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Sen. Frank S. Niceley | Tennessee 2015-2016 | TrackBill
TN - SB1307 Education - As introduced, clarifies that nothing in the Virtual Schools Act prohibits a virtual school from reimbursing families for reasonable costs, instead of any costs, associated with their Internet connections for use in the virtual school program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2.
TN - SB804 Education - As introduced, on July 1, 2015, discontinues use of common core state standards. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 10; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
TN - SB2141 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, removes provision extending the registration period until March 31, 1997, for registration plates for freight vehicles that expired on February 28, 1997; replaces "handicapped drivers" with "disabled drivers" in provisions related to registration plates for such drivers. - Amends TCA Title 55.
TN - SB549 Zoning - As introduced, requires any zoning amendment affecting a parcel of private property to take effect only upon written consent of the owner of that property. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.
TN - SB395 Lottery, Charitable - As introduced, permits nonpublic schools to conduct bingo as an annual charitable gaming event. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 6.
TN - SB1890 Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, creates a Class 2 offense for a series LLC to contribute to political campaign committees. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 2, Chapter 19 and Title 48, Chapter 249.
TN - SB1902 University of Tennessee - As introduced, limits spending by the University of Tennessee on diversity, multicultural, or sustainability programs to $2,500,000 per year; requires an annual written report to the general assembly on such expenditures; prohibits employees working in diversity offices from engaging in certain activities; prohibits employees working primarily in other areas from working on diversity, multicultural, and sustainability programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 9.
TN - SB393 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at a facility that has at least 100 acres with 20 rooms for overnight accommodations that serves at least two meals a day and has certain equestrian facilities. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.
TN - SB207 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, allows a gun dealer to complete a firearms transaction with a handgun carry permit holder without requiring a criminal history record check, if the permit was issued or renewed within five years of the date of transaction. - Amends TCA Title 39.
TN - SB1309 Education, State Board of - As introduced, specifies that the state board's report on LEAs' policies on the use of psychotropic drugs to treat children enrolled in elementary or secondary schools must be reported to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB1893 Education - As introduced, requires TSAC to annually prepare a status report for the governor and general assembly on the Tennessee HOPE foster child tuition grant program. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB1889 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, authorizes community corrections officers who hold a valid Tennessee handgun permit to carry a handgun while in the course of employment and engaged in the actual discharge of official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1350.
TN - SB1300 Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, limits the law enforcement authority of wildlife officers to the extent such officers are acting within their scope of authority for enforcing a law, rule, or proclamation over which such officers have jurisdiction under boating and wildlife laws. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 69 and Title 70.
TN - SB206 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, creates a Second Amendment sales tax holiday for the first weekend of September of each year; exempts firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
TN - SB801 TennCare - As introduced, on December 31, 2015, repeals the Medicaid Act of 1968 and terminates Tennessee's participation in the Medicaid program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.
TN - SB1609 Sentencing - As enacted, adds Class E felony vandalism to the offenses for which a person's sentence may be enhanced if the offense is committed during the time and place of a declared emergency. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 1.
TN - SB1924 Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes natural gas utility districts in Hawkins County to provide funding to chambers of commerce and economic and community organizations pursuant to a resolution adopted by the governing body. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82.
TN - SB766 Education - As introduced, requires that an LEA employee in a position for which no teaching license is required be given notice of charges and a hearing prior to dismissal; requires such employee wishing to appeal an adverse decision of a hearing officer to first exhaust the employee's administrative remedies by appealing to the local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB394 Food and Food Products - As introduced, authorizes a person, company, or entity to participate in the Non-GMO Project’s product verification program to ensure that the food is not genetically engineered. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 43; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53.
TN - SB1604 Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes the Town of Dandridge to levy a privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy by a 2/3 vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14.
TN - SB618 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, allows wineries and distilleries to request approval from the alcoholic beverage commission to hold wine or alcoholic beverage festivals that last longer than the 72 hours permitted under current law. - Amends TCA Title 57.
