# Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-110: Professional development requirements > Tennessee · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C3_S49-3-110 ## Section - **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-110 - **Heading:** Professional development requirements - **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TN Code / Title 49 / Chapter 3 / Section 49-3-110 ## Text (a) The department shall create or procure, and make available at no cost to participants, a professional development series on the TISA. The series must include, at a minimum, an in-depth explanation of the TISA and the TISA guide, instruction on how to budget to increase student achievement, instruction on how to connect student achievement with investments in education, and instruction on how to hold decision-makers accountable for funding decisions. The department shall make the professional development series on the TISA available to the following individuals, upon their request: (1) Directors of schools; (2) School board members; (3) Members of a public charter school governing body; (4) Members and the executive director of the state board; (5) Members and the executive director of the Tennessee public charter school commission; and (6) Employees of an LEA, public charter school, the department, the state board, or the Tennessee public charter school commission who are responsible for developing, reviewing, or otherwise assisting the LEA, school, or state agency with its annual education budget. (b) The department shall create or procure, and make available at no cost to participants, a professional development series for LEA and public charter school employees that is tailored to the professional duties of various types of employees and includes an overview of the TISA and best practices for how an employee can maximize budget investments to increase student achievement through the employee's work. The professional development series must be available no later than January 1, 2023. (c) A professional development series created or procured pursuant to this section may be provided to participants virtually or in person at the discretion of the department. The department shall make all instructional materials used as part of the series publicly available on the department's website. (d) The department shall procure any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate this section competitively and in compliance with all state laws and administrative rules regarding the procurement of goods and services by state agencies, including §§ 12-3-101 - 12-3-104. The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate this section to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in § 4-56-107(b)(5)(A) . Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. (a) The department shall create or procure, and make available at no cost to participants, a professional development series on the TISA. The series must include, at a minimum, an in-depth explanation of the TISA and the TISA guide, instruction on how to budget to increase student achievement, instruction on how to connect student achievement with investments in education, and instruction on how to hold decision-makers accountable for funding decisions. The department shall make the professional development series on the TISA available to the following individuals, upon their request: (1) Directors of schools; (2) School board members; (3) Members of a public charter school governing body; (4) Members and the executive director of the state board; (5) Members and the executive director of the Tennessee public charter school commission; and (6) Employees of an LEA, public charter school, the department, the state board, or the Tennessee public charter school commission who are responsible for developing, reviewing, or otherwise assisting the LEA, school, or state agency with its annual education budget. (1) Directors of schools; (2) School board members; (3) Members of a public charter school governing body; (4) Members and the executive director of the state board; (5) Members and the executive director of the Tennessee public charter school commission; and ion who are responsible for developing, reviewing, or otherwise assisting the LEA, school, or state agency with its annual education budget. (1) Directors of schools; (2) School board members; (3) Members of a public charter school governing body; (4) Members and the executive director of the state board; (5) Members and the executive director of the Tennessee public charter school commission; and (6) Employees of an LEA, public charter school, the department, the state board, or the Tennessee public charter school commission who are responsible for developing, reviewing, or otherwise assisting the LEA, school, or state agency with its annual education budget. (b) The department shall create or procure, and make available at no cost to participants, a professional development series for LEA and public charter school employees that is tailored to the professional duties of various types of employees and includes an overview of the TISA and best practices for how an employee can maximize budget investments to increase student achievement through the employee's work. The professional development series must be available no later than January 1, 2023. (c) A professional development series created or procured pursuant to this section may be provided to participants virtually or in person at the discretion of the department. The department shall make all instructional materials used as part of the series publicly available on the department's website. (d) The department shall procure any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate this section competitively and in compliance with all state laws and administrative rules regarding the procurement of goods and services by state agencies, including §§ 12-3-101 - 12-3-104. The department shall submit all contracts for the procurement of any good or service selected or approved by the department to effectuate this section to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly for review according to the timelines and requirements established in § 4-56-107(b)(5)(A) . Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. ## Nearby sections - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C3_S49-3-101.md) - [Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-3-102 General provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TN_T49_C3_S49-3-102.md) - [Tenn. 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