Tennessee § 8-50-803 Full-time service accrual for annual or sick leave purposes

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§ 8-50-803 — Full-time service accrual for annual or sick leave purposes

Tennessee § 8-50-803

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-50-803 (2026).

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(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 universit

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(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.

Legislative History

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.