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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-801 (2026)

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There is hereby created the department of education.

Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 373a30; Code 1932, § 255; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 1; 1939, ch. 11, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.1; modified.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2021 · leading case: Robertson v. McElrath, 661 S.W.2d 88 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983).
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Robertson v. McElrath, 661 S.W.2d 88 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “§ 49-106 creates a State Board of Education, and T.C.A. § 4-3-801 creates a Department of Education.”
Erin R. Knight v. Tennessee State Bd. Of Educ. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2021). “6 The Department of Education, created by Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-3-801, has as its chief executive officer the commissioner of education, who is appointed by the governor.”
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