1. (1) A Tennessee emergency teacher license may be issued to educators who hold a valid license from a state other than Tennessee and who were displaced under one (1) of the following circumstances:

   1. (a) The Governor declares a state of emergency or declares a disaster under T.C.A. § 58- 2-107, and the Commissioner of Education determines the necessity of conferring an emergency teacher license to displaced persons, or
   2. (b) A federal state of emergency is declared anywhere in the United States, and the Commissioner of Education determines the necessity of conferring an emergency teacher license to displaced persons.
2. (2) An emergency teacher license shall only be valid for one (1) school year.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-1-302, 49-5-108, and 49-5-403. Administrative History: 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 filed October 27, 2015; effective January 25, 2016. New rules filed August 16, 2019; effective November 14, 2019. Amendments filed March 16, 2023; effective June 14, 2023.