{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-3-312","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-312","heading":"Substitute teachers","body":"(a) A substitute teacher substituting for a regular teacher on leave authorized for a period not exceeding twenty (20) consecutive teaching days is not required to possess a teacher's license.\n(b) A substitute teacher who is a retired teacher is not required to continue to renew the teacher's license in order to work as a substitute teacher. The rate of compensation for a retired teacher without an active teaching license must not be less than the rate of compensation set by the LEA for a retired teacher with an active teaching license. This subsection (b) only applies to retired teachers who retired after July 1, 2011 through July 1, 2016.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"45d31c7617c6b4db219f5359682a6688edbe1833699ff0abeb77c4c94173823a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-3-311","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-3-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}