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Committee approves emergency rule aligning Tennessee equal-employment plan definition with presidential executive order

5034027 · June 18, 2025
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Summary

The Joint Government Operations Committee gave positive recommendations to an emergency rule amendment from the Department of Human Resources that revises Tennessee’s equal employment opportunity plan definition to conform with a recent presidential executive order, with the change intended to protect federal funding.

The Joint Government Operations Committee voted to give a positive recommendation to an emergency rule from the Department of Human Resources that revises Tennessee’s definition of an "equal employment opportunity plan." The department said the change was prompted by President Trump's Executive Order 14,173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," and is intended to preserve state compliance with federal contracting requirements.

Department of Human Resources Senior Policy Advisor Eric Mayo told the committee the…

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