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Commerce & Insurance asks $1M supplemental for line‑of‑duty deaths, details recruitment and training spending
Summary
Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Carter Lawrence asked for a $1 million supplemental for line‑of‑duty death benefits and outlined recurring salary and equipment costs, radio replacements and a targeted reduction in captive insurance marketing funds.
Carter Lawrence, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, presented his agency’s budget priorities to the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and requested a $1 million supplemental appropriation for line‑of‑duty death benefits.
Lawrence outlined four recurring cost increases: statutorily mandated step increases for the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy and the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, a salary survey adjustment, and an ongoing depreciation appropriation for a recently replaced fire apparatus. The department also requested…
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