Tennessee § 49-5-303 LEA employees - Service on state boards without loss of compensation or benefits

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§ 49-5-303 — LEA employees - Service on state boards without loss of compensation or benefits

Tennessee § 49-5-303

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-5-303 (2026).

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(a)If any statute creating a state board, commission or committee specifies or authorizes an employee of an LEA to serve as a member, then the employee shall be eligible to serve on the state board, commission or committee without the loss of compensation, annual leave, sick leave, compensatory time or any other benefit accorded to the teacher or employee as part of the teacher's or employee's employment by the respective LEA.

(b)This section applies to, but is not limited to, §§ 8-27-301 , 8-34-302 , 49-1-301 , and 49-6-2201 .

(c)Any additional costs incurred by LEAs as a result of the implementation of subsection (a) shall be reimbursed from funds apportioned as state-shared taxes to county and municipal governments, as set out in § 9-4-5301 .

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(a) If any statute creating a state board, commission or committee specifies or authorizes an employee of an LEA to serve as a member, then the employee shall be eligible to serve on the state board, commission or committee without the loss of compensation, annual leave, sick leave, compensatory time or any other benefit accorded to the teacher or employee as part of the teacher's or employee's employment by the respective LEA. (b) This section applies to, but is not limited to, §§ 8-27-301 , 8-34-302 , 49-1-301 , and 49-6-2201 . (c) Any additional costs incurred by LEAs as a result of the implementation of subsection (a) shall be reimbursed from funds apportioned as state-shared taxes to county and municipal governments, as set out in § 9-4-5301 .