Tennessee § 49-6-802 State-level safety team - Template for safety and emergency response plans

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§ 49-6-802 — State-level safety team - Template for safety and emergency response plans

Tennessee § 49-6-802

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Bluebook

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-802 (2026).

Text

(a)The commissioner of safety shall establish a state-level safety team, which shall assist LEAs and schools with compliance with this part as reasonably necessary. As part of the assistance, the state-level safety team shall publish a template for use by districts in preparing their district-level safety plans and building-level emergency response plans, which template shall outline the responsibilities of the LEAs and individual schools in complying with this part. The state-level safety team shall regularly review and update the template.

(b)The commissioner shall appoint the members of the state-level safety team, including:

(1)A representative of the department of education;

(2)A representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;

(3)A representative of homeland security; (4

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(a) The commissioner of safety shall establish a state-level safety team, which shall assist LEAs and schools with compliance with this part as reasonably necessary. As part of the assistance, the state-level safety team shall publish a template for use by districts in preparing their district-level safety plans and building-level emergency response plans, which template shall outline the responsibilities of the LEAs and individual schools in complying with this part. The state-level safety team shall regularly review and update the template. (b) The commissioner shall appoint the members of the state-level safety team, including: (1) A representative of the department of education; (2) A representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation; (3) A representative of homeland security; (4) A representative of the department of mental health and substance abuse services; (5) A representative of the emergency medical services of the department of health; (6) A representative of the state board of education; (7) A representative of the Tennessee association of school resource officers; (8) A representative of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities; (9) A representative of the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association; and (10) A representative of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police. (c) The commissioner may also appoint a representative from each of the following: (1) Directors of schools; (2) Members of local boards of education; (3) The Tennessee alternative education association; (4) Public school teachers; (5) The Tennessee association of mental health organizations; (6) School counselors and psychologists; (7) Parents of students enrolled in public schools; (8) Tennessee students between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) years of age; and (9) The Tennessee school health coalition.

Legislative History

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 367, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 2007 , ch. 548, § 3; 2010 , ch. 1100, §§ 74, 75; 2011 , ch. 428, § 1; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.