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Lee touts SRO program, trooper hires and $150M violent‑crime fund
Summary
Governor Bill Lee highlighted investments in public safety including funding for 200 Highway Patrol troopers (with 60 proposed additional hires), a $150 million violent‑crime intervention grant fund, and a $140 million grant program to place trained armed school resource officers in every public school.
NASHVILLE — Governor Bill Lee emphasized public safety in his State of the State address, announcing continued investments in law enforcement and school safety.
Lee said the administration funded hiring 200 new Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and is proposing 60 additional troopers. He announced a $150,000,000 violent‑crime intervention grant fund to support local interventions. On school safety, Lee noted a $140,000,000 grant to place trained, armed school resource officers in every Tennessee public school and introduced law‑enforcement officials as examples of progress.
What happens next: Lee framed the funds and hiring proposals as priorities for the coming session; he did not present bill text, grant criteria, or timelines for deployment in the address.
