POLICY 06:07:06
LEAVE TRANSFER BETWEEN TBR INSTITUTIONS AND STATE AGENCIES
This policy is consistent with Tennessee Board of Regents Policy No. 5:01:01:06
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to establish the criteria and process regarding leave transfer
between Pellissippi State and the State University and Community College System and State
Agencies.
- Leave Transfer
- Any regular employee of any agency, office or department of the State of
Tennessee or of any State college who leaves one of these employers for
employment with another without a break in service shall have all annual and sick
leave transferred. - Moreover, if an employee leaves the State University and Community College
System institutions/Board of Regents System Office and is re-employed with a
State agency prior to their termination date with the State University and
Community College System, they shall have all unused annual leave
transferred/reinstated to the employing agency and shall not be entitled to
payment for annual leave beginning with the date of re-employment. - Any payment for annual leave upon the termination which is later found to have
been in violation of this policy shall be repaid to Pellissippi State by the
terminating employee. - When a former employee who has at least one (1) full year of State employment
in good standing returns to full-time service with one of these College, they shall
be credited immediately with all sick leave to which they were entitled at the time
of termination. The last employer shall be responsible for certifying eligibility for
this sick leave credit to the re-employing agency, college or university. - If any teacher employed by a local school board in Tennessee leaves the
employment of that board in good standing and becomes a full-time state
employee within six months of the date of termination, upon certification of
accrued and due sick leave by the previous employer, they shall be immediately
credited with all sick leave to which they were entitled at the time of the previous
termination.
- Any regular employee of any agency, office or department of the State of
Sources: TBR Policy 05:01:01:06; T.C.A. § 49-8-203
Adopted by TBR August 15, 1975
Revised by TBR June 25, 1976
Revised by TBR December 2, 1977
Revised by TBR June 30, 1978
Revised by TBR June 29, 1979
Revised by TBR June 26, 1981
Revised by TBR September 18, 1981
Revised by TBR September 24, 1983
Revised by TBR September 30, 1983
Revised by TBR June 28, 1985
Revised by TBR June 2, 1987
Revised by TBR September 16, 1988
Revised by TBR September 22, 1989
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 27, 2023
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., November 27, 2023
The provisions of this policy adopted at the August 15, 1975 meeting, became effective on
January 1, 1976, and changes in eligibility to earn leave or in the amount of leave earned for a
period of service were prospective only.