(a) The sole responsibility and authority for the enforcement of the compulsory attendance laws, compiled in this part, are placed in the local board of education and its designated employees and officers.(b) To facilitate the enforcement of the compulsory attendance laws, the director of schools shall designate at least one (1) qualified employee who shall be identified as the LEA attendance supervisor. The duties of an attendance supervisor include, but are not limited to, assisting the local board, under the direction of the director of schools, with the enforcement of the compulsory attendance laws of the state and to discharge other duties that are necessary to effectuate enforcement of laws and local policies related to absenteeism and truancy. The attendance supervisor may also be directed to devise and recommend to the director of schools, for board approval, a progressive truancy plan consistent with § 49-6-3009.(c) The state board of education is authorized to promulgate rules regarding training, licensure, and employment qualifications of attendance supervisors.Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 223, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 958, s 1, eff. ate rules regarding training, licensure, and employment qualifications of attendance supervisors.Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 223, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 958, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 379, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Acts 1947, ch. 87, §§ 4-6, 9, 10; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 2442.4-2442.6, 2442.9, 2442.10; Acts 1959, ch. 289, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 91-93; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 49-1711 -- 49-1715; Acts 1984 (1st E.S.), ch. 6, §§ 15, 16; 1992, ch. 535, § 52; 1992, ch. 657, § 6.
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