Public Employees - As enacted, replaces certain members of the state insurance committee, the local education insurance committee, and the local government insurance committee. - Amends TCA Section 8-27-201; Section 8-27, the official text

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                           PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 767

                                                  HOUSE BILL NO. 2536

               By Representatives Lamberth, Cochran, Hill, Renea Jones, Crawford

                                       Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2230

                                 By Senators Johnson, Rose, Bailey, Bowling

         AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-201; Section 8-27-301 and
Section 8-27-701, relative to membership of group insurance committees.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-201, is amended by deleting
subsections (a) and (b) and substituting:

                    (a) There is created a state insurance committee to be composed of the
          commissioner of human resources; the state treasurer; the commissioner of commerce
          and insurance; the comptroller of the treasury; the commissioner of finance and
          administration; the chair of the senate finance, ways and means committee; the chair of
         the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over finance matters;
          and four (4) state employees. For purposes of this part, "state insurance committee"
          means the state insurance committee created by this subsection (a).

                    (b)

                             (1) Three (3) state employees must be selected in accordance with a
                    procedure adopted by the state insurance committee, at least one (1) one whom
                    is a preferred service employee. The chair of the state insurance committee and
                   the chair of the consolidated retirement system board of trustees may develop a
                    procedure to coordinate the process for selection of state employee members to
                   each entity.

                             (2) One (1) state employee must be an employee of either the University
                   of Tennessee or the state university and community college system selected
                    under a procedure developed by the Tennessee higher education commission
                   and approved by the state insurance committee.

                             (3) Vacancies of state employee member positions must be filled by the
                   selection procedures established by subdivisions (b)(1) and (b)(2).

          SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-301, is amended by deleting
subsection (a) and substituting:

                     (a)

                             (1) There is created a local education insurance committee to be
                    composed of the commissioner of education, the state treasurer, the
                   commissioner of commerce and insurance, the comptroller of the treasury, the
                    commissioner of finance and administration, a representative of local school
                    boards to be selected by the commissioner of finance and administration, and
                   three (3) teachers employed by local education agencies who participate in the
                   group insurance plan established under this part. The teacher members must be
                   appointed in the same manner described in § 8-34-302(a)(9)(A).

                             (2) The commissioner of education, the state treasurer, the commissioner
                   of commerce and insurance, the comptroller of the treasury, and the
                   commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to designate an
                   alternate representative to attend, participate, and vote at meetings of the local
                   education insurance committee when that respective member is unable to attend.
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                    The designation of an alternate representative must be made in writing to the
                    chair of the local education insurance committee.

          SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-27-701, is amended by deleting
subsection (a) and substituting:

                    (a) There is created a local government insurance committee, to be composed of
          the commissioner of finance and administration; the comptroller of the treasury; the state
          treasurer; an employee or official of a municipality, as defined by§ 6-51-101(2), who
          participates in the group insurance plan established under this part; and an employee or
          official of a county government who participates in the group insurance plan established
          under this part. The municipality and county government members must be appointed by
          the commissioner of finance and administration and must represent the interests of all
          participating municipalities and counties, respectively.
          SECTION 4. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.

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         HOUSE BILL NO. 2536

PASSED:  March 30, 2026

                                 CAMERO~ SEXTON, SPEAKER
                                 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                                                   RANDY I\ISNALLY
                                      SPEAKER OF THE tENATE

APPROVED this ((,1:2.. day of A.pct\  2026

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR