ON APRIL 14, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2872, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and creates a task force to study retirement benefits for law enforcement officers. The task force will be administratively attached to the department of treasury and composed of the following members:
(1) The chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and house, or their respective designees, who will serve as co-chairs for the task force;
(2) State treasurer or the treasurer's designee;
(3) One representative of the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association;
(4) One representative of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police;
(5) One representative of the Tennessee Municipal League;
(6) One representative of the Tennessee County Services Association;
(7) Commissioner of safety or the commissioner's designee;
(8) Commissioner of human resources or the commissioner's designee;
(9) Commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designee;
(10) Commissioner of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency or the commissioner's designee; and
(11) Director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation or the director's designee.
As used in this amendment, "law enforcement officer" means a member of the Tennessee highway patrol, or a police officer, sheriff, or sheriff's deputy employed full time by a municipality or political subdivision of this state, or a police officer, agent, or investigator employed full time by the state, whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime and apprehension of offenders.
The members of the task force will serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement of any travel expenses incurred. By no later than January 1, 2023, the task force must complete its findings and make recommendations in a report to the council on pensions, which must include, but is not limited to, the enactment of legislation, the financial impact of any legislative changes, the policy considerations of any legislative changes, and any solutions that do not require a legislative change. This task force will cease to exist upon completion of the task force's report and recommendations.