Tennessee House of Representatives 112th House Criminal Justice Committee, 6 Apr 2021

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From YouTube: House Corrections Sub Committee - April 6, 2021 - House Hearing Room 4

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House Corrections Sub Committee - April 6, 2021 - House Hearing Room 4

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Good afternoon this is corrections subcommittee, it's 4 30 in the afternoon on april 6th and for those of you who will be staying, we're glad you're here.

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Before we, let's take the role, madam clerk, please.

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Representatives, eldridge kiesling littleton moon powell, chairman halsey, mr chairman, you have a quorum.

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All right, thank you. Are there any personal orders from anybody on the committee all right? Well, that will bring us up to item number one which is house bill. 846 by representative sheriff representative cheryl, you're recognized.

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You have a motion and a second you're way ahead of the game.

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Thank you, chairman of members, I have to say I apologize for last week I was trying to present a bill, another committee and- and I missed being in this committee. So thank you for allowing me to come back this week and present the bill. He does.

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Excuse me, representative cheryl, you have an amendment. Is that correct.

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Yes, number: zero, zero, five, four, three: four: that's.

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What I have as well all right is there motion motion. Second on the amendment. uh You want to explain the amendment before we vote it on. Yes, sir.

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um In our prisons, uh teachers in the prison system that work for the department of corrections have a very difficult job.

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Are essentially teaching in a reformed school every day, 12 months out of the year where our other teachers teach is usually about 10 months out of the year right now, teachers in the correctional system are paid based on the jif grapple local, in which the prison sets.

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So a teacher at bledsoe correction, complex, is paced based upon the department of education scale for bledsaw county.

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The amendment does one key thing: it pulls all correctional teachers pay grades up to the same level as those in the highest paid counties such as shelby and davidson county. The bill has a physical note that is not in the governor's budget. Senator bailey and myself are working on getting this funded for not just for constituents, but for the correctional teachers across the state.

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Questions being called on the amendment we're voting.

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5434, all those in favor say aye all opposed. No amendment goes on the bill. All right is there anything else that you would like to discuss or are there questions from the committee.

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Question's been called on the bill, we're voting on house bill 846, all those in favor say aye, all opposed no eyes have it. You go to full committee estate. Thank you, chairman of members. Thank you. Sir next is item two which was house bill. 30. It's been taken off notice. uh This is the third time this bill has been calendared in the committee. Without objection, the bill is sent to special calendar to be heard following the final count.

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All right brings us to item number three, which is house bill 787 by representative cooper.

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I have a motion.

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Well, I'm sorry representative cooper, your bill fails for lack of a second.

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It puts us to item number four that is house bill, one two, two six and representative cooper, you're recognized on this bill. There's a motion.

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There is no second major.

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Bill fails for lack of a second.

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Thank you, mrs cooper. Thank you, mr chair remember to come in.

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Is there any end of the business? Should we go to the special calendar and roll that.

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Off: okay, we're taking up the special calendar, which has one item house bill 30 um without objection, that bill is sent to the clerk's desk.

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And that's, I believe all we have is there any other business for this committee before we close well corrections subcommittee is closed, subject to call of the chair.

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