Amends TCA Title 49.
Tennessee SB0729 proposes to amend Title 49 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to authorize local education agencies (LEAs) to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators. This bill affects educators within LEAs by allowing them to receive additional compensation based on performance. Key provisions include stipulations that merit pay can only be awarded if the LEA receives sufficient additional state funding and that LEAs are not required to supplement local expenditures to continue merit pay from previous years.
Tennessee SB0729 proposes to amend Title 49 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to authorize local education agencies (LEAs) to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators. This bill affects educators within LEAs by allowing them to receive additional compensation based on performance. Key provisions include stipulations that merit pay can only be awarded if the LEA receives sufficient additional state funding and that LEAs are not required to supplement local expenditures to continue merit pay from previous years.
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Lowe, Adam
114th General Assembly
February 4, 2025
April 29, 2025
Pub. Ch. 256