Tennessee § 49-5-510 - Transfers within system.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-5-510 — Transfers within system., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-510. Transfers within system.
The director of schools, when necessary to the efficient operation of the school system, may transfer a teacher from one location to another within the school system, or from one type of work to another for which the teacher is qualified and licensed; provided, that transfers shall be acted upon in accordance with board policy. Acts 1951, ch. 76, § 10 (Williams, § 2345.10); Acts 1957, ch. 202, § 1; 1965, ch. 196, § 1; 1969, ch. 286, § 1; 1970, ch. 480, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1411; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 27; 1992, ch. 535, § 15; 1998, ch. 826, § 2; 2011, ch. 378, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2011, ch. 378, § 4 provided that nothing in the act shall be construed to abridge or impair a contract or agreement governing terms and conditions of professional service entered into by a board of education and a recognized professional employees' organization under the Education Professional Negotiations Act before June 1, 2011. Any such contract or agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the expiration of the contract or agreement. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 22 Tenn. Juris., Schools, §§ 15, 19. Attorney General Opinions. Authority of school superintendent (now director of schools) to transfer teachers and school personnel within district, OAG 97-107, 1997 Tenn. AG LEXIS 96 (7/28/97). Demotion not a transfer, OAG 98-0164, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 164 (8/24/98).
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Section 49-5-510 ("Transfers within system.") 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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