(a) An employee of any board, commission or agency created by the supreme court of Tennessee shall be eligible to accrue leave commencing July 1, 2002, pursuant to the provisions of this part that apply to state employees. Any years of service rendered by the employee to any such board, commission or agency prior to July 1, 2002, shall be used in determining accrual rates and maximum accrual limits.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-50-811

  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • 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
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b) Any unused leave accrued prior to July 1, 2002, while employed by any board, commission or agency described in subsection (a) shall be considered accumulated leave for purposes of this part; provided, that:

(1) The administrative office of the courts certifies that the leave for which credit is being sought actually is accrued and due and is substantiated by records of the applicable board, commission or agency compiled during the course of employment for which the leave was earned and not from records compiled solely for purposes of establishing leave credit; and
(2) The amount of accrued leave shall not exceed the amount that would have been accumulated under this part had the employees been deemed state employees prior to July 1, 2002.
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