Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1540-01-12-.01 - DEFINITIONS
(1) Certified teacher: A classroom teacher or
other educator who is:
(a) Licensed by the
Tennessee State Board of Education pursuant to its policy;
(b) Certified by a branch of the U.S. Armed
Forces to teach Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps; or
(c) Employed as a full-time technology
coordinator by any local education agency in Tennessee.
(2) Deceased teacher: A person who at the
time of their death was a teacher, as defined in this chapter.
(3) Eligible student: A child of a teacher,
retired teacher, or deceased teacher, as defined in this chapter, under the age
of twenty-four (24) who is:
(a) The natural
child or legally adopted child of the teacher;
(b) The stepchild of the teacher living with
the teacher in a parent/child relationship, or did so prior to the teacher's
death; or
(c) Otherwise eligible
and living in a parent/child relationship with the teacher, or did so prior to
the teacher's death, such as a child of deceased parents raised by a
grandparent who is, or was, a teacher.
(4) Local education agency or LEA: Any county
school system, city school system, special school district, or any other local
public school system or school district in Tennessee created or authorized by
the general assembly.
(5) Retired
teacher: A teacher, as defined in this chapter, who retired after a minimum of
thirty (30) years of full-time creditable service as a teacher in Tennessee
public schools, or who received disability retirement after a minimum of
twenty-five (25) years of full-time creditable service as a teacher in
Tennessee public schools.
(6) State
institution of higher education or Institution: Any institution operated by the
Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee, the Tennessee Board of
Regents, or one of the six (6) state university boards in Tennessee which
offers courses of instruction beyond the high school level.
(7) Teacher: A certified teacher, as defined
in this chapter, who is employed by any LEA or public charter school for
service in public elementary or secondary schools in Tennessee on a full- time
basis, meaning the teacher's position requires them to be on the job on school
days throughout the school year at least the number of hours during which
schools in the LEA are in session.
(8) Tuition: A fee charged to students
enrolled in courses for credit which is calculated based on the number of
credit hours for which the student enrolls. Tuition does not include the cost
of books or other course materials, dormitory or housing charges, meal plans,
application fees, student activity fees, debt service fees, off-campus
facilities fees, parking fees, traffic fines, or fees assessed by an
institution that directly support the department offering the course such as
applied music fees, lab fees, or other course fees.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยง 49-7-119.
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