Title 8, Public Officers And Employees

All persons selected under authority of this part to fill offices temporarily shall be persons possessing qualifications under the general law to fill such offices.

Every person either appointed or elected under this part to discharge the duties of any office and who is required by the general law to execute bond or subscribe to an oath of office shall, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office, qualify by executing and …

(a) The person filling an office temporarily under authority of this part shall be entitled to and shall receive the salary attached to the office, payable out of the funds provided for that purpose. (b) The person shall discharge the duties of the office and be clothed with all …

Any person chosen under this part to serve in the place and stead of any official inducted into the military service, as herein defined, shall be without power to remove any assistant or assistants appointed by the official whose duties the person is performing temporarily; but s…

In all cases in which it is not otherwise expressly provided, when any office is vacated, all books, papers, property and moneys belonging or appertaining to such office, shall, on demand, be delivered over to the qualified successor. Every person knowingly and willfully violatin…

(a) If any person having the possession thereof refuses or neglects, after a demand is made by a qualified officer, to deliver over any books, papers, or property, as required in § 8-49-101, such officer may make complaint to the circuit judge, or judge of the court of general se…

At the time so appointed, or at any other time to which the matter may be adjourned, a copy of such order having been personally served on the person so refusing, such officer shall proceed to inquire into the circumstances.

If the person charged makes oath that such person has delivered over to the qualified successor all such books, papers, and property in such person's possession or appertaining to such office, all further proceedings shall cease, without prejudice to the officer to take other ste…

If such affidavit is not made, and it appears that any such books, papers, and property are withheld, the officer before whom the proceedings are had, shall, by warrant, commit the person so withholding them to the county jail, there to remain until that person delivers such book…

In the case stated in § 8-49-105, if required by the complainant, such officer shall also issue warrant, directed to any lawful officer, commanding that officer, in the daytime, to search such places as may be designated in the warrant, for such books, papers, and property as bel…

Upon any books, papers, or property being brought before such officer, by virtue of such warrant, the officer shall examine and inquire whether the same appertained to the office vacated, in which case the officer shall cause such books, papers, and property to be delivered to th…

(a) Any member or authorized agent of an employee association meeting the requirements of § 8-23-204(a)(2) shall have access during, before and after regular working hours to state employees in nonwork areas and in areas open to the public in all state offices, facilities and gro…

(a) As used in this section, “state employee” means an employee of this state within the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government. (b) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, during a twelve-month period:(1) A state employee may participate in Tennessee…

Any administrative assistant or administrative professional or any employee performing closely related administrative support duties of the state who successfully passes the certified administrative professional examination sponsored by the International Association of Administra…

(a) This section and § 8-50-104 are known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Disability Act.” (b) There must not be discrimination in the hiring, firing, and other terms and conditions of employment of the state or a department, agency, institution, or political subdivision of th…

It is the policy of the state to give positive emphasis to the recruitment, evaluation, and employment of disabled persons in the public service. The department of human resources shall develop methods and programs to assist and encourage the departments, agencies and institution…

No person shall be hired for a position as counselor in any educational or correctional institution in this state unless that person possesses adequate training and competence in the field of counseling.

No person shall hold a position as social worker in any mental health institution in this state unless that person possesses adequate training and competence in the field of social work.

(a) Notwithstanding any public law, private act, or municipal charter to the contrary, no person currently under employment with any municipality, county, or metropolitan form of government, shall be dismissed or penalized solely on the basis of nonresidence in such local governm…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary, any state employee, regardless of position or classification, shall be entitled to have access at any reasonable time to such employee's personnel files. The employee may request copies of any material contained …

(a) 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 perfo…

(a) 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 p…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Olympic competition” means the official Olympic games, sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee, in which the United States competes as a national body;(2) “Pan-American competition” means the official …

(a) Eligibility for leave under this part shall be limited to those public employees who qualify as members of a United States team for athletic competition, on the world, Pan-American or Olympic level in a sport contested in either Pan-American or Olympic competitions. (b) The g…

Leave shall be available only for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in the competitions set forth herein, and in no event shall the total of all such leave exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined plus a reasonable amount of travel time or …

A public employee who has been granted leave pursuant to this part, who thereafter is for any reason unable to further participate in the training period or competition covered by such leave, shall be required to immediately notify that employee's public employer of such inabilit…

A public employee granted leave pursuant to this part may be paid at the discretion of the employer.

This part shall not be construed to authorize or require extension of any employment beyond the time at which it would otherwise terminate by operation of law, rule, or regulation.

(a) 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 p…

(a) 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 …

(a) The officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government shall be granted three (3) days paid leave in the event of death of such officers' or employees' spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, ste…

(a) (1) Full-time employees of the state are eligible for enrollment in up to four (4) courses per academic year at any state-supported college or university, college of applied technology, or the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute without paying tuition charges, maintenance fe…

(a) (1) 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…

(a) (1) 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 …

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.

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.

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Safety Behavioral Health Act.” (b) As used in this section:(1) “Mental health service provider” means a person who:(A) (i) Is licensed as: (a) A professional counselor designated as a mental health service …

(a) 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 resid…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Other Post-Employment Benefit Investment Trust Act of 2006.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Other post-employment benefits” or “post-employment benefits” means nonpension benefits paid on behalf of former employees or the former employees' beneficiaries after separation from service. The benefits may i…

(1) A political subdivision may, by resolution legally adopted and approved by its chief governing body, establish an investment trust for the purpose of pre-funding other post-employment benefits accrued by employees of the political subdivision, to be paid as they come due in a…

(a) Any trust created under this part shall be irrevocable, and the assets thereof shall be preserved, invested and expended solely pursuant to and for the purposes of this part and shall not be loaned or otherwise transferred or used for any other purpose. The assets of the trus…

(1) In addition to the powers granted by any other provisions of this part, the chief governing body of a political subdivision that establishes an investment trust under this part shall have the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this part…

The annual report, including financial statements, all books, accounts and financial records of any trust created under this part shall be subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury. Any political subdivision maintaining a trust under this part may, with the prior approv…

Nothing in this part shall be construed to define or otherwise grant any rights or privileges to other post-employment benefits. The rights and privileges, if any, shall be governed by the terms of the political subdivisions' respective post-employment benefit plans.

(a) The general assembly finds that:(1) State employees and contractors of the state do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression while at work;(2) Protecting the rights to free speech and expression for state employees and contractors of the state …