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TN HB0505
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ron Gant
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AI Summary
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Converts the school safety alert grant pilot program into a permanent grant program effective July 1, 2025, administered by the Department of Education for purchasing mobile panic alert systems in schools
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Eligible recipients include local education agencies (LEAs), public charter schools, private schools, and church-related schools, with grants capped at $8,000 per school per fiscal year
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Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis with a geographic distribution requirement ensuring recipients rotate among Tennessee's three grand divisions
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Department of Education must submit annual reports to the General Assembly by July 1, 2026 and July 1, 2027 detailing all funds received and payments made
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Program and funding provisions expire on July 1, 2027
Legislative Description
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to school safety alert grants.
Education
Last Action
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
3/11/2026