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Committee approves bill to create legislative ombudsman for Department of Correction after competing testimony
Summary
House Bill 4 54, establishing a legislative ombudsman to receive complaints and review Tennessee Department of Correction operations, passed the committee after testimony from the department expressing operational concerns and from supporters who said the office will provide independent oversight.
The State and Local Government Committee approved House Bill 4 54, which would create a legislative office to receive complaints and to review certain Department of Correction operations.
Representative Hurt, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure is intended to “help make government work more efficient” and is not intended as an indictment of the department. The bill would create an ombudsman office reporting to the legislature with authority…
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