(a) If an executive service position is reassigned to the preferred service, the incumbent employee may, within one (1) year, be given a noncompetitive assessment in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-30-302

  • Appointing authority: means a commissioner, department, officer or agency having power to make appointments to, and separations from, positions in state service. See Tennessee Code 8-30-103
  • Commissioner: refers to the commissioner of human resources appointed under §. See Tennessee Code 8-30-103
  • Preferred service: means all offices and positions of employment in the state service that have been placed under the preferred service provisions of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-30-103
  • Service: means service as a general employee, a teacher, a state police officer, a wildlife officer, a firefighter, a police officer, a state judge, a county judge, an attorney general, a commissioner or a county official which is paid for by an employer, and also includes service for which a former member of the general assembly is entitled to under former §. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1) The commissioner shall certify whether each employee has met the minimum qualifications to retain the position. Upon certification, the employee shall be classified as a preferred service employee.
(2) An employee who is not certified shall be dismissed from the position as soon as is practicable, but no later than sixty (60) days after certification, unless the appointing authority notifies the commissioner that the employee has rendered satisfactory service and should be retained.
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