49-50-301 - Legislative intent Construction. - Tennessee Statutes

49-50-301. Legislative intent Construction.

(a)  It is the intent of the general assembly to establish an educational television and radio network in this state to meet more adequately the educational needs of the pupils in the public schools of this state and to meet the educational needs of out-of-school adults.

(b)  Wherever “and radio” are inserted in this part, they shall be construed to be permissive rather than mandatory in meaning; that is to say, the state board of education is authorized, but not required, to establish, operate, construct and to do or have done for it research and experimentation, to procure funds and facilities or to expend funds for radio purposes, it being the intent of the general assembly and it being so declared, that the state board of education is authorized to take such actions with reference to educational radio as this part may authorize and as the board may deem to be appropriate, useful and expedient. Furthermore, the state board of education may provide, in any place, educational television to the exclusion of educational radio, educational radio to the exclusion of educational television or both educational television and educational radio.

(c)  This part shall prevail, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in any other act of the general assembly.

[Acts 1963, ch. 168, §§ 1, 7, 9; 1969, ch. 6, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-3801, 49-3807, 49-3808.]