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TN Code § 49-4-935 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-935. Hope Scholarship — Residents Graduating From High School Located in Contiguous County of Neighboring State

  Notwithstanding § 49-4-905(b)(2) to the contrary, a student who graduates from a high school located in a neighboring state in a county contiguous to this state shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman if the student:  Is a resident of this state, as classified pursuant to § 49-8-104;   Is not ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;   Attains a composite ACT score of at least 21 on any single ACT test date or a concordant equivalent score on the SAT on any single SAT test date;   Applies for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship; and   Is admitted to and enrolls in an eligible postsecondary institution no later than sixteen (16) months after graduation from high school.     If a student meets the eligibility requirements of subsection (a), but chooses to attend a regionally accredited postsecondary institution located outside of this state without a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, then the student shall be eligible for a HOPE scholarship as a transfer student; provided, that the student meets all requirements of § 49-4-929, other than any requirement pertaining to the type of high school from which the student graduated.   A student who is eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship under this section shall not be eligible for a general assembly merit scholar supplemental award under § 49-4-916.   No retroactive award of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship shall be made under this section.
TN Code § 49-4-936 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-936. Eligibility for Hope Teacher's Scholarship

  To be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship, a teacher shall:  Be a tenured teacher teaching in a Tennessee public school system;   Not be ineligible for the scholarship under § 49-4-904;   Meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(a). Section 49-4-905(b) shall not apply to teachers seeking Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarships;   Be admitted to and attend an eligible postsecondary institution seeking an advanced degree in mathematics or a science or certification to teach mathematics or a science;   Maintain satisfactory progress in the teacher's program of study;   Agree to teach mathematics or a science in a Tennessee public school system one (1) academic year for each year of funding provided by a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship and sign a promissory note that stipulates the cash repayment obligation incurred if the teaching service is not fulfilled. If a teacher fails to teach mathematics or a science in a Tennessee public school system for the number of years required to fulfill the teacher's obligation pursuant to the award of a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship, then all funds obtained from the award of the scholarship shall be repaid; provided, however, that no repayment shall be due if TSAC finds that it is impossible for the teacher to fulfill the obligation because of the death or permanent disability of the teacher; and   Apply for a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship no later than August 1, 2020, or a renewal of a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship by the deadline published on TSAC's website each year thereafter.      Except as provided in subdivisions (b)(2) and (3), no minimum number of hours of enrollment is required for eligibility for a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship.   The program of study a teacher is attempting shall be completed within five (5) years, beginning with the first term for which scholarship funds are awarded.   A teacher's eligibility for a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship expires if the teacher has a break in enrollment at an eligible postsecondary institution of more than twelve (12) months.     Subject to the amounts appropriated by the general assembly and any law relating to a shortfall in funds available for postsecondary financial assistance from the net proceeds of the state lottery, a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship awarded to a teacher shall be two thousand dollars ($2,000) per year. The total amount of a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship awarded to a teacher shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all years required for the teacher's program of study.   No retroactive award of a Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship shall be made under this section.   Scholarships awarded under this section shall not commence prior to fall semester, 2006.
TN Code § 49-4-937 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-937. Hope Scholarship — for Students Who Complete Diploma From a Tennessee College of Applied Technology

  Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship upon graduation from high school, completion of high school in a Tennessee home school or obtaining a GED(R) or HiSET(R), but who, instead of applying for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, applies to and enrolls in a Tennessee college of applied technology and receives a Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant, shall continue to be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship; provided, that the student:  Applies for a HOPE scholarship and enrolls in an eligible postsecondary institution within three (3) years of completing a diploma from a Tennessee college of applied technology consisting of at least nine hundred (900) clock hours;   Is not ineligible for a HOPE scholarship under § 49-4-904; and   Meets the requirements of § 49-4-905(a).     This section shall also apply to students who are eligible for general assembly merit scholarships and Tennessee HOPE access grants.   Enrollment at a Tennessee college of applied technology by a student working toward a diploma before receiving a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, general assembly merit scholarship or Tennessee HOPE access grant under this section shall not count under § 49-4-913 or § 49-4-920 toward the limitation on receipt on a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, general assembly merit scholarship or Tennessee HOPE access grant.
TN Code § 49-4-940 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-940. Adoption of Investment and Funds Allocation Policies — Transfer of Excess Lottery Earnings to Energy Efficient Schools Fund

