Tennessee § 49-5-205 - Professional leave to serve on boards or commissions.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-5-205 — Professional leave to serve on boards or commissions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-205. Professional leave to serve on boards or commissions.
A teacher shall be allowed to use up to two (2) days of the professional leave provided for by § 49-5-711 in each year of employment to serve on boards and commissions that meet during daytime hours and to which a teacher has been appointed by a mayor, city council, county mayor or county commission. The days shall be taken at the discretion of the teacher, and the local board of education may require verification of a teacher's attendance at the meetings in all cases deemed proper by the local board. A teacher shall be granted leave to serve on any board or commission of the state, the appointment to which is by the governor or the general assembly, without forfeiture of accumulated leave credits of any type, tenure status or other benefit. Acts 1989, ch. 363, § 1; 2003, ch. 90, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2003, ch. 90, § 2, directed the code commission to change all references from “county executive” to “county mayor” and to include all such changes in supplements and replacement volumes for the Tennessee Code Annotated.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-5-205 ("Professional leave to serve on boards or commissions.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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