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SB0344 • 2026

Local Education Agencies

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 50 and Title 71, relative to safety training.

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Sponsor
Akbari, Love
Last action
2025-05-02
Official status
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Training for Seizure Safety and First Aid in Schools

This bill requires local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to ensure that at least one full-time employee at each school receives annual training in seizure safety and first aid.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires LEAs and public charter schools to have at least one full-time employee trained annually in seizure safety and first aid.
  • Allows volunteers who assist with emergency anti-seizure medication administration to count as meeting the training requirement if they also receive seizure safety and first aid training.
  • Protects LEAs and public charter schools from liability for personal injuries caused by employees' acts or omissions during emergencies, provided these do not involve willful misconduct or gross negligence.
  • Protects trained employees from personal injury liability in emergency situations as long as their actions are not due to willful misconduct or gross negligence.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools
  • Full-time employees of LEAs and public charter schools

Terms To Know

Local Education Agency (LEA)
An organization responsible for providing educational services to students in a specific area.
Willful or wanton misconduct
Intentional behavior that shows disregard for the safety of others.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an LEA fails to comply with training requirements.
  • It is unclear how this legislation will be enforced or monitored by state authorities.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

  2. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 165

  3. 2025-05-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 165

  4. 2025-04-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  7. 2025-04-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. 2025-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

  9. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2

  10. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Subst. for comp. HB.

  11. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. SB subst.

  12. 2025-03-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/31/2025

  14. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  16. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  17. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/25/2025

  18. 2025-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in Education Committee to 3/25/2025

  19. 2025-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  20. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  21. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  23. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/18/2025

  24. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025

  25. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Committee

  26. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  27. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  28. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  29. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  30. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee to 3/11/2025

  32. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/5/2025

  33. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Education Administration Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  34. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

  35. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  36. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Education Administration Subcommittee

  37. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Education Committee

  38. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  39. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  40. 2025-01-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

This bill requires each
LEA and public charter school
to
require at least one full-time employee at each school under its jurisdiction to annually receive training in seizure safety and first aid to assist students and staff in the event of an emergency.

The training required for public and nonpublic school personnel who volunteer

to assist in the administration of anti-seizure medications to a student in an emergency situation satisfies the training if it also includes training in seizure safety and first
aid.

This bill provides that an
LEA or public charter school is not liable for any personal injury that results from an act or omission of an employee who is trained in seizure safety and first aid, if the employee's act or omission does not amount to w
illful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

An employee of an LEA or public charter school who is trained in seizure safety and first aid is not liable for any personal injury that results from an act or omission of the employee if the act or omissio
n does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

This bill clarifies that, as used in this bill, an
"employee" does not include a school nurse who is employed or under contract with the LEA or public charter school.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 506
By Love

SENATE BILL 344
By Akbari

SB0344
002046
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49;
Title 50 and Title 71, relative to safety training.

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) Each LEA and public charter school shall require at least one (1) full-time
employee at each school under its jurisdiction to annually receive training in seizure
safety and first aid to assist students and staff in the event of an emergency.
(b) The training required for public and nonpublic school personnel who
volunteer, pursuant to § 49-50-1602(g), to assist in the administration of anti-seizure
medications to a student in an emergency situation, satisfies the training required in
subsection (a) if it also includes training in seizure safety and first aid.
(c)
(1) An LEA or public charter school is not liable for any personal injury
that results from an act or omission of an employee who is trained in seizure
safety and first aid for purposes of this section, if the employee's act or omission
does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.
(2) An employee of an LEA or public charter school who is trained in
seizure safety and first aid for purposes of this section is not liable for any
personal injury that results from an act or omission of the employee, if the act or
omission does not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

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(d) For purposes of this section, "employee" does not include a school nurse
who is employed or under contract with the LEA or public charter school.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.