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Committee approves creation of TDOT‑administered student pedestrian protection grant fund
Summary
The subcommittee adopted an amendment and voted to send House Bill 16 to the full Transportation Committee. The bill creates a Student Pedestrian Protection Grant Fund overseen by the Tennessee Department of Transportation; any appropriation into the fund would require a separate joint resolution by a future General Assembly.
The Tennessee House Transportation Subcommittee on Feb. 18, 2025 adopted an amendment to House Bill 16 and voted 8–0 to send the measure to the full Transportation Committee. The bill, as amended, would create a Student Pedestrian Protection Grant Fund within the state general fund to support sidewalk construction and pedestrian safety projects around public schools.
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