Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0520 - Education
Subtitle 0520-02 - State Board of Education Teacher Regulations
Chapter 0520-02-03 - Educator Licensure
Section 0520-02-03-.02 - EDUCATOR LICENSE TYPES

(a) The practitioner license is the first level license issued to applicants who meet the requirements set forth in this rule. There are three (3) types of practitioner licenses: practitioner teacher license, practitioner occupational teacher license, and practitioner school services personnel license.

(b) The professional license is issued to educators who have met licensure expectations at the practitioner level and who meet the requirements for advancement set forth in this rule. There are three (3) types of professional licenses: professional teacher license, professional occupational teacher license, and professional school services personnel license.

(c) The JROTC license is issued to active or retired military personnel who seek to serve as Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) teachers.

(d) The license for postsecondary educators (PSE) is issued to applicants who have been a full-time or part-time college professor or instructor and who meet the requirements set forth in this rule.

(e) The adjunct license is issued to applicants seeking to teach no more than three (3) classes in a content area of critical shortage identified by the State Board who meet the requirements set forth in this rule.

(f) The Instructional Leader License-Aspiring (ILL-A) is issued to applicants who hold a bachelor's degree, are enrolled in an instructional leadership preparation program approved by the State Board of Education, and meet the requirements set forth in this rule.

(g) The Instructional Leader License (ILL) is issued to applicants who hold a bachelor's degree, have completed an instructional leadership preparation program approved by the State Board of Education, and meet the requirements set forth in this rule.

(h) The Instructional Leader License-Professional (ILL-P) is issued to educators currently holding the ILL who meet the requirements for advancement set forth in this rule.

(i) The Limited License is issued to educators who hold a valid temporary teaching permit who meet the requirements set forth in this rule.

(a) The validity period of the practitioner license shall be no more than four (4) years;

(b) The validity period of the professional license shall be no more than seven (7) years;

(c) The validity period of the ILL-A shall be no more than four (4) years;

(d) The validity period of the ILL shall be no more than four (4) years; and

(e) The validity period of the ILL-P shall be no more seven (7) years.