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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 4 - INTERCHANGE OF PERSONNEL (§§ 8-50-401 — 8-50-407) › Section 8-50-403 - Program participants - Limitations on assignments - Exempted persons

(a)
Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state is authorized to participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the federal government, or another state, as a sending or receiving agency.
(b)
Details relating to any matter covered in this part may be the subject of an agreement between the sending and receiving agencies.
(c)
Elected officials shall not be assigned from a sending agency nor detailed to a receiving agency.
Acts 1967, ch. 324, § 3; T.C.A., §§ 8-4120, 8-4119; Acts 1997, ch. 521, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 4 - INTERCHANGE OF PERSONNEL (§§ 8-50-401 — 8-50-407) › Section 8-50-404 - Compensation, supervision and status of transferred employees with respect to sending agency

(a)
Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in §
8-50-403
shall be considered during such participation to be on detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency.
(b)
Employees who are on detail shall be entitled to the same salary and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled and shall remain employees of the sending agency for all other purposes, except that the supervision of their duties during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.
(c)
Any employee who participates in an exchange under the terms of this section who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of an exchange, or sustained in performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated, for the purposes of the sending agency's employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in such act, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which such employee is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits under the receiving agency's employee compensation program.
Acts 1967, ch. 324, § 4; T.C.A., §§ 8-4121, 8-4120.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 4 - INTERCHANGE OF PERSONNEL (§§ 8-50-401 — 8-50-407) › Section 8-50-405 - Travel expenses - Payment by sending agency

A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of the state, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency, but shall not pay the travel expenses of such employees incurred in connection with their work assignments at the receiving agency.
Acts 1967, ch. 324, § 5; T.C.A., §§ 8-4122, 8-4121.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 4 - INTERCHANGE OF PERSONNEL (§§ 8-50-401 — 8-50-407) › Section 8-50-406 - Compensation, supervision and status of transferred employees with respect to receiving agency

(a)
When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this part may be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency.
(b)
Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the laws or regulations governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency. Such person shall be in the executive service of the state.
(c)
Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof, except as provided in subsection (d), nor shall they be paid a salary or wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail. The supervision of the duties of such employees during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency.
(d)
Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of such assignment, or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith, shall be treated for the purpose of the receiving agency's employee compensation program, as an employee, as defined in such act, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that act for any period for which the employee elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the sending agency's employee compensation program.
Acts 1967, ch. 324, § 6; T.C.A., §§ 8-4123, 8-4122.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 4 - INTERCHANGE OF PERSONNEL (§§ 8-50-401 — 8-50-407) › Section 8-50-407 - Travel expenses - Payment by receiving agency

A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of the state, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this part during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency.
Acts 1967, ch. 324, § 7; T.C.A., §§ 8-4124, 8-4123.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 5 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (§§ 8-50-501 — 8-50-507) › Section 8-50-503 - Amendments of disclosure statements

Any disclosure statement shall be amended from time to time as conditions change because of the termination or acquisition of interests as to which disclosure is required.
Acts 1972, ch. 843, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-4127.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 5 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (§§ 8-50-501 — 8-50-507) › Section 8-50-504 - Filing of amended disclosure statement

As long as any person required by this part to file a disclosure statement retains office or employment, such person shall file an amended statement with the Tennessee ethics commission or notify the Tennessee ethics commission in writing that such person has had no change of condition which requires an amended statement, not later than January 31 of each and every year, except that a delegate to a constitutional convention shall submit an amended statement with the Tennessee ethics commission or notify the Tennessee ethics commission, in writing, that such person has had no change of condition, not later than fifteen (15) days after the date provided in the call for the convening of the constitutional convention. If January 31 falls on a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, §
1-3-102
shall apply.
Acts 1972, ch. 843, § 4; 1977, ch. 185, § 2; T.C.A., § 8-4128; Acts 1989, ch. 585, § 28; 1992, ch. 671, § 1; 1999, ch. 121, § 2; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 36.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 5 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (§§ 8-50-501 — 8-50-507) › Section 8-50-505 - Enforcement powers

