Tennessee § 49-3-312 Substitute teachers

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-3-312 — Substitute teachers

(a)A substitute teacher substituting for a regular teacher on leave authorized for a period not exceeding twenty (20) consecutive teaching days is not required to possess a teacher's license.

(b)A substitute teacher who is a retired teacher is not required to continue to renew the teacher's license in order to work as a substitute teacher. The rate of compensation for a retired teacher without an active teaching license must not be less than the rate of compensation set by the LEA for a retired teacher with an active teaching license. This subsection (b) only applies to retired teachers who retired after July 1, 2011 through July 1, 2016.

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(a) A substitute teacher substituting for a regular teacher on leave authorized for a period not exceeding twenty (20) consecutive teaching days is not required to possess a teacher's license. (b) A substitute teacher who is a retired teacher is not required to continue to renew the teacher's license in order to work as a substitute teacher. The rate of compensation for a retired teacher without an active teaching license must not be less than the rate of compensation set by the LEA for a retired teacher with an active teaching license. This subsection (b) only applies to retired teachers who retired after July 1, 2011 through July 1, 2016.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 387,s 2, eff. 7/1/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 387,s 1, eff. 7/1/2017. Acts 1977, ch. 289, § 9; T.C.A., § 49-611; Acts 1996, ch. 764, § 1; 2001, ch. 284, § 8.