§ 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 permits
§ 49-5-106 v2 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

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 board of education: means the board of education that manages and controls the respective local public school system. 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