TN - SB1607 Election Laws - As introduced, exempts individuals who use personal funds to pay for certain political communications from making certain disclosures on the communications. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10 and Title 2, Chapter 19.
TN - SB1006 Traffic Safety - As introduced, prohibits the use of unmanned traffic enforcement cameras in certain areas of Bluff City. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8.
TN - SB1007 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, enacts the "Home-Rule LEA Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49.
TN - SB339 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts from sales tax the retail sales of wine manufactured from grapes grown or produced by a farmer when sold directly by the farmer. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 30; Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 67, Chapter 6.
TN - SB696 Food and Food Products - As introduced, enacts the "Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53.
TN - SB391 Education - As introduced, enacts the "Local School District Empowerment Act," which provides for reestablishment of elected office of school superintendent for county or city school systems upon two-thirds vote of county or city governing body and approval in an election on the question by the voters in 10 LEAs as a pilot program to allow the department to study the relevant procedures of reestablishing the office; provides for qualifications of candidates; adjusts duties of the local board of education in county or city school systems electing superintendents. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB1602 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires the governing body of a city operating a municipal utility to create new positions on the board of public utilities for the purposes of representing customers of the utility that reside in counties served by the utility. - Amends TCA Section 7-52-118.
TN - SB209 Driver Licenses - As enacted, increases the duration of driver licenses from five to eight years and changes the fees for driver licenses and photo identification licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55.
TN - SB1738 Racing and Motor Sports - As enacted, creates the state horse racing advisory committee to develop recommendations for legislation related to the establishment of horse racing in this state; repeals the commission July 1, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4.
TN - SB2336 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, limits the number of days a student may be administered standardized tests to 15 school days per school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.
TN - SB554 Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, increases maximum from 15 to 17 the number of members who may serve on certain solid waste authority boards. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 67 and Title 68.
TN - SB2182 Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that the commissioner have a minimum of a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree from an accredited college or university. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4 and Title 49.
TN - SB208 Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates November as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1.
TN - SJR172 Memorials, Recognition - Dave Foulk Day in Tennessee, March 30, 2015.
TN - SB1305 Education, Higher - As introduced, defines "university"; requires that no accredited postsecondary educational institution may use the word "university" in its name without meeting certain criteria; sets forth accreditation requirements for such institutions to meet prior to conferring degrees. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.
TN - SB1887 Landlord and Tenant - As introduced, exempts Montgomery County from the application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28.
TN - SB529 Handgun Permits - As introduced, exempts honorably discharged veterans from the renewal fee for handgun carry permits. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.
TN - SR42 Memorials, Interns - Jason Morris.
TN - SB1804 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, clarifies, in a manner consistent with federal law, that "antique firearm" is not included in the definition of "firearm" under state law; defines "antique firearm" consistent with federal law. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 70.
TN - SB859 Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to determine whether reported child abuse was indicated or unfounded and report its findings to the department's abuse registry within 45 days instead of 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 16, Chapter 1; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41, Chapter 22; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 9; Title 63, Chapter 7; Title 68 and Title 71.
TN - SB555 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, specifies that when a dental service plan corporation’s license is subject to revocation because of a violation of the Dental Service Plan Law, 1961, the proper notice and a right of hearing that is required must be conducted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 30.
TN - SJR290 Memorials, Death - Ray Smelcer.
TN - SB1302 County Clerks - As introduced, requires each county clerk to maintain an updated copy of the revenue docket containing all sources of county revenue in a separate location within the clerk's office. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 5; Title 6, Chapter 56; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 2; Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 3; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 7; Title 58, Chapter 7; Title 66, Chapter 34, Part 1; Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.
TN - SB550 Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires a third party to be present when a representative of the department interviews a child at the child’s school; requires the third party to be a school resource officer, school counselor, school nurse, or other faculty member; if no faculty member is available, requires the representative of the department to make a video recording of the interview. - Amends TCA Title 37.
TN - SB699 DUI Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of driving under the influence from purchasing alcohol; requires the person's state issued identification card or driver license to indicate that the person is not able to purchase alcohol. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4; Title 57, Chapter 4 and Title 57, Chapter 5.