  The state funding board created by § 9-9-101 shall adopt an investment policy and a funds allocation policy for the lottery for education account established in § 4-51-111 designed to maximize recurring revenues available for appropriation. An amount of funds in the lottery for education account, as determined by the state funding board, may be invested pursuant to this section. The funds may be invested in the state pooled investment fund established by § 9-4-603, the intermediate-term investment fund established by § 9-4-608, the chairs of excellence endowment fund established by § 49-7-501, any securities authorized in § 9-4-602 or in any securities or classes of securities not specifically authorized in § 9-4-602 that are approved by resolution of the state funding board. All earnings attributable to the investments shall be credited to the lottery for education account.   TSAC shall not draw funds from the lottery for education account that are invested pursuant to this section unless no other lottery revenues are available to make payments of the scholarships and grants established pursuant to this part. If TSAC anticipates that it may need to draw funds from the lottery for education account that are invested pursuant to this section, then TSAC shall notify the general assembly, the state treasurer, the state funding board and the Tennessee higher education commission at least ninety (90) days before the date the need for such funds is expected to occur.   If for fiscal year 2008-2009 the board determines that earnings on the lottery for education account will be sufficient to meet the funding requirements for scholarships for that fiscal year, the board is authorized to transfer an amount not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) from the lottery for education account to the energy efficient schools fund, if the fund is created by law.
TN Code § 49-4-941 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-941. Terminating Events for Receipt of Lottery Scholarships

 Notwithstanding any provision of this part concerning the terminating events for receipt of Tennessee HOPE scholarships, Tennessee HOPE access grants or Tennessee HOPE scholarships for nontraditional students to the contrary, semester hours attempted by a student in the summer semester 2011 for which the student did not receive postsecondary financial assistance from net lottery proceeds shall not be credited against the limitation on the number of semester hours under §§ 49-4-913, 49-4-920 or 49-4-931 that the student may receive such scholarships or grants.
TN Code § 49-4-942 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 9 - State Lottery Proceeds|§ 49-4-942. Eligibility for Hope Scholarship of Tennessee Citizen Who Is Dependent Child of a Headquarters Staff Employee Working Full Time in Foreign Nation

  As used in this section:  “Dependent child” means a natural or adopted child or stepchild:  Whose parent is a headquarters staff employee;   Whose parent claims the child as a dependent for federal income tax purposes;   Who is under twenty-one (21) years of age; and   Who resides in another nation only while the parent is on full-time work assignment as a headquarters staff employee;     “Headquarters staff employee” has the same meaning as defined in § 67-6-224(b); and   “Qualified headquarters facility” has the same meaning as defined in § 67-6-224(b).     Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, a student who is a Tennessee citizen and a dependent child of a headquarters staff employee who is on full-time work assignment in a foreign nation shall be eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman if the student meets all eligibility requirements for the scholarship, except that, while the parent is on full-time work assignment in another nation, the student does not reside in Tennessee immediately preceding the date of application for financial assistance and the student does not meet the requirements of § 49-4-905(b)(2). To be eligible under this section, the student shall:  Graduate from a high school that is accredited by a regional accrediting association as defined in § 49-4-902 in the foreign nation where the student's parent is on work assignment and meet the academic eligibility requirements of § 49-4-907(3); or   Complete high school in a home school in the foreign nation where the student's parent is on work assignment and meet the eligibility requirements of § 49-4-908(a)(3).     This section shall only apply to dependent children of headquarters staff employees who are on full-time work assignment in another nation for more than one (1) year and who were residents of this state before leaving the United States and intend to return to Tennessee upon completion of their assignment.
TN Code § 49-4-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 10 - Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (Strong) Act of 2017 [Repealed Effective June 30, 2021.]|§ 49-4-307. Revocation of Award

