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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Nov 17, 2015

Tennessee Senate Caucus Chair Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, is considering a bill to find out the cost of refugee resettlement in Tennessee, WATE reports. Ketron would look at the cost of teachers for immigrants who do not speak English and state benefits for those eligible such as TennCare. Meanwhile, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, wants the chamber’s State and Local Government Committee to hold hearings with the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and other groups to learn more about safeguards in place during resettlement. In the last year, 35 Syrians relocated to Tennessee, according to the Refugee Processing Center.