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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 6 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCING ACT OF 2011 (§§ 49-5-601 — 49-5-609) › Section 49-5-609 - Memorandum of understanding

(a)
The scope of a memorandum shall extend to those matters of mutual agreement between the board of education and the professional employees; provided, that its scope shall not include proposals contrary to:
(1)
Federal or state law or applicable municipal charter;
(2)
Professional employee rights defined in this part; or
(3)
Board of education rights contained in this title.
(b)
If agreement is reached by the management personnel of the board of education and the representatives of its professional employees, they shall jointly prepare a proposed memorandum of understanding. The board of education may enter into the memorandum for a period not to exceed three (3) years. Any items included within the memorandum that require funding shall not be considered effective until such time as the body empowered to appropriate the funds has approved a budget that includes sufficient funding. If the amount of funds appropriated is less than the amount required to address the matters of collaborative conferencing, then the parties may continue to confer to reach agreement within the amount of funds appropriated.
(c)
A memorandum of understanding shall be binding on the parties from the date of its approval by the board of education as an item on the agenda of a regular or special called board meeting or at a later effective date that is explicitly stated in the memorandum of understanding.
(d)
Nothing in this part shall be construed to require collaborative conferencing, agreement on any terms and conditions of employment, or, if agreement has not been reached between the board of education and the representatives of the professional employees, a memorandum of understanding. Absent an agreement and memorandum of understanding on terms and conditions specified for collaborative conferencing in this part, the board of education shall have the authority to address such terms and conditions through board policy.
Acts 2011, ch. 378, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-701 - State board of education - Rules and regulations

(a)
The state board of education shall adopt rules and regulations setting up sick leave and personal and professional leave for the teachers in the public schools of this state, and for payment of substitute teachers. Every LEA shall participate in the state leave plan as established in this part.
(b)
The state board of education shall prescribe forms and procedures to be followed by the local boards of education participating in the state leave plan. The commissioner of education may withhold state leave funds from any participating system that fails to comply with this section or the implementing rules and regulations of the state board of education.
Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 18; 1957, ch. 75, § 1; 1959, ch. 93, § 1; 1967, ch. 396, § 1; 1968, ch. 420, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 128, § 1; 1971, ch. 421, § 1; 1973, ch. 2, § 1; 1974, ch. 488, § 1; 1975, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2; 1975, ch. 100, § 2; 1977, ch. 364, § 2; 1978, ch. 557, § 2; 1979, ch. 78, § 1; 1980, ch. 544, § 1; 1980, ch. 567, § 1; 1981, ch. 282, §§ 1, 2; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., § 49-1314(a), (e); Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 27.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-702 - Application for leave

(a)
Any person holding a position that requires a teacher's license shall be granted leave for military service, legislative service, maternity, adoption, recuperation of health or visitation of a spouse, child or parent deployed for military duty out of the country who has been granted rest and recuperation leave and may be granted leave for educational improvements or other sufficient reason without forfeiture of accumulated leave credits, tenure status or other fringe benefits. Local boards of education may compensate teachers the difference between their regular pay and their military pay while engaged in military service. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall be construed to affect any rights granted public employees under title 8, chapter 33.
(b)
All leaves shall be requested in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance on forms adopted by the local board of education and uniformly used throughout the school system. The thirty-day notice may be waived or reduced by the director of schools or upon a certified statement of a physician approved by the director of schools.
(c)
The teacher's application for leave forms shall require, but not be limited to:
(1)
A description of the type of leave requested;
(2)
The requested dates for beginning and ending the leave; and
(3)
A statement of intent to return to the position from which leave is granted.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 29; 1997, ch. 365, § 1; 2003, ch. 268, § 1; 2008, ch. 925, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-703 - Director's action on application

Each request for leave must be acted upon in accordance with board policy, any negotiated contract or applicable state or federal law by the director of schools within fifteen (15) days. Each applicant shall be notified in writing of the action of the director of schools, and the beginning and ending dates of the leave that is granted.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315; Acts 1997, ch. 365, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-704 - Term and extension of leave

All leaves, except military leave, shall be from a date certain to a date certain; however, any leave may be extended to a later specified date upon written request from the teacher. The procedure for extending a leave and the conditions under which a leave may be extended are the same as those used when originally requesting and granting the leave. Military leave and leave to hold legislative office shall be granted for whatever period may be required. Leave to visit a spouse, child or parent deployed for military duty out of the country who has been granted rest and recuperation leave shall be granted for no longer than ten (10) days.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315; Acts 2008, ch. 925, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-705 - Teacher's reinstatement after leave

