Tennessee Senate Bill 223

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-21 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Pending: Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the commissioner to study the challenges facing child care centers in hiring and maintaining adequate staff; the effects of inflationary pressures on child care staff wages and benefits and the impact of those effects on staff recruitment and retention; and statutory or regulatory changes that may assist child care centers in this state with recruiting qualified staff; requires the commissioner to compile and deliver to the general assembly a report of findings on or before December 31, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the care of children.

Sen. Rusty Crowe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-21	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
2023-01-20	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-19	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0936 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-02 - P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0223&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0223.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/SB0223.pdf