Tennessee § 49-6-404 - Teacher qualifications.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-404 — Teacher qualifications., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-6-404. Teacher qualifications.
All teachers of any type of high school provided in this part shall be qualified by education or otherwise for giving instruction in the subjects of the course of study, and no person shall be employed to teach any subject or subjects in the schools who does not hold a license issued by the commissioner of education authorizing the person to teach those subjects. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 14; Shan. Supp., § 1487a97; Code 1932, § 2388; Acts 1931, ch. 71, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 2393.10; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1112; Acts 1987, ch. 308, § 31.
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Section 49-6-404 ("Teacher qualifications.") 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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