Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Term:
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
6.204
03/06/23
Attendance of Non-Resident Students
Rescinds:
Issued:
6.204
06/05/22
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Students residing outside the boundaries of the school system may attend schools within the school
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system under the following conditions:
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1. They must be approved by the director of schools. 1
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2. They must pay a tuition fee established annually by the board. Annual tuition may not exceed
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per student, per annum, an amount equal to the amount of local funds actually used for school
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purposes by the school system per student during the preceding school year minus any funds
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received from the student's resident system. Tuition for out-of-state non-resident students shall
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be charged at the same rate as the average cost per student (state and local funds) in the system
attended.
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2. Non-resident students must make application at least two weeks prior to the first day of school. 3
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3. Requests from students from adjoining states to attend school shall be considered on a case-by-
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case basis. 4
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4. Students who become residents of the school system shall be refunded any unused portion of
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the tuition on a pro rata basis.
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5. When payment is not made on all or any part of the required tuition for a previous year, the
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student(s) shall be excluded from future attendance until all prior and current tuition is paid.
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4. If a teacher of this school system has a residence outside the school system, his/her children
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may be allowed to attend if the appropriate tuition requirements are met, provided that there is
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available room and teaching capacity and other determinations made by the board according to
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applicable law. 5
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EXCEPTIONS TO OUT OF COUNTY TUITION
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5. The children residing in the same household of employees that are employed full-time by the
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Hickman County Board of Education may attend school in Hickman County. without paying
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out of county tuition.
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6. The children of business owners that pay taxes in Hickman County may attend school in
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Hickman County without paying out of county tuition if there is available room and teaching
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capacity.
Version Date: April 4, 2024
6.204
Attendance of Non-Resident Students
Legal References
Cross References
1.
TCA 49-6-3104
Revenues 2.400
2.
TCA 49-6-3003; TCA 49-6-403(f); Public Acts of
Students from Military Families 6.506
2022, Chapter No. 709
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TCA 49-6-3105
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TCA 49-6-3108; TCA 49-6-403(f)
5.
TCA 49-6-3113; TCA 49-6-3103; Public Acts of 2022,
Chapter No. 709
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6.204
Out of County Students
At times, students living out of Hickman County may request to attend Hickman County Schools.
Such requests will require completion of an Out of County Tuition Form. Students outside the county
will not be allowed to displace any student residing in Hickman County. If after the requesting
student has supplied the out of county tuition form, current copies of attendance, grades, and
discipline records, the school system will determine if the student is accepted to attend school in
Hickman County. and will pay $1,000.00 per student per year ($5.56 per day prorated). Payments
may be made to the school or taken to the Central Office of the Hickman County Board of Education
for approved out of state nonresident students.
Application can be found at this link
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## Table 1

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: Attendance of Non-Resident Students | Descriptor Code: 6.204 | Issued Date: 03/06/23 |
|  |  | Rescinds: 6.204 | Issued: 06/05/22 |