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House Government Operations Committee- February 28, 2022- House Hearing Room 1
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C
Seeing
none
today
we
have
a
consent
calendar
for
consideration.
It
contains
seven
items.
Are
there
any
objections
to
the
consent
calendar
seeing
none?
We
will
be
voting
on
the
consent
calendar.
All
members
in
favor
of
sending
the
ascent
consent,
calendar
calendar
rule,
say
aye
all
opposed,
nay,
because
it
moves
out.
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D
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman
committee
house,
bill
1925
was
brought
by
the
national
association
of
insurance
commissioners
and
the
u.s
travel
insurance
association.
It
is
some
model
legislation
that
should
bring
some
consistency
and
uniformity
to
an
industry.
This
has
some
regulatory
uncertainty,
a
few
of
the
things
that
it
does.
It
defines
industry
terms
in
a
uniform
way.
D
It
clarifies
permissible
sales
practices,
prohibits
the
practice
of
opt-out
sales,
which
is
automatically
enrolling
people
in
tribal
insurance
without
them
being
consulted,
and
it
requires
clear
consumer
disclosures,
and
we
hope
that,
like
I
said
this
will
bring
some
uniformity
to
an
industry.
It's
been
done
in
18
other
states
and
I
think
a
lot
of
states
are
bringing
this
year
as
well.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
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C
E
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C
A
Thank
you
and
house
bill
2561
would
enter
tennessee
into
two
interstate
compacts
section.
One
of
the
bill
is
for
occupational
therapists
and
part.
Two
is
for
the
audiologists
and
speech
language
pathologists,
and
these
compacts
would
allow
reciprocity
between
these
professions
in
other
states
and
with
the
amendment
that
you
just
put
on
it
would
sunset
this
compact.
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F
F
F
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G
G
Long
story
short,
the
doe
mountain
recreation
authority
would
like
to
be
able
to
establish
their
own
fees
and
what
happens
here
for
those
who
aren't
aware,
doe
mountain
is
over
8
600
acres
of
mountainous
terrain,
including
a
number
of
trails
where
people
from
various
places
are
coming
to
ride
their
side
by
sides
and
having
a
great
day
in
the
outdoors,
I
encourage
people
to
come
up
and
take
visit
the
place
if
at
all
possible.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
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H
We're
calling
this
the
tennessee
foster's
hope
it's
the
administration
bill
to
improve
foster
care.
The
first
part
of
the
bill
will
expand
the
eligibility
for
extension
of
foster
care
services,
a
wraparound
services
program
for
young
adults
still
in
dcs
custody
when
they
turn
18
eligibility
will
be
expanded
to
include
full-time
employment
and
non-credit
bearing
vocational
training
programs
and
part.
Two
of
this
bill
will
allow
dcs
to
pay
a
per
diem
to
their
relative
caregivers.
Instead
of
placing
a
child
into
full
custody.
H
Dcs
does
not
currently
reimburse
caregivers
who
assume
custody
of
a
child.
They
are
related
to
this
prevents
many
relative
caregivers
from
accepting
this
responsibility,
resulting
in
the
child
going
into
full
state
custody
and
full
foster
care
at
the
full
daily
rate,
foster
care,
and
under
this
proposal,
dcs
will
reimburse
relative
caregivers
50
of
the
daily
foster
care
board
rate
for
the
level
of
care
assigned
to
the
child.
To
be
eligible,
relative
caregivers
would
have
to
satisfy
screening
and
training
requirements
set
out
by
dcs
to
ensure
the
child's
safety.
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Remember
you've
heard
the
members
you've
heard
the
sponsor's
explanation
of
the
bill.
Do
we
have
questions
of
the
sponsor
we're
on
a
roll
all
right
with
that
explanation?
Members
a
good
motion
in
a
second.
We
are
voting
on
sending
house
bill
2145
to
finance
ways
and
means
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
all
opposed,
nay
eyes.
Have
it
bill
moves
out
to
finance
ways
and
means
next
on
our
agenda
is
house
bill
2660
by
speaker,
sexton
and
carried
by
chairman
lafferty.
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C
Yes,
sir,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
amendment.
Please
give
does
first
officers
amendment
make
the
bill.
I
believe
it
does.
Yes,
in
that
case,
we're
going
to
vote
to
put
it
on
there,
all
in
favor,
of
putting
amendment
13680
on
to
house
bill
2660
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
all
opposed,
nay.
The
amendment
is
on
the
bill.
Now
you
are
clear
to
explain
your
bill
as
amended,
sir.
I
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C
Members
you've
heard
the
sponsor's
explanation.
We
do
have
some
witnesses
to
testify.
If
you
have
questions
of
those,
but
do
we
have
any
questions
to
sponsor
seeing
none
any
questions
need
to
be
answered
by
witnesses,
seeing
none.
We
are
voting
on
sending
house
bill
2660
to
finance
ways
and
means
all
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
all
opposed,
nay,
bill
moves
out
to
finance
ways
and
means.
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E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
members.
At
this
time
we
will
go
out
of
session
to
hear
from
I'm
guessing
commissioner
carter,
so
we're
out.
Please
check
your
microphone
for
the
red
light
going
on
and
please
bring
that
down.
Some
does
that
work
there.
You
go,
introduce
yourself
to
the
comedian
to
those
virtually
watching.
J
Superb
good
afternoon,
mr
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
clarence
carter.
I
am
a
commissioner
of
the
tennessee
department
of
human
services
and
I
am
joined
at
the
table
today
by
our
deputy
commissioner
for
program
sherelle
campbell
street
and
our
inspector
general,
who
heads
our
office
of
inspector
general
todd
todd,
mckinney,
sorry
about
that.
