Council of the Cherokee Nation - File #: 09-061b

• File #: 09-061b
• Version: 1
• Name: TERO
• Type: Legislative Act
• Status: Tabled Indefinitely
• File created: 8/25/2009
• In control: EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 9/24/2009
• Final action: 12/15/2009
• Enactment #: N/A
• Title: AN ACT REPEALING AND SUPERSEDING CHEROKEE NATION LAW REGARDING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE OF NATIVE AMERICANS WITH TERO EMPLOYERS
• Sponsors: Jodie Fishinghawk, Tina Glory Jordan
• Indexes: TERO, Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance
• Code sections: Title 40 - Labor and Employment
• Related files: 09-061, 08-102, 09-061a, LA-29-88, LA-22-87

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2009	1	EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE	Tabled Indefinitely	Pass
11/17/2009	1	EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE	Tabled in Toto	Pass
10/29/2009	1	EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE	Tabled in Toto	Pass
9/24/2009	1	EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE	Tabled	Pass

Title
AN ACT REPEALING AND SUPERSEDING CHEROKEE NATION LAW REGARDING LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYEE PREFERENCE OF NATIVE AMERICANS WITH TERO EMPLOYERS
Body

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:

Section 1.
Title and Codification

This Act shall be known as the TERO Employment Act of 2009 and codified at Title 40 et. seq. of the Cherokee Nation Code Annotated.

Section 2.
Legislative History

The Cherokee Nation previously enacted the Cherokee Nation Employment Rights Ordinance, effective January 11, 1986, by Legislative Act 22-87, and as amended by Legislative Act 29-88. This Act repeals said legislation and supersedes said legislation as codified at Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapters One through Six, Sections 1 through 65.
The purpose of this Act is to repeal the current Cherokee Nation Employment Rights Ordinance, codified at Cherokee Nation Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapters One through Six, Sections 1 through 65, and to supersede said law to: clarify the responsibilities of those entities involved in employment rights; to conform the Act to federal and tribal policies; and to clarify requirements regarding Indian preference.

Section 3.
Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to set forth the requirements for employment and employee preference of Native Americans with TERO employers.



Section 4.

Definitions

“Administration” shall mean the Executive Branch of the Cherokee Nation as provided in the Cherokee Nation Constitution.

“Cherokee Nation Indian Country” shall mean all land held in trust or subject to restrictions by the United States for the Cherokee Nation, or land within the original boundaries of the Cherokee Nation and held in trust or subject to restrictions for an individual, and all land held by the Cherokee Nation or its entities, in fee simple, and any other land within the jurisdiction of the Cherokee Nation which land comes within the definition of “Indian...