49-5-503 - Tenure. - Tennessee Statutes

49-5-503. Tenure.

“Permanent tenure” applies to any teacher who:

     (1)  Has a degree from an approved four-year college or to any vocational teacher who has the equivalent amount of training established and licensed by the state board of education;

     (2)  Holds a valid professional license based on training covering the subjects or grades taught;

     (3)  Has completed a probationary period of three (3) school years or not less than twenty-seven (27) months within the last five-year period, the last year to be employed as a regular teacher; and

     (4)  Is reemployed by the board for service after the probationary period.

[Acts 1951, ch. 76, § 3 (Williams, § 2345.3); modified; Acts 1971, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; 1977, ch. 33, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1402; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 25.]