Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires LEAs to classify school nurses as licensed personnel for salary purposes; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse the base salary established for licensed teachers for the respective school year in certain circumstances; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse more or less than the established base salary per school year if the nurse has more or less training and experience than that required for the base salary. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

SB 1715 requires Tennessee school districts (LEAs) to classify school nurses as "licensed personnel" for salary purposes, meaning they must be paid according to the same salary schedule used for licensed teachers. Specifically, school nurses employed by districts must receive the base salary for licensed teachers with a bachelor's degree and zero experience, with adjustments for more or less training/experience. The bill prevents districts from reducing current nurses' salaries when implementing this policy and clarifies it does not apply to contracted nursing services. This directly affects school nurses employed by public school districts, changing how their compensation is structured relative to teaching staff.