Tennessee § 9-8-203 Part definitions

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§ 9-8-203 — Part definitions

Tennessee § 9-8-203

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-203 (2026).

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(a)As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Fund" means the Tennessee educator liability fund;

(2)"Student teacher" means an individual enrolled as a student in an institution of higher education approved by the state board of education for teacher training, who is jointly assigned by the institution of higher education and either a local board of education or a charter school to teach under the direction of a licensed teacher employed by the local board of education or the charter school;

(3)"Teacher":

(A)Means any individual employed by a local board of education in a position that requires a license issued by the department of education for service in public elementary and secondary schools of this state, supported, in whole or in part, by local, state, or f

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(a) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Fund" means the Tennessee educator liability fund; (2) "Student teacher" means an individual enrolled as a student in an institution of higher education approved by the state board of education for teacher training, who is jointly assigned by the institution of higher education and either a local board of education or a charter school to teach under the direction of a licensed teacher employed by the local board of education or the charter school; (3) "Teacher": (A) Means any individual employed by a local board of education in a position that requires a license issued by the department of education for service in public elementary and secondary schools of this state, supported, in whole or in part, by local, state, or federal funds; and (B) Includes an individual employed at a public charter school in a position that requires a license issued by the department of education for service in a public elementary and secondary school of this state. (b) For the purposes of this part, teachers and student teachers shall not be considered "state employees" as defined in § 8-42-101 .