Public Chapter 72

HOUSE BILL NO. 301

By Representatives Tindell, Davidson, Armstrong, Dunn, Boyer, Burchett, McDaniel

Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 256

By Senator McNally

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3004, relative to use of excess instructional time.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-3004(e)(1), is amended by inserting the following new sentence between the present third and fourth sentences of the subdivision:

Such time may be used in whole day six and one-half (6-1/2) hour increments and may be used for faculty professional development, M-team meetings, S-team meetings, parent-teacher conferences, or other similar meetings.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.