Tennessee § 49-5-206 - Service on state boards without loss of compensation or benefits.
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§ 49-5-206. Service on state boards without loss of compensation or benefits.
If any statute creating a state board, commission or committee specifies or authorizes a teacher or other certificated employee of an LEA to serve as a member, then any teacher or other certificated employee shall be eligible to serve on the state board, commission or committee without the loss of compensation, personal or professional leave, sick leave, compensatory time or any other benefit accorded to the teacher or employee as part of the teacher's or employee's employment as a teacher by the respective LEA. This section applies to, but is not limited to, §§ 8-27-301, 8-34-302, 49-1-301, and 49-6-2201. Any additional costs incurred by LEAs as a result of the implementation of subsection (a) shall be reimbursed from the funds apportioned as state-shared taxes to county and municipal governments, as set out in § 9-4-5301. Acts 1993, ch. 487, § 1. Cross-References. Service on state boards by LEA employees without loss of benefits, § 49-5-303 .
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-5-206 ("Service on state boards without loss of compensation or benefits.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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