Section 58-1-121 - State employees who are members of the Reserve or National Guard called to full-time military duty(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Contingency operation" means a military operation that results in the call or order to active duty, or retention on active duty, of members of the uniformed services under 10 U.S.C. § 688; § 12301(a); § 12302; § 12304; § 12304a; § 12304b; § 12305; § 12406; chapter 15 of title 10 U.S.C.; or another provision of law during a war or during a national emergency declared by the president or congress;(2) "Governor" means the governor of this state;(3) "Partial pay" means the difference, if any, between a state employee's regular state salary and the employee's full-time active duty military pay, with a minimum monthly amount sufficient to keep in full force and effect all state benefits that the employee had on the date of the call to active military duty; and(4) "State employee" means an employee employed with an entity described in § 8-30-102(a), § 8-30-102(b)(2)-(3), § 8-30-102(b)(5)-(7), or § 8-30-102(b)(10)-(11).(b) A state employee ordered to active duty, or retained on active duty, by the president of the United States, or under the authority of the governor, as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard in recognition of a contingency operation is entitled, while on such active military duty, to special leave with partial pay during the period of active duty; provided, however, that the special leave with partial pay must not exceed one (1) year.(c) The commissioner of the department of human resources and the commissioner of the department of finance and administration may establish such policies as are necessary to implement and administer this section.Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 847,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.