Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-101 (2026)
Legislative intent - Application of parts 1-6
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a)
- (1) It is the policy of this state to provide, and to require school districts to provide, as an integral part of free public education, special education services sufficient to meet the needs and maximize the capabilities of children with disabilities.
- (2) The timely implementation of this policy to the end that all children with disabilities actually receive the special education services necessary to their proper development is declared to be an integral part of the policy of this state.
- (b) This section applies to all children with disabilities regardless of the schools, institutions or programs by which those children are served.
- (c) The state board of education is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to effectuate this chapter. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107, s 1, eff. 4/11/2019.
Acts 1972, ch. 839, § 1; 1978, ch. 574, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-2912; Acts 1994, ch. 768, § 2; 1995, ch. 542, § 1; 1998, ch. 832, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases, 1984–2018 · leading case: P.G. v. Rutherford Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 313 F. Supp. 3d 891 (M.D. Tenn. 2018).
P.G. v. Rutherford Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 313 F. Supp. 3d 891 (M.D. Tenn. 2018). “" *897 Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-101 (a)(1). Part of that scheme is the SEBSA.”
I.L. ex rel. Taylor v. Knox Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 257 F. Supp. 3d 946 (E.D. Tenn. 2017). “§ 49-10-101(a)(1). Part of that scheme is the Special Education 'Behavioral Supports Act.”
Hicks v. Benton Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 222 F. Supp. 3d 613 (W.D. Tenn. 2016). “” She also refers to Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 49-10-101 through 1203, consisting of Parts 1 through 12 of the state’s special education legislation.”
Dickens Ex Rel. Dickens v. Johnson Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 661 F. Supp. 155 (E.D. Tenn. 1987). “4 Plaintiff does not suggest that Ronnie has been declared emotionally or educationally handicapped pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-10-101, et seq. Nevertheless, even if Ronnie were handicapped, handicapped students are not immune from discipline.”
O'Toole Ex Rel. O'Toole v. Olathe Dist. Schs. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 223, 963 F. Supp. 1000 (D. Kan. 1997). “2d 665 (1994), which held that Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(1) 13 does not the raise IDEA’S standard, more persuasive.”
Brown Ex Rel. Brown v. Wilson Cnty. Sch. Bd., 747 F. Supp. 436 (M.D. Tenn. 1990). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(l) (1972). The Act further defines a “free appropriate public education” to include “special education and related services which .”
Conklin v. Anne Arundel Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 946 F.2d 306 (4th Cir. 1991). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(l) (1990). No court has yet addressed the question of whether this provision imposes on the State of Tennessee, via state law, any obligations other than those imposed by the EHA.”
Hill v. McNairy Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 229 F.R.D. 563 (W.D. Tenn. 2004). “, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101, et seq. The Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief and monetary damages.”
Clevenger v. Oak Ridge Sch. Bd., 744 F.2d 514 (6th Cir. 1984). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-101 . Richard Clevenger is, by all accounts, a seriously emotionally disturbed nineteen-year-old and, as such, comes within the coverage of the Act.”
Joseph Rogers v. Memphis Schs. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “§§ 1400-1491 (1994), as well as the special education laws in Tennessee, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 49-10-101 to 49-10-1203 (1996).”
Joseph Rogers v. Memphis Schs. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “§§ 1400-1491 (1994), as well as the special education laws in Tennessee, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 49-10-101 to 49-10-1203 (1996).”
In the Matter of Wayne H. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “and with regulations adopted by the Tennessee Board of Education pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 49-10-101(c)(1998) -9- to effect compliance with IDEA.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(1) — 2 cases
I.L. ex rel. Taylor v. Knox Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 257 F. Supp. 3d 946 (E.D. Tenn. 2017). “§ 49-10-101(a)(1). Part of that scheme is the Special Education 'Behavioral Supports Act.”
O'Toole Ex Rel. O'Toole v. Olathe Dist. Schs. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 223, 963 F. Supp. 1000 (D. Kan. 1997). “2d 665 (1994), which held that Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(1) 13 does not the raise IDEA’S standard, more persuasive.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(l) — 3 cases
Brown Ex Rel. Brown v. Wilson Cnty. Sch. Bd., 747 F. Supp. 436 (M.D. Tenn. 1990). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(l) (1972). The Act further defines a “free appropriate public education” to include “special education and related services which .”
O'Toole Ex Rel. O'Toole v. Olathe Dist. Schs. Unified Sch. Dist. No. 223, 963 F. Supp. 1000 (D. Kan. 1997). “2d 665 (1994), which held that Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(1) 13 does not the raise IDEA’S standard, more persuasive.”
Conklin v. Anne Arundel Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 946 F.2d 306 (4th Cir. 1991). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 49-10-101(a)(l) (1990). No court has yet addressed the question of whether this provision imposes on the State of Tennessee, via state law, any obligations other than those imposed by the EHA.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-10-101(c)(1998) — 1 case
In the Matter of Wayne H. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “and with regulations adopted by the Tennessee Board of Education pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 49-10-101(c)(1998) -9- to effect compliance with IDEA.”
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