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TN Code § 49-5-804 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-804. Trustees

 When permission to establish a sick leave bank in a local school system has been granted, the sick leave bank trustees shall be established as follows:   Not later than thirty (30) days following the commissioner's authorization, the board of education and the employee organization shall each appoint from their membership two (2) persons to serve as trustees. The fifth trustee shall be the director of schools who shall serve as chair;   In the event any member is unable to be present at any meeting of the sick leave bank trustees, the member may appoint a representative to serve during a particular meeting if authorization is given in writing by the absent trustee;   In the event the professional employees are recognized for the purpose of negotiating, such recognized professional employees' organization shall appoint two (2) persons to serve. In the event there is no recognized professional employees' organization for the purpose of negotiating or the previously recognized organization subsequently loses recognition, the organization that documents the largest number of paid professional employees as members on June 30 past shall be the organization to initially appoint or subsequently reappoint or replace the trustees at the end of a term;   All appointments shall be for three-year staggered terms and can be replaced only because of death, retirement, resignation or discontinuation of employment with the board of education or at the expiration of a term;   Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the appointing authority in the same manner as the original appointments were made;   Trustees are eligible to succeed themselves; and   The four (4) trustees originally appointed by the board of education and the employee organization shall draw lots for two (2) positions for three (3) years, and two (2) positions for two (2) years, to become effective August 1 next. Thereafter all terms begin on August 1.
TN Code § 49-5-805 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-805. Rules and Regulations

  The trustees shall provide for rules and regulations not inconsistent with this part.   These rules and regulations shall be filed with the office of the commissioner of education and the local school system within sixty (60) days of authorized establishment of the bank pursuant to § 49-5-803 and shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours.
TN Code § 49-5-806 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-806. Participation

  All persons employed in the school system who are entitled to sick leave under § 49-5-710 are eligible to participate in the sick leave bank of that school system.   Upon the establishment of a sick leave bank and the selection of the trustees for the sick leave bank, the trustees shall notify all teachers in the system that they are eligible to participate in the sick leave bank. Following such notice, any teacher in the school system may indicate on forms prepared and approved by the trustees a desire to participate in the bank by submitting the forms to the office that handles records for sick leave for the school system.   Teachers electing to participate shall do so during the months of August, September or October of any year.   By written notice to the trustees, a member may withdraw from bank participation on any June 30. Membership withdrawal results in forfeiture of all days contributed.
TN Code § 49-5-807 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-807. Leave Contributions

  Any teacher who elects to participate in the bank shall initially have a maximum of three (3) days of sick leave deducted from such teacher's personal accumulation and donated to the sick leave bank.   Donations of sick leave to the bank are nonrefundable and nontransferable.   At any time the number of days in the sick leave bank is less than twenty (20), or one (1) per member if there are more than twenty (20) members, or at any time deemed advisable, the trustees shall assess each member one (1) or more days of accumulated sick leave. If a member has no accumulated sick leave at the time of assessment, the first earned days shall be donated as they are accrued by the teacher.
TN Code § 49-5-808 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-808. Use of Bank

  The sick leave bank trustees shall administer the sick leave bank and approve or reject each request for additional sick leave. All actions of the trustees will require three (3) affirmative votes.   The form and manner of application for use of leave from the bank shall be prescribed by the trustees.   The trustees shall act either affirmatively or negatively on all applications within ten (10) calendar days of the application.   Members of the sick leave bank shall be eligible to make application to the bank for sick leave only after having been a member of the bank for thirty (30) calendar days.   A participant shall not receive any sick leave from the bank until after having exhausted all accumulated sick and personal leave, including all paid board extensions.   The trustees may establish regulations restricting the number of days that may be withdrawn from the bank by one (1) member on account of one (1) illness, particularly any known illness existing at the time the teacher elected to participate in the bank.   Grants of sick leave from the bank shall not be made to any member on account of any elective surgery or illness of any member of the participant's family, or during any period the member is receiving disability benefits from social security or the state or local teachers' retirement plan.   Leave grants from the bank, approved by the trustees, shall not be more than twenty (20) consecutive days for which the individual applicant would have otherwise lost pay. Applicants may submit requests for extensions of such leave grants before or after their prior grants expire. The maximum number of days any participant may receive in any fiscal year is sixty (60). The maximum number of days any participant may receive as a result of any one (1) illness, recurring diagnosed illness or accident is ninety (90).   In the event a member is physically or mentally unable to make a request to the sick leave bank for use of sick leave days, a family member or agent may file the request.   If the trustees determine it necessary, they may require a physician's certificate of condition from any member requesting additional leave. Refusal to comply will result in denial of the pending request for use of sick leave days from the bank.   Sick leave granted a member from the bank need not be repaid by the individual except as all members are uniformly assessed.   All records of the sick leave bank shall be kept in or by the office of the school system that handles regular sick leave records. The trustees shall inform this office of all applications they approve and the amount of additional leave granted the member.
TN Code § 49-5-809 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-809. Loss of Benefits