TN - SB1303 Public Employees - As introduced, prohibits the state from assessing a cost to an employee that upon retirement keeps the employee's employee photo identification card issued by the state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 49; Title 50; Title 62 and Title 68.
TN - SB802 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, revises provisions governing the tenured teacher evaluations that measure overall performance effectiveness. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 16; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
TN - SB808 Schools, Charter - As introduced, requires K–8 charter schools to return funding to the LEA, at the LEA's request, if the charter school's attrition rate exceeds 200 percent of the average attrition rate for LEA K–8 schools; sets the amount of funding to be returned at all state and local funds attributable to the students above the 200 percent threshold. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB148 Fiscal Review Committee - As introduced, authorizes any member or committee of the general assembly to request the production of all supporting documentation used in determining the fiscal effect of a bill, resolution, or amendment; authorizes any member or committee of the general assembly to request that the director of the fiscal review committee, or the director's designee, be present at any meeting to provide an explanation of a fiscal note. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2 and Title 3, Chapter 7.
TN - SB854 Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires an independent law enforcement agency to investigate any officer-involved death; makes investigation report public if district attorney declines to bring charges against officer. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 38, Chapter 8.
TN - SB973 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, shortens the timeframe by one year for the implementation of certain provisions governing the sale of wine in retail food stores. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Chapter 554 of the Public Acts of 2014.
TN - SB446 Railroads - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor, subject only to fine, for any person permitting a train to obstruct certain public roads for longer than 10 minutes; provided, there is no violation for certain events that render the train incapable of operation; grants immunity to members of a train crew, yard crew, or engine crew for complying with the orders of certain individuals. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 29; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 65.
TN - SB1301 Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the commissioner of agriculture from requiring labels on meat or meat products except for the weight of the item if a price per unit is displayed in a conspicuous location adjacent to the item being sold. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 26, Part 9 and Title 53.
TN - SB337 Agriculture - As introduced, extends the licensure period for livestock market operators, from one to two years. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44 and Title 53, Chapter 7.
TN - SB1797 Education - As introduced, abolishes the ASD at the close of the 2015-2016 school year; requires, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, all schools that perform in the bottom 2.5 percent of schools in overall achievement as determined by the performance standards of the state board to be governed under an innovation zone. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
TN - SB2643 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, clarifies that a permit holder has a reasonable period of time to leave the area of an athletic event or school-related activity at a public park or other similar public area after being informed of or becoming aware of its use. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1311 and Section 39-17-1359.
TN - SB803 Education - As introduced, prohibits the use of Measurement Inc. in the development and implementation of assessments in schools; requires that any decision to adopt new assessments to replace TCAP be at the discretion of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
TN - SB390 Mining and Quarrying - As introduced, authorizes the activity of "noncommercial gold mining" in streams of this state under general permit conditions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 68 and Title 69.
TN - SB1888 Taxes, Gasoline, Petroleum Products - As introduced, requires sellers of dyed diesel fuel to offer the same discount off the sales price of each gallon of such fuel purchased by eligible farmers that motor carriers receive. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3.
TN - SB1299 Education - As introduced, deletes statement that nothing in the Professional Educators Collaborative Conference Act of 2011, requires collaborative conferencing. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB671 Education - As introduced, prohibits state or locally mandated standardized testing for students in kindergarten through grade two. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.
TN - SB2479 DUI Offenses - As introduced, enhances the punishment for a DUI conviction if the person at the time of the offense has a child in the car, multiple children in the car, or one or more of the children are not properly restrained. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 50.
TN - SB1802 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, clarifies that under the present requirement that a pharmacist attempt to notify a prescriber if a generic equivalent has become available since the last dispensing of a prescription, the pharmacist may make such notification by phone, e-mail, or other method. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2.
TN - SJR195 Memorials, Recognition - Jesse Buttry, Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year.
TN - SB1310 Annexation - As introduced, deletes obsolete language relative to annexation by ordinance; increases, from 30 days to 60 days, the time after certification in an election when an annexation becomes effective after approval by the voters. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51; Title 6, Chapter 58; Title 7 and Title 13.
