Chapter 5 - Personnel
- Part 1 - Qualifications Generally
- 49-5-101 - Basic requirements.
- 49-5-102 - Alternative licensure for instructors who have taught for military community college.
- 49-5-103 - [Repealed.]
- 49-5-104 - Director of schools.
- 49-5-105 - Alteration of licenses.
- 49-5-106 - Temporary permits.
- 49-5-107 - Blind or visually limited teachers.
- 49-5-108 - Jurisdiction of state board of education.
- 49-5-109 - Reciprocity.
- 49-5-110 - Advisory council on teacher education and certification.
- 49-5-111 - Educational assistants.
- Part 2 - Teachers' Rights and Duties Generally
- 49-5-201 - Duties of teachers.
- 49-5-202 - Advocacy of revolution.
- 49-5-203 - Change in school organization Teacher's rights preserved.
- 49-5-204 - Tuition reimbursement for licensing renewal courses.
- 49-5-205 - Professional leave to serve on boards or commissions.
- 49-5-206 - Service on state boards without loss of compensation or benefits.
- 49-5-207 - Loans to teachers for master or doctoral level degrees.
- Part 3 - Rights and Duties of Other Personnel Generally
- Part 4 - Employment and Assignment of Personnel
- 49-5-401 - Employment and assignment generally.
- 49-5-402 - Salary ratings.
- 49-5-403 - Teachers Licenses required.
- 49-5-404 - Teachers Physical examination.
- 49-5-405 - Teachers Loyalty oaths.
- 49-5-406 - Employment application, offer and acceptance.
- 49-5-407 - Employment of teacher under contract elsewhere.
- 49-5-408 - Teachers Contracts.
- 49-5-409 - Teachers Continuing contract law Termination of contracts.
- 49-5-410 - Teachers Moonlighting.
- 49-5-411 - Teachers Resignations Breach of contract.
- 49-5-412 - Schools required to have principal.
- 49-5-413 - Investigation of applicants for teaching or child care positions.
- 49-5-414 - Emergency first-aid personnel Employee volunteers Training Survey.
- 49-5-415 - Assistance in self-administration of medications Administration of glucagons and anti-seizure medications by volunteers Possession and self-administration of asthma-reliever inhalers Dia
- 49-5-416 - Agricultural education programs on twelve-month basis.
- 49-5-417 - Automatic revocation of licensure for certain criminal offenses.
- Part 5 - Teachers' Tenure
- 49-5-501 - Part definitions.
- 49-5-502 - Construction with other statutes.
- 49-5-503 - Tenure.
- 49-5-504 - Probation.
- 49-5-505 - [Obsolete.]
- 49-5-506 - Local standards may apply.
- 49-5-507 - [Repealed.]
- 49-5-508 - Breach of contract Effect on tenure.
- 49-5-509 - Teacher transferred to another system.
- 49-5-510 - Transfers within system.
- 49-5-511 - Dismissal or suspension of teachers Causes for dismissal Position reduction Written notice Preferred list for employment Convictions License revocation.
- 49-5-512 - Dismissal or suspension Hearing Tenured teachers in certain counties and directors of schools.
- 49-5-513 - Judicial review.
- 49-5-514 - Merger of local with state tenure system.
- 49-5-515 - Establishment of system for teachers not previously covered.
- Part 6 - Education Professional Negotiations Act
- 49-5-601 - Short title Statement of purpose.
- 49-5-602 - Part definitions.
- 49-5-603 - Rights of professional employees.
- 49-5-604 - Rights preserved.
- 49-5-605 - Organization recognition.
- 49-5-606 - Status of recognized organizations.
- 49-5-607 - Organization decertification.
- 49-5-608 - Management personnel.
- 49-5-609 - Unlawful acts.
- 49-5-610 - Strikes Remedies.
- 49-5-611 - Scope of negotiations.
- 49-5-612 - Agreements.
- 49-5-613 - Mediation and arbitration.
- Part 7 - State Leave Plan
- 49-5-701 - State board of education Rules and regulations.
- 49-5-702 - Application for leave.
- 49-5-703 - Director's action on application.
- 49-5-704 - Term and extension of leave.
- 49-5-705 - Teacher's reinstatement after leave.
- 49-5-706 - Teacher not returning after leave.
- 49-5-707 - Pay while on leave.
- 49-5-708 - Effect of leave on teacher's rights.
- 49-5-709 - Substitute teachers.
- 49-5-710 - Sick leave Accumulation and use.
- 49-5-711 - Personal and professional leave Accumulation and use.
- 49-5-712 - Part-time leaves.
- 49-5-713 - Legislative service leave.
- 49-5-714 - Injuries in course of employment by violent criminal act.
- 49-5-715 - Leave to hold statewide office as president of a professional employees' association.
- Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act
- Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems
- 49-5-901 - Establishment of fund.
- 49-5-902 - Rules and regulations.
- 49-5-903 -
- 49-5-904 - Maximum annuity Contribution rates.
- 49-5-905 - Deficiencies in contributions.
- 49-5-906 - Eligibility for benefits.
- 49-5-907 - Retirement because of incapacity.
- 49-5-908 - Insufficiency of fund to pay annuities.
- 49-5-909 - Exemption of benefits from process Nonassignability.
- 49-5-910 - Board of trustees.
- 49-5-911 - Rules of trustees Quorum.
- 49-5-912 - Delegation of duties by trustees.
- 49-5-913 - Management and investment of fund.
- 49-5-914 - Receipt and delivery of contributions.
