package of LEA policy amendments to…
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