 49-4-702. Loan-scholarship program for graduate nursing students.   49-4-704. Short title.   49-4-708. Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014. [Effective until July 1, 2021. See the version effective on July 1, 2021.]
TN Code § 49-4-702 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 10 - Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (Strong) Act of 2017 [Repealed Effective June 30, 2021.]|§ 49-4-702. Loan-Scholarship Program for Graduate Nursing Students

 49-4-704. Short title.   49-4-708. Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014. [Effective until July 1, 2021. See the version effective on July 1, 2021.]
TN Code § 49-4-704 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 4 - Financial Aid|Part 10 - Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (Strong) Act of 2017 [Repealed Effective June 30, 2021.]|§ 49-4-704. Short Title

 49-4-708. Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014. [Effective until July 1, 2021. See the version effective on July 1, 2021.]
TN Code § 49-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-102. Alternative Licensure for Instructors Who Have Taught for Military Community College

 The department of education shall develop an alternative program for obtaining a license to teach by which instructors for any branch of the military service of the United States who have taught for a community college of a branch of the military service may satisfy the requirements prescribed in this part and rules and regulations of the board.
TN Code § 49-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-103. Award of Additional Professional Development Points for Certain Teachers

 Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the state board of education shall award a teacher five (5) additional professional development points if the teacher's overall evaluation demonstrates an overall performance effectiveness level of “above expectations” or “significantly above expectations” and the evaluation is based on the teacher's performance while employed at a school that is on the priority list or the focus list pursuant to § 49-1-602.
TN Code § 49-5-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-104. Director of Schools

 The standards for a license of qualification for a director of schools shall be in accordance with § 49-2-301.
TN Code § 49-5-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-105. Alteration of Licenses

 The holder of a license who changes or alters the holder's license in any way, or who permits any other person to change or alter the license, commits a Class C misdemeanor and shall have such holder's license revoked.
TN Code § 49-5-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-106. Temporary Permits

   Whenever any director of schools and the chair of the respective board of education certify to the commissioner of education that the school system is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school in which a vacancy exists, the commissioner may grant, on behalf of the state board of education, under conditions prescribed in its rules and regulations, a permit to teach in the unfilled position to a person recommended by the director of the respective local school district and approved by the commissioner, which permit shall be valid only until June 30 following the date of issuance.   The permit may be renewed by the commissioner on conditions prescribed by the state board of education in its rules and regulations, upon the recommendation of the director of schools of the local school district and when the director and the chair of the respective board of education certify that the school system is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school in which a vacancy exists.     A local school district board of education may contract with a teacher holding a permit, but not holding a valid license, only for such period of time for which the respective board of education is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school.   It is the intent of the general assembly to urge local boards of education and their respective directors of schools to make every effort to staff kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) teaching positions with personnel fully licensed and endorsed for those grades.
TN Code § 49-5-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-107. Blind or Visually Limited Teachers

 No person otherwise qualified shall be denied the right to enter training in any college or university or engage in practice teaching for the purpose of becoming a teacher on the ground the person is totally blind or visually limited; nor shall any local board of education refuse to employ a licensed teacher on those grounds; provided, that the blind or visually limited person is able to carry out the duties of the position for which the person applies.
TN Code § 49-5-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-109. Reciprocity

 The state board of education may enter into reciprocal agreements with the certifying or licensing authorities of other states whereby holders of certificates or licenses in other states may be issued licenses in this state.
TN Code § 49-5-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-110. [reserved.]