Positions vacated for less than twelve (12) months by teachers on leave shall be filled with an interim teacher for such time as the teacher is on leave. Upon return of the teacher within the twelve (12) months, the interim teacher shall relinquish the position, and the teacher shall return to the position. If the leave exceeds twelve (12) months, the teacher shall be placed in the same or a comparable position upon return from leave.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-706 - Teacher not returning after leave

Any teacher on leave shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of return, notify the director of schools in writing if the teacher does not intend to return to the position from which the teacher is on leave. Failure to render such notice may be considered breach of contract.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-707 - Pay while on leave

The regularly employed teacher who is on leave authorized by §
49-5-701
, §
49-5-710
or §
49-5-711
shall receive the pay prescribed by the teacher's contract during such absence, but the right to receive such pay shall be subject to all the conditions set forth in §§
49-5-701
,
49-5-710
and
49-5-711
.
Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 18; 1957, ch. 75, § 1; 1959, ch. 93, § 1; 1967, ch. 396, § 1; 1968, ch. 420, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 128, § 1; 1971, ch. 421, § 1; 1973, ch. 2, § 1; 1974, ch. 488, § 1; 1975, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2; 1975, ch. 100, § 2; 1977, ch. 364, § 2; 1978, ch. 557, § 2; 1979, ch. 78, § 1; 1980, ch. 544, § 1; 1980, ch. 567, § 1; 1981, ch. 282, §§ 1, 2; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., § 49-1314(a).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-708 - Effect of leave on teacher's rights

Any teacher on leave shall retain any accumulated tenure, salary or fringe benefit credits; and the leave shall not be construed to work a forfeiture of any accumulated tenure, salary or fringe benefit credits.
Acts 1951, ch. 76, § 8 (Williams, § 2345.8); Acts 1973, ch. 298, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1406.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-709 - Substitute teachers

Substitute teachers are those teachers used to replace teachers on leave authorized by §
49-5-701
, §
49-5-710
or §
49-5-711
, or to fill temporary vacancies as defined by the state board of education and granted under written local school board policies. Substitute teachers may be employed and paid directly by a local education agency or by a third party public or private employer through an agreement between such third party employer and the local education agency. Substitute teachers employed by third party entities shall be subject to the same unemployment benefit eligibility conditions as substitute teachers employed directly by local education agencies.
Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 18; 1957, ch. 75, § 1; 1959, ch. 93, § 1; 1967, ch. 396, § 1; 1968, ch. 420, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 128, § 1; 1971, ch. 421, § 1; 1973, ch. 2, § 1; 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1974, ch. 488, § 1; 1975, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 2; 1977, ch. 364, § 2; 1978, ch. 557, § 2; 1979, ch. 78, § 1; 1980, ch. 544, § 1; 1980, ch. 567, § 1; 1981, ch. 282, §§ 1, 2; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., §§ 49-1314(b), 49-1315; Acts 1997 , ch. 499, § 1; 2011 , ch. 202, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-711 - Personal and professional leave - Accumulation and use

(a)
Under policies adopted by the local board of education, a teacher shall be allowed personal and professional leave earned at the rate of one (1) day for each one-half (1/2) year employed. A teacher may take not more than two (2) days of personal or professional leave prior to having earned it, but it shall be charged against the teacher's year's allowance. Any personal and professional leave remaining unused at the end of a year shall be credited to that teacher as sick leave.
(b)
If, at the termination of a teacher's services, the teacher has been absent for more days than the teacher had accumulated or earned leave, there shall be deducted from the final salary warrant of the teacher an amount sufficient to cover the excess days used by the teacher.
(c)
(1)
Personal leave is intended to be used for personal reasons. Subject to the following conditions, it can be taken at the discretion of a teacher, who shall not be required to give reasons for the use of any personal leave. The approval of the director of schools or the director's designee shall be required under the following conditions:
(A)
If more than ten percent (10%) of the teachers in any given school request its use on the same day; provided, that on making this calculation, any major fraction shall be considered as one (1); and in schools of five (5) teachers or less, one (1) teacher may take personal leave at the teacher's discretion;
(B)
If personal leave is requested during any prior established student examination period;
(C)
If personal leave is requested on the day immediately preceding or following a holiday or vacation period;
(D)
If personal leave is requested for days scheduled for professional development or in-service training, according to a school calendar adopted by the local board of education prior to the commencement of the school year; or
(E)
If personal leave is requested for days scheduled for parent-teacher conferences, according to a school calendar adopted by the local board of education prior to the commencement of the school year.
(2)
Except in an emergency, a teacher shall give at least one (1) day's advance notice of intent to take personal leave.
Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 18; 1957, ch. 75, § 1; 1959, ch. 93, § 1; 1967, ch. 396, § 1; 1968, ch. 420, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 128, § 1; 1971, ch. 421, § 1; 1973, ch. 2, § 1; 1974, ch. 488, § 1; 1975, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2; 1975, ch. 100, § 2; 1977, ch. 364, § 2; 1978, ch. 557, § 2; 1979, ch. 78, § 1; 1980, ch. 544, § 1; 1980, ch. 567, § 1; 1981, ch. 282, §§ 1, 2; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., § 49-1314(d); Acts 1986, ch. 850, §§ 1, 2; 2010 , ch. 759, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-712 - Part-time leaves