(a)
The ethics commission has the jurisdiction to administer and enforce the provisions of this part concerning disclosure statements of conflicts of interest. This enforcement power includes the full range of powers and penalties and procedures established in title 3, chapter 6.
(b)
It is the intent of the general assembly that the sanctions provided in this section are the civil penalties enacted into law by §
3-6-205
.
Acts 1972, ch. 843, § 5; T.C.A., § 8-4129; Acts 1989, ch. 585, § 29; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1990, ch. 943, §§ 1, 2; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 40; 2009 , ch. 556, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 5 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (§§ 8-50-501 — 8-50-507) › Section 8-50-506 - Preferred service employees - Financial disclosure

(a)
No employee in the preferred service under chapter 30 of this title, shall be required by the appointing authority to submit a disclosure statement or any financial disclosure statement, unless such employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest with a value of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) which would constitute a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest under state law or the department of human resources' policy or other departmental policy.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (a) to the contrary, the appointing authority shall require any employee or person whose duties are to regulate, inspect, audit or procure goods or services or to administer tax laws to disclose the employee's or a member of the employee's immediate family's financial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest under state law or the department of human resources' policy or other departmental policy. Disclosures are required for individuals who have authority over these persons or these functions.
(c)
Disclosure to the immediate supervisor is required at the time an assignment is received which could result in a conflict. The immediate supervisor would then determine if a conflict exists which warrants reassignment of that task to another employee.
(d)
The appointing authority has responsibility for clearly communicating these provisions in writing to agency employees upon hiring and annually thereafter.
Acts 1997, ch. 496, § 1; 2007, ch. 59, §§ 1, 2; 2012, ch. 800, § 49.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 5 - DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS (§§ 8-50-501 — 8-50-507) › Section 8-50-507 - Signature on disclosure statement or amendment to disclosure statement - Penalty of perjury

Each disclosure statement or amendment to a disclosure statement filed under this part must be signed either in writing or electronically under penalty of perjury, and contain substantially the following language:
I understand that, pursuant to T.C.A. §
8-50-507
, submitting a disclosure or amendment to a disclosure form which contains false or incomplete information may subject me to the penalties of perjury. The information contained in this disclosure or amendment to a disclosure form is true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
____________________ Signature _____________ Date
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1087, s 25, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 6 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT OF 1980 (§§ 8-50-601 — 8-50-604) › Section 8-50-601 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Employee Political Freedom Act of 1980."
Acts 1980, ch. 806, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 6 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT OF 1980 (§§ 8-50-601 — 8-50-604) › Section 8-50-602 - Public employee's communication with elected public officials

(a)
No public employee shall be prohibited from communicating with an elected public official for any job-related purpose whatsoever.
(b)
For purposes of this part, "public employee" means any person providing services for the state of Tennessee, state agencies, counties, municipalities, or subdivisions of such governmental bodies in Tennessee for which compensation is paid.
Acts 1980, ch. 806, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 6 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT OF 1980 (§§ 8-50-601 — 8-50-604) › Section 8-50-603 - Discipline or discrimination for communication prohibited - Damages

(a)
It is unlawful for any public employer to discipline, threaten to discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee because such employee exercised that employee's right to communicate with an elected public official.
(b)
If the court of competent jurisdiction determines that a public employer has disciplined, threatened to discipline or otherwise discriminated against an employee because such employee exercised the rights provided by this part, such employee shall be entitled to compensatory damages plus reasonable attorney fees.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 446,s 1, eff. 5/22/2019.
Acts 1980, ch. 806, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 6 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FREEDOM ACT OF 1980 (§§ 8-50-601 — 8-50-604) › Section 8-50-604 - Construction

No provision of this part shall be construed to prohibit an employer from correcting or reprimanding an employee for making untrue allegations concerning any job-related matter to an elected public official.
Acts 1980, ch. 806, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 7 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION TRUST FUND (§§ 8-50-701 — 8-50-702) › Section 8-50-701 - State employees

(a)
Any state employee may authorize deductions for contributions to the volunteer public education trust fund, established by §
49-3-403
, to be made from the employee's compensation. These deductions shall be in addition to those permitted by other sections of this title.
(b)
To authorize deductions for contributions to the education trust fund, the state employee shall complete an authorization form which shall contain the employee's signature and the following information:
(1)
Employee's name;
(2)
Employee's social security number;
(3)
State agency of employment;
(4)
Facility or location of employment;
(5)
The amount to be deducted each month for contribution to the education trust fund; and
(6)
The following statement: "I, the undersigned, understand that this authorization is to become effective immediately. I understand that I may revoke, alter, or amend this authorization by written notification at any time."
(c)
The deductions for contributions to the education trust fund authorized pursuant to this section shall be made from the compensation of an employee on the first payday of each month.
(d)
Any employee who authorizes deductions for contributions to the education trust fund as provided in this section may, at any time, revoke, alter or amend the authorization for payroll deduction.
(e)
The state treasurer, in conjunction with the commissioner of finance and administration, shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the procedures for the deductions of contributions to the education trust fund and the acceptance of the contributions by the education trust fund.
Acts 1986, ch. 526, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 7 - CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION TRUST FUND (§§ 8-50-701 — 8-50-702) › Section 8-50-702 - Part definitions - Teachers' contributions to the volunteer public education trust

