Sen. Andy Berke (D-10) filed SB0271 which would create new lottery scholarship programs for students preparing to become teachers; requires THEC, TBR, and UT to assist colleges in establishing joint teacher preparation programs with nonprofit organizations and LEAs to meet the requirements of one of the scholarships. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls [...]
Sen. Andy Berke (D-10) filed SB0270 which would create a rebuttable presumption that price-gouging has occurred if, upon proclamation of or during a state of emergency, there is a price increase of twenty-five percent (25%) or more on certain goods or services from the average price at which the same or similar goods or services [...]
Sen. Andy Berke (D-10) filed SB0269 which would enact the “Drinking Water Access and Resources Planning Act” to better insure all Tennesseans have access to safe drinking water. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll
Rep. Charles Sargent (R-61) and Sen. Jack Johnson (R-23) filed HB0165/SB0248 which would establish that the Tennessee Regulatory Authority may regulate a non-utility following the sale or lease to the nonutility by the public utility if, 1) a complaint is filed with the attorney general and reporter or the division of consumer affairs of commerce [...]
Sen. Charlotte Burks (D-15) filed SB0105 which would change the reporting deadline of the special joint committee to study the capping of utility rates for senior citizens from February 1, 2011, to April 1, 2011. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll
SB0096 filed by Sen. Jim Tracy (R-16) would prohibit persons convicted of a felony drug offense on and after July 1, 2011, from being eligible for receiving Families First benefits. Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) has proposed instituting mandatory drug-testing for all TANF recipients. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | [...]
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed HB0048 which would require Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients to be tested for illegal drugs, and would restrict eligibility for benefits for one year after testing positive for an illegal drug. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll
SB0040 filed by Sen. Mike Faulk (R-4) would exclude periods of temporary total disability under workers compensation law from base period calculations for purposes of unemployment compensation. Since temporary total disability payments can meet the minimum amount necessary in unemployment benefit base period calculations, this Bill could make it more difficult for those who have [...]
The Joint Committee on Children and Youth was created in 1987 by statute Tenn. Code Ann. ยง 3-15-201. The committee is composed of 18 members split evenly between the Senate and the House. The Senate Speaker must appoint one senator from each of the following standing Senate committees: Education; Finance, Ways, and Means; General Welfare, [...]
Rep. Debra Maggart (R-45) and Sen. Bill Ketron (R-13) are sponsoring HB0007/SB0016 which would require all Tennessee voters to present a State-issued photo ID prior to voting. If they cannot present a valid photo ID then they may only vote by provisional ballot. The Bill copies similar initiatives in a small minority of other States. [...]