Pensions and Retirement Benefits

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how the bill will affect existing programs or what happens if resolutions are not sent.

Hazardous Duty Benefits for Tennessee

This bill requires local government bodies in Tennessee to send copies of hazardous duty benefit resolutions to the board of trustees of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule that requires local government bodies to send copies of their hazardous duty benefit resolutions to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System's trustees.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local government bodies that pass resolutions for hazardous duty benefits.
• The board of trustees of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System.

Terms To Know

Hazardous Duty Benefits

Special retirement benefits given to people who do dangerous jobs, like firefighters or police officers.

Political Subdivision

A local government unit such as a city or county.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the resolution is not sent to the trustees.
• It's unclear how this change will affect existing hazardous duty benefit programs in Tennessee.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2200
By Keisling

SENATE BILL 2536
By Hatcher
SB2536
011913
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8,
Chapter 36, relative to hazardous duty benefits.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-36-212(a)(5), is amended by
adding the following language immediately after the language "and not the state":
. A governing body of a political subdivision passing a resolution pursuant to this
subdivision (a)(5) shall forward a copy of the resolution to the board of trustees.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.