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Public Contracts - As introduced, enacts the "Public Contracts for Legal Services Act" to establish the process by which a political subdivision of this state may enter into a contingent fee contract for legal services. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4.
Election Laws - As introduced, requires each county to use precinct-based optical scanners for elections beginning no later than January 1, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 20, Part 1.
Local Education Agencies - As introduced, establishes term limits for board members; disqualifies a person from serving as a member of an LEA's local board of education if that person is a relative of a member who is currently serving a term of office on the local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, justifies, under certain circumstances, the use of deadly force against another to prevent or terminate the other from committing or attempting to commit certain property offenses; clarifies that the display or brandishing of a weapon does not constitute deadly force. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.
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