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Open Budget Hearings


Governor Phil Bredesen

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen will kick off his seventh round of open state budget hearings on Monday, Nov. 17, at the State Capitol in Nashville. Each department or agency will present its proposed budget for the 2009-2010 Fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2009.

Upon taking office in 2003, Bredesen made a commitment to open the budget process to give Tennesseans full view of how their tax dollars fund state government.

Budget Hearing Schedule (All Times Central Time)

Budget Hearings.

Monday, November 17, 2008

9 a.m.
Department of Education
1 p.m.
Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation
1:15 p.m.
Education Lottery Corporation
2 p.m.
Department of General Services
2:30 p.m.
Department of Veterans Affairs
3:15 p.m.
Department of Human Resources
3:45 p.m.
Department of Revenue

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

9 a.m.
Department of Commerce and Insurance
9:45 a.m.
Department of Agriculture
10:30 a.m.
Department of Transportation
1 p.m.
Department of Environment and Conservation
1:45 p.m.
Department of Military
2:30 p.m.
Department of Safety
3 p.m.
Department of Finance and Administration
3:45 p.m.
Department of Human Services

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

9 a.m.
Department of Economic and Community Development
1:30 p.m.
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
2 p.m.
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
3 p.m.
Department of Children’s Services
4 p.m.
Division of Mental Retardation Services

Monday, November 24, 2008

9 a.m.
Department of Tourist Development
9:30 a.m.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
10:15 a.m.
Bureau of TennCare
12:15 p.m.
Department of Health
1:15 p.m.
Department of Correction

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

9 a.m.
Higher Education
10:30 a.m.
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