Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Tennessee HB0778 proposes amendments to Title 8 and Title 49 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, focusing on the compensation structure for educators. It affects educators by establishing a framework for awarding bonuses or salary increases based on years of service, including provisions for counting combined years of service for those who have resigned or retired and returned to teaching. Key provisions include excluding certain approved leaves from being considered breaks in service and allowing for the inclusion of years served in other states or alternative roles within the school system in the calculation of an educator's total years of service.