  Educational assistants shall have, at a minimum, a high school diploma or a GED(R) equivalent and shall show demonstrable proficiency in reading and writing skills.   If a licensed teacher to whom an educational assistant has been assigned is required to be absent from the classroom, the educational assistant may assume responsibility for the classroom in lieu of a substitute teacher. However, no educational assistant shall assume responsibility for the classroom for more than three (3) consecutive school days.   This section shall not apply to educational assistants hired on or before July 1, 2006.
TN Code § 49-5-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-112. Licensure to Teach in Grades Nine Through Twelve for Person Who Has Taught at Eligible Postsecondary Institution

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department shall issue a license to teach in grades nine through twelve (9-12) to any person who has taught at an eligible postsecondary institution as defined in § 49-4-902 and who meets the qualifications listed in this section. The license shall bear an endorsement to teach only in the subject area in which the person taught at the eligible postsecondary institution.   Any applicant seeking teacher licensure pursuant to this section shall:   Have been a full-time college professor or instructor for at least two (2) of the last five (5) years at an eligible postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting association, as defined by § 49-4-902; or   Have been a part-time college professor or instructor, teaching at least one (1) course per semester, for at least three (3) of the last five (5) years at an eligible postsecondary institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting association, as defined by § 49-4-902;     Submit for review by the department or a partnering institution of higher education at least three (3) years of documented teaching evaluations that rate the applicant for licensure as proficient or better in the subject area in which the applicant is seeking licensure. The teaching evaluations required by this subdivision (b)(2) shall have been administered by the institution at which the applicant taught. The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to define proficiency in evaluations; and   Successfully complete all exams required for licensure for the subject area in which the applicant is seeking licensure.
TN Code § 49-5-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 1 - Qualifications Generally|§ 49-5-113. Petition for Waiver of Requirement for Renewal of Teacher's License

 A teacher who, on each of the teacher's last three (3) evaluations conducted pursuant to § 49-1-302(d), received an evaluation demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of “significantly above expectations” may petition the commissioner of education for a waiver of any requirement for renewal of the teacher's license. If the commissioner grants the waiver, the teacher need not meet the requirement that was waived to receive a renewal of the teacher's license.
TN Code § 49-5-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 2 - Teachers' Rights and Duties Generally|§ 49-5-201. Duties of Teachers

  It is the duty of the teacher to:  Open and close the school each day at the time fixed by the board of education;   Give instruction to the pupils only in the subjects covered by the license that the teacher holds;   Supervise educational assistants when they are working with pupils;   Keep the register at the school and record accurately the number of pupils present and the number absent each day before leaving the school building;   Give instruction in physical education as provided by law and official regulations;   Teach the constitutions of the United States and of Tennessee for the purpose of instructing all the children as to their privileges and duties under the constitutions and for the promotion of good citizenship;   Follow the state course of study and the rules and regulations for the promotion of pupils furnished by the commissioner of education;   Serve as custodian of the school property during the public school term, report in writing to the director of schools any misuse of school property or repairs needed on school property and, at the close of the term, furnish the director an inventory of equipment and supplies on hand and a list of supplies and equipment that will be needed for the opening of the succeeding term;   Furnish the director of schools at the end of each week a complete list of pupils within the province of the teacher's school who were absent during the week;   Make a report promptly at the close of the term on all items included in the abstract in the teacher's register and certify its correctness by affidavit; and   Observe any other rules and regulations relative to the service of teachers that may be made by the county board of education.     It is unlawful for any teacher to keep the doors or windows of the school building locked while the pupils are assembled in the school or to permit any screens to be fastened in windows of the building that would prevent the egress of pupils in case of fire or other emergency.
TN Code § 49-5-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 2 - Teachers' Rights and Duties Generally|§ 49-5-202. Advocacy of Revolution

  No person who advocates the overthrow of the American form of government or who is a member of a political party subscribing to a political faith that advocates the overthrow of the American form of government shall be employed on either a temporary or permanent basis in any school in this state financed in whole or in part with public funds.   Any person who violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor and shall also forfeit office.