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TN HB1004
Bill
Status
2/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Yusuf Hakeem
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AI Summary
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Creates a grant program through the Department of Education to fund after school programs for K-12 students in counties where the juvenile offense rate is at least 10% higher than the statewide rate
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Local education agencies may use grants to expand existing programs, create new programs, or partner with 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to operate after school programs that must include educational activities
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Grant funding is allocated proportionally based on the number of eligible students each LEA will serve compared to the total students served statewide
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LEAs that received grants in prior years may continue receiving funding even if their county's juvenile offense rate drops below the 10% threshold
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Grant recipients must submit annual reports to legislative committees detailing schools served, student participation numbers, and program successes and vulnerabilities; grants begin July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 49, relative to after school programs.
Education, Dept. of
Last Action
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
3/18/2025