Part-time leaves may be granted upon written request with the conditions prevailing as recorded in the minutes of the board of education.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-713 - Legislative service leave

Leave to hold legislative office shall not be granted for more than any portion of four (4) calendar years without the consent of the local board of education. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the board or school system to pay the teacher during the leave of absence.
Acts 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1315.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-715 - Leave to hold statewide office of a professional employees' association

(a)
Leave to hold statewide office as an officer, director, trustee or agent of a professional employees' association may be granted if the local board approves the leave after the person requesting the leave provides the director of schools with proof of election and proof of the term of office. Acceptable proof of election shall include, but not be limited to, certification by the professional employees' association of the date of the election and the results of the election. Leave shall be granted from a date certain to a date certain pursuant to §
49-5-704
.
(b)
For purposes of this section only, "professional employees' association" or "association" means any organization or association granting membership to professional employees of LEAs and professionals employed by the state department of education; provided, however, that membership in the organization or association statewide exceeds one thousand (1,000) dues-paying members.
(c)
Any person on leave under this section shall retain all rights enumerated in §
49-5-708
.
(d)
Association service leave shall be leave without pay. The person on leave is entitled to maintain benefits only if the full cost of the benefits is paid by either the person on leave or the association for which the person is serving as an officer, director, trustee or agent. During the leave period, the person's position with the LEA shall be maintained without advancement on the salary scale and with no accrual of sick leave or personal and professional leave. At the end of leave taken pursuant to this section, the person taking the leave shall be returned to the person's former position or a comparable position. Leave shall only be granted with the understanding that the recipient, immediately following the leave of absence, will return to the LEA for a period at least equal to the period of the leave. Prior to the person being allowed to return to a position in the LEA, the person or the association shall reimburse the LEA for any additional expenses incurred in staffing the position while the person was on leave.
(e)
Any president of a professional employees' association who was granted leave from an LEA to hold the office prior to April 25, 2013, may continue to hold the office of president with leave from the LEA until the end of the leave and termination of the agreement that covers the leave; provided, however, that the agreement shall not be modified or extended after April 25, 2013. If a person who was president of an association before April 25, 2013, is reelected after April 25, 2013, then any new agreement between an LEA and a person who is reelected shall be entered in accordance with subsections (a)-(d).
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 275, s 1, eff. 4/25/2013.
Acts 2004, ch. 650, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 7 - STATE LEAVE PLAN (§§ 49-5-701 — 49-5-716) › Section 49-5-716 - Leave not charged when school closed for unexpected events - Exception for virtual instruction

(a)
A teacher, including a teacher on preapproved leave or other type of leave, shall not be charged with a day of leave for any day on which the teacher's school or the school district is closed due to natural disaster, inclement weather, serious outbreak of contagious illness, or other unexpected event.
(b)
For purposes of this section, a teacher's school or school district is not closed when teachers are required to work remotely and provide virtual instruction to students.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 261, s 1, eff. 4/28/2021.
Acts 2011 , ch. 284, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-801 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Teachers' Sick Leave Bank Act."
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-56-101.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-802 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Employee organization" means any organization with membership open to teachers in which the teachers participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of representing teachers' interest to boards of education of local public school systems;
(2)
"Local school system" or "system" means any local public school system, as defined in §
49-1-103
;
(3)
"Member" or "participant" means any teacher who has joined the bank by making the initial donation of the minimum number of days necessary and has donated the subsequently assessed days;
(4)
"Sick leave" means a designated amount of compensation leave accumulated pursuant to §
49-5-710
that is to be granted to a member who, through personal illness, injury, disability or quarantine, is unable to perform the duties of the teaching position. Sick leave may not be granted for the period of disability when moneys are paid to the member under the Workers' Compensation Law under title 50, chapter 6, part 2;
(5)
"Sick leave bank" or "bank" means a local system accounting of voluntarily pooled and irrevocably donated accumulated personal sick leave that is collected for the purpose of providing sick leave to members of the program who have suffered an unplanned personal illness, injury, disability or quarantine and whose personal sick leave is exhausted;
(6)
"Sick leave bank trustees" or "trustees" means those persons appointed to administer a local school system sick leave bank; and
(7)
"Teacher" means all persons entitled to sick leave under §
49-5-710
.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-56-102.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-803 - Establishment

