Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-113: Petition for waiver of requirement for renewal of teacher's license

A teacher who, on each of the teacher's last three (3) evaluations conducted pursuant to § 49-1-302(d) , received an evaluation demonstrating an overall performance effectiveness level of "significantly above expectations" may petition the commissioner of education for a waiver of any requirement for renewal of the teacher's license. If the commissioner grants the waiver, the teacher need not meet the requirement that was waived to receive a renewal of the teacher's license.