Using legal cannabis sales profits to offset employee contributions to PEIA [SB-585]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Pensions ]
The purpose of this bill is to the use of legal cannabis sales profits to offset employee contributions to the Public Employees Insurance program if the sale of recreational cannabis is legalized in West Virginia
SB-585: Using legal cannabis sales profits to offset employee contributions to PEIA
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Caputo
Filed For Introduction on 01/29/2024
Requiring certain minimum experience for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation. [HB-5252]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide a minimum experience requirement for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation. The bill provides eligibility for candidates for professional employee positions involving supervision of a county transportation department. The bill makes any service employee who is certified as a Director or Supervisor of Pupil Transportation by the National Association for Pupil Transportation Certification. Finally, the bill requires county boards to consider such candidates.
HB-5252: Requiring certain minimum experience for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper
Chapter 247, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/22/2024
HB-5200: Requiring that school counselors serving students in preschool through the 12th grade participate in the School Counselors Conference at least once every two years
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean
To Education on 02/08/2024
You have voted HB-5200: Requiring that school counselors serving students in preschool through the 12th grade participate in the School Counselors Conference at least once every two years.
Modifying requirements related to levy of service fees [SB-551]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
The purpose of this bill generally relates to business improvement districts. The bill also modifies requirements related to levy of service fees.
SB-551: Modifying requirements related to levy of service fees
Sponsored by: Sen. Fredrik Nelson
Chapter 67, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 63, relative to occupational licensing. [SB-1915]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
As enacted, generally prohibits certain licensing boards for professions, including medical professions, from using a vague term in their consideration and their notice or decision for denying a license due to a prior criminal prosecution unless an explanation is provided of how the prior conviction directly relates to the applicable profession, if such prior conviction serves as a basis for the licensing authority's consideration and notice or decision. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 63.
SB-1915: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 63, relative to occupational licensing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ken Yager
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 788 on 05/01/2024
To provide for two coal miners to go onto a job site where they will be gone over two hours within the mine [HB-5023]
[Mining ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
The purpose of this bill is to require that a qualified person accompany a certified person to conduct measurements of underground air currents when the work exceeds two hours, airways must be walked, there is no established communication, and manual tracking is required.
HB-5023: To provide for two coal miners to go onto a job site where they will be gone over two hours within the mine
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper
Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024
Adopting the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act. [HB-5010]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill relates to the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; to establish a short title; define terms; establish application of act to certain government contracts; provide exceptions; and provide the Attorney General the authority to review contracts for compliance with the Act.
HB-5010: Adopting the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Espinosa
Filed For Introduction on 01/23/2024
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 63, relative to occupational licensing. [HB-1859]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
As enacted, generally prohibits certain licensing boards for professions, including medical professions, from using a vague term in their consideration and their notice or decision for denying a license due to a prior criminal prosecution unless an explanation is provided of how the prior conviction directly relates to the applicable profession, if such prior conviction serves as a basis for the licensing authority's consideration and notice or decision. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 63.
HB-1859: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 63, relative to occupational licensing.
Sponsored by: Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Effective Date(s) 07/01/2024 on 05/01/2024
You have voted HB-4987: To allow defined contribution plan public employees, such as teachers/administrators, to convert unused sick days into a cash value..