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Latest Action: 06/01/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 217 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0643. Civil Service - Specifies that certain civil service employees who are assigned to work in a position of higher level classification are entitled to receive higher compensation by removing limitation that such compensation is subject to budgetary limitations. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB0808 / *SB0643(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $109,100 Increase Federal Expenditures - $72,800 Bill Summary for HB0808 / *SB0643 Present law requires the commissioner of personnel and the commissioner of finance and administration to establish a procedure whereby any career service employee who is assigned to perform the majority of the duties and responsibilities of a higher level job classification than that of the position occupied by the employee for a period in excess of 90 days [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/01/2007 - Public Chapter 217 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0808. Civil Service - Specifies that certain civil service employees who are assigned to work in a position of higher level classification are entitled to receive higher compensation by removing limitation that such compensation is subject to budgetary limitations. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB0643 / HB0808(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $109,100 Increase Federal Expenditures - $72,800 Bill Summary for *SB0643 / HB0808 Present law requires the commissioner of personnel and the commissioner of finance and administration to establish a procedure whereby any career service employee who is assigned to perform the majority of the duties and responsibilities of a higher level job classification than that of the position occupied by the employee for a period in excess of 90 days [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 59 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2058. Ethics - Revises conflict of interest provisions applicable to career service employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-506. Fiscal Summary for *HB1464 / SB2058MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB1464 / SB2058 Present law requires certain public officials to disclose conflicts of interest with the ethics commission. Under present law, the appointing authority may not require an employee in the career service to submit a disclosure statement or any financial disclosure statement, unless such employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest with a value of more than $5,000 that would constitute a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest under state law or the department of personnel's policy or other departmental policy. Present law provides that the above-described disclosures apply [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Public Chapter 59 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1464. Ethics - Revises conflict of interest provisions applicable to career service employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-506. Fiscal Summary for SB2058 / *HB1464MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB2058 / *HB1464 Present law requires certain public officials to disclose conflicts of interest with the ethics commission. Under present law, the appointing authority may not require an employee in the career service to submit a disclosure statement or any financial disclosure statement, unless such employee or a member of the employee's immediate family has a financial interest with a value of more than $5,000 that would constitute a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest under state law or the department of personnel's policy or other departmental policy. Present law provides that the above-described disclosures apply [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill TextPensions and Retirement Benefits - Adds two public safety employee representatives to TCRS board of trustees. - Amends TCA Section 8-34-302. Fiscal Summary for HB1567 / *SB0449 Increase State Expenditures - $3,000
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Withdrawn. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2231. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Authorizes Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. to be a participating employer in Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 35, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB2315 / *SB2231 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB2315 / *SB2231 This bill authorizes Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. to participate in TCRS upon passage of a resolution by the corporation's board authorizing an actuarial study and acceptance of the liability for participating in TCRS. The employees of Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. would make the same contributions and be eligible for the same benefits as employees of other local governments that participate in TCRS. The TCRS would not be liable for payments to Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. employees or their beneficiaries for which reserves have not been previously [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate F,W&M Comm. Bill TextPensions and Retirement Benefits - Adds two public safety employee representatives to TCRS board of trustees. - Amends TCA Section 8-34-302. Fiscal Summary for *SB0449 / HB1567 Increase State Expenditures - $3,000
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate F,W&M Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2315. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Authorizes Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. to be a participating employer in Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 35, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *SB2231 / HB2315 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB2231 / HB2315 This bill authorizes Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. to participate in TCRS upon passage of a resolution by the corporation's board authorizing an actuarial study and acceptance of the liability for participating in TCRS. The employees of Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. would make the same contributions and be eligible for the same benefits as employees of other local governments that participate in TCRS. The TCRS would not be liable for payments to Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. employees or their beneficiaries for which reserves have not been previously [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Returned to Clerk's Desk--Pursuant to Rule 80 (2) Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0657. Public Employees - Requires each county by July 1, 2012, to set a minimum entry level compensation for deputy sheriffs at 30 percent of the compensation to be received by the various county general officers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8. Fiscal Summary for HB0706 / *SB0657 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Less than $100,000* Bill Summary for HB0706 / *SB0657 This bill requires each county's legislative body to establish a minimum compensation for deputy sheriffs. By July 1, 2012, this bill requires the minimum entry level compensation for deputies to be set at 30 percent of the compensation for general officers. The compensation would be adjusted appropriately based on experience and years of service from the minimum base. This bill encourages county legislative bodies to implement the minimum compensation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextPublic Employees - Removes compensation limitations for employees assigned to perform responsibilities of higher level classifications for more than 90 days. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for HB1552 / *SB1907Increase State Expenditures - $109,100 Increase Federal Expenditures - $72,800
