(a) The state board of education shall implement a process whereby the set of standards known as the Common Core State Standards adopted in 2010 will be reviewed and shall be replaced with new sets of standards adopted to fit the needs of Tennessee students. These postsecondary-and-workforce-ready standards shall be adopted through an open, transparent process that allows all Tennesseans an opportunity to participate. These standards shall be adopted and fully implemented in Tennessee public schools in the 2017-2018 school year. (b) The state board of education or the department of education shall cancel any memorandum of understanding concerning the Common Core State Standards entered into with the National Governor's Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 423,s 1, eff. 5/11/2015.
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