- 49-5-915 - Sinking fund Purposes.
- 49-5-916 - Deficiencies supplied from sinking fund.
- Parts 10-49 - [Reserved]
- Part 50 - General Provisions
- 49-5-5001 - Short title.
- 49-5-5002 - Career ladder program Salary supplements.
- 49-5-5003 - Definitions for this part and parts 52-57.
- 49-5-5004 - Application of this part and parts 52-55.
- 49-5-5005 - Implementation of career ladder program Expiration of certificates Recertification.
- 49-5-5006 - Calculating years of experience for career ladder.
- 49-5-5007 - [Obsolete.]
- 49-5-5008 - Consideration of class-size and out-of-field assignments in setting guidelines for evaluations.
- 49-5-5009 - [Obsolete.]
- 49-5-5010 - Loss of supplements Reasons.
- 49-5-5011 - Funding of program.
- 49-5-5012 - Relationship between Comprehensive Education Reform Act and Education Professional Negotiations Act.
- 49-5-5013 - [Obsolete.]
- 49-5-5014 - [Obsolete.]
- 49-5-5015 - Receipt of professional licenses by persons teaching in nonpublic schools.
- 49-5-5016 - 49-5-5020. [Reserved.]
- 49-5-5021 - , 49-5-5022. [Transferred.]
- 49-5-5023 - [Obsolete.]
- 49-5-5024 - Tennessee Challenge 2000.
- Part 51 - Certification and Evaluation [Repealed]
- Part 52 - Career Ladder for Teachers
- 49-5-5201 - Career levels of teaching licenses and certificates Eligibility.
- 49-5-5202 - Evaluation procedures for teachers.
- 49-5-5203 - Term and renewal of teaching licenses.
- 49-5-5204 - Criteria for teachers' evaluations.
- 49-5-5205 - Procedural rules for teachers' evaluations.
- 49-5-5206 - Term of employment, duties and supplement of career level I teachers.
- 49-5-5207 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level II teachers.
- 49-5-5208 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level III teachers.
- 49-5-5209 - Additional duties of career level teachers.
- 49-5-5210 - Employment of career level teachers.
- 49-5-5211 - Payment of supplement contingent on performance of duties.
- 49-5-5212 - Supplement payments to teachers and educators.
- 49-5-5213 - 49-5-5230. [Reserved.]
- 49-5-5231 - [Repealed.]
- 49-5-5232 - 49-5-5240. [Reserved.]
- 49-5-5241 - Apprentice teacher licensing.
- Part 53 - Career Ladder for Principals
- 49-5-5301 - Career ladder certificates for principals.
- 49-5-5302 - Evaluation procedures for principals.
- 49-5-5303 - Term and renewal of principal certificates.
- 49-5-5304 - Term of employment and duties of career level I principals Continuing validity of other certificates.
- 49-5-5305 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level II principals.
- 49-5-5306 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level III principals.
- 49-5-5307 - Employment of principals.
- 49-5-5308 - Payment of supplements to principals.
- Part 54 - Career Ladder for Assistant Principals
- 49-5-5401 - Career ladder certificates for assistant principals.
- 49-5-5402 - Evaluation procedures for assistant principals.
- 49-5-5403 - Terms and renewal of assistant principal certificates.
- 49-5-5404 - Term of employment and duties of assistant principals and career level I assistant principals Exclusion of assistant principals from programs.
- 49-5-5405 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level II assistant principals Exclusion of assistant principals from program Continuing validity of other certificates.
- 49-5-5406 - Terms of employment, duties, and supplement of career level III assistant principals Exclusion of assistant principals.
- 49-5-5407 - Employment of assistant principals.
- 49-5-5408 - Local board to define duties of assistant principals Certain assistant principals may be excluded from program Evaluation of assistant principals.
- Part 55 - Career Ladder for Supervisors
- 49-5-5501 - Career level certificates for supervisors.
- 49-5-5502 - Evaluation procedures for supervisors.
- 49-5-5503 - Term and renewal of supervisor certificates.
- 49-5-5504 - Term of employment and duties of supervisors and career level I supervisors Continuing validity of other certificates.
- 49-5-5505 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level II supervisors.
- 49-5-5506 - Term of employment, duties, and supplement of career level III supervisors.
- 49-5-5507 - Employment of supervisors.
- 49-5-5508 - Payment of supplement to supervisors.
- 49-5-5509 - Additional duties of supervisors.
- Part 56 - Teacher Training
- 49-5-5601 - Legislative intent relative to teacher education.
- 49-5-5602 - Tests required for entrance to approved teacher training programs.
- 49-5-5603 - Licenses to teach granted only to graduates of qualifying institutions.
- 49-5-5604 - Student teaching requirements.
- 49-5-5605 - Proficiency tests.
- 49-5-5606 - Passing scores on exams Eligibility for license and employment.
- 49-5-5607 - State board review of teacher training institutions Revocation and reinstitution of certificates.
- 49-5-5608 - Training for teaching children with behavioral or emotional disorders.
- 49-5-5609 - Encouragement of teacher certification by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Reimbursement of fees.
- 49-5-5610 - Requirements for entering teacher training programs.
- 49-5-5611 - 49-5-5620. [Reserved.]
- 49-5-5621 - [Repealed.]
- 49-5-5622 - Requirements for teacher endorsement.
- 49-5-5623 - 49-5-5630. [Reserved.]
- 49-5-5631 - Teacher training faculty involvement in kindergarten through grade twelve.
- Part 57 - Principal-Administrator Academy