49-3-312 - Substitute teachers.
49-3-312. Substitute teachers.
(a) A substitute teacher substituting for a regular teacher on leave authorized for a period not exceeding twenty (20) consecutive teaching days is not required to possess a teacher's certificate or permit.
(b) A substitute teacher who is a retired teacher is not required to continue to renew the teacher's certification in order to work as a substitute teacher.
[Acts 1977, ch. 289, § 9; T.C.A., § 49-611; Acts 1996, ch. 764, § 1; 2001, ch. 284, § 8.]