Employees, Public Legislation - Tennessee

Civil Service - Requires civil service hearing at step below hearing by the civil service commission be conducted within 60 days of prior written decision; disciplinary action againt greivenat to be dismissed if this requirement not met. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-328. Fiscal Summary for HB1172 / *SB0852On March 12, 2007 we issued a fiscal note on this bill. Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time $90,300/Highway Fund/Recurring $9,800/Highway Fund/One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal and Other Funds - $190,200 The fiscal impact is unchanged and a correction was made to the assumptions. Eight positions were estimated to be required, which was a sampling of five departments, and could increase with additional agencies. (CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time [...]

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Civil Service - Requires civil service hearing at step below hearing by the civil service commission be conducted within 60 days of prior written decision; disciplinary action againt greivenat to be dismissed if this requirement not met. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-328. Fiscal Summary for *SB0852 / HB1172On March 12, 2007 we issued a fiscal note on this bill. Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time $90,300/Highway Fund/Recurring $9,800/Highway Fund/One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal and Other Funds - $190,200 The fiscal impact is unchanged and a correction was made to the assumptions. Eight positions were estimated to be required, which was a sampling of five departments, and could increase with additional agencies. (CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time [...]

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Companion Bill SB2197. Transportation, Dept. of - Adds certain department supervisory personnel to list of state employees to whom state's standard business hours do not apply. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 4, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB2254 / SB2197Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2254 / SB2197 Under present law, the standard office hours for state offices and state employees are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of weekends and legal holidays. Generally, state employees who are required to work beyond the standard office hours are eligible for equivalent time off at other times during the week. The standard office hours do not apply to the uniformed members of the departments of safety or revenue, game wardens and conservation officers charged with the enforcement of the fish and game laws, employees of the [...]

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Companion Bill HB2254. Transportation, Dept. of - Adds certain department supervisory personnel to list of state employees to whom state's standard business hours do not apply. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 4, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB2197 / *HB2254Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2197 / *HB2254 Under present law, the standard office hours for state offices and state employees are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of weekends and legal holidays. Generally, state employees who are required to work beyond the standard office hours are eligible for equivalent time off at other times during the week. The standard office hours do not apply to the uniformed members of the departments of safety or revenue, game wardens and conservation officers charged with the enforcement of the fish and game laws, employees of the [...]

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Companion Bill SB2759. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Improves retirement benefits of certain Tennessee public employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-124 and Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *HB2534 / SB2759Increase State Expenditures - $106,375,600/Annual Amortized Cost Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $38,982,700/Annual Amortized Cost Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal/Other Expenditures - $15,967,200/Annual Amortized Cost Bill Summary for *HB2534 / SB2759 Subject to funding, this bill provides increased benefits under the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS) for certain retired state employees. Under present law, if the recommended employer contribution rate for state employees and teachers is less than the rate in effect on June 30, 1993, the [...]

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Companion Bill HB2534. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Improves retirement benefits of certain Tennessee public employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-124 and Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for SB2759 / *HB2534Increase State Expenditures - $106,375,600/Annual Amortized Cost Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $38,982,700/Annual Amortized Cost Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal/Other Expenditures - $15,967,200/Annual Amortized Cost Bill Summary for SB2759 / *HB2534 Subject to funding, this bill provides increased benefits under the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS) for certain retired state employees. Under present law, if the recommended employer contribution rate for state employees and teachers is less than the rate in effect on June 30, 1993, the [...]

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Companion Bill HB3943. Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Adds licensed teacher's leave to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty to present situations eligible for mandatory grant of leave from employment; authorizes licensed teachers to take up to 10 days leave without forfeiture of leave credits, tenure, or other fringe benefits, in order to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty out of the country who has been granted rest and recuperation leave. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB3364 / HB3943Decrease State Expenditures - $490,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - $121,500 Bill Summary for *SB3364 / HB3943 ON APRIL 10, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3364, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to authorize licensed [...]

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Companion Bill SB3364. Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Adds licensed teacher's leave to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty to present situations eligible for mandatory grant of leave from employment; authorizes licensed teachers to take up to 10 days leave without forfeiture of leave credits, tenure, or other fringe benefits, in order to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty out of the country who has been granted rest and recuperation leave. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for HB3943 / *SB3364Decrease State Expenditures - $490,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - $121,500 Bill Summary for HB3943 / *SB3364 ON APRIL 10, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3364, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to authorize licensed [...]

