{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-8003","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-8003","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) \"Establishment clause\" means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws respecting an establishment of religion; (2) \"Free exercise clause\" means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion; (3) \"Free speech clause\" means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws abridging the freedom of speech; (4) \"Public school\" means any school that: (A) Is operated by the state, a political subdivision of the state or governmental agency within the state; and (B) Receives state financial assistance; and (5) \"School employee\" means an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by a public school. Acts 1999, ch. 334, § 1.\nAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Establishment clause\" means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws respecting an establishment of religion;\n(2) \"Free exercise clause\" means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion;\n(3) \"Free speech clause\" means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws abridging the freedom of speech;\n(4) \"Public school\" means any school that: (A) Is operated by the state, a political subdivision of the state or governmental agency within the state; and (B) Receives state financial assistance; and\n(A) Is operated by the state, a political subdivision of the state or governmental agency within the state; and\n(B) Receives state financial assistance; and\n(5) \"School employee\" means an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by a public school.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 6"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"c1a912c1bcb65b7ad8768aaf5c2783f74d4618cf4bdf1472946ac310b810a671","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-8002","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-6-8004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}