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TN HB0214
Bill
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tim Rudd
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "school resource officer" to include retired law enforcement officers from federal, state, or local agencies and honorably discharged U.S. armed forces veterans, in addition to active law enforcement officers
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Authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to employ retired officers and veterans as school resource officers to provide security on school premises
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Requires local boards of education and charter school governing bodies to adopt policies outlining the duties, responsibilities, authority, and limitations of these new categories of school resource officers
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Mandates that school resource officers who are retired officers or veterans complete 40 hours of basic training in school policing, with training, firearm, and ammunition costs paid by the individual rather than the school district
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Effective date: July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49; Section 55-8-151 and Title 62, relative to school safety.
Local Education Agencies
Last Action
Failed in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee
2/18/2025