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Safety department highlights trooper increases, statewide radio build and school‑safety work; DDL voluntary and privacy‑protected
Summary
The Department of Safety told the Finance Committee its trooper ranks have expanded, a statewide interoperable radio network is being built faster than first planned, and school‑safety grants and behavioral health liaisons are strengthening local capacity.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security summarized staffing increases, communications upgrades and school‑safety programs for the Finance Committee on Oct. 29.
Commissioner Jeff Long said the department has received no ARPA funds, does not anticipate federal‑funding loss and emphasized investments made in recent years: additional state trooper positions, an expansion of homeland‑security agents and the statewide communications build‑out (TACN). He said Motorola committed to a faster four‑year build‑out at current‑day prices rather than an eight‑year schedule, and that the project already supports tens of thousands of users across hundreds of agencies (78,466 users, 167 agencies cited in testimony) (02:37:23).
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