TN SB1880

Creates the Office of Homeland Security within the Tennessee Department of Safety, with the commissioner appointing its head and authority to employ commissioned agents and noncommissioned personnel.

Grants the office authority to direct state homeland security activities, develop anti-terrorism strategies, and conduct overt and covert investigations into terrorism, school threats, critical infrastructure attacks, cyber-attacks, and threats to public officials.

Authorizes the office to coordinate school security policy, review school security plans, assist the Secretary of State with election infrastructure security upon request, and operate a statewide information and intelligence center.

Grants homeland security officers statewide peace officer powers including arrest authority, process serving in criminal prosecutions, and authority to carry weapons on and off duty.

Requires homeland security officers to complete initial and recurrent law enforcement training equivalent to Tennessee POST Commission standards and carry badges and identification while on duty.