HB1711 — Local Education Agencies - As introduced, exempts an LEA from having to assign a student who has been suspended for 10 days or less or expelled for a zero tolerance offense to an alternative school; removes references to "alternative programs"; outlines factors for an LEA's director of schools to consider in determining whether an LEA has space and staff available for alternative school assignments. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

HB1711 — Local Education Agencies - As introduced, exempts an LEA from having to assign a student who has been suspended for 10 days or less or expelled for a zero tolerance offense to an alternative school; removes references to "alternative programs"; outlines factors for an LEA's director of schools to consider in determining whether an LEA has space and staff available for alternative school assignments. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. · Informed CitizenryHB1711 amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49, Chapter 6, regarding alternative education. The bill exempts students in grades 7-12 from being assigned to an alternative school if they are suspen…Open in Informed Citizenry