Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as an advanced degree that leads to a library information specialist endorsement; establishes certain staffing requirements for libraries in public schools that serve students in any combination of grades nine through 12 based on current student enrollment; requires a public school that serves any of the grades nine through 12 to employ a full-time library information specialist with an endorsement as a library information specialist if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 49.

SB 2348 requires Tennessee’s state board of education to recognize an advanced degree in media and technology as qualifying for a library information specialist endorsement. It sets specific staffing rules for public high schools (grades 9-12): schools with 750-1,500 students must employ a full-time specialist, while smaller schools (under 750 students) must have a part-time specialist or designate a teacher as a library coordinator. If the library is open during school hours without a specialist, a teacher or staff member must supervise students. The bill, which amends Tennessee Code Titles 10 and 49, takes effect July 1, 2026, directly affecting high schools and library staffing requirements.