Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-418
Career-based experience
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Current — September 30, 2020
As of September 1, 2020
(1) At or near the beginning of each school year, the board of education of each LEA shall be responsible for informing all pupils in grades seven through twelve (7-12), inclusive, of the Juvenile Offender Act, compiled in title 55, chapter 10, part 7. This shall be accomplished both orally by teachers and through the distribution of a pamphlet.
(2) Failure of an LEA to comply with this section is not a defense to the issuance of an order of denial.
(1) As used in this section, “career-based experience” means an opportunity for a student to participate in on-the-job training or a structured educational experience that allows the student to apply the student's knowledge and skills in a work environment and to develop an understanding of workplace expectations.
(2) An LEA may provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students and may allow the LEA's high school students to participate in any available career-based experiences.
(3) An LEA may establish partnerships with industry and local businesses to provide career-based experiences to the LEA's high school students.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.