Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-1-607 (2026)
Noncompliance with security guidelines for TCAP or successor test
✓ current as of May 2026
A person found to have violated security guidelines for administration of the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test, or a successor test, including making or distributing unauthorized copies of the test, altering a grade or answer sheet, providing copies of answers or test questions, or otherwise compromising the integrity of the testing process must be placed on immediate suspension, and such actions constitute grounds for dismissal, including dismissal of tenured employees. Such actions are grounds for revocation of state licensure.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 493, s 15, eff. 5/25/2021.
Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2005–2009 · leading case: Yokley v. State Bd. of Educ., 305 S.W.3d 523 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009).
Yokley v. State Bd. of Educ., 305 S.W.3d 523 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “Other good cause shall be construed to include noncompliance with security guidelines for TCAP or successor tests pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-1-607, default on a student loan pursuant to T.”
Shawn Runions v. Bill Emerson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “With respect to the language of T.C.A. 49-1-607, Ms. Runions was not accused of “making or distributing unauthorized copies of the test,” “altering a grade or answer sheet” or “providing copies of answers or test questions.”
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