(a) Any educator required to complete one (1) academic course or one (1) professional education course focusing on methodology or teaching skills as part of the license renewal process shall be eligible for tuition reimbursement for course work taken at a state-supported or a private college or university at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate that would be charged for that course work, or similar course work, at a state-supported college or university, upon successful completion of the course work and submission of a transcript to the department of education.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-5-204
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(b) For purposes of this section, “educator” means any teacher, principal, supervisor or other individual required by law to hold a valid license of qualification for employment in the public schools of this state.
