Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-30-321 (2026)

Requirement of baccalaureate degree

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(a) A state agency shall not require as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree.

Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 823,s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2003–2003 · leading case: Bobbitt v. Shell, 115 S.W.3d 506 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).

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Bobbitt v. Shell, 115 S.W.3d 506 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “They were also placed on the layoff list for priority recall as provided in T.C.A. § 8-30-321. Messrs. Bobbitt, Shelton, and Jones have subsequently been rehired in full-time positions.”

Bobby Bobbitt v. Dorothy B. Shell, Comm'r (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “They were also placed on the layoff list for priority recall as provided in T.C.A. § 8-30-321. Messrs. Bobbitt, Shelton, and Jones have subsequently been rehired in full-time positions.”

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