POLICY 06:07:10

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

This policy is consistent with Tennessee Board of Regents Policy No. 5:01:01:09

Purpose

It is the policy of the Tennessee Board of Regents and Pellissippi State Community College to provide all regular, full-time and part-time employees time off without loss of pay due to the death of an immediate family member as defined below, consistent with T.C.A. § 8-50-113.

Definitions

Immediate family – shall be deemed to include 1) spouse; 2) child, step-child; 3) parent, step parent, foster parent, parent-in-law; 4) sibling(s); 5) grandparents and grandchildren and: 6) other
members of the family who reside within the home.

Policy

Bereavement Leave
1. An employee who is absent during their regularly scheduled work week due to the
  death of an immediate family member shall receive payment for reasonable and
  customary days absent, such days of payment not to exceed three (3) regularly
  scheduled work days. The TBR and PSCC Sick Leave Policies references the use
  of sick leave in the event of death of other family members not covered under the
  definition of immediate family above.
  1. In addition to the three (3) regularly scheduled work days, sick leave not
    to exceed two (2) days may be granted at the discretion of the appropriate
    approving authority in the instance of death of one of the immediate
    family members listed. At the discretion of the approving authority, the
    days off provided under this policy do not have to be consecutive.
2. Regular part-time employees, including academic personnel scheduled to carry
  less than a full teaching load or its equivalent, regardless of probationary status,
  shall be eligible to receive bereavement leave on a prorated basis equal to the
  percentage of their employment to full-time employment.

Sources: TBR Policy 5:01:01:09; T.C.A. § 49-8-203; T.C.A. § 8-50-113

Adopted by TBR September 16, 1988
Revised by TBR June 30, 1989
Revised by TBR September 25, 1995
Revised by TBR March 7, 1997
Revised by TBR December 7, 2007 (Approved by Finance and Administration, January 23, 2008)
Revised by TBR September 20, 2013
Reviewed/Recommended: President’s Council, November 27, 2023
Approved: President L. Anthony Wise, Jr., November 27, 2023

Pellissippi State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, pregnancy, disability, age (40+), status as a protected veteran, or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs and activities. View the nondiscrimination policy.

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