 A member shall lose the right to obtain the benefits of the sick leave bank by:   Resignation or termination of employment with the local school system;   Cancellation of participation that is effective only on June 30 next;   Refusal to honor such assessment as may be required from time to time by the trustees to maintain an adequate number of reserve days in the bank;   Being on approved leave of absence with the exception of personal illness or disability leave; or   Retirement.
TN Code § 49-5-810 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-810. Dissolution of Bank

 In the event the sick leave bank is dissolved, the total days on deposit shall be returned to the then participating members and credited to their personal sick leave accumulation in proportion to the number of days each has contributed individually. Days returned under this section and credited to the individual participant's accumulation shall be rounded to the nearest one-half (½) day.
TN Code § 49-5-811 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 8 - Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act|§ 49-5-811. Participation of Nonteacher Employees of Lea in Teachers' Sick Leave Bank

 Notwithstanding any provision of this part to the contrary, if an LEA has established a teachers' sick leave bank, then the LEA may permit any employee of the LEA who is not a teacher to participate in either the teachers' sick leave bank or a classified employee sick bank; provided, that the employee is eligible to accrue sick leave under the employee's contract of employment. The requirements for teachers' participation in the sick leave bank in §§ 49-5-806, 49-5-807, 49-5-808 and 49-5-809 shall apply to an employee who is not a teacher and who is seeking to participate in the sick leave bank. Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with existing LEA policies relative to the sick leave bank that are in effect on May 1, 2014.
TN Code § 49-5-901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-901. Establishment of Fund

  The board of education or school board of any town, city, county or district shall have the power to establish what shall be known as a “public school teachers' retirement fund.”   Where the school board of any city, town, county or district determines to establish the fund, it shall be put into operation and be authorized by ordinance or resolution of the school board, and adopted by the city or town governing authorities in cases of towns and cities, and by the county legislative body in cases of county and district schools.
TN Code § 49-5-902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-902. Rules and Regulations

  The school boards shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations, fix the basis or amounts of the annuities and the contributions made and prescribe all other necessary provisions to put this part into operation.   Any rule or regulation that affects either the collections or expenditures of the fund shall be approved by the municipal governing authorities in case of city or town schools, and by the county court in case of county or district schools.
TN Code § 49-5-903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-903. “Teacher” Defined

 As used in this part, “teacher” means and includes any director of schools, assistant director of schools, principal, assistant principal, supervisor, assistant supervisor, persons in charge of any special department of instruction, and any teacher or instructor regularly employed as such by the school board of such city or county, town or district.
TN Code § 49-5-904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-904. Maximum Annuity — Contribution Rates

  No pension or annuity shall be provided exceeding three-fourths (¾) of the salary paid the teacher at the time of retirement, and in no event shall it exceed the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) per annum.   The maximum assessment on any teacher coming under the operation of this part shall not exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) per annum of the salary agreed to be paid the teacher, and a minimum of one percent (1%) per annum.
TN Code § 49-5-905 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-905. Deficiencies in Contributions

 Any teacher who has not contributed to the minimum amount may make up the deficiency by a cash payment in full with principal and interest or by having it deducted in equal amounts from the annuity installments.
TN Code § 49-5-906 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-906. Eligibility for Benefits

 Every teacher who has annually contributed to the fund in accordance with this part for at least five (5) years and has taught in the public schools not less than twenty-five (25) years, fifteen (15) years of which have been in the public schools of a city, town, county or district, may be retired by the board of education, and shall have the right to voluntarily retire from such service and become the beneficiary of this part. Every such teacher so retiring or retired shall be entitled to an annuity for the remainder of the teacher's life, to be paid out of the fund, an amount as provided by § 49-5-904.
TN Code § 49-5-907 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-907. Retirement Because of Incapacity

 Every teacher in the public schools of a city, town, county or district who has taught in the schools not less than ten (10) years, has contributed for not less than five (5) years annually to the fund, as may be provided under this part, and has become, without the fault of the teacher, mentally or physically incapacitated from such service, may be retired by the school board and become a beneficiary of the fund in the same manner as provided in this part, but such annuity shall cease when the incapacity ceases; however, such incapacity does not include temporary illness.
TN Code § 49-5-908 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-908. Insufficiency of Fund to Pay Annuities

 In case the fund is insufficient to pay the annuity provided for in this part, there shall be a ratable distribution among such beneficiaries who may be entitled to the annuity, and there shall be no claim for any deficiency.
TN Code § 49-5-909 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-909. Exemption of Benefits From Process — Nonassignability

 All annuities granted and payable out of the teachers' retirement fund shall be and are exempt from seizure or levy upon attachment, execution, supplemental process and all other process, whether mesne or final. The annuities or any payment of the annuities shall not be subject to sale, assignment or transfer by any beneficiary, and such transfer shall be absolutely void.
TN Code § 49-5-910 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-910. Board of Trustees

  There shall be a board of trustees for each city, town, county or district established, which shall be known as the public school teachers' retirement fund board, and shall be composed of nine (9) members who shall serve without compensation.   The board shall consist of five (5) teachers, who shall be elected by the teachers of the city, town, county or district, as the case may be, the director of schools of the city, town, county or district and three (3) members of the school board of the city, town, county or district, elected by such board. The manner of election of the elective members shall be determined by the rules prescribed for the government of such bodies as heretofore provided.
TN Code § 49-5-911 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-911. Rules of Trustees — Quorum

