Tennessee § 8-50-810 - American Red Cross disaster leave.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-50-810 — American Red Cross disaster leave., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-50-810. American Red Cross disaster leave.
A state employee who is a certified disaster service volunteer of the American Red Cross may be granted leave from work with pay for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) work days in each year to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross. The employee shall be released from work for this function upon request of the American Red Cross for the services of that employee, and upon the approval of that employee's appointing authority. The appointing authority shall compensate an employee granted extra leave under this section at the employee's regular rate of pay for those regular work hours during which the employee is absent from the employee's work. This leave shall not affect the employee's regular leave status. Acts 1992, ch. 596, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-50-810 ("American Red Cross disaster leave.") 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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