Education, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Beyond Ordinary Learning Opportunities (BOLO) Act," which requires the department to establish a one-year pilot program to place a therapy dog in five public schools in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49.

This bill, known as the Beyond Ordinary Learning Opportunities (BOLO) Act, requires the Tennessee Department of Education to run a one-year pilot program placing therapy dogs in five public schools during the 2024-2025 school year. The program aims to support students facing challenges such as anxiety, bullying, and learning difficulties by providing trained dogs that offer comfort and companionship. Selected schools must collect and report data on the experience, and the department must submit a final report to the General Assembly by July 1, 2025, recommending whether to extend the initiative. The law is temporary and will automatically expire on that same date unless renewed by the legislature.