§ 8-50-115. Education Tuition Reduction for Children of State Employees
Every child in Tennessee under twenty-four (24) years of age whose parent is a full-time employee of the state or whose parent died while employed full-time or was killed on the job or in the line of duty while a full-time employee of the state shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) reduction in the tuition […]
§ 8-50-116. Reporting Violations of State Agency, Employee, or Contractor
It is the intent of the general assembly that state employees shall be encouraged to report verbally or in writing to their supervisor, department head, or other appropriate authority or entity, evidence of activity by a state agency or state employee or state contractor constituting violations of state or federal law or regulations, fraud in […]
§ 8-50-117. Job Classifications for Marital and Family Therapists
The department of human resources shall establish job classifications for marital and family therapists licensed pursuant to title 63, chapter 22, part 1, consistent with their scope of practice.
§ 8-50-118. Keeping Employee Photo Identification on Retirement
The state shall allow an employee upon retirement to keep such employee’s employee photo identification card issued by the state. A sticker or other designation shall be placed on the employee photo identification card to indicate that the employee is retired.
§ 8-50-119. Tennessee Public Safety Behavioral Health Act
This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Safety Behavioral Health Act.” As used in this section: “Mental health service provider” means a person who: Is licensed as: A professional counselor designated as a mental health service provider under title 63, chapter 22, part 1; A licensed clinical social worker […]
§ 8-50-120. Acceptance of Identification Documents to Determine Person’s Citizenship, Immigration Status, or Residency
An official or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall not accept an identification document issued or created by any person, organization, county, city, or other local authority to determine a person’s citizenship, immigration status, or residency, except where expressly authorized to be used for identification purposes by the general […]
§ 8-50-109. Leave of Absence for Officers of Employee Associations
The chief elected officer of any employee association which has qualified for payroll deductions for association dues in accordance with § 8-23-204, shall, upon application to the employee’s department head, be allowed up to two (2) years leave of absence without pay to perform the responsibilities and duties of such person’s office. This shall not […]
§ 8-50-110. Use of Annual Leave to Attend Statewide Meeting of Employee Association
Subject to the limitations hereinafter established, an officer or an employee who belongs to any employee association which is qualified for payroll deduction for association dues as set forth in § 8-23-204 shall be entitled to use two (2) days of their accrued annual leave pursuant to part 8 of this chapter each year to […]
§ 8-50-111. Disabling Assault Injuries in the Line of Duty — Retention on Regular Payroll — Conditions
Whenever an employee of the state of Tennessee is injured in the line of duty as a result of the commission of an assault upon the employee, and whenever such injury disables the employee from performing the employee’s regular duties, whether such disability is temporary or permanent, it is lawful for the appointing authority, with […]
§ 8-50-112. Announcement for Employment for Covered Position — Noncovered Positions — Criminal History — Definitions
If an employer announces a position for employment that is a covered position, the announcement shall include the following statement: NOTICE This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position. If an employer announces a position for […]