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Senate committee hears University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service overview; consent calendar item moved
Summary
The Senate State and Local Government Committee heard a presentation Feb. 11 from Dr. Herb Byrd, vice president for public service at the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, on the institute’s statewide programs and approved moving SJR0007 from the committee’s consent calendar to the Calendar and Rules Committee.
The Senate State and Local Government Committee heard a presentation Feb. 11 from Dr. Herb Byrd, vice president for public service at the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service, detailing the institute’s statewide programs in economic development, law enforcement training, municipal and county technical assistance, language services and opioid-abatement support.
Dr. Herb Byrd told the committee the institute documents “over $2,000,000,000 of customer reported economic development” statewide and described programs that served manufacturers, municipalities and counties, law-enforcement agencies and language-access needs. He highlighted a 10-day manufacturing “boot camp” for incarcerated individuals, law-enforcement leadership training developed for the Memphis Police Department, and the SMART initiative that helps counties plan opioid-abatement spending.
The presentation matters because the institute provides training and technical assistance used by local officials and public-safety agencies across all 95 Tennessee counties, influencing workforce development, emergency planning and how local governments…
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