HOUSE BILL 7093
By Harris SENATE BILL 7070
By Akbari AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49
and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023,
relative to school safety plans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The department of safety, in conjunction with the department of education, shall,
at least once every three (3) years, conduct an inspection of the facilities of each public school in this state that serves students in any of the grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12) to assess the safety and security of the public school's facilities. The department of safety shall provide each public school with a detailed report outlining the findings of the department's inspection, including any recommendations for ways in
which the public school may strengthen, enhance, or update the security of its facilities.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
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