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:(a) The student meets all prerequisite requirements for the Course Access Course; and(b) The student is unable to enroll in a comparable course at the student's school because either: 1. A comparable course is not offered; or2. A legitimate situation exists that prevents the student from enrolling in a comparable course.(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: (a) The student shall be responsible for paying any required tuition and fees for all additional courses beyond the first two (2) courses; and(b) The Home LEA shall award credit to the student upon successful completion of the additional courses.(5) A Home LEA may disapprove an Eligible student's enrollment in a Course Access Course if:(a) The student does not meet the prerequisite requirements for the course;(b) A comparable course is offered and available to the student in the Home LEA; or(c) Participation in the Course Access Course is not logistically possible.(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.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-01-14-.03
Original rules filed September 30, 2019; effective December 29, 2019. Amendments filed January 6, 2023; effective 4/6/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-18-101 through 49-18-110.