HB 957 - SB 938
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 16, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Rebecca Chandler | Email: rebecca.chandler@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 957 - SB 938
SUMMARY OF BILL: Adds foster care placement as a qualifying event for six workweeks
of paid leave for eligible state employees. Specifies that leave must end if the child is no longer in the
employee’s home or custody.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-50-813(a), eligible state employees receive six workweeks
of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, in addition to other available leave. A 30-
day notice is required unless the event occurs with less notice, in which case employees
must notify as soon as possible. This leave is considered full-time employment for service
anniversary calculations and cannot be deducted from accrued sick, annual, or other leave.
• The leave counts toward the state's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) obligations. The
total leave is limited to six workweeks per 12-month period, regardless of multiple
qualifying events and can be taken non-consecutively within that timeframe.
• Pursuant to the Department of Human Resources’ Attendance and Leave Manual 6.02(B), an
employee may take FMLA leave for the placement of a child for adoption or foster care.
• As the overall cap of six workweeks per 12-month period remains unchanged, the proposed
legislation does not create additional leave time beyond what is already permitted. Any fiscal
impact would be minimal and fall within the scope of existing paid leave policies.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director