Gov. Bill Lee issued a proclamation Friday afternoon making official his call for a special session aimed at passing his private-school voucher plan and creating a centralized immigration enforcement agency.

Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.

Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special legislative session focused on his latest effort to pass a statewide school voucher plan. Lee said the special session, which starts Jan. 27, will also include Hurricane Helene recovery efforts and "public safety measures related to illegal immigration.

Gov. Bill Lee called a special session Wednesday for late January when Tennessee lawmakers will be asked to take up his private-school voucher bill, immigration measures and a plan to provide funding for hurricane-ravaged counties in Northeast Tennessee,