§ 38-6-126 — Transfer of fire investigations section within fire prevention division of department of commerce and insurance to bureau of investigation

(a) The fire investigations section within the fire prevention division of the department of commerce and insurance is transferred to the Tennessee bureau of investigation. (b) It is the intention of the general assembly that personnel, equipment, funding, duties, authority, and property transferred on May 24, 2019, be transferred no later than January 1, 2020. (c) The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation will develop and implement a transfer plan. The plan must set forth the procedures under which transferred employees must be incorporated into the bureau. (d) The initial transfer of any preferred service employee pursuant to the transfer from the department of commerce and insurance to the Tennessee bureau of investigation must not result in any impairment, interruption, or diminution of employee rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation, or employment. The commissioner of human resources may determine if there has been any impairment of rights, salary, benefits, leave accumulation, or employment as a result of the initial transfer. Any preferred service employee may seek redress of any such determination through a request for declaratory order by the commissioner of human resources pursuant to § 4-5-223 . (e) The bureau shall electronically transmit a summary stating the cause, origin, and the circumstances of each fire investigation to the state fire marshal and the local fire department in the jurisdiction where the fire occurred.

Legislative History

Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 487,s 1, eff. 5/24/2019.