55-4-326 - Teachers. - Tennessee Statutes

55-4-326. Teachers.

(a)  An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided for in § 55-4-203, shall be issued a teachers new specialty earmarked license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c).

(b)  The purpose of the new specialty earmarked plates provided for in this section is to recognize the important role teachers play in Tennessee and pay tribute to such heroes in our local communities. The plates shall contain an appropriate logo or other design representative of teachers in consultation with the commissioner of education.

(c)  The funds produced from the sale of teachers new specialty earmarked license plates shall be allocated to the department of education in accordance with § 55-4-215. The funds shall be used exclusively to fund scholarships for licensed teachers who seek additional higher education in this state. The scholarship program shall be administered by the department of education to provide such scholarships based on the same criteria as used for the teacher of the year program.

[Acts 2009, ch. 589, § 33.]