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NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
Tuesday:
- House Finance, Ways & Means Committee will hear budget presentations from Dept. of Disability & Aging and Dept. of Children’s Services.
- House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee:
- HB 46- Requires that a reimbursement payment to a child advocacy center be completed within 30 days of receipt of a request for reimbursement. Requires payment of a 10 percent late payment fee for failing to make a timely reimbursement to a child advocacy center.
- Senate State & Local Gov’t Committee will consider:
- SB 116- Removes a requirement that audits and working papers prepared by independent public accountants be reviewed by the comptroller of the treasury for annual reports prepared by a governing board operating under the Human Resource Agency Act of 1973.
- SB 165- Increases the amount of funding the state is authorized to match local contributions for funding of human resource agencies.
- House Departments & Agencies Subcommittee will consider:
- HJR 146- Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee to authorize local boards of education to approve lotteries conducted by nonprofit school support organizations.
- HB 1215- Exempts a child care agency from the registration requirements for charitable organizations.
- House Health Committee will consider:
- HB 106- Exempts certain programs and activities that fall within the definition of a childcare agency, including adding gym care, Boys and Girls Clubs, under certain conditions, YMCA programs, and Tennessee professional sport event care program requirements.
- House K-12 Subcommittee will consider:
- HB 1238- Creates the division of early child care and education within the department of education. Requires this division to be created no later than December 31, 2026. Provides that the commissioner of education will appoint the director.
- Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee will hear expansion requests from Dept. of Health and TDMHSAS.
- House Education Administration Subcommittee will consider:
- HB 1175- Allows a child care agency to lease or purchase underutilized property from local education agencies.
- House Education Committee will consider:
- HB 225- Authorizes and encourages each local board of education to form a full-service community school. Creates a full-service community school grant program to be administered by the University of Tennessee.
Wednesday:
- House Finance, Ways & Means Committee will hear budget hearings from TDMHSAS and DHS.
- Senate Health & Welfare Committee will hear a budget presentation from DCS.
- House Insurance Committee will hear a presentation from TennCare.
- House Cities & Counties Subcommittee will consider:
- HB 426- Exempts a nonprofit religious institution from property taxes, under certain circumstances; applicable in Davidson County.
- Senate Gov’t Operations Committee will consider:
- SB 321- Creates an advisory task force on state reimbursement rates to recommend annual adjustments to ensure adequate compensation for agencies providing healthcare services.
- SB 958- Creates in the department of human services a community grant advisory board for the purpose of administering the community-based organizations grant program to financially support eligible nonprofit organizations that serve communities in the areas of education, public health, housing, social issues, and economic and workforce development.