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| James "Dustin" Samples Act, Public Chapter 465, Report with Recommendations for Tennessee Municipalities Report/Study (Created: 2023-08-31; Reviewed: 2023-08-31 ) In collaboration with the Tennessee Fire Service Coalition and the Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association, the 113th Tennessee General Assembly passed HB0976/SB0856 on April 21, 2023. Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation on May 17, 2023. Known as the “James ‘Dustin’ Samples Act” (Act), this legislation became effective on May 17, 2023, for purposes and promulgating rules and will become effective on January 1, 2024, for all other purposes. The Act establishes a rebuttable presumption that eligible firefighters that have been diagnosed with PTSD by a mental health provider because of responding to one or more incidents with at least one of the factors listed in the Act are presumed to have incurred PTSD in the line-of-duty, and such PTSD is compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Law compiled in Title 50, Chapter 6 of the Tennessee Code. The presumption is rebuttable if it is shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the cause of PTSD was non-service-connected risk factors or non-service-connected exposure. The Act was named for Captain James “Dustin” Samples, who worked with the Cleveland, Tennessee Fire Department. Captain Samples suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
| Janitor Job Description (Created: 2002-09-27; Reviewed: 2021-05-04 ) Job description for the position of Janitor. |
| Job Analysis Questionnaire Job Description (Created: 2001-08-24; Reviewed: 2021-05-04 ) Questionnaire used to define jobs, based on equipment used, essential functions, activities performed, supervisory responsibilities, qualifications, and knowledge required. |
| Job Description and Interview Questions for Street Foreman Job Description (Created: 2021-07-12; Reviewed: 2022-02-21 ) The Town of Signal Mountain, Tennessee provided MTAS with a job description and the list of interview questions used when hiring a Street Foreman. |
| Johnson City Animal Shelter Director Comparisons Survey (Created: 2015-10-15; Reviewed: 2021-03-29 ) MTAS collected salary, jurisdiction, and departmental information for the position of animal shelter director from seven Tennessee cities. |
| Johnson City: Structure of Leisure Services Review 2005 Report/Study (Created: 2005-04-11; Reviewed: 2021-06-21 ) The purpose of the study was to identify possible areas of improvement in the structural arrangement of leisure services. |
| Judge Interim Appointment General (Created: 2014-11-24; Reviewed: 2021-07-27 ) MTAS was asked about an upcoming leave of absence of the town judge on a planned one-year sabbatical. |
| Judge Salary and Benefits Survey Survey (Created: 2021-04-29; Reviewed: 2021-07-27 ) Twelve Tennessee cities responded to a request for information regarding what salary and benefits are offered to their sitting judges. |
| Judge's Oath of Office Form (Created: 2014-08-27; Reviewed: 2021-07-27 ) MTAS provided information about Tennessee law on the taking and administration of the oath of office by newly elected judges. |
| Judges' and Mayors' Authority to Perform Marriages Legal Opinion (Created: 1999-12-02; Reviewed: 2021-07-27 ) MTAS was asked who has the authority to solemnize/perform marriages. |
| Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court Judge and Skateboarding as a Traffic Violation Legal Opinion (Created: 2006-03-10; Reviewed: 2021-07-27 ) MTAS was asked what options the juvenile court judge has relative to disposing juvenile traffic cases and whether skateboarding in public ways other than highways and streets is a traffic violation. |
| Jury Trials Legal Opinion (Created: 2003-11-26; Reviewed: 2021-07-28 ) MTAS was asked whether jury trials may be held by the Muncipal Court. |