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Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee State Government of S&LG Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4100. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Authorizes certain political subdivisions to establish a mandatory retirement age for certain emergency management services personnel; allows certain EMS personnel, being 55 years of age or older and having at least 25 years of creditable service, to retire early. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36. Fiscal Summary for *HB4068 / SB4100 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $3,200,000/ Annual Amortized Cost/Permissive Bill Summary for *HB4068 / SB4100 Under present law, there is not a mandatory age requirement for any member of the TCRS, except for certain members such as state police officers, wildlife officers, or commissioned members of the alcoholic beverage commission and who are engaged in law enforcement activities [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4068. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Authorizes certain political subdivisions to establish a mandatory retirement age for certain emergency management services personnel; allows certain EMS personnel, being 55 years of age or older and having at least 25 years of creditable service, to retire early. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36. Fiscal Summary for SB4100 / *HB4068 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $3,200,000/ Annual Amortized Cost/Permissive Bill Summary for SB4100 / *HB4068 Under present law, there is not a mandatory age requirement for any member of the TCRS, except for certain members such as state police officers, wildlife officers, or commissioned members of the alcoholic beverage commission and who are engaged in law enforcement activities [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1105 Bill TextPublic Employees - Requires a municipality or county that has a personnel policy that places an employee on leave for any period of time immediately following any arrest to restore the back pay to the employee if the charges are dropped or the employee is found not guilty; such requirement does not apply if the employee pleads guilty or enters a plea agreement. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for *HB3976 / SB4102 Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $50,000
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Public Chapter 1105 Bill TextPublic Employees - Requires a municipality or county that has a personnel policy that places an employee on leave for any period of time immediately following any arrest to restore the back pay to the employee if the charges are dropped or the employee is found not guilty; such requirement does not apply if the employee pleads guilty or enters a plea agreement. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51. Fiscal Summary for SB4102 / *HB3976 Increase Local Expenditures* - Exceeds $50,000
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 674 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3276. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Revises various provisions governing pension and compensation programs for public employees, including provisions governing hearing officers for appeals, automatic coverage of political subdivisions participating in TCRS in regard to changes in the law with limited increase in the aggregate pension liability, trustees of deferred and tax-sheltered compensation plans for state employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-103; Section 8-25-303(a); 8-25-501; 8-34-101(14)(B); 8-34-206; 8-34-320; 8-34-322; 8-34-605; 8-35-116(b); 8-35-118; 8-35-202; 8-36-205(a)(2)(E); 8-36-211; 26-2-105. Fiscal Summary for HB3360 / *SB3276 State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3360 / *SB3276 This bill revises various provisions regarding pensions and compensation programs for public [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Finance Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3279. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Authorizes the chair of the TCRS board to implement an automatic deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plan. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3361 / *SB3279Increase State Expenditures - $868,100/General Fund $165,400/Highway Fund and Other Dedicated Funds Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal/Other Expenditures - $310,500 Bill Summary for HB3361 / *SB3279 This bill authorizes the chair of the consolidated retirement board, with the concurrence of the commissioner of finance and administration, to implement an automatic deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plan, subject to funding. Such plan would provide that any person who becomes a full-time state employee on or after the implementation date of the plan, including a full-time employee [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 934 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3277. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Requires the treasurer to report to the members of the council on pensions and insurance any holdings of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system in securities issued by companies that have substantial current operations in nations determined by the United States Department of State to be state-sponsors of terrorism. - Amends TCA Section 8-37-104. Fiscal Summary for HB3362 / *SB3277Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3362 / *SB3277 This bill requires the state treasurer to develop a policy for divestiture of Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS) ownership of investments in companies that have substantial current operations in nations determined to be state-sponsors of terrorism when such operations are contrary to U.S. foreign policy interests.[...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Finance Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3372. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Allows, under certain circumstances, a retired member of the consolidated retirement system to return to service in a year-round position while continuing to collect his or her retirement allowance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 8. Fiscal Summary for HB3373 / *SB3372Increase State Expenditures - $10,350,400/Annual Amortized Cost Increase Local Expenditures* - $2,859,200/Annual Amortized Cost Increase Federal/Other Expenditures - $2,020,500/Annual Amortized Cost Bill Summary for HB3373 / *SB3372 Under present law, any retired member or prior class member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS) and any retiree of a local retirement fund receiving TCRS benefits may return to service temporarily in a position covered by the TCRS and continue to draw such person's [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextPublic Employees - Specifies that judgment or decree fixing the number of deputies and salaries rendered after September 1, which requires additional funding, shall become effective until the following fiscal year; county mayor may settle salary petition or petition to appoint additional deputies in current fiscal year with approval of county legislative body. - Amends TCA Section 8-20-102. Fiscal Summary for HB3379 / *SB3167 Local Govt. Expenditures - Cost Avoidance - Exceeds $100,000
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Public Chapter 674 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3360. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Revises various provisions governing pension and compensation programs for public employees, including provisions governing hearing officers for appeals, automatic coverage of political subdivisions participating in TCRS in regard to changes in the law with limited increase in the aggregate pension liability, trustees of deferred and tax-sheltered compensation plans for state employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-25-103; Section 8-25-303(a); 8-25-501; 8-34-101(14)(B); 8-34-206; 8-34-320; 8-34-322; 8-34-605; 8-35-116(b); 8-35-118; 8-35-202; 8-36-205(a)(2)(E); 8-36-211; 26-2-105. Fiscal Summary for *SB3276 / HB3360 State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3276 / HB3360 This bill revises various provisions regarding pensions and compensation programs for public [...] show full description
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