(a)
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Local education agency" or "LEA" has the same definition as used in §
49-3-104
; and
(2)
"Teacher" has the same definition as used in §
8-34-101
.
(b)
(1)
All LEAs may make available to any teacher the option of contributing to the volunteer public education trust fund by payroll deductions.
(2)
The authorization form for deductions provided by an LEA shall conform to that required for state employees in §
8-50-701(b)
.
(3)
The LEA shall allow any teacher to revoke, alter, or amend that teacher's authorization for deduction of contributions by written notification at any time.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 966, s 95, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1986, ch. 526, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-803 - Full-time service accrual for annual or sick leave purposes

(a)
In determining the amount of full-time service accrued by an employee of the state of Tennessee, all full-time service accumulated while employed in any agency, office, or department of the state or in any state college or university shall be credited for purposes of the leave computation set out in §§
8-50-801
and
8-50-802
. Any former member of the general assembly who, as of July 1, 1988, was eligible to accrue annual leave under §
8-50-801
, shall be credited for each year of legislative service as twelve (12) months of full-time service for all time served in the general assembly when determining the annual leave computation in §
8-50-801
.
(b)
In addition, all earned leave accrued while employed in any agency, office or department of the state or in any state college or university shall be fully transferable between such agencies, offices, departments, colleges and universities.
(c)
In addition, all earned sick leave provided for by §§
49-5-701
,
49-5-707
, and
49-5-710
, which is accrued by a teacher employed by a local school board in Tennessee who leaves the employ of that board and becomes an employee of any agency, office, department, or institution of the state or any state college or university, and participates in the sick leave program provided in this part, shall be considered accumulated state sick leave under §
8-50-802
.
(d)
Any person may waive such conversion by notice to the authority responsible for that person's appointment.
(e)
The previous employer shall certify to the new employer that the sick leave for which credit is being sought actually is accrued and due and is substantiated by records of the agency compiled during the course of such employment and not from records compiled solely for purposes of establishing leave credit.
(f)
The conversion of sick leave under this section shall be available to any employee who has transferred employment from a local school system to any herein named agency of state government.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
; Acts 1988, ch. 468, § 2; 1988, ch. 697, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-804 - Employees returning to state service - Credit for prior employment

(a)
Whenever an employee who has worked on a full-time, continuous basis for the state of Tennessee for at least one (1) full year leaves state employment in good standing and returns to state service as a full-time state employee, the employee shall immediately be credited with all sick leave to which the employee was entitled at the time of the previous termination; provided, that any such employee having had at least one (1) full year of employment and returning to state service as a full-time state employee who has had any interim employment with the state of Tennessee for less than one (1) year shall not be disqualified from receiving such credited sick leave to which the employee was otherwise qualified to receive because of the employee's prior employment with the state.
(b)
The personnel officer or appointing authority of the last employing department shall be responsible for certifying entitlement to such sick leave credit to the agency reemploying the employee so entitled.
(c)
This section shall be effective as to eligible employees who have returned to state service.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
; Acts 1988, ch. 697, §§ 2, 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-805 - Previous local school board employees or teachers - Sick leave

Sections
8-50-803
and
8-50-804
do not apply to state employees or teachers employed by a local school board in Tennessee who leave the employ of the state or of that board in good standing and become full-time state employees within six (6) months of the date of termination. Such employees shall immediately be credited with all sick leave to which they were entitled at the time of the previous termination.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-806 - Leave for adoptive parents

