Tennessee § 49-6-4214 Nonpublic schools - Resource officers - Compliance - Contract stipulations

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§ 49-6-4214 — Nonpublic schools - Resource officers - Compliance - Contract stipulations

Tennessee § 49-6-4214

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4214 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a county or municipality may enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a nonpublic school authorizing the county's or municipality's law enforcement agency to provide school resource officers to the nonpublic school.

(b)A school resource officer assigned to a nonpublic school must comply with the employment standards for school resource officers outlined in § 49-6-4217 .

(c)A contract or memorandum of understanding may stipulate:

(1)The duties and responsibilities of the parties;

(2)The burden of liability that arises from negligence or gross negligence by any party. A county or municipality may waive sovereign immunity for one (1) or more law enforcement officers for purposes of executing a contract or memorandum of unde

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(a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a county or municipality may enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a nonpublic school authorizing the county's or municipality's law enforcement agency to provide school resource officers to the nonpublic school. (b) A school resource officer assigned to a nonpublic school must comply with the employment standards for school resource officers outlined in § 49-6-4217 . (c) A contract or memorandum of understanding may stipulate: (1) The duties and responsibilities of the parties; (2) The burden of liability that arises from negligence or gross negligence by any party. A county or municipality may waive sovereign immunity for one (1) or more law enforcement officers for purposes of executing a contract or memorandum of understanding under this section; (3) The length of the contract or memorandum of understanding; (4) Salary, benefits, and schedule; and (5) Any other provisions that the parties to the contract or memorandum of understanding deem necessary to effectuate the contract or memorandum of understanding.