The Tennessee Department of Education supervises the allocation of funds appropriated as state and federal aid to public education.
During the 1st Extraordinary Session in January 2025, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) Act (Chapter 7 of the Public Acts of 2025, 1st Extraordinary Session). The EFS Program allows eligible students to use state funds toward education expenses at non-public schools located in Tennessee.
Related councils and commissions: Commission on Holocaust Education, Dyslexia Advisory Council, Education Commission of the States (ECS), Energy Efficient Schools Council, Governor's Advisory Council for Alternative Education, State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission, Standards Recommendation Committee (SRC), Tennessee Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities, Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Planning and Policy Council, Tennessee Council on Children's Mental Health, Tennessee Task Force to End Childhood Hunger, Tennessee Public Charter School Commission (TPCSC), and Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC).
