Bill > SB2230

This bill modifies the composition of several state insurance committees to ensure representation from specific employee groups and to centralize appointment authority. Specifically, it replaces the member appointed by the Tennessee State Employees Association on the state insurance committee with a "preferred service employee," which refers to a state employee with a certain level of tenure or status. For the local education insurance committee, the representative of local school boards, previously chosen by the Tennessee School Boards Association, will now be selected by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration. Similarly, on the local government insurance committee, members previously appointed by the Tennessee Municipal League and Tennessee County Services Association will now be appointed by the Commissioner of Finance and Administration and must be employees of a municipality and a county government, respectively, who participate in the group insurance plan. These changes aim to streamline the selection process and ensure that committee members directly represent the interests of those participating in the state's group insurance plans.