TN - SB857 Sheriffs - As introduced, exempts a person who previously served as sheriff from having to have the three years of full-time experience as a POST commission certified law enforcement officer within the last 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8, Part 1.
TN - SB1610 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts the sale of gold, silver, and platinum coins and bullion that are used as mediums of exchange from sales tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
TN - SB874 Explosives - As enacted, establishes certain exemptions and defenses to offenses involving certain explosives and components to allow certain use in lawful sporting activity. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 7; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 105.
TN - SB1901 Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, changes the burden of proof for asset forfeitures from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence; makes other revisions regarding entitlements due to prevailing owner and distribution of forfeiture proceeds. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33.
TN - SB608 Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, authorizes a judge in certain hearings to order the use of mechanical restraints on a child only when necessary to prevent flight or physical harm to the child or others; establishes certain requirements and procedures that must be met before ordering the restraints. - Amends TCA Title 37.
TN - SB767 Annexation - As introduced, authorizes a municipality to contract its limits by ordinance upon receipt of a petition and approval in a referendum under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51, Part 2.
TN - SB1611 Agriculture - As enacted, redefines industrial hemp under the Tennessee Right to Farm Act, and revises other provisions of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43 and Chapter 936 of the Public Acts of 2014.
TN - SB858 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, shortens time period teacher or other employee requiring proximity to children has to notify employer of conviction of certain offenses from seven days to five days from date of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 4.
TN - SB2335 Capitol - As introduced, prohibits removal or relocation of any statue, bust, or monument on the second floor of the state capitol unless authorized by joint resolution of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4.
TN - SB392 Education - As introduced, requires local boards of education to admit students from outside their respective local school systems without the approval of the LEA; requires local boards of education to arrange for the transfer of students residing within their systems to schools located outside of their districts; provides for the mandatory transfer of students if the receiving LEA has the available space, teachers, and transportation. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 31.
TN - SB807 Education - As introduced, requires a local board of education to set the school calendar by December 31 of the year preceding the school year; requires that the school calendar be posted on the LEA's web site. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30.
TN - SJR194 Memorials, Recognition - Nicole G. Burney, Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year.
TN - SB1982 Controlled Substances - As introduced, permits the controlled substances database advisory committee to transmit its required annual reports in electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
TN - SB1002 Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires any contract entered into by a city with a company for the installation or maintenance of an unmanned traffic enforcement camera to be for a term that does not extend beyond one year from the current terms of office for a majority of the legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8.
TN - SB389 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, specifies additional acts that would constitute unfair trade practices by insurers and allows the insured to bring a civil cause of action against an insurer for violations of certain unfair insurance practices. - Amends TCA Title 56.
TN - SB1304 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, deletes the current teacher evaluation criteria; creates the teacher evaluation advisory committee to develop and recommend to the state board of education, guidelines and criteria for the annual evaluation of all teachers and principals employed by LEAs; places a moratorium on the current principal and teacher evaluation laws. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49.
TN - SB1805 Veterinarians - As introduced, exempts veterinary facilities located in retail establishments that were issued premises permits prior to January 1, 2015, from requirement that such establishments have an entrance into the permitted premises that is directly on a public street or public parking area and separate from the entrance used by regular retail customers. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 12.
TN - SB1806 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires issuance of an alternative registration plate containing the design representative of the historic Gadsden Flag; imposes an additional, one-time fee upon issuance of the plate; allocates proceeds to the general fund. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.
TN - SB1808 Consumer Protection - As introduced, requires a rental car company to obtain a recall database report within 30 days of the offer to rent a car; prohibits a rental car company from renting a car that is subject to certain recalls without first providing notice of the recall to persons renting the car. - Amends TCA Title 47, Title 55 and Title 62.
TN - SB1891 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, releases a surety on a defendant's forfeited bond when the defendant is arrested on a capias and the bond was forfeited after the defendant did not comply with conditions of the bond. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139.
