SB 797 - HB 876
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 19, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Laura Moore | Email: laura.moore@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 797 - HB 876
SUMMARY OF BILL: Clarifies that full-time employees of the General Assembly who
work more hours each week than typically required of full-time employment for at least four weeks
per year are exempt from the requirement that the waiver of tuition and fees at institutions of higher
education be used for only one course at a time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-50-114(h)(1), eligible full-time employees of the state who
are required to work more hours each week than typically required of full-time employment
for at least four weeks per year are exempt from the requirement that the waiver of tuition
and fees for up to four courses per academic year at any state-supported college or
university, college of applied technology, or the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute be
used for taking only one course at a time.
• The proposed legislation clarifies that such exemption applies to full-time employees of the
General Assembly whose work hours meet the requirement.
• The proposed legislation does not change the total number of courses any state employee
may be enrolled in over the course of an academic year; therefore, any fiscal impact to the
institutions of higher education is considered to be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director