Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, extends present law concerning compensated unused leave for teachers to all employees of LEAs and public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

HB 656 requires Tennessee's education commissioner to annually publish on the state education department's website the number of waivers granted to school districts (local education agencies) that allow them to exceed average class size limits for funding "grow your own" teacher recruitment programs. The commissioner must post this data by June 1 each year, starting in 2025, to provide transparency about waiver usage. This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Titles 4 and 49, to establish this reporting requirement. The policy change directly affects school districts receiving such waivers and aims to clarify how these waivers support teacher training initiatives.