§ 49-6-8001 Short title
§ 49-6-8002 Legislative findings
§ 49-6-8003 Part definitions
§ 49-6-8004 Rights of employees
§ 49-6-8005 Construction with first amendment establishment clause
§ 49-6-8006 Employees should not violate first amendment establishment clause

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 6 > Part 80 - Tennessee School Employee Religious Liberty Act of 1999

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Establishment clause: means the portion of the first amendment to the United States constitution that forbids laws respecting an establishment of religion. See Tennessee Code 49-6-8003
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Public school: means any school that:
    (A) Is operated by the state, a political subdivision of the state or governmental agency within the state. See Tennessee Code 49-6-8003
  • School employee: means an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by a public school. See Tennessee Code 49-6-8003
  • 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
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105