NASHVILLE — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s civil-service reform bill passed the GOP-controlled House today on a 74-19 vote.
The legislation, scheduled to come up Thursday in the Senate, will make it easier to hire and fire state workers. It also will create a new employee evaluation system and give state officials the ability to offer merit pay to workers.
Haslam’s proposal now includes about 20 changes sought by Democrats, a number of Republicans and the Tennessee State Employees Association.
“They have made what was a good bill even better,” said Rep. Bill Dunn, R-Knoxville, the measure’s sponsor.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.
Andy Sher is a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics for the Times Free Press. A Washington correspondent from 1999-2005 for the Times Free Press, Andy previously headed up state Capitol coverage for The Chattanooga Times, worked as a state Capitol reporter for The Nashville Banner and was a contributor to The Tennessee Journal, among other publications. Andy worked for 17 years at The Chattanooga Times covering police, health care, county government, ...
