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Agency official announces disaster relief for Northeast Tennessee as priority in special session
Summary
A state agency official named disaster relief for Northeast Tennessee as the second item to be taken up in an announced special session, describing it as an urgent matter; no details on allocations, agencies, or timeline were provided in the announcement.
An agency official announced that disaster relief for Northeast Tennessee is the second priority the Tennessee General Assembly will address in a special session this week.
The speaker described disaster relief for Northeast Tennessee as an urgent issue the Assembly needs to address now, but provided no specifics about the scope of damage, funding amounts or the agencies that would administer aid.
The announcement grouped this item with two others — the Education Freedom Act and immigration reform to coordinate with the federal government — and the speaker framed the trio as priorities broadly supported by Tennesseans.
No vote schedule, appropriation details or implementing language were provided during the statement.
