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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 448 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Glynn |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0448 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 001055 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, |
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| 14 | 13 | | relative to education. |
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| 16 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 17 | 16 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1304, is amended by adding |
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| 18 | 17 | | the following as a new subsection: |
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| 19 | 18 | | (k) Each LEA and public charter school shall incorporate at least two (2) hours |
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| 20 | 19 | | each school year of evidence-based skills training on positive behavioral interventions |
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| 21 | 20 | | and supports, conflict prevention, functional behavior assessments, de-escalation, and |
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| 22 | 21 | | conflict management into its behavior intervention training program. Notwithstanding an |
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| 23 | 22 | | in-service plan adopted pursuant to § 49-6-3004(c)(1), the training required in this |
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| 24 | 23 | | subsection (k) may be used to satisfy two (2) hours of the in-service training required in |
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| 25 | 24 | | § 49-6-3004. |
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| 26 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-10-1304(j), is amended by |
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| 27 | 26 | | deleting subdivision (3). |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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