(a) The state board of education shall adopt rules and regulations setting up sick leave and personal and professional leave for the teachers in the public schools of this state, and for payment of substitute teachers. Every LEA shall participate in the state leave plan as established in this part.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-5-701
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) The state board of education shall prescribe forms and procedures to be followed by the local boards of education participating in the state leave plan. The commissioner of education may withhold state leave funds from any participating system that fails to comply with this section or the implementing rules and regulations of the state board of education.
