TN HB1919

State employees who are parents or guardians may take up to 48 hours of leave per calendar year to attend school-related activities, including parent-teacher conferences, performances, rehearsals, and sporting events where their child participates.

Employees may choose to use unpaid leave or available paid leave (vacation, personal, family, compensatory, or leave bank) at their discretion.

Employees must provide at least 10 days' advance written notice for leave requests, unless the activity was not reasonably foreseeable.

Employers may deny leave if it would create substantial disruption to business operations, and must post workplace notices about this leave benefit or face fines up to $100 per day.

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development will enforce the law and accept employee complaints; the act takes effect July 1, 2026.