State Employees - As introduced, enacts the "Parental Right to Participate in Schools Act," which entitles a state employee to up to 48 hours of annual paid or unpaid leave to attend school-related activities of a dependent child. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

Summary

The bill would let state employees who are parents or guardians take up to 48 hours of leave each year to attend school‑related activities for their children. The leave can be paid or unpaid using existing vacation, personal, family, compensatory, or leave‑bank time, and requires ten days’ written notice unless the event is unforeseeable. Employers may deny the leave only if it would cause a substantial disruption, and must post notice of the right, with a $100 daily fine for non‑compliance.

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