(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a sick leave bank may be established in any local school system.
(b)
Sick leave accumulated under §
49-5-710
may be donated to the bank.
(c)
Only one (1) bank shall be allowed per system.
(d)
To form a sick leave bank in a local school system, a minimum of twenty (20) teachers from that system must petition the local board of education for permission to establish a sick leave bank in accordance with this part. If the local board of education grants permission to establish a sick leave bank, then the local board shall adopt operating guidelines for the sick leave bank consistent with this title. Effective August 1 following the local board's adoption of operating guidelines, the sick leave bank may begin operating within the system.
(e)
To form a sick leave bank in a local school system in any county having a population of not less than forty-four thousand five hundred (44,500) nor more than forty-five thousand (45,000) or not less than six thousand seven hundred (6,700) nor more than six thousand nine hundred fifty (6,950), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, a minimum of ten (10) teachers from that system must petition the local board of education for permission to establish a sick leave bank in accordance with this part. If the local board of education grants permission to establish a sick leave bank, then the local board shall adopt operating guidelines for the sick leave bank consistent with this title. Effective August 1 following the local board's adoption of operating guidelines, the sick leave bank may begin operating within the system.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 8, eff. 3/28/2022.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 3; T.C.A., § 49-56-103; Acts 1990, ch. 713, §§ 1, 4; 1991, ch. 202, §§ 1, 4; 1992, ch. 810, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 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:
(1)
No later than thirty (30) days following the adoption of operating guidelines, the local board of education and the employee organization shall each appoint from their membership two (2) persons to serve as trustees. The fifth trustee must be the director of schools who serves as chair;
(2)
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;
(3)
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;
(4)
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;
(5)
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;
(6)
Trustees are eligible to succeed themselves; and
(7)
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.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 9, eff. 3/28/2022.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 4; T.C.A., § 49-56-104.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-805 - Rules and regulations

(a)
The trustees shall provide for rules and regulations not inconsistent with this part.
(b)
These rules and regulations shall be filed with 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.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 686, s 10, eff. 3/28/2022.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 11; T.C.A., § 49-56-111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-806 - Participation

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
(c)
Teachers electing to participate shall do so during the months of August, September or October of any year.
(d)
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.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, §§ 5, 6; T.C.A., §§ 49-56-105, 49-56-106; Acts 1990, ch. 713, § 2; 1991, ch. 202, §§ 2, 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-807 - Leave contributions

(a)
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.
(b)
Donations of sick leave to the bank are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
(c)
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.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, §§ 5, 6; T.C.A., §§ 49-56-105, 49-56-106.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 49-5-809 - Loss of benefits

A member shall lose the right to obtain the benefits of the sick leave bank by:
(1)
Resignation or termination of employment with the local school system;
(2)
Cancellation of participation that is effective only on June 30 next;
(3)
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;
(4)
Being on approved leave of absence with the exception of personal illness or disability leave; or
(5)
Retirement.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 9; T.C.A., § 49-56-109.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 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 (1/2) day.
Acts 1981, ch. 283, § 10; T.C.A., § 49-56-110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 8 - TENNESSEE TEACHERS' SICK LEAVE BANK ACT (§§ 49-5-801 — 49-5-811) › Section 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.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 888, s 1, eff. 5/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-901 - Establishment of fund

(a)
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."
(b)
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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 1; Shan., § 1469b1 (p. 6543); Shan. Supp., § 1469a1; Code 1932, § 2525; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-902 - Rules and regulations

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 2; Shan., § 1469b2 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a2; Code 1932, § 2526; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1602.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 9; Shan., § 1469b9 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a9; Code 1932, § 2533; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1603.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-904 - Maximum annuity - Contribution rates

(a)
No pension or annuity shall be provided exceeding three-fourths (3/4) 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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 3; Shan., § 1469b3 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a3; Code 1932, § 2527; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 6; Shan., § 1469b6 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a6; Code 1932, § 2530; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1605.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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
.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 4; Shan., § 1469b4 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a4; Code 1932, § 2528; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1606.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 5; Shan., § 1469b5 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a5; Code 1932, § 2529; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1607.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 7; Shan., § 1469b7 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a7; Code 1932, § 2531; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1608.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 8; Shan., § 1469b8 (p. 6544); Shan. Supp., § 1469a8; Code 1932, § 2532; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1609.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-910 - Board of trustees

