Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-01 - State Board of Education Rules, Regulations, and Minimum Standards for the Operation of the Public School System
Chapter 0520-01-14 - Course Access Program
Section 0520-01-14-.03 - STUDENT ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

(1) Students enrolled in a Tennessee public school, including a Charter School, in grades seven through twelve (7-12) are eligible to participate in the course access program, provided:

(2) Students with disabilities shall not be precluded from enrollment in a Course Access Course based on their disabilities. Prior to the enrollment of a student with a disability into a Course Access Course, the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) team or Section 504 team shall meet to review the student's IEP or 504 plan to identify any additional services, accommodations, modifications, or assistive technology that may be needed to ensure equitable access in the Course Access Course in order to ensure the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE).

(3) The student's Home LEA shall pay the required tuition and fees to the Host LEA for the first two (2) Course Access Courses in which a Participating Student enrolls per school year.

(4) A student's Home LEA may approve a student to take more than two (2) Course Access Courses per school year. If the student's Home LEA approves a student to take more than two (2) Course Access Courses in a school year then:

(5) A Home LEA may disapprove an Eligible student's enrollment in a Course Access Course if:

(6) The Governing Body of a Home LEA shall develop a policy for hearing appeals from denials of Course Access Course enrollments.

(7) Home LEAs shall inform students and their parents or legal guardians of their right to appeal, in writing, to the Governing Body of the Home LEA any denial of Course Access Course enrollment.

(8) No student shall be required to enroll in a Course Access Course.

(9) A student may withdraw from a Course Access Course within the withdrawal period in accordance with the Host LEA's withdrawal procedures. Students who withdraw from a Course Access Course shall enroll in a course in their Home LEA to satisfy course load requirements.