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FOSTER PARENT TRAINING LEAVE

This policy is consistent with TBR Policy 05.01.01.16 Foster Parent Training Leave.

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to establish the criteria and process regarding foster parent training leave for employees at Pellissippi State Community College.

Policy/Guideline

Foster Parent Training Leave
1. Each employee may participate one time in initial Tennessee foster parent training for up to twenty-five (25) hours without having to use paid sick, annual, or compensatory time.
2. In each year thereafter, an employee may participate in foster parent training for up to eight (8) hours without having to use paid sick, annual, or compensatory time.
3. The following process will be used to request and document leave.
  1. Employees will be granted paid administrative leave for time taken for approved foster parent training occurring during their normal schedule of work.
  2. Employees must give reasonable notice of their request for foster parent training leave in advance.
4. Employees should request the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to submit the completed official documentation of foster parent training to the Pellissippi State Human Resources ffice. The official documentation must be received by the college for approval of paid foster training leave.

Sources

Authority T.C.A. §§ 8-50-101; 49-8-203

Review/Recommended: College Council, January 27, 2025
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., January 27, 2025

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Any Pellissippi State employee, applicant, or student who has reason to feel that they have been harassed or affected by discrimination, or who has any other concerns or questions about equal opportunity, should contact the following: Executive Director of Institutional Compliance, Title IX Coordinator/Title VI Officer/ADA Officer/ Pellissippi State Community College Goins Administration Building, Room 258 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Office: (865) 539-7354. Questions about services and facilities for students with disabilities should be directed to the following: Director of Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College Lamar Alexander Building, Room AL 136 10915 Hardin Valley Road P.O. Box 22990 Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 (865) 539-7153