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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-709 (2026)

Substitute teachers

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Substitute teachers are those teachers used to replace teachers on leave authorized by § 49-5-701, § 49-5-710 or § 49-5-711, or to fill temporary vacancies as defined by the state board of education and granted under written local school board policies. Substitute teachers may be employed and paid directly by a local education agency or by a third party public or private employer through an agreement between such third party employer and the local education agency. Substitute teachers employed by third party entities shall be subject to the same unemployment benefit eligibility conditions as substitute teachers employed directly by local education agencies.

Acts 1955, ch. 136, § 18; 1957, ch. 75, § 1; 1959, ch. 93, § 1; 1967, ch. 396, § 1; 1968, ch. 420, §§ 1, 2; 1971, ch. 128, § 1; 1971, ch. 421, § 1; 1973, ch. 2, § 1; 1973, ch. 175, § 1; 1974, ch. 488, § 1; 1975, ch. 46, §§ 1, 2; 1975, ch. 51, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 2; 1977, ch. 364, § 2; 1978, ch. 557, § 2; 1979, ch. 78, § 1; 1980, ch. 544, § 1; 1980, ch. 567, § 1; 1981, ch. 282, §§ 1, 2; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., §§ 49-1314(b), 49-1315; Acts 1997 , ch. 499, § 1; 2011 , ch. 202, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: State ex rel. McGhee v. John, 837 S.W.2d 596 (Tenn. 1992).
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State ex rel. McGhee v. John, 837 S.W.2d 596 (Tenn. 1992). · cites it 2× “There had been a teacher, or teachers, working in that position during all of that interval and not an interim teacher for the 12-month leave period delineated in T.C.A. § 49-5-709(b). Both plaintiff and defendants in these cases have tenaciously resisted compliance with the…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-709(b) — 1 case
State ex rel. McGhee v. John, 837 S.W.2d 596 (Tenn. 1992). “There had been a teacher, or teachers, working in that position during all of that interval and not an interim teacher for the 12-month leave period delineated in T.C.A. § 49-5-709(b). Both plaintiff and defendants in these cases have tenaciously resisted compliance with the…”
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