Bill > SB2371

This bill clarifies that certain employment protections, specifically tenure and the process for dismissing a nontenured, licensed employee by a director of schools, do not apply to individuals holding a temporary academic permit or a temporary clinical permit. These permits are special authorizations for individuals to teach or work in clinical settings under specific circumstances, as outlined in Section 49-5-106 of Tennessee Code Annotated. The bill amends existing law by defining "teacher" to exclude these permit holders and by adding a provision to Section 49-2-301(b)(1)(EE) that explicitly states these protections do not apply to them, thereby ensuring that the established procedures for permanent or tenured educators are not mistakenly applied to those on temporary permits.