SB 11
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 17, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Alan Hampton | Email: alan.hampton@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 11
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to make the form for
reporting student allergies to schools available on the department’s website.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-1-208 requires the DOE, in consultation with the
Department of Health, to develop a standardized form on which a student with an allergy
may report the allergy to the school in which the student is enrolled. DOE is further
required to make the form available to all LEAs, and each school in the LEA is required to
use the form to maintain a record of student allergies.
• The DOE annually provides the standardized allergy form to LEAs through email, the
Coordinated School Health Newsletter, and at regional meetings. The form is available
online via the School Nurse Live Binder.
• The proposed legislation specifies that the DOE is only required to make the form available
on the department’s website.
• The DOE will be able to update its website using existing staff and resources. Any fiscal
impact is estimated to be not significant.
• The proposed legislation is not expected to have any significant impact on the operations of
LEAs or schools.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director