Schools, Private - As enacted, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to comply with certain class size, school calendar, vaccination, and assessment requirements in order to operate in this state as an approved Category III nonpublic school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 1003 prevents Tennessee's state board of education from requiring fully online, self-paced private schools (approved as Category III nonpublic schools) to follow specific public school rules. It directly affects these online schools by removing mandates for class size limits, public school calendar requirements, student vaccination rules, and annual standardized math/English tests for grades 3-11. The bill allows such schools to operate without these requirements as long as they maintain regional accreditation through designated Category III agencies. This policy change applies starting the 2025-2026 school year.