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SB1031 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to sexual offenders.
Jeff Yarbro, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, clarifies that staying in an overnight shelter that is administered by a municipality is a legitimate reason for a sexual offender to remain within 1,000 feet of a public school, private or parochial school, licensed day care center, other child care facility, public park, playground, recreation center, or public athletic field when children under 18 years of age are present. - Amends TCA Title 40.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1078 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to K-12 education.
Jeff Yarbro, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, excludes materials obtained by an individual teacher, which are made available in the teacher's classroom to students assigned to the teacher's class or classes, from having to be identified in a list posted on the school's website, and from being subject to the development, review, and feedback process established by the school's local board of education or public charter school governing body for materials in the school's library collection. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0813 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to compensation of certain public employees.
Todd Gardenhire, Ferrell Haile, Paul E. Bailey
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, increases the pay schedule for certain assistant district attorneys general, assistant district public defenders, district investigators, and criminal investigators. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 8, Chapter 7.
STATUS
Passed
SB1272 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to higher education.
Jeff Yarbro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, changes, from February 1 to January 15, the date by which each governing board must provide a report to the office of legislative budget analysis with information regarding expenditures of revenues derived from any tuition and fees increase in the previous full academic year. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1047 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to juvenile justice.
Jeff Yarbro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to provide the Tennessee commission on children and youth with access to juvenile justice data; requires the Tennessee commission on children and youth to prepare an annual report related to such data to be submitted to the governor and the members of the general assembly; authorizes the administrative office of the courts to maintain juvenile justice records for the sole purpose of conducting statistical research related to outcomes of justice-involved juveniles. - Amends TCA Title 37.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1162 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-4-256 and Section 55-4-257, relative to license plates for veterans with disabilities.
Jeff Yarbro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, increases, from one to two, the number of free plates for the Purple Heart and disabled veteran license plates issued to veterans with disabilities. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-256 and Section 55-4-257.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1048 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to the department of children's services.
Jeff Yarbro, Ferrell Haile, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, sets new caseload requirements for case managers in the department to take effect January 1, 2025; requires the department to employ special response team personnel, who do not maintain regular caseloads but are available to assume cases from case managers to assist in maintaining caseload standards, respond to emergent situations, and guard against interruption in service delivery; requires the department to notify the governor, the members of the general assembly, and the Tennessee commission on children and youth if staffing requirements are not met. - Amends TCA Title 37.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB1075 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61 and Title 67, relative to commerce.
Jeff Yarbro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, changes, from 30 days to 35 days, the time within which a check must be presented for payment or given to a depositary bank for collection before the liability of the endorser is discharged under the Uniform Commercial Code. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 61 and Title 67.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1077 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 37, relative to children.
Jeff Yarbro
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, creates the children's program outcome recovery team, to be organized by the Tennessee commission on children and youth, to review cases of children and families being served by the department of children's services; requires the children's program outcome recovery team to report the previous year's findings and recommendations for improving the department of children's services to the governor and the members of the general assembly by January 15 each year. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37.
STATUS
Failed
SB1053 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 37 and Title 71, relative to funding child care services.
Jeff Yarbro
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, enacts the "Workers Need Child Care Act"; establishes the child care infrastructure fund from which the department of economic and community development disperses grants to nonprofit entities for establishing new licensed child care agencies in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 37 and Title 71.
STATUS
Introduced
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