Education

Plain English Breakdown

The exact sections of Tennessee Code Annotated that this bill amends were not specified in the provided official source material.

School Security Reporting Act

This bill requires chief law enforcement officers to submit annual reports on school security issues and recommendations for improvements at schools with armed security guards.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the chief law enforcement officer of each agency responsible for a school that uses armed security guards to send an annual report by September 1st detailing any security deficiencies and recommending improvements.
• Allows multiple agencies within one county to combine their reports into a single document if applicable.

Who It Names or Affects

• Chief law enforcement officers of agencies with jurisdiction over schools using armed security guards
• Schools that use armed security guards

Terms To Know

Armed school security officer

A person trained in law enforcement and allowed to carry a weapon at school.

Law enforcement jurisdiction

The area where police have the authority to enforce laws.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill was withdrawn on February 5, 2025.
• It is not clear if and when this bill will be reintroduced or passed into law.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 750
By Reeves

HB0750
002640
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4;
Title 8; Title 49 and Title 68, and to amend
Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex.
Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004), relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-809(h), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:
(h) Following the conclusion of each school year, the chief law enforcement
officer of each law enforcement agency with law enforcement jurisdiction for a school
that has utilized armed school security officers pursuant to this section shall submit a
report to the governor, the chair of the committee of the house of representatives with
subject matter jurisdiction over education, the chair of the education committee of the
senate, and the commissioner of education on or before September 1 of each year, that
details any school security deficiencies and that provides recommendations for security
improvements for each such school. If the report requirement of this subsection (h)
affects more than one (1) law enforcement agency within any one (1) county, then the
affected chief law enforcement officers shall submit a single, consolidated report
covering the schools that have utilized armed school security officers pursuant to this
section.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.