Local Education Agencies

Plain English Breakdown

The exact penalties for sanctuary policies under state law are not detailed in the summary.

School Notification Rules for Immigration Officers

This bill requires school leaders to notify students, parents, and staff when an immigration officer is present at their school.

What This Bill Does

• Defines 'immigration officer' as any state, local, or federal law enforcement official who enforces immigration laws.
• Requires the director of schools for a local education agency (LEA) or public charter school to notify all students, parents, educators, employees, and contractors when an immigration officer is present on school grounds.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students enrolled in LEAs or public charter schools
• Parents of students in these schools
• Educators, employees, and contractors working at the schools

Terms To Know

immigration officer

A state, local, or federal law enforcement official who enforces immigration laws.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what actions should be taken after notifying the school community.
• It is unclear how this notification will affect daily operations at schools.

Official Summary Text

This bill requires
the director of schools for the LEA or the director of the public charter school
to
immediately notify all students enrolled in the LEA or public chart
er school, parents of students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school, and all educators, employees, and contractors of the LEA or public charter school of the presence of an immigration officer on the grounds of a public school controlled by the LE
A
or on the grounds of the public charter school.

As used in this bill, an
"immigration officer" means any state, local, or federal law enforcement officer who is seeking to enforce immigration law, including, but not limited to, United States immigration
and customs enforcement officers and United States customs and border protection officers.

This bill clarifies that this bill,
and any policy adopted by a local board of education or public charter school governing body to effectuate this
bill,
is not a
sanctuary policy and does not subject a member of the local board or governing body, director of schools, director of the public charter school, or any employee of the LEA or public charter school to any penalty
in state law for
the adoption or enforcemen
t of a sanctuary policy.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1219
By Oliver

HOUSE BILL 1032
By Dixie

HB1032
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AN ACT to amend Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025
(1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6002 / HB 6001); and
Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title
6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
(a) As used in this section, "immigration officer" means any state, local, or
federal law enforcement officer who is seeking to enforce immigration law, including, but
not limited to, United States immigration and customs enforcement officers and United
States customs and border protection officers.
(b) Notwithstanding title 4, chapter 42 and title 7, chapter 68, the director of
schools for the LEA or the director of the public charter school shall immediately notify all
students enrolled in the LEA or public charter school, parents of students enrolled in the
LEA or public charter school, and all educators, employees, and contractors of the LEA
or public charter school of the presence of an immigration officer on the grounds of a
public school controlled by the LEA or on the grounds of the public charter school.
(c) Notwithstanding §§ 4-42-102 and 7-68-102, this section and any policy
adopted by a local board of education or public charter school governing body to
effectuate this section is not a sanctuary policy and does not subject a member of the
local board or governing body, director of schools, director of the public charter school,
or any employee of the LEA or public charter school to any penalty prescribed in title 4,
chapter 42 or title 7, chapter 68 for the adoption or enforcement of a sanctuary policy.

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SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.