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Companion Bill SB3364. Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Adds licensed teacher's leave to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty to present situations eligible for mandatory grant of leave from employment; authorizes licensed teachers to take up to 10 days leave without forfeiture of leave credits, tenure, or other fringe benefits, in order to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty out of the country who has been granted rest and recuperation leave. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for HB3943 / *SB3364Decrease State Expenditures - $490,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - $121,500 Bill Summary for HB3943 / *SB3364 ON APRIL 10, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3364, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to authorize licensed [...]

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Companion Bill HB3943. Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Adds licensed teacher's leave to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty to present situations eligible for mandatory grant of leave from employment; authorizes licensed teachers to take up to 10 days leave without forfeiture of leave credits, tenure, or other fringe benefits, in order to visit a spouse, child, or parent deployed for military duty out of the country who has been granted rest and recuperation leave. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB3364 / HB3943Decrease State Expenditures - $490,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - $121,500 Bill Summary for *SB3364 / HB3943 ON APRIL 10, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3364, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to authorize licensed [...]

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Companion Bill HB2534. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Improves retirement benefits of certain Tennessee public employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-124 and Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for SB2759 / *HB2534Increase State Expenditures - $106,375,600/Annual Amortized Cost Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $38,982,700/Annual Amortized Cost Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal/Other Expenditures - $15,967,200/Annual Amortized Cost Bill Summary for SB2759 / *HB2534 Subject to funding, this bill provides increased benefits under the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS) for certain retired state employees. Under present law, if the recommended employer contribution rate for state employees and teachers is less than the rate in effect on June 30, 1993, the [...]

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Companion Bill SB2759. Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Improves retirement benefits of certain Tennessee public employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-124 and Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *HB2534 / SB2759Increase State Expenditures - $106,375,600/Annual Amortized Cost Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $38,982,700/Annual Amortized Cost Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal/Other Expenditures - $15,967,200/Annual Amortized Cost Bill Summary for *HB2534 / SB2759 Subject to funding, this bill provides increased benefits under the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS) for certain retired state employees. Under present law, if the recommended employer contribution rate for state employees and teachers is less than the rate in effect on June 30, 1993, the [...]

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Companion Bill SB2197. Transportation, Dept. of - Adds certain department supervisory personnel to list of state employees to whom state's standard business hours do not apply. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 4, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB2254 / SB2197Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2254 / SB2197 Under present law, the standard office hours for state offices and state employees are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of weekends and legal holidays. Generally, state employees who are required to work beyond the standard office hours are eligible for equivalent time off at other times during the week. The standard office hours do not apply to the uniformed members of the departments of safety or revenue, game wardens and conservation officers charged with the enforcement of the fish and game laws, employees of the [...]

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Companion Bill HB2254. Transportation, Dept. of - Adds certain department supervisory personnel to list of state employees to whom state's standard business hours do not apply. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 4, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB2197 / *HB2254Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2197 / *HB2254 Under present law, the standard office hours for state offices and state employees are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., exclusive of weekends and legal holidays. Generally, state employees who are required to work beyond the standard office hours are eligible for equivalent time off at other times during the week. The standard office hours do not apply to the uniformed members of the departments of safety or revenue, game wardens and conservation officers charged with the enforcement of the fish and game laws, employees of the [...]

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Civil Service - Requires civil service hearing at step below hearing by the civil service commission be conducted within 60 days of prior written decision; disciplinary action againt greivenat to be dismissed if this requirement not met. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-328. Fiscal Summary for HB1172 / *SB0852On March 12, 2007 we issued a fiscal note on this bill. Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time $90,300/Highway Fund/Recurring $9,800/Highway Fund/One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal and Other Funds - $190,200 The fiscal impact is unchanged and a correction was made to the assumptions. Eight positions were estimated to be required, which was a sampling of five departments, and could increase with additional agencies. (CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time [...]

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Civil Service - Requires civil service hearing at step below hearing by the civil service commission be conducted within 60 days of prior written decision; disciplinary action againt greivenat to be dismissed if this requirement not met. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-328. Fiscal Summary for *SB0852 / HB1172On March 12, 2007 we issued a fiscal note on this bill. Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time $90,300/Highway Fund/Recurring $9,800/Highway Fund/One-Time Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal and Other Funds - $190,200 The fiscal impact is unchanged and a correction was made to the assumptions. Eight positions were estimated to be required, which was a sampling of five departments, and could increase with additional agencies. (CORRECTED) Increase State Expenditures - $262,900/General Fund/Recurring $28,400/General Fund/One-Time [...]

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