1. (1) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-1-302, the State Board of Education has the authority to adopt policies governing the qualifications, requirements, and standards of, and provide the licenses and certificates for, all public school teachers, principals, assistant principals, supervisors, and directors of schools.
2. (2) No person shall be employed as a principal, teacher (including school services personnel), or supervisor of any public elementary or high school by any local education agency (LEA), or receive any pay for such services out of the public school funds of the LEA, until the person presents to the director of schools a valid license as prescribed by the State Board.
3. (3) The Department of Education shall establish and publish all licensure application forms and timelines.
4. (4) Each educator shall be individually responsible for securing a license, verifying its accuracy, maintaining its validity, registering it with the employing board of education, and meeting the requirements of T.C.A. § 49-5-101.
5. (5) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-5-105, the holder of a license who changes or alters the holder’s license in any way, or who permits any other person to change or alter the license, commits a Class C misdemeanor and shall have such holder’s license revoked.
6. (6) This Rule sets the minimum standards and requirements for licensure to ensure that individuals who serve in Tennessee classrooms and schools are prepared and equipped to serve Tennessee students.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-1-302, 49-5-101, 49-5-105, 49-5-108, and 49-5-403. Administrative History: Original rule filed November 16, 1989; effective February 28, 1990. Amendment filed November 30, 1990; effective February 27, 1991. Repeal and new rule filed March 16, 1992; effective June 29, 1992. Amendment filed May 12, 1992; effective August 29, 1992. Amendment filed November 22, 1993; effective March 30, 1994. Amended by Public Chapter No. 957 Acts of 1994; effective May 10, 1994. Amended by Public Chapter 251 Acts of 1995; effective May 19, 1995 (See Attorney General Opinion No. 094-080.) Amendment filed January 31, 1995; effective May 31, 1995. Amendment filed May 31, 1996; effective September 27, 1996. Amendment filed May 28, 1999; effective September 28, 1999. Amendment filed March 29, 2000; effective July 28, 2000. Amendment filed December 19, 2002; effective April 30, 2003. Amendment filed June 30, 2003; effective October 28, 2003. Amendment filed May 19, 2005; effective September 28, 2005. Amendment filed March 23, 2007; effective July 27, 2007. Amendment filed July 31, 2008; effective November 28, 2008. Amendment filed October 20, 2009; effective March 31, 2010. Amendment filed September 6, 2013; effective February 28, 2014. Repeal and new rules filed December 18, 2014; effective March 18, 2015. A stay of the rules was filed January 28, 2015; new effective date June 1, 2015. Emergency rules filed August 27, 2015; effective through February 23, 2016. Repeal and new rules filed October 27, 2015; effective January 25, 2016. Amendments filed August 16, 2019; effective November 14, 2019.