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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) To be eligible to receive a limited occupational teaching license, an individual must:
(A) Have received a conditional offer of employment from the director of schools or director of the public charter school, as applicable;
(B)(i) Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience, completed within the last ten (10) years, or a minimum of three (3) years of relevant work experience, completed within the last five (5) years, in the area of endorsement or equivalent educational attainment; or
(ii) Hold an active industry license or credential, including one issued by another state, for the area of endorsement, if an industry license or credential is available;
(C) Agree in writing to complete, during the period for which the initial limited occupational teaching license is issued, training conducted by the LEA or public charter school, in accordance with the state board of education's rules, in the subjects of classroom management, serving students with disabilities and English language learners, and the teacher code of ethics; and
(D) Be assigned, and work with, a mentor teacher in accordance with requirements established by the state board of education.
(2) To be eligible for a practitioner occupational teacher license, an individual must:
(A) Be enrolled in a state-board-approved educator preparation program with a job-embedded clinical practice; or
(B) Have completed a state-board-approved educator preparation program.
(b) A limited occupational teaching license issued pursuant to subdivision (a)(1):
(1) Is valid for three (3) years; and
(2) May only be renewed if the holder of the license:
(A) Earned a level of overall effectiveness score of “above expectations” or “significantly above expectations” according to the evaluation guidelines adopted by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-1-302 for each of the first two (2) school years immediately following issuance of the individual's license;
(B) Has completed the training described in subdivision (a)(1)(C); and
(C) Meets the requirements for renewal established in the state board of education's rules.
(c) Enrollment in, or completion of, a state-board-approved educator preparation program is not required for an individual to receive a limited occupational teaching license.
(d) An educator who holds a limited occupational teaching license or a practitioner occupational teaching license pursuant to this section must meet all requirements for license advancement and renewal established in this section and in the state board of education's rules in order to advance or renew the license.
(e) The state board of education shall promulgate rules, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, to establish any requirements in addition to those provided in this section for the issuance of a limited occupational teaching license or a practitioner occupational teaching license.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-5-110 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-49-education/tn-code-sect-49-5-110/
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