Tennessee § 49-6-6006 - Teacher endorsement for course requiring end of course examination to satisfy graduation requirements — Exception.
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§ 49-6-6006. Teacher endorsement for course requiring end of course examination to satisfy graduation requirements — Exception.
A teacher shall not teach a course in which an end of course examination is required for students to satisfy graduation requirements established by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-6-6001(a) if the teacher's license does not carry a subject specific endorsement for the subject area of the course, unless the teacher demonstrates sufficient content knowledge in the course material by taking and passing, at the teacher's own expense, a standardized or criterion-referenced test for the content area. Acts 2012, ch. 1020, § 1; 2013, ch. 18, § 1; 2019, ch. 248, § 71.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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