Special leave shall be granted for a period of twelve (12) weeks to adoptive parents. Employees may use sick leave and annual leave for all or a portion of that twelve (12) weeks, not to exceed the employee's leave balance if the child is one (1) year old or less; in the event both parents are state employees, the aggregate of sick leave used for such purpose is limited to twelve (12) weeks. In order to be eligible for adoptive leave, the employee shall submit to the appointing authority a statement from a state-licensed child-placing agency verifying the adoption. Additional special leave may be granted at the discretion of the appointing authority not to exceed one (1) year. In the event the adoption process is not completed, the approval of leave pursuant to this section is rescinded. This section shall not apply in case of stepchild or adult adoption.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 907,s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
; Acts 1993, ch. 201, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-807 - Termination compensation

(a)
(1)
Each officer and employee entitled to annual leave by this part must be compensated upon termination for the officer's or employee's unused accrued annual leave, based upon the number of months the employee worked beyond the officer's or employee's service anniversary date.
(2)
If the termination date is prior to the service anniversary date, the officer or employee's final paycheck must be reduced to account for the number of annual days used that exceed the number of months in which the employee worked.
(3)
If the separated employee is rehired by the state within one (1) year of the date of separation, the state shall reinstate any accrued, unused annual leave from the previous period of employment for which the employee was not compensated at separation.
(b)
All persons entitled to terminal leave who are subject to retirement under the state retirement system or teachers' retirement system shall be compensated for their terminal leave prior to the effective date of their retirement.
(c)
All persons entitled to terminal leave at death, the compensation covering the same shall be paid to their estate or to their designated beneficiary.
(d)
Any employee who is dismissed or terminated from state service for gross misconduct, or who resigns from state service to avoid dismissal for gross misconduct, or who was guilty of gross misconduct prior to leaving state service, shall not be entitled to collect any of the benefits hereunder.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 216, s 9, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-808 - Estates of deceased employees - Beneficiaries

(a)
The estate of any employee, on the employee's death, or the estate of any deceased employee which is being compensated for terminal leave on June 3, 1981, shall be compensated for the employee's unused and accrued sick leave in the same manner that the estates of deceased employees are compensated for terminal leave.
(b)
An employee may designate a beneficiary to receive payment for accrued annual, sick leave and compensatory leave upon the employee's death. Unless an employee designates differently, the beneficiary shall be the same as designated for receipt of retirement benefits with the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-809 - Applicability - Exemptions

(a)
These provisions for annual, sick leave and terminal leave do not apply to the members of the instructional staffs of the special schools administered by the department of education.
(b)
This part, except for those provisions that relate to annual/sick leave transfer, sick leave reinstatement, or §§
8-50-802(a)(4)
and
8-50-806
, shall not apply to officers or employees of the University of Tennessee system or the state university and community college system. The board of regents, the state university boards, and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall prepare a leave policy to apply to their respective officers and employees which, in terms of total paid time off, would be substantially in accordance with this part for other state employees. Such policies shall be approved by the commissioner of finance and administration and filed with the comptroller of the treasury. Nothing in this part shall prohibit or modify the creation or approval of a sick leave bank pursuant to §
8-50-925
at institutions governed by the board of regents, the state university boards, or the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 907, s 3, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 602, s 4, eff. 3/23/2018.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 13; 1939, ch. 11, § 8; 1945, ch. 30, § 2; 1949, ch. 174, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.13; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-3901; Acts 1961, ch. 333, § 2; 1969, ch. 205, § 1; 1971, ch. 348, § 1; 1973, ch. 252, §§ 1, 2; 1974, ch. 506, § 1; 1975, ch. 100, § 1; 1975, ch. 226, § 1; 1976, ch. 657, § 1; 1977, ch. 83, § 1; 1977, ch. 287, § 1; 1977, ch. 364, § 1; 1978, ch. 557, § 1; 1979, ch. 34, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4101; Acts 1981, ch. 284, § 1; 1981, ch. 380, § 1; 1981, ch. 433, § 1; 1982, ch. 674, §§ 1, 2, 5; 1983, ch. 171, §§ 1-3; 1983, ch. 447, § 1; 1984, ch. 656, § 1; 1985, ch. 37, §§ 1-3; 1985, ch. 89, § 1; 1986, ch. 500, § 1; 1986, ch. 669, §§ 1-3; 1987, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2; 1987, ch. 22, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §
8-50-101
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-810 - American Red Cross disaster leave

A state employee who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from work with pay for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) work days in each year to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross. The employee shall be released from work for this function upon request of the American Red Cross for the services of that employee, and upon the approval of that employee's appointing authority. The appointing authority shall compensate an employee granted extra leave under this section at the employee's regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee is absent from the employee's work. This leave shall not affect the employee's regular leave status.
Acts 1992, ch. 596, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-811 - Employees of boards, commissions and agencies

