§ 49-5-101 Basic requirements
§ 49-5-102 Alternative licensure for instructors who have taught for military community college
§ 49-5-103 Award of additional professional development points for certain teachers
§ 49-5-104 Director of schools
§ 49-5-105 Alteration of licenses
§ 49-5-106 Temporary teaching permits – Limited license to continue teaching pursuant to current temporary permit
§ 49-5-107 Blind or visually limited teachers
§ 49-5-108 Jurisdiction of state board of education
§ 49-5-109 Reciprocity
§ 49-5-110 Eligibility requirements for practitioner occupational teaching license
§ 49-5-111 Educational assistants
§ 49-5-112 Licensure to teach in grades nine through twelve for person who has taught at eligible postsecondary institution
§ 49-5-113 Petition for waiver of requirement for renewal of teacher’s license
§ 49-5-114 Temporary teaching permits – Eligibility for temporary permits – Examination for issuance of permit – Clinical requirements
§ 49-5-115 Requirements for provision of technical or industry instruction – Instructor subject to investigation

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - Qualifications Generally

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • local school district: means any county school system, city school system, special school district, unified school system, metropolitan school system or any other local public school system or school district created or authorized by the general assembly. See Tennessee Code 49-1-103
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105