Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.

This bill provides that for the purpose of a state salary increase for public school teachers proposed in the state budget document or included in the general appropriations bill, the term "teacher": (1) Means an individual who holds a license to teach issued by the state board of education and who spends 50 percent or more of the individual's time on the job instructing students in class, or through other instructional methods such as online instruction; and (2) Does not include licensed individuals, including licensed support personnel, administrators, or supervisors, if the licensed individual spends less than 50 percent of the individual's time on the job instructing students. This bill further provides that if a state salary increase is proposed in the state budget document or included in the general appropriations bill for teachers and other licensed or certified personnel or staff, then the state budget document and the general appropriations bill must account for the salary increase for teachers separate from the salary increase for other licensed or certified personnel or staff.