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Committee advances bill creating a Department of Emergency Management
Summary
SB 2248 would replace the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency with a new Department of Emergency Management and appoint a commissioner; the finance amendment was adopted and the committee recommended the bill for the calendar.
Leader Johnson told the committee SB 2248 would elevate the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency into a standalone Department of Emergency Management with a commissioner, transfer existing contracts, leases, rules and policies to the new department to ensure continuity, and retain existing gubernatorial emergency authorities.
The finance amendment narrowed the sunset date and made technical adjustments; the committee adopted the amendment and voted to recommend the bill as amended for passage to the committee calendar.
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