Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-312: Definition of antisemitism used in determining whether alleged act occurring on premises of public school was motivated by antisemitic intent

(a) If a state governmental entity or an LEA receives a complaint from a person who alleges that antisemitism has occurred on the premises of a public school serving any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), or through electronic outreach from a public school serving any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), then the respective state governmental entity or LEA shall take into consideration the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016, including the "contemporary examples of antisemitism," in determining whether the alleged act was motivated by antisemitic intent. (b) (1) This section does not diminish or infringe upon rights protected under Article I, § 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee or the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (2) This section shall not be construed to conflict with other federal or state discrimination laws. (3) This section does not alter the evidentiary requirements pursuant to which a state governmental entity or LEA determines that conduct, including harassment, amounts to actionable discrimination. Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1075, s 2, eff. 5/25/2022.

(a) If a state governmental entity or an LEA receives a complaint from a person who alleges that antisemitism has occurred on the premises of a public school serving any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), or through electronic outreach from a public school serving any of the grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), then the respective state governmental entity or LEA shall take into consideration the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) on May 26, 2016, including the "contemporary examples of antisemitism," in determining whether the alleged act was motivated by antisemitic intent.

(b) (1) This section does not diminish or infringe upon rights protected under Article I, § 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee or the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (2) This section shall not be construed to conflict with other federal or state discrimination laws. (3) This section does not alter the evidentiary requirements pursuant to which a state governmental entity or LEA determines that conduct, including harassment, amounts to actionable discrimination.

(1) This section does not diminish or infringe upon rights protected under Article I, § 3 of the Constitution of Tennessee or the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

(2) This section shall not be construed to conflict with other federal or state discrimination laws.

(3) This section does not alter the evidentiary requirements pursuant to which a state governmental entity or LEA determines that conduct, including harassment, amounts to actionable discrimination.