8-50-102 - Automatic salary advancements after passing certified professional secretary examinations. - Tennessee Statutes

8-50-102. Automatic salary advancements after passing certified professional secretary examinations.

Any clerical secretarial or clerical management employee or any employee performing closely related administrative support duties of the state who passes the three-part certified professional secretary examination or the full four-part certified administrative professional examination sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals shall be granted an automatic two-step salary advancement under the state's basic compensation plan. Any automatic pay increase pursuant to this section shall take effect with the next pay period beginning after the employee's passing grades on all parts of the examinations are certified by the Institute for Certifying Secretaries. The automatic pay increase provided for in this section shall not affect any employee's eligibility for any regular merit increase. If necessary, one (1) or two (2) steps shall be added to the compensation plan to provide for the automatic increase provided for by this section.

[Acts 1972, ch. 537, § 1; T.C.A., § 8-4124; Acts 1988, ch. 462, § 1; 1991, ch. 162, § 1; 2007, ch. 564, § 1.]