Tennessee § 49-5-401 - Employment and assignment generally.
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§ 49-5-401. Employment and assignment generally.
All educators and other school personnel to be employed for the following school year shall be assigned to the several schools by June 15 next preceding the school year for which those persons are employed. If a sufficient number of educators and other personnel are not available for employment by May 15, the director of schools shall employ and assign to the several schools such educators and other personnel as are necessary to meet the needs and programs authorized by the board of education. Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 17; 1957, ch. 89, § 1; 1974, ch. 654, §§ 70-73; 1977, ch. 349, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-1313; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 22; 1992, ch. 535, § 19; 2000, ch. 903, § 2; 2011, ch. 70, § 1; 2019, ch. 248, § 37. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1955, ch. 136, cited in the history of this section, was the General Education Act for that year. Acts 1955, ch. 136 was specifically repealed by Acts 1957, ch. 53, § 38. The sections appearing in the Tennessee Code Annotated, however, were reenacted as part of the Code by Acts 1957, ch. 1, and § 37 of Acts 1957, ch. 53 states that it is not the intention to supersede or suspend any provision of title 49. Cross-References. “Employ” defined, § 49-5-403 .
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Section 49-5-401 ("Employment and assignment generally.") 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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