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TN HB0130

TN HB0130
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33, relative to the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities.


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Introduced
01/12/2021
In Committee
05/03/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/02/2021

Introduced Session

112th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, requires the department to increase the hourly wage for direct care professionals employed at contracted agencies of the department for the home- and community-based waiver programs for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or any successor programs, such that on July 1, 2021, the hourly wage is at least $12.50 per hour. - Amends TCA Title 33.

AI Summary

This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33, to require the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) to increase the hourly wage for direct care professionals employed at contracted agencies for the home- and community-based waiver programs for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (or any successor programs) to at least $12.50 per hour as of July 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (70)

Patsy Hazlewood (R)* Becky Jo Alexander (R),  Charlie Baum (R),  Bill Beck (D),  Clark Boyd (R),  Rush Bricken (R),  Kent Calfee (R),  Karen Camper (D),  Michele Carringer (R),  Scott Cepicky (R),  Jesse Chism (D),  John Clemmons (D),  John Crawford (R),  Michael Curcio (R),  Vincent Dixie (D),  Clay Doggett (R),  Rick Eldridge (R),  Jeremy Faison (R),  Andrew Farmer (R),  Bob Freeman (D),  Ron Gant (R),  Johnny Garrett (R),  John Gillespie (R),  Yusuf Hakeem (D),  Mark Hall (R),  G.A. Hardaway (D),  Kirk Haston (R),  David Hawk (R),  Esther Helton (R),  Gary Hicks (R),  Tim Hicks (R),  Jason Hodges (D),  Dan Howell (R),  Chris Hurt (R),  Darren Jernigan (D),  Gloria Johnson (D),  Kelly Keisling (R),  Doc Kumar (R),  Justin Lafferty (R),  William Lamberth (R),  Tom Leatherwood (R),  Mary Littleton (R),  Harold Love (D),  Susan Lynn (R),  Eddie Mannis (R),  Pat Marsh (R),  Larry Miller (D),  Debra Moody (R),  Jerome Moon (R),  Brandon Ogles (R),  Antonio Parkinson (D),  Jason Powell (D),  Dennis Powers (R),  Bob Ramsey (R),  Iris Rudder (R),  Lowell Russell (R),  Johnny Shaw (D),  Paul Sherrell (R),  Robin Smith (R),  Mike Sparks (R),  Dwayne Thompson (D),  Chris Todd (R),  Joe Towns (D),  Todd Warner (R),  Mark White (R),  Sam Whitson (R),  Ryan Williams (R),  John Windle (I),  Dave Wright (R),  Jason Zachary (R), 

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 576 (on 06/02/2021)

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