Tennessee HB 1901: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, prohibits the granting of a temporary permit to teach a physical education class, special education course, or course for which an end-of-course examination is required; authorizes endorsement exemption to a teacher to teach any course or subject area, except a physical education class or a special education course, for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years; revises other related provisions; requires the department of education to report certain information regarding endorsement exemptions and temporary permits. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Bill Text

Senate Education 1

Amendment No. 1 to SB1863

Lundberg
Signature of Sponsor

AMEND Senate Bill No. 1863 House Bill No. 1901*

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by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-1511, is amended by deleting
the section.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-106, is amended by deleting
subsection (b) and substituting instead the following:
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the commissioner shall not grant a person,
on behalf of the state board, a temporary permit to teach:
(1) A physical education class required under § 49-6-1021(e);
(2) A special education course; or
(3) A course for which an end-of-course examination is required, in
accordance with § 49-6-6006.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-5-106, is amended by
redesignating subsection (g) as subdivision (g)(1) and adding the following as new subdivisions:
(2) Notwithstanding § 49-6-6006 or any other law to the contrary, upon the
request of a director of schools or the director of a public charter school, as applicable,
the commissioner of education may issue an endorsement exemption to a teacher to
teach any course or subject area, except a physical education class required under § 49-
6-1021(e) or a special education course, for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.
(3) Notwithstanding § 49-6-6006, subdivision (b)(3), or any other law to the
contrary, the commissioner of education may renew a temporary permit issued to an
individual pursuant to subdivision (g)(1) for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years,

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except that a teaching permit issued pursuant to subdivision (g)(1) for a physical
education class required under § 49-6-1021(e) shall not be renewed.
(4) At the end of each of the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school
years, the department of education shall report to the education committee of the senate
and the education administration committee of the house of representatives the number
of endorsement exemptions and temporary permits that were requested for the
respective school year pursuant to this subsection (g) and the number of endorsement
exemptions and temporary permits issued pursuant to this subsection (g).
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.