8-26-114 - Moving expenses for involuntary transferees.
8-26-114. Moving expenses for involuntary transferees.
Any officer or employee in the several departments and agencies of the state who is transferred involuntarily to a work location which is farther than fifty (50) miles removed from such officer's or employee's previous location shall be reimbursed for all reasonable moving expenses incurred at the time and in connection therewith by the commissioner of finance and administration from the general fund. In order to qualify for such reimbursement, the officer or employee must certify to the commissioner prior to moving that such is being made as a result of the transfer, that the officer or employee did not request such transfer and that it is being made involuntarily. The commissioner is authorized to promulgate reasonable rules for the administration of this provision. All reimbursement for moving expenses shall be in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
[Acts 1977, ch. 442, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-2517.]