SB1719 — 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.

SB1719 — 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 CitizenrySB1719 amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49, Chapter 6, regarding alternative education. The bill exempts local education agencies (LEAs) from requiring students who have been suspended for 10…Open in Informed Citizenry