Massachusetts § 22E - Employment of teachers; conditions
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 22E — Employment of teachers; conditions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22E. Employment of teachers; conditions
Section 22E. Any school committee or board of trustees for vocational education may elect a teacher who has served in its schools for not less than one school year to serve with professional teacher status under the same conditions and subject to the same limitations as is provided in sections forty-one, forty-two, forty-two A, forty-two D, forty-three, forty-three A and forty-three B of chapter seventy-one, which sections shall also apply to teachers for educational programs under this chapter. The provisions of this section shall apply to school librarians, school psychologists, school adjustment counselors, and school social workers entitled to tenure pursuant to the provisions of chapter seventy-one. The provisions of chapter thirty-two B, section one hundred C of chapter forty-one, sections thirty-seven B, thirty-eight I, forty, forty-one A and forty-eight of chapter seventy-one, and of sections seventeen B, seventeen C and seventeen D of chapter one hundred and eighty shall also apply to school personnel granted certificates in accordance with section thirty-eight G of chapter seventy-one and employed for vocational educational programs.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Massachusetts § 22E
What does Massachusetts General Laws § 22E cover?
Section 22E ("Employment of teachers; conditions") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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