Schools, Charter - As enacted, prohibits a county LEA or public charter school authorized to operate in a county LEA from charging registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition for a student who resides in the county and who transfers to a public charter school authorized to operate in the county LEA from another LEA located in the same county. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

SB 1018 prohibits Tennessee county public schools and public charter schools from charging registration, enrollment, or tuition fees to students who reside in the same county and transfer from one local school (LEA) to another public charter school within that county. The bill amends Tennessee Code Sections 49-13-113 and 49-13-106 to explicitly ban these fees for intra-county transfers. This directly affects county school districts, public charter schools operating within them, and students moving between such schools within the same county. The law took effect immediately upon the governor’s signature on May 5, 2025.