HB644 — State Employees - As introduced, requires a state agency in any proceeding to suspend, terminate, or discipline an employee in state service to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee violated state law or a rule or policy of the agency prior to taking such action. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 30; Title 9; Title 10 and Title 12.

HB644 — State Employees - As introduced, requires a state agency in any proceeding to suspend, terminate, or discipline an employee in state service to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee violated state law or a rule or policy of the agency prior to taking such action. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 30; Title 9; Title 10 and Title 12. · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 8-30-318(h) to establish that in Step I, Step II, and Step III proceedings, the state agency bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of evid…Open in Informed Citizenry