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 10; Shan., § 1469b10 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a10; Code 1932, § 2534; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1610.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-911 - Rules of trustees - Quorum

(a)
The board of trustees is authorized to make rules and regulations for the government of the body, subject to the limitations of this part.
(b)
(1)
Six (6) members of the board constitute a quorum, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the school board.
(2)
No official act of the board can be performed except by at least five (5) votes.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 12; Shan., § 1469b16 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a16; Code 1932, § 2540; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1611.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b12 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a12; Code 1932, § 2536; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1612.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-913 - Management and investment of fund

(a)
The board shall manage, lend, maintain, keep or deposit such funds for the benefit and uses of the public school teachers' retirement fund.
(b)
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.
(c)
The fund shall be invested in solvent and approved interest-bearing securities or well-secured mortgages or municipal bonds.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b11 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a11; Code 1932, § 2535; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1613.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 49-5-914 - Receipt and delivery of contributions

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b14 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a14; Code 1932, § 2538; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1614.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b15 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a15; Code 1932, § 2539; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1615.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 9 - TEACHERS' LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 49-5-901 — 49-5-916) › Section 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.
Acts 1917, ch. 76, § 11; Shan., § 1469b13 (p. 6545); Shan. Supp., § 1469a13; Code 1932, § 2537; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1616.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 10 - TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS (§§ 49-5-1001 — 49-5-1007) › Section 49-5-1001 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Code of Ethics."
Acts 2010, ch. 916, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 10 - TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS (§§ 49-5-1001 — 49-5-1007) › Section 49-5-1002 - Legislative findings

The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
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
(2)
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.
Acts 2010, ch. 916, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 10 - TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS (§§ 49-5-1001 — 49-5-1007) › Section 49-5-1004 - Educator's obligations to the education profession

(a)
The education profession is vested by the public with a trust and responsibility requiring the highest ideals of professional service. In the belief that the quality of the services of the education profession directly influences the nation and its citizens, the educator shall exert every effort to raise professional standards, to promote a climate that encourages the exercise of professional judgment, to achieve conditions which attract persons worthy of the trust to careers in education, and to assist in preventing the practice of the profession by unqualified persons.
(b)
In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession, an educator shall not:
(1)
Deliberately make a false statement or fail to disclose a material fact related to competency and qualifications in an application for a professional position;
(2)
Misrepresent the educator's professional qualifications;
(3)
Assist entry into the profession of a person known to be unqualified in respect to character, education, or other relevant attribute;
(4)
Knowingly make a false statement concerning the qualifications of a candidate for a professional position;
(5)
Assist a noneducator in the unauthorized practice of teaching;
(6)
Disclose information about colleagues obtained in the course of professional service unless the disclosure serves a compelling professional purpose or is required by law;
(7)
Knowingly make false or malicious statements about a colleague;
(8)
Accept any gratuity, gift, or favor that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or actions; and
(9)
Use illegal or unauthorized drugs.
(c)
In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession, educators shall:
(1)
Administer state-mandated assessments fairly and ethically; and
(2)
Conduct themselves in a manner that preserves the dignity and integrity of the education profession.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 937,s 3, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 937,s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 2010, ch. 916, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 10 - TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS (§§ 49-5-1001 — 49-5-1007) › Section 49-5-1005 - Public access to teacher code of ethics

The state board of education shall post the teacher code of ethics on its website.
Acts 2011, ch. 214, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 10 - TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS (§§ 49-5-1001 — 49-5-1007) › Section 49-5-1006 - Report of breach of teacher code of ethics - Failure to report

(a)
An educator who has personal knowledge of a breach by another educator of the teacher code of ethics prescribed in §§
49-5-1003
and
49-5-1004
shall report the breach to the educator's immediate supervisor, director of schools, or local board of education within thirty (30) days of discovering the breach.
(b)
Failure to report a breach of the teacher code of ethics, or to file a report of any criminal activity or other misconduct that is required by federal or state law, is a breach of the teacher code of ethics.
Acts 2018 , ch. 937, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 5 - PERSONNEL (§§ 49-5-101 — 49-5-5704) › Part 10 - TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS (§§ 49-5-1001 — 49-5-1007) › Section 49-5-1007 - Professional development training concerning teacher code of ethics

LEAs must conduct annual professional development training concerning the teacher code of ethics and its requirements. The professional development training shall address what constitutes unethical conduct.
Acts 2018, ch. 937, § 5.