The university’s mask mandate will remain in place, and employees who fall under President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring federal contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will need to be vaccinated or receive a waiver.
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ON FRIDAY, TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE SIGNED MANY BILLS FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 30TH SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, GOVERNOR LEE SIGNED SENATE BILLS: 9014, 9007, AND 9008 INTO LAW ALONG WITH HOUSE BILLS: 9072, 9073, AND 9075. GOVENOR LEE ALSO ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER 92 WHICH AMENDS ORDERS 89 AND 91 AND TERMINATES ORDER 84. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GOVERNOR LEE’S EXECUTIVE ORDERS OR LEGISLATION, VISIT TN.GOV.
(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still is contemplating action on the seven bills sent to him after approval during the Tennessee Legislature’s most-recent special session.
TENNESEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE EXTENDED THE COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR TWO MORE WEEKS ON FRIDAY. ACCORDING TO MEDIA SOURCES, GOVERNOR LEE EXTENDED THE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE HE REVIEWS LEGISLATION PASSED REGARDING MASK MANDATES AND LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EXECUTIVE ORDER 91, VISIT SOS.TN.GOV.
(The Center Square) – A number of bills have been filed heading into Wednesday’s start of the Tennessee Legislature’s special session on COVID-19-related matters.
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has appealed and sought a stay of two recent federal district court decisions against the enforcement of Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order 84, which allows a student’s parent or guardian the right to opt out of any requirement to wear a face covering at school, on a school bus, or at school functions.
(The Center Square) – A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday that will allow Shelby County Schools to continue to mandate all students wear masks as a way to mitigate COVID-19.
(The Center Square) – In a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery said he believes the president's COVID-19 vaccination mandate on private employers violates federal law.
While making a stop in Decatur to tour the historical Meigs theater last week, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and some of the issues surrounding it.
