SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Responsible for legislation concerning schools and secondary education; school employees, administrators, teachers and bus drivers; school employees' and teachers' pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; colleges and universities; employees of colleges and universities, including pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; vocational technical education; employees of vocational education -- schools, including pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; college or university agricultural extension service; school lunch program; education and schools for exceptional children; cultural affairs; museums; and state and public libraries.

 

Committee Officers – Email members at: sen.firstname.lastname@capitol.tn.gov

 

    * Dolores Gresham, Chair - District 26 — Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman,                                                Hardin, Haywood, McNairy, and Wayne Counties

    * Reginald Tate, Vice-Chair – Memphis - District 33 — Part of Shelby County

    * Brian Kelsey, Secretary – Memphis - District 31 — Part of Shelby County

 

Members

    * Andy Berke - District 10 — Parts of Hamilton and Marion Counties

    * Charlotte Burks - District 15 — Cumberland, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and                           White Counties

    * Rusty Crowe – District 3 —Washington and Carter Counties

    * Jim Summerville – District 25 — Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys, Lawrence,                                         and Lewis Counties

    * Jim Tracy - District 16 — Bedford, Moore, and part of Rutherford Counties

    * Jamie Woodson - District 6 — Knox County

 

HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

            About the Education Committee

    The House Education Committee deals with all bills relating to education in general. This includes schools (kindergarten through university level, curricula, and lunch programs); teachers, school employees, bus drivers and administrators (pay, benefits and retirement); vocational technical education; and adult education.

 

Committee Officers - email members at: rep.firstname.lastname@capitol.tn.gov

 

    * Richard Montgomery, Chair - R-Sevierville - District 12 — Part of Sevier County

    * Joey Hensley, Vice-Chair - R-Hohenwald - District 70 — Lawrence, Lewis and part                                                                                                        of Wayne Counties

    * Joe Carr, Secretary - R-Lascassas - District 48 — Part of Rutherford County

 

Members

    * Harry Brooks - District 19 — Part of Knox County

    * Kevin Brooks - District 24 — Part of Bradley County

    * John DeBerry - District 90 — Part of Shelby County

    * Lois DeBerry - District 91 — Part of Shelby County

    * Bill Dunn - District 91 — Part of Shelby County

    * Craig Fitzhugh - District 82 — Lauderdale, Crockett and part of Dyer Countie

    * John Forgety - R-Athens - District 23 — McMinn and part of Monroe Counties;                                                                                  Tellico Plains, Rural Vale, Coker Creek

    * Ron Lollar - R-Bartlett - District 99 — Part of Shelby County

    * Debra Maggart - R-Hendersonville - District 45 — Part of Sumner County

    * Jimmy Naifeh – Speaker Emeritus - D-Covington - District 81 — Haywood and Part                                                               of Tipton County

    * Joe Pitts- D-Clarksville - District 67 — Montgomery County

    * Dennis Powers - R-Jacksboro - District 36 — Campbell and Union County

    * John Ragan - R-Oak Ridge - District 33 — Part of Anderson County

    * Ryan Williams - R-Cookeville - District 42 — Part of Putnam County

    * John Mark Windle - D-Livingston - District 41 — Fentress, Morgan and Overton                                                                                Counties

 

SENATE ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION & TOURSIM COMMITTEE

Responsible for legislation concerning energy; forestry; natural resources; conservation, game and fish, mines and minerals. Additionally, the Committee is also responsible for legislation regarding matters relating to pollution of air, water and land; parks and recreations; state parks and recreational districts; mineral resources of public lands; public and geological surveys, accretion, alluvium, and dereliction of public and private lands; watershed districts; soil conservation; soil conservation districts; flood and drainage projects; construction, improvement and maintenance of waterways, lakes and streams; registering and licensing of vessels and small boats; tourism; military parks and battlefields; and environment.

 

Committee Officers - Email members at: sen.firstname.lastname@capitol.tn.gov

   

    * Steve Southerland, Chair - R-Morristown- District 1 — Cocke, Greene, Hamblen,                                                                                            and Unicoi Counties

    * Jack Johnson, Vice-Chair - R-Franklin - District 23 — Williamson and part of                                                                                      Davidson Counties

    * Jim Summerville, Secretary - District 25 — Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Humphreys,                                                                                          Lawrence, and Lewis Counties

 

Members

    * Mike Bell - R-Riceville - District 9 — Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, and Polk Counties

    * Mike Faulk - R-Church Hill - District 4 — Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins,                                                                                        Jefferson, and Union Counties

    * Roy Herron - D-Dresden - District 24 — Benton, Decatur, Henry, Henderson, Lake,                                                                         Obion, Perry, Stewart, and Weakley Counties

    * Beverly Marrero - D-Memphis - District 30 — Part of Shelby County

    * Kerry Roberts - R-- District 18 — Robertson and part of Sumner Counties

    * Eric Stewart - D-Belvidere - District 14 — Franklin, Bledsoe, Coffee, Grundy,                                                                                   Sequatchie, Van Buren, and Warren Counties

HOUSE CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

            About the House Conservation and Environment Committee

    Most of the legislation referred to the Conservation and Environment Committee deals with energy, flood and drainage products, game and fish laws, strip mining and mineral resources; industries affecting natural resources; parks and recreation; pollution of air, water and land; soil conservation; tourism, vessels and small boats, waterways, lakes and streams, etc. This committee also holds public hearings relative to appointments to the Wildlife Resources Commission.

 

Committee Officers - Email members at:   rep.firstname.lastname@capitol.tn.gov

 

    * David Hawk, Chair - R-Greeneville - District 5 -Unicoi and part of Greene Counties

    * Ron Lollar, Vice-Chair - R-Bartlett - District 99 — Part of Shelby County

    * Richard Floyd, Secretary - R-Chattanooga - District 27 — Part of Hamilton County

 

Members

    * Sheila Butt - R-Columbia - District 64 — Part of Maury County

    * Charles Curtis - D-Sparta - District 43 — White and parts of Putnam and Warren                                                                                 Counties

    * Brenda Gilmore - D-Nashville - District 54 — Part of Davidson County

    * Andy Holt - R-Dresden - District 76 — Weakley and part of Carroll Counties

    * Mike Kernell - D-Memphis - District 93 — Part of Shelby County

    * Pat Marsh - R-Shelbyville - District 62 — Bedford and parts of Lincoln and                                                                                         Rutherford Counties

    * Michael McDonald - D-Portland - District 44 — Part of Sumner County

    * Frank Niceley - R-Knoxville- District 17 — Part of Jefferson and Knox Counties

    * Art Swann - R-Maryville - District 8 — Parts of Blount and Sevier Counties

    * John Tidwell - D-New Johnsonville - District 74 — Houston, Humphreys, Perry, and                                                                         parts of Hickman and Maury Counties

 

3/16/2011 CURRENT CALENDAR

 

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation speaks about underground storage tank division.

           

1. HB0539 by *Womick. (*SB0298 by *Ketron.)

Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, exempts persons with certain weapons training from the hunter education course required before being able to hunt. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Summary for HB0539

           

2. *HB1499 by *Hurley. (SB1192 by *Yager.)

Wildlife Resources Commission - As introduced, authorizes Roane County officials to accompany wildlife resources agency personnel on inspections of facilities where Class I wildlife are kept. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 4.

The Abstract summarizes HB1499 as introduced.