Education

Plain English Breakdown

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Adding More Signs for Child Safety in Schools

This bill requires Tennessee schools to display two signs with child abuse and neglect reporting numbers instead of just one.

What This Bill Does

• Requires each school to put up two signs, not just one, that show the phone number people can call if they suspect a child is being abused or neglected.
• These signs must be placed in high-traffic public areas where many students go often and are easy for everyone to see.

Who It Names or Affects

• All elementary and secondary schools in Tennessee
• Students, parents, and staff who use the school buildings

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated

The official collection of laws for the state of Tennessee

High-traffic public areas

Places in a school where lots of people go, like hallways or cafeterias

Limits and Unknowns

• It is not clear how much it will cost to add the extra signs.
• The bill does not specify who will pay for putting up these additional signs.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 2297
By Hardaway

SENATE BILL 2668
By Akbari
SB2668
012581
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
relative to K-12 education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-6-304(c), is amended by deleting
the language "one (1) high-traffic, highly and clearly visible public area that is" and substituting
"two (2) high-traffic, highly and clearly visible public areas that are".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.