(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, including § 8-30-309, and recognizing the years of faithful and dedicated service to the state of Tennessee by the employees of the community services agencies, community services agency employees who serve in jobs that would be classified as executive service, as formerly defined in § 8-30-208 [repealed and reenacted], had they been employed in the state service, and whose functions and positions are transferred to the department of children’s services by the commissioner on or before June 30, 2006, shall be transferred into the department of children’s services. Such employees shall be eligible for participation in the state health insurance plan without further examination or competition.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-319

  • Agency: means the community services agency. See Tennessee Code 37-5-303
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of finance and administration, or the commissioner's designee, unless otherwise stated in this part. See Tennessee Code 37-5-303
  • Department: means the department of finance and administration, unless otherwise stated in this part. See Tennessee Code 37-5-303
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) All such transfers shall take place no later than June 30, 2006.
(c) Transfers of employees from the community services agencies to the department of children’s services pursuant to this section shall not result in any diminution, impairment or interruption of accrued sick and annual leave, seniority, participation in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, or amounts already accrued under a deferred compensation plan.
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