# Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-101: Administration - State board for career and technical education > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C11_S49-11-101 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-101 - **Heading:** Administration - State board for career and technical education - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 11 / Section 49-11-101 ## Text (a) (1) The department of education is designated the state board for career and technical education and, as such, is authorized and empowered to accept on behalf of the state all acts of congress pertaining to career and technical education. (2) The state board for career and technical education is designated the sole agency of the state for administering career and technical education programs in cooperation with LEAs and the federal government and its agencies and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local governmental units that may be deemed necessary to participate in federal career and technical education funding. (3) The state board for career and technical education shall develop policies and guidelines for cooperative career and technical training programs that provide school-supervised and school-administered work experience and career exploration for students. The policies and guidelines shall comply with all state laws and federal laws and regulations concerning the employment of minors, but shall not be more restrictive concerning the employment of minors than those laws and regulations. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of regents is solely responsible for administering career and technical programs in the colleges governed by the board of regents, and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local government units that may be deemed necessary to participate in career and technical funding programs for which the department of education has not been designated as the sole state agency authorized to receive federal funds. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,Secs.s9, s10, s11 eff. 4/25/2019. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 7, eff. 4/6/2015. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 21; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a148, 1487a151; Code 1932, §§ 2476, 2478; modified; Acts 1957, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2701; Acts 1983, ch. 181, § 15; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-27-101; Acts 2006, ch. 1016, § 3; 2008, ch. 888, § 2. (a) (1) The department of education is designated the state board for career and technical education and, as such, is authorized and empowered to accept on behalf of the state all acts of congress pertaining to career and technical education. (2) The state board for career and technical education is designated the sole agency of the state for administering career and technical education programs in cooperation with LEAs and the federal government and its agencies and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local governmental units that may be deemed necessary to participate in federal career and technical education funding. (3) The state board for career and technical education shall develop policies and guidelines for cooperative career and technical training programs that provide school-supervised and school-administered work experience and career exploration for students. The policies and guidelines shall comply with all state laws and federal laws and regulations concerning the employment of minors, but shall not be more restrictive concerning the employment of minors than those laws and regulations. (1) The department of education is designated the state board for career and technical education and, as such, is authorized and empowered to accept on behalf of the state all acts of congress pertaining to career and technical education. (2) The state board for career and technical education is designated the sole agency of the state for administering career and technical education programs in cooperation with LEAs and the federal government and its agencies and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local governmental units that may be deemed necessary to participate in federal career and technical education funding. eer and technical education is designated the sole agency of the state for administering career and technical education programs in cooperation with LEAs and the federal government and its agencies and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local governmental units that may be deemed necessary to participate in federal career and technical education funding. (3) The state board for career and technical education shall develop policies and guidelines for cooperative career and technical training programs that provide school-supervised and school-administered work experience and career exploration for students. The policies and guidelines shall comply with all state laws and federal laws and regulations concerning the employment of minors, but shall not be more restrictive concerning the employment of minors than those laws and regulations. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of regents is solely responsible for administering career and technical programs in the colleges governed by the board of regents, and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local government units that may be deemed necessary to participate in career and technical funding programs for which the department of education has not been designated as the sole state agency authorized to receive federal funds. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 204,Secs.s9, s10, s11 eff. 4/25/2019. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55,s 7, eff. 4/6/2015. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 21; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a148, 1487a151; Code 1932, §§ 2476, 2478; modified; Acts 1957, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2701; Acts 1983, ch. 181, § 15; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-27-101; Acts 2006, ch. 1016, § 3; 2008, ch. 888, § 2. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-101 Administration - State board for career and technical education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C11_S49-11-101.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-102 Occupational educator scholarship](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C11_S49-11-102.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-11-103 Agriculture education- Funding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C11_S49-11-103.md) - [Tenn. 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