Okay,
so
I
I
I've
got
some
brief
notes
to
share
with
you
if
you'd
like
or
we
can
get
right
to
questions.
However,
however,
you
would
prefer
to
proceed.
J
Okay,
there
are
in
our
sunset
hearing.
There
were
two
findings
that
I
want
to
speak
to
briefly.
The
first
finding
is
about
about
our
vocational
rehabilitation
program
and
I'll,
read
the
finding
to
you.
The
division
of
rehabilitation
services.
Customers
did
not
always
receive
timely
and
complete
individualized
plans
for
employment,
have
enough
contacts
with,
or
progress
reviewed
by
their
counselors
or
have
a
documented
supervisory
review
process,
and
let
me
just
speak
briefly
to
why
that
this
is
so
important.
J
Our
emphasis
in
our
vocational
rehabilitation
program
is
to
create
the
enabling
conditions
for
those
that
we
serve
to
be
able
to
have
employment,
which
which
earns
them
a
life-sustaining
wage,
and
so
this
is
the
mechanism
by
which
we,
by
which
we
do
that,
and
it's
very
it
has
to
be
very
individualized,
because
the
the
challenges
attendant
to
each
individual
are
very
specific
to
them,
and
so
these
these
individualized
plans
for
employment.
They
take
in
a
whole
context
of
that
individual
we're
trying
to
serve
so
it's
important
for
us
that
that
mechanism
work.
J
J
So
we
have
forged
a
a
strong
working
partnership
with
with
the
comptroller's
office
to
in
in
their
role
to
identify
challenges
to
our
operations
and
to
help
us
strengthen
them,
and
so
we've
concurred
with
that
and
in
our
transformation
process
in
which
the
agency
is
involved
in.
We
are
addressing
all
of
these
challenges
attendant
to
our
vr
program.
J
And-
and
there
was
one
observation
in
voc
rehab-
the
division
of
rehabilitative
services
management
may
wish
to
evaluate
its
resources
and
consider
the
benefits
of
providing
services
to
more
vocational
rehabilitation
customers.
Now
folks.
This
is
a
challenge
of
us
being
able
to
draw
down
additional
federal
dollars
to.
If
you
would
we,
we
could
either
open
up
more
categories
of
service
with
additional
federal
dollars
or
we
could
of
our
own
devices
in
our
current
construct.
We
could
open
up
other
categories
of
service
that
that
is
truly
at
our
dispatch.
J
J
C
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair
and
my
apologies
to
the
committee.
I
should
have
mentioned
that
the
audit
report
about
which
he
was
talking
is
included
on
your
dashboard
in
the
supplemental
he's
addressed
the
information
that
was
in
there,
but
it's
there
if
you
choose
to
go
further.
Thank
you,
mr
vice
chair.
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H
J
J
Is
that
that
really,
okay
and
and
so
we
we-
we
don't
have
an
investigation
mechanism
for
unlicensed
child
care,
but
it
did
come
to
or
we
it
did
come
to
our
attention
that
there
was
a
pretty
significant
actor
in
your
district
and
and
and
we
have
filed
against
that
individual
and
we
continue
to
monitor
the
the
the
the
the
the
court
ruling.
What
was
that
this
home
was
being
improperly
operated,
and
so
now
we
continue
to
monitor.
H
J
J
K
J
H
J
They
they
were,
and
I
think
the
the
the
court
has
prescribed
the
remedy
and
that
that
that's,
that
is
not
for
the
agency
to
do.
We
can
follow
the
court's
remedy,
but
it
it's
it's.
It's
not
for
it's
not
for
dhs
to
let
to
to
levy
the
remedy.
It
is
for
us
to
to
follow
the
rules
of
the
court
here
and
she's
been
enjoined
from
from
having
more
than
four
children
and
with
that
injunction.
It
enables
us
to
be
very
diligent
on
an
ongoing
basis
to
continue
to
do
these.
B
A
K
And
I
would
just
like
to
say
shirelle
campbell
street
tennessee
department
of
human
services
when
it
comes
to
neglect
and
child
abuse.
That
would
be
with
the
department
of
children's
services.
Our
role
in
this
is
looking
at
the
health
and
safety
as
it
pertains
to
the
environment
and
oftentimes.
We
work
in
partnership,
close
partnership
with
the
department
of
children,
services.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Don't
change
gear
and
go
back
to
the
vocational
rehabilitation
program
just
for
my
understanding
when
we
use
the
term
vocational
rehabilitation.
Are
we
talking
about
someone,
that's
been
injured
on
a
job
and
is
going
through
some
sort
of
physical
rehabilitation?
Are
we
talking
about
training
folks
for
another
career.
J
We
are
talking
about
folks
that
are
sort
of
physically
disabled
in
some
way
that
that
that
are
eligible
for
our
vocational
rehabilitation
services.
It's
the
idea
is
that
we
choose
to
focus
on
a
person's
ability
as
a
as
opposed
to
whatever
their
their
physical
or
cognitive
challenges
are,
and
so
our
emphasis
is
that
everybody
who
can
work
should
work.
We
simply
need,
in
these
circumstances,
to
provide
more
supports,
and-
and
so
that's
what
our
vr
program
focuses
on.
E
A
E
In
session
any
further
discussion
from
chairman
reagan
on
his
bill,
previous
question
has
been
called
with:
no
objection.
All
in
favor
of
moving
house
bill
1788
to
calendar
and
rules
signified
with
saying
aye
aye,
any
opposition,
nay,
bill
moves
out
to
calendar
and
rules.
Next,
on
our
calendar
number
eight
house
bill
1821
tennessee
residents,
commission,
chairman
reagan,
you
are
recognized
on
the
bill.
Do
I
have
a
motion?