(a) All employees and teachers of all state special schools and all persons employed by state government who are entitled to accrue sick leave pursuant to part 8 of this chapter, and who have been employed by state government or any state special school for twelve (12) full months immediately preceding application for participation, and who have a sick leave balance in an amount to be determined by the board of trustees, are eligible to participate in the sick leave bank.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-50-905

  • bank: means a system of accounting for voluntarily pooled and irrevocably donated accumulated personal sick leave which is collected for the purpose of providing sick leave to members of the program who have suffered a personal illness, surgery, disability or quarantine and whose sick leave is exhausted. See Tennessee Code 8-50-901
  • board: means the board provided for in part 3 of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Commissioner: means any person in office as a member of the public service commission, as prescribed by title 65, chapter 1, prior to June 30, 1996. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Sick leave: means a designated amount of compensated leave accumulated pursuant to part 8 of this chapter that is granted to a member who through personal illness, injury, disability or quarantine, is unable to perform the duties of the member's state position. See Tennessee Code 8-50-901
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • State employee: means all employees in state service, legislative branch, and constitutional officers who accrue sick leave pursuant to part 8 of this chapter and all employees and teachers of all state special schools. See Tennessee Code 8-50-901
  • trustees: means those persons appointed to govern the activities of the sick leave bank as provided by §. See Tennessee Code 8-50-901
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Upon the establishment of a sick leave bank and selection of the trustees therefor, the commissioner of human resources shall notify all state employees that they are eligible to participate in the sick leave bank. Following such notice, any state employee may indicate on forms prepared and approved by the trustees and distributed by the commissioner a desire to participate in the bank by submitting such forms to the office which handles records for sick leave for the state.
(c) Employees and teachers of all state special schools and state employees electing to participate shall do so during the months of August, September, or October of any year.
(d) By written notice to the trustees, a member may withdraw from the bank participation on any June 30. Membership withdrawal results in forfeiture of all days contributed.
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