Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 6 > Part 80 - Tennessee School Employee Religious Liberty Act of 1999

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Establishment clause: means the portion of the first Amendment to the . See Tennessee Code 49-6-8003
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Public school: means any school that:
  (A) Is operated by the state, a political subdivision of the state or governmental agency within the state. See Tennessee Code 49-6-8003
• School employee: means an individual employed on a full-time or part-time basis by a public school. See Tennessee Code 49-6-8003
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105