(a)
An employee of any board, commission or agency created by the supreme court of Tennessee shall be eligible to accrue leave commencing July 1, 2002, pursuant to the provisions of this part that apply to state employees. Any years of service rendered by the employee to any such board, commission or agency prior to July 1, 2002, shall be used in determining accrual rates and maximum accrual limits.
(b)
Any unused leave accrued prior to July 1, 2002, while employed by any board, commission or agency described in subsection (a) shall be considered accumulated leave for purposes of this part; provided, that:
(1)
The administrative office of the courts certifies that the leave for which credit is being sought actually is accrued and due and is substantiated by records of the applicable board, commission or agency compiled during the course of employment for which the leave was earned and not from records compiled solely for purposes of establishing leave credit; and
(2)
The amount of accrued leave shall not exceed the amount that would have been accumulated under this part had the employees been deemed state employees prior to July 1, 2002.
Acts 2002, ch. 863, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 8 - LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-50-801 — 8-50-814) › Section 8-50-812 - Veteran sick leave

In addition to the sick leave granted under §
8-50-802
, a state employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability of thirty percent (30%) or more receives thirty-six (36) hours of leave each year that can be used to attend appointments related to the service-connected disability. However, no unused leave remaining at the end of the year may be carried over to the subsequent year.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 427, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-901 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Employee organization" means any organization:
(A)
With membership open to all state employees;
(B)
Which has a payroll deduction established by §
8-23-204
; and
(C)
Which has a membership of more than twenty percent (20%) of the total number of state employees;
(2)
"Member" or "participant" means any state employee who has joined the bank by making the initial donation of the minimum number of days necessary and has donated subsequently assessed days;
(3)
"Sick leave" means a designated amount of compensated leave accumulated pursuant to part 8 of this chapter that is granted to a member who through personal illness, injury, disability or quarantine, is unable to perform the duties of the member's state position. Sick leave may not be granted for the period of disability when moneys are paid to the member under the Workers' Compensation Law, compiled in title 50, chapter 6;
(4)
"Sick leave bank" or "bank" means a system of accounting for voluntarily pooled and irrevocably donated accumulated personal sick leave which is collected for the purpose of providing sick leave to members of the program who have suffered a personal illness, surgery, disability or quarantine and whose sick leave is exhausted;
(5)
"Sick leave bank trustees" or "trustees" means those persons appointed to govern the activities of the sick leave bank as provided by §§
8-50-901
- 8-50-909; and
(6)
"State employee" means all employees in state service, legislative branch, and constitutional officers who accrue sick leave pursuant to part 8 of this chapter and all employees and teachers of all state special schools.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1; 1998, ch. 918, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-902 - Establishment

Establishment of the sick leave bank shall be in accordance with the following:
(1)
Sick leave accumulated under part 8 of this chapter may be donated to the bank;
(2)
Only one (1) sick leave bank will be established for all employees of the state of Tennessee; provided, that any sick leave banks for persons employed by the state which were authorized prior to July 1, 1988, shall continue in operation and shall continue to be effective in terms of their enacting legislation; and
(3)
A minimum of one hundred (100) state employees must petition the commissioner of finance and administration in accordance with this part.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-903 - Board of trustees

When authorization to establish a sick leave bank has been granted by the commissioner of finance and administration, the sick leave bank trustees shall be established as follows:
(1)
Not later than thirty (30) days following the commissioner's authorization, a board of trustees shall be established;
(2)
The board of trustees will be comprised of the commissioners of human resources and of finance and administration, the state treasurer, the executive director of the fiscal review committee, or their designees, and three (3) members, one (1) from each grand division and each employed by a different department or agency, selected by the employee organization at their annual legislative convention;
(3)
All appointments shall be for three-year staggered terms and can be replaced only because of death, retirement, resignation, and/or discontinuation of employment or the expiration of a term;
(4)
Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the appointing authority in the same manner as original appointments were made;
(5)
Trustees are eligible to succeed themselves; and
(6)
The seven (7) trustees originally appointed shall draw lots for four (4) positions for three-year terms, and three (3) positions for two-year terms, to become effective August 1 next; thereafter all terms begin on August 1.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1; 2007, ch. 60.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-904 - Rules and regulations

