Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and to give an enrollment preference to children of the institution's employees or members of its governing body in the same manner afforded to public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 2318 changes Tennessee law to allow private postsecondary institutions (including religiously affiliated colleges) to establish public charter schools. It removes current restrictions that prevented such institutions from becoming charter school sponsors and permits them to apply directly to local school boards or the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. The bill also allows these institutions to give enrollment preference to children of their employees or governing body members, similar to how public universities handle such preferences. This policy directly affects private colleges seeking to operate public charter schools and their employees' families.