Tennessee Code 29-20-109 – Immunity of local education agency employees from asbestos-related liability
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-20-109
- Employee: means and includes any official (whether elected or appointed), officer, employee or servant, or any member of any board, agency, or commission (whether compensated or not), or any officer, employee or servant thereof, of a governmental entity, including the sheriff and the sheriff's employees and, further including regular members of voluntary or auxiliary firefighting, police, or emergency assistance organizations. See Tennessee Code 29-20-102
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Local education agency employees, including board members, superintendents, teachers and non-professional staff members, shall be absolutely immune from liability for acts and omissions within the scope of the employee‘s office arising from the detection, management or removal of asbestos from buildings and other structures owned or controlled by the local education agency when the local education agency has complied with the United States environmental protection agency regulations relative to asbestos in schools; provided, that such immunity shall not apply if the acts or omissions of the employee were grossly negligent, willful, malicious, criminal or were done for personal gain.