Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-01-18-.01 - DEFINITIONS

(1) As used in this chapter:

(a) "Textbook" has the same meaning as in T.C.A. § 49-6-2202(e) and the Rules of the State Textbook Commission 0520-05-01-.01.

(b) "Instructional Materials" has the same meaning as in the Rules of the State Textbook Commission 0520-05-01-.01.

(c) "Open Education Resources (OER)" means freely accessible, open-licensed curriculum that includes text, media, and other digital assets that constitutes a full curriculum that conforms to the relevant Tennessee Academic Standards.

(d) "Supplemental Materials" means resources used to complement or enhance the adopted Textbook and Instructional Materials for specific lessons, units, or topics, but which do not comprise the majority of standards for the grade-specific subject.

(e) "State Board" means the Tennessee State Board of Education.

(f) "The Department" means the Tennessee Department of Education.

(g) "Textbook Commission" means the Tennessee State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission established pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-6-2201.

(h) "LEA" means a Tennessee local education agency and has the same meaning given in T.C.A. § 49-1-103(2).

(i) "Local Board" means a Tennessee local board of education.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-01-18-.01

Emergency rules filed August 26, 2020; effective through February 22, 2021. Emergency rules expired effective February 23, 2021, and the rules reverted to their previous statuses. Original rules filed December 17, 2020; effective 3/17/2021.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-6-2202 and 49-6-2206.