SB 1285

Present law requires t he officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government to be granted three days paid leave in the event of the death of such officers' or employees' spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, siblings, grandparents, gr andchildren, stepparents, foster parents, or parents-in-law without charge to the affected officers' or employees' accumulated leave accounts. However, this provision does not increase the total number of leave days provided in rules of the department of human resources for the death of a family member . This bill adds that the officers and employees of the following agencies, boards, and departments of state government must be specifically granted (i) t hree days paid leave in the event of the death of su ch officers' or employees' siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, foster parents, or parents-in-law; (ii) f ive days paid leave in the event of the death of such officers' or employees' parents or stepparents; and (iii) 10 days paid leave in the event of th e death of such officers' or employees' spouse, children, or stepchildren :  T he executive branch and all boards, commissions and agencies of state government, except those specifically excluded by law;  The judicial branch of state government , including the administrative office of the courts ;  The office of the secretary of state ;  The office of the state treasurer ;  The office of the comptroller of the treasury ;  The office of the attorney general ;  The offices of the district attorneys general and the district public defenders ;  The schools, institutions, and entities governed by the state university boards, the board of regents, and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, the Tennessee School for the Blind, Tennessee School for the Deaf, West Tennessee School for the Deaf, Alvin C. York Institute, and any other special school ;  Any administrative boards and commissions attached to the entities listed above for administrative purposes ;  The Tennessee higher education commission ;  The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations ; and  The Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction board ;