TN - SB551 Agriculture - As introduced, requires that plants and seeds sold in Tennessee be labeled to indicate open pollination, genetic modification, and hybridization. - Amends TCA Title 43.
TN - SB805 County Government - As introduced, requires revised maps to be filed within 100 days, instead of 90 days, of any revision in any civil district or any other district from which members of the county legislative body are elected. - Amends TCA Title 5.
TN - SB806 Education - As introduced, requires that an LEA employee in a position for which no teaching license is required be given notice of charges and a hearing prior to dismissal; requires such employee wishing to appeal an adverse decision of a hearing officer to first exhaust the employee's administrative remedies by appealing to the local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB974 State Employees - As introduced, requires the superintendent of the achievement school district to make annual financial disclosures; requires that salaries of employees of the achievement school district be included in public lists of salaries of state employees. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 6.
TN - SB1000 Homestead Exemptions - As enacted, requires TACIR to study current homestead exemption amounts to determine whether the amounts should be increased to reflect the cost of living. - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 2.
TN - SB1424 Dandridge - As introduced, subject to local approval, transfers responsibility for collecting property taxes from the town recorder to the town administrator; removes bond requirement and salary provisions for town recorder; removes provision requiring the town recorder to maintain certain voting records; and requires ordinances and resolutions be adopted after two readings by the board of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1907; as amended and rewritten.
TN - SB1311 Taxes, Income - As introduced, clarifies that an individual exemption of $33,000 or a joint exemption of $59,000 applies for Hall Income taxpayers who are 65 years of age or older. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2, Part 1.
TN - SB187 Sentencing - As enacted, creates an enhancement factor, by which the defendant's sentence can be increased, that the defendant knowingly committed the offense within the geographical area, and during the time of, an emergency or disaster. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
TN - SB1001 Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, abolishes civil forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 59; Title 67 and Title 70.
TN - SB694 Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, prohibits TWRA from reintroducing or relocating animals that have the potential to damage agricultural production without first promulgating a rule and having the rule reviewed by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 70.
TN - SB1606 Education - As introduced, enacts the "Local School District Empowerment Act," which creates a pilot program for reestablishment of the office of elected school superintendent; requires the department of education to study the pilot program procedures for reestablishment of the office; adjusts duties of local boards of education in systems in which the office of elected school superintendent is reestablished. - Amends TCA Title 49.
TN - SB1803 Taxes, Gasoline, Petroleum Products - As introduced, requires sellers of dyed diesel fuel to offer a $1.00 discount off the sales price of each gallon of such fuel purchased by eligible farmers. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3.
TN - SB552 Education, State Board of - As introduced, modifies the composition of the members of the board from nine appointed members to nine members elected by the people during the regular November elections; authorizes the governor to fill any vacancies on the board, subject to confirmation by the senate. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49.
TN - SB553 Election Laws - As introduced, decreases, from three to two and one-half hours, the amount of time a person may be absent from employment to vote on election day without any penalty or reduction in pay; revises an exception to the absence authorization to coincide with reduction in time. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.
TN - SB1807 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, contingent upon monthly surplus state tax revenues exceeding $5 million, allocates 25 percent of the surplus revenues to the priority transportation project fund to be used exclusively for essential transportation projects; requires commissioner of transportation to recommend the top 100 projects to be funded; authorizes general assembly to appropriate from fund to implement all or part of the projects recommended. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 54 and Title 67.
TN - SB1894 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, mandates the state board return to the standards for the study of comparative world religions in the sixth and seventh grades to those in place during the 2013–2014 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
TN - SB2143 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, redefines "medium speed vehicle" to include vehicles that have a top speed greater than 30 mph, but whose maximum speed allowed is 35 mph only on streets with a 40 mph or less posted speed limit. - Amends TCA Title 55.
TN - SB693 Basic Education Program (BEP) - As introduced, prohibits use of BEP funds for the education of students at nonpublic schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 3.
TN - SB732 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a court to provide 45 days' notice, instead of 30 days' notice, to the district attorney general prior to a hearing on a petition for an offender's release from lifetime community supervision. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3.