MSCS Takeover Bill Signed Into Law by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee
The new board can approve budgets, oversee contracts and decide whether schools close as officials cite academic and attendance concerns.
- On Friday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed legislation authorizing state control over Memphis-Shelby County Schools, appointing five members to a new oversight board.
- State intervention follows an April forensic audit revealing approximately $1.1 million in waste and abuse, as MSCS is the only system currently meeting all six state criteria for intervention.
- House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally will each appoint two members to the nine-member board, which holds authority over budgets and contracts for an initial four-year term.
- Democrats criticized the legislation as heavy-handed, while Governor Lee appointed community and business leaders, including former MSCS Superintendent Dorsey Hopson, to the oversight board.
- Beyond Memphis, the legislation applies to other districts failing to meet performance metrics; seven districts currently meet three of the six requirements, placing them one measure away from potential state takeover.
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