Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-408 (2026)

Teachers - Contracts

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All teachers shall make a written contract with the director of schools or board of education at a fixed salary per month before entering upon the teachers' duties.

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 248,s 41, eff. 5/2/2019.

Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 1487a51; Code 1932, § 2340; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-1305; Acts 1992, ch. 535, § 24.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Randy Arnwine v. Union Cnty. Bd. of Educ. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).

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Randy Arnwine v. Union Cnty. Bd. of Educ. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “] In addition, T.C.A. §49-5-408 (1996) provides that “[a]ll teachers must make a written contract with the superintendent or board of education at a fixed salary per month before entering upon their duties in any public elementary or high school.”

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