Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that operates a public high school that meets certain criteria to permit certain high school students who are enrolled in private schools to participate in interscholastic athletics at the public high school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 1822 requires Tennessee Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to permit high school students enrolled in private schools with fewer than 200 students - located within the LEA’s boundaries - to participate in interscholastic athletics at their zoned public high school. This applies only if the student resides within the LEA, meets the athletic organization’s eligibility rules, and the public school is part of a governing athletic association. The bill does not guarantee team selection or override existing eligibility rules set by athletic associations. It takes effect for the 2026-2027 school year, directly affecting small private school students in Tennessee LEAs.