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Senate Commerce and Labor committee advances bill to codify unemployment waivers, clarify TEMA authority
Summary
The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted 9-0 to move Senate Bill 6004 to State and Local. The bill would allow the labor commissioner to waive certain unemployment requirements during declared emergencies and clarifies Tennessee Emergency Management Agency authority to assist local governments with disaster recovery on public property.
The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted unanimously to send Senate Bill 6004 to the State and Local Committee after a brief floor discussion and a 9-0 voice vote.
Sen. Johnson, speaking as sponsor, told the committee the bill would "codify the commissioner's discretion to waive certain unemployment requirements during states of emergency," a practice currently implemented by executive order in recent disasters such as flooding in Upper East Tennessee. He said the measure also…
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