Bill Title: As enacted, directs the board of the Tennessee corrections institute to establish criteria for determining whether to waive the minimum qualification standards to employ a jail administrator, workhouse administrator, jailer, corrections officer or guard in county jail or workhouse; and prohibits waivers for employees dishonorably discharged from the military, suffering from mental illness, convicted of domestic assault or any felony conviction. - Amends TCA Section 41-7-106.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-15 - Pub. Ch. 930 [SB2920 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

---

Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN HOUSE AMEND# 1	2012-04-24	31	0	0	0	31	Passed	Link	View
House	FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION	2012-04-18	95	1	1	0	97	Passed	Link	View
Senate	FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT	2012-03-19	33	0	0	0	33	Passed	Link	View
Senate	S. S&L GOVT. COMM.: Recommended for passage - refer to: S. Cal. Comm.	2012-03-13	9	0	0	0	9	Passed	Link	View

Social Comments on TN SB2920