State Employees - As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, soil and water conservation district board of supervisors, employees, officers, and agents, and persons designated by a soil and water conservation district as participants in volunteer programs authorized by such districts. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 42 and Title 9, Chapter 8.

HB 802 amends Tennessee law to expand the definition of "state employee" to include soil and water conservation district board members, staff, agents, and designated volunteer program participants. This change applies solely to specific legal provisions under Titles 8 and 9 regarding defense protections and related benefits. It directly affects conservation district personnel and volunteers by clarifying their eligibility for existing state employee protections. The bill makes a technical clarification to ensure these groups qualify under defined legal frameworks without creating new programs or benefits.