Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SB6005 Compare Versions

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12	12	AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of
13	13	defraying the expenses of the state government
14	14	for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and
15	15	July 1, 2025, in the administration, operation and
16	16	maintenance of the legislative, executive and
17	17	judicial branches of the various departments,
18	18	institutions, offices, and agencies of the state; for
19	19	certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay,
20	20	for the service of the public debt, for emergency
21	21	and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations
22	22	and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide
23	23	provisional continuing appropriations; and to
24	24	establish certain provisions, limitations and
25	25	restrictions under which appropriations may be
26	26	obligated and expended. This act makes
27	27	appropriations for the purposes described above
28	28	for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and
29	29	July 1, 2025.
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31	31	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
32	32	SECTION 1. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
33	33	there is appropriated $225,800,000 (recurring) and $198,400,000 (nonrecurring) for the sole
34	34	purpose of implementing Senate Bill ___ / House Bill ___, relative to Education Freedom
35	35	Scholarships, if such bill becomes a law. Of the $225,800,000 recurring appropriation,
36	36	$148,600,000 shall be from the general fund, and $77,200,000 shall be from the privilege tax
37	37	collected under Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-49-104(e)(1). The Commissioner of
38	38	Finance and Administration is authorized to adjust federal aid and other departmental revenue
39	39	accordingly.
40	40	SECTION 2. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
41	41	there is appropriated $210,000,000 (nonrecurring) for the sole purpose of implementing Senate
42	42	Bill ___ / House Bill ___, relative to the Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund and the
43	43	Governor's Response and Recovery Fund, if such bill becomes a law. Of the $210,000,000
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48	48	nonrecurring appropriation, $110,000,000 shall be deposited to the Hurricane Helene Interest
49	49	Payment Fund, and $100,000,000 shall be deposited to the Governor's Response and
50	50	Recovery Fund. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is authorized to adjust
51	51	federal aid and other departmental revenue accordingly.
52	52	SECTION 3. The Commissioner of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized to
53	53	transfer any interest revenue accrued by the Governor's Response and Recovery Fund to the
54	54	Hurricane Helene Interest Payment Fund at June 30 of each fiscal year.
55	55	The provisions of this section are subject to Senate Bill ___ / House Bill ___ becoming a
56	56	law, the public welfare requiring it.
57	57	SECTION 4. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
58	58	there is appropriated the sum of $240,000,000 (nonrecurring) to the Department of Military,
59	59	TEMA Disaster Relief Grants, to address cost share obligations for the non-federal share of
60	60	disaster recovery costs.
61	61	SECTION 5. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
62	62	there is appropriated the sum of $20,000,000 (nonrecurring) to the Department of Finance and
63	63	Administration to make a grant to the county government of Carter County for the reconstruction
64	64	and relocation of Hampton High School. Any unexpended funds shall not revert to the general
65	65	fund balance at June 30 and are hereby reappropriated in the subsequent fiscal year.
66	66	SECTION 6. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
67	67	there is appropriated the sum of $6,200,000 (recurring) to the Department of Education for the
68	68	purpose of making distributions to local education agencies as identified pursuant to Tennessee
69	69	Code Annotated, Section 49-3-108(d)(1)(A)(ii), related to active tourism development zones.
70	70	SECTION 7. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
71	71	there is appropriated the sum of $17,000,000 (recurring) to the Department of Education to
72	72	provide direct payments as financial incentives for high-performing LEAs, where more than fifty
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77	77	percent (50%) of schools in the LEA received an "A" letter grade, pursuant to Tennessee Code
78	78	Annotated, Section 49-1-228, for the 2023-2024 school year and future school years.
79	79	SECTION 8. In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act,
80	80	there is appropriated a sum sufficient to the general assembly for the sole purpose of payment
81	81	of any lawful expenses, including, but not limited to, staffing, per diem, travel, and other
82	82	expenses, of the First Extraordinary Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth General Assembly.
83	83	All expenses for the general assembly, upon the approval of the speaker of the senate, the
84	84	speaker of the house of representatives, or both when required, shall be paid through the office
85	85	of legislative administration.
86	86	SECTION 9. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance
87	87	is held invalid, then the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the act that
88	88	can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end, the provisions of
89	89	this act are severable.
90	90	SECTION 10. Section 1 of this act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring
91	91	it. All other sections of this act take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.