(a)
The trustees shall provide for rules and regulations not inconsistent with §§
8-50-901
- 8-50-909.
(b)
These rules and regulations shall be established and adopted by the board of trustees, exclusive of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2.
(c)
Rules shall be on file in the office of the commissioner of human resources and in the personnel office of each department and agency of the executive branch of government within sixty (60) days of the authorized establishment of a sick leave bank pursuant to §
8-50-902
.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall be construed in such a manner as to prevent the board of trustees from adopting rules more stringent, relative to membership and use of leave from the bank, than the general provisions of this part.
(e)
The board may adopt rules which allow the payment of minor administrative costs from the sick leave bank.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1; 1999, ch. 537, § 1; 2007 , ch. 60.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-905 - Eligibility - Notice - Election - Withdrawal

(a)
All employees and teachers of all state special schools and all persons employed by state government who are entitled to accrue sick leave pursuant to part 8 of this chapter, and who have been employed by state government or any state special school for twelve (12) full months immediately preceding application for participation, and who have a sick leave balance in an amount to be determined by the board of trustees, are eligible to participate in the sick leave bank.
(b)
Upon the establishment of a sick leave bank and selection of the trustees therefor, the commissioner of human resources shall notify all state employees that they are eligible to participate in the sick leave bank. Following such notice, any state employee may indicate on forms prepared and approved by the trustees and distributed by the commissioner a desire to participate in the bank by submitting such forms to the office which handles records for sick leave for the state.
(c)
Employees and teachers of all state special schools and state employees electing to participate shall do so during the months of August, September, or October of any year.
(d)
By written notice to the trustees, a member may withdraw from the bank participation on any June 30. Membership withdrawal results in forfeiture of all days contributed.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1; 1998, ch. 918, §§ 2, 3; 1999, ch. 537, § 2; 2007, ch. 60.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-906 - Donations - Assessments

(a)
The board of trustees shall determine the number of days of sick leave to be deducted from the sick leave balance of state employees who elect to participate in the bank. Any state employee who elects to participate in the bank shall initially have a minimum of three (3) days of sick leave deducted from that employee's personal accumulation and donated to the sick leave bank.
(b)
Donations to the sick leave bank are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
(c)
At any time the number of days in the sick leave bank is less than one hundred (100), or one (1) per member if there are more than one hundred (100) members, or at any time deemed advisable, the trustees shall assess each member one (1) or more days of accumulated sick leave. If a member has no accumulated sick leave at the time of assessment, the first earned days shall be donated as they are accrued by the employee.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1; 1999, ch. 537, § 3; 2000, ch. 605, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-908 - Loss of right to benefits

A member shall lose the right to obtain the benefits of the sick leave bank by:
(1)
Resignation or termination of employment with the state of Tennessee;
(2)
Cancellation of participation which is effective only on June 30 next;
(3)
Refusal to honor such assessment as may be required from time to time by the trustees to maintain an adequate number of reserve days in the bank;
(4)
Being on approved leave of absence with the exception of personal illness or disability leave; or
(5)
Retirement.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-909 - Dissolution

In the event the sick leave bank is dissolved, the total number of days on deposit shall be returned to the then participating members and credited to their personal sick leave accumulation in proportion to the number of days each has contributed individually. Days returned under this section and credited to the individual participant's accumulation shall be rounded to the nearest one-half (1/2) day.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-910 - Deduction of donation cost

Any cost arising from a donation of sick leave by a participating employee to the sick leave bank shall be deducted from the budget of the department or agency employing the person who makes the donation.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-926 - Non-faculty university and college employees to be included

The University of Tennessee and the state university and community college system are directed to establish a sick leave bank for their non-faculty employees pursuant to the terms of §
8-50-925
.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 8 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§§ 8-1-101 — 65-168) › Chapter 50 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 8-50-NEW — 8-50-1301) › Part 9 - SICK LEAVE BANKS (§§ 8-50-901 — 8-50-945) › Section 8-50-935 - Non-faculty positions in education department to be covered

The department of education is directed to establish for its non-faculty positions at the Tennessee School for the Blind, Tennessee School for the Deaf, Alvin C. York Institute, and West Tennessee School for the Deaf, a sick leave bank pursuant to former title 49, chapter 50, part 11 and for all its employees not otherwise included in a sick leave bank.
Acts 1988, ch. 1009, § 3; 2003 , ch. 355, § 23.