Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1253: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teaching license; requires the six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively based on certain criteria. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

Enacted Last action April 28, 2025: Pub. Ch. 296

Plain-language summary

HB 1253 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teaching license; requires the six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively based on certain criteria. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3. Primary sponsor: Becky Jo Alexander (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Pub. Ch. 296.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Becky Jo Alexander (Republican).