Tennessee SB 2113: Privacy, Confidentiality - As introduced, prohibits certain persons and entities from requiring an individual to have a radio frequency identification device attached to, or implanted into, the individual in order to engage in employment with the persons or entities, or to enter a school or a school's grounds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.

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SENATE BILL 2113
By Niceley

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49;
Title 50; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to
radio frequency identification devices.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section, "RFID" means a radio frequency identification device.
(b) No elementary or secondary school operating in this state shall require any
person, including students, personnel, volunteers, or visitors, to have a RFID attached
to, or implanted into, the person in order to enter the school or the school's grounds.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section, "RFID" means a radio frequency identification device.
(b) No postsecondary institution operating in this state shall require any person,
including students, personnel, volunteers, or visitors, to have a RFID attached to, or
implanted into, the person in order to enter the institution or the institution's grounds.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Employee" means any individual for whom an employer must
complete a Form I-9 pursuant to federal law and regulations;
(2) "Employer" means private employers and governmental entities; and
(3) "RFID" means a radio frequency identification device.

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(b) No employer shall require any employee to have a RFID attached to, or
implanted into, the person in order to work for the employer.
(c) No contractor shall require any subcontractor to have a RFID attached to, or
implanted into, the subcontractor in order for the subcontractor to work for, or by contract
with, the contractor.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring
it.