Personnel - Leave Policies
Leave of Absence (6.22.7)
PROCEDURE
Tennessee State University provides time off to regular employees
due to reasons of illness and injury or disability of an employee
who has insufficient accumulated annual and/or sick leave and
for educational purposes or leave for justifiable personal reasons.
Leave of absence as referred to in this policy shall include any
period of leave in a nonpay status or athletic competition
leave as defined below. Leave of absence without pay, not to exceed
one year, may be granted for justifiable absences wherein it is
not desirable to terminate the employee. Such leave must be approved
by the President.
Leave of absence for periods exceeding one year may be granted
upon recommendation of the President and approval by the Chancellor.
Leave of absence shall be granted for any period (which may exceed
one year) when an employee transfers to another TBR institution
or school or to the Board's central offices and requests to be
placed on leave of absence.
While on leave of absence for educational purposes or other justifiable
personal reasons other than illness, injury or disability, an
employee retains accumulated annual and sick leave but does not
earn or accrue additional annual or sick leave. An employee who
has qualified for Workers' Compensation may retain accumulated
annual and sick leave. In addition, an employee on leave of absence
is not entitled to compensation for official holidays occurring
within the leave period.
In addition to the previously defined leave of absence policy,
pursuant to Chapter 52 of the Public Acts of 1989, public employees
who qualify as members of a United States team for athletic competition,
on the World, PanAmerican or Olympic level in a sport contest
in either PanAmerican or Olympic competitions are eligible
to request a leave of absence with or without pay for the purpose
of preparing for and engaging in the competitions just described.
Team is defined as meaning any group leader, coach, official or
athlete who comprises the official delegation of the United States
to World, PanAmerican or Olympic competition. In no event
shall the total of all such leave exceed the period of the official
training camp and competition combined plus a reasonable amount
of travel time or 90 calendar days a year whichever is less. The
granting of leave under this section shall be discretionary with
Tennessee State University. In order to qualify for athletic competition
leave, a Tennessee State University employee must: 1) be actively
working for the University at the time the request is made; 2)
request such leave of absence a reasonable period prior to the
date the Tennessee State University employee wishes the leave
to commence; 3) provide the University with the actual or anticipated
dates of the competition, the dates of the official training camp
and specify the total number of leave days necessary in order
for the Tennessee State University employee to participate; 4)
must provide satisfactory evidence of qualification and selection
for participation.
The employee may be granted leave pursuant to the provisions of
this Act with or without pay subject to the complete discretion
of the employer. If leave of absence under this Chapter is granted
with pay, the employee retains accumulated annual and sick leave
and continues to be entitled to compensation for official holidays
occurring within the leave period. If the leave is granted without
pay, an employee retains accumulated annual and sick leave but
does not earn or accrue additional annual or sick leave. The employee
on leave of absence without pay is not entitled to compensation
for official holidays occurring within the leave period. The President
must approve the request.
REFERENCES
TBR Policy No. 5:01:01:03