Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits a school board from offering or providing severance pay to a director of schools who is terminated without cause in an amount that exceeds the annual salary amount the director was receiving at the time of termination; prohibits a school board from offering or providing severance pay to a director of schools who is terminated with cause. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.

Summary

The bill amends Tennessee law so a school board may only give a director of schools severance equal to the director’s annual salary when the termination is without cause. If the director is terminated with cause, the board may not offer any severance. The rule applies to contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2025.

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