  The board of trustees is authorized to make rules and regulations for the government of the body, subject to the limitations of this part.    Six (6) members of the board constitute a quorum, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the school board.   No official act of the board can be performed except by at least five (5) votes.
TN Code § 49-5-912 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-912. Delegation of Duties by Trustees

 The board of trustees shall have authority to elect one (1) or more of its body whose duty it shall be to actually attend to the duties and obligations of the trust, and to make an adequate solvent bond for the faithful performance of its duties and the safekeeping of the fund.
TN Code § 49-5-913 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-913. Management and Investment of Fund

  The board shall manage, lend, maintain, keep or deposit such funds for the benefit and uses of the public school teachers' retirement fund.   The board shall receive all moneys from donations, legacies, gifts, bequests, and any surplus that may remain at the end of any fiscal year, from the sum or sums contributed and paid by both the teachers and by the school boards.   The fund shall be invested in solvent and approved interest-bearing securities or well-secured mortgages or municipal bonds.
TN Code § 49-5-914 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-914. Receipt and Delivery of Contributions

  The city, town, or county treasurer or trustee shall receive and retain on deposit to the credit of the public school teachers' retirement fund each annual contribution made, as provided in this part, until the end of the fiscal year.   At the end of the fiscal year the contributions shall be delivered to the board of trustees, who shall receipt the treasurer or county trustee for such delivery.
TN Code § 49-5-915 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-915. Sinking Fund — Purposes

 The public school teachers' retirement fund held in trust by the board of trustees shall be known as the sinking fund of the public school teachers' retirement fund, and is created and held for the purposes and uses of supplementing any deficiencies that may occur in the fund or account in the hands or under the control of the public treasurer.
TN Code § 49-5-916 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 9 - Teachers' Local Retirement Systems|§ 49-5-916. Deficiencies Supplied From Sinking Fund

 At any time that the funds in the hands of the public treasury to the credit of the fund become insufficient, the board of trustees shall assign, as soon and so far as can practically be done, from the sinking fund under its control, to the city or town treasurer, or county trustee, so that the deficiency shall be supplied.
TN Code § 49-5-1001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 10 - Teacher Code of Ethics|§ 49-5-1001. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Code of Ethics.”
TN Code § 49-5-1002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 10 - Teacher Code of Ethics|§ 49-5-1002. Legislative Findings

 The general assembly finds and declares that:   An educator, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, and the nurture of democratic principles. Essential to these goals is the protection of freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for all. An educator accepts the responsibility to adhere to the highest ethical standards; and   An educator recognizes the magnitude of the responsibility inherent in the teaching process. The desire for the respect and confidence of one's colleagues, of students, of parents and of the members of the community provides the incentive to attain and maintain the highest possible degree of ethical conduct.
TN Code § 49-5-1003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 5 - Personnel|Part 10 - Teacher Code of Ethics|§ 49-5-1003. Educator's Obligations to Students

  An educator shall strive to help each student realize the student's potential as a worthy and effective member of society. An educator therefore works to stimulate the spirit of inquiry, the acquisition of knowledge and understanding, and the thoughtful formulation of worthy goals.   In fulfillment of this obligation to the student, an educator shall:  Abide by all applicable federal and state laws;   Not unreasonably restrain the student from independent action in the pursuit of learning;   Provide the student with professional education services in a nondiscriminatory manner and in consonance with accepted best practices known to the educator;   Respect the constitutional rights of the student;   Not unreasonably deny the student access to varying points of view;   Not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter relevant to the student's progress;   Make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning or to health and safety;   Make reasonable effort to protect the emotional well-being of the student;   Not intentionally expose the student to embarrassment or disparagement;   Not on the basis of race; color; creed; disability; sex; national origin; marital status; political or religious beliefs; family, social, or cultural background; or sexual orientation, unfairly:  Exclude the student from participation in any program;   Deny benefits to the student; or   Grant any advantage to the student;     Not use the educator's professional relationship with the student for private advantage;   Not disclose information about the student obtained in the course of the educator's professional service, unless disclosure of the information is permitted, serves a compelling professional purpose, or is required by law;   Not knowingly make false or malicious statements about students or colleagues;   Ensure interactions with the student take place in transparent and appropriate settings;   Not engage in any sexually related behavior with the student, whether verbal, written, physical, or electronic, with or without the student's consent. Sexually related behavior includes, but is not limited to, behaviors such as making sexual jokes or sexual remarks; engaging in sexual kidding, sexual teasing, or sexual innuendo; pressuring the student for dates or sexual favors; engaging in inappropriate physical touching, groping, or grabbing; kissing; rape; threatening physical harm; and committing sexual assault;   Not furnish alcohol or illegal or unauthorized drugs to the student;   Strive to prevent the use of alcohol or illegal or unauthorized drugs by the student when the student is under the educator's supervision on school or LEA premises, during school activities, or in any private setting;   Refrain from the use of alcohol while on school or LEA premises or during a school activity at which students are present; and   Maintain a professional approach with the student at all times.