Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0902 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE BILL 821
3	3	By Hensley
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5	5	HOUSE BILL 902
6	6	By Jones R
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9	9	HB0902
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13	13	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49,
14	14	relative to education.
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16	16	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
17	17	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10, is amended by
18	18	adding the following as a new section:
19	19	(a) Each LEA and public charter school shall annually implement an evidence-
20	20	based substance abuse and violence prevention program in each school that serves
21	21	students in any of the grades three through twelve (3-12) to reduce tobacco, alcohol,
22	22	and illicit drug use by students.
23	23	(b) The program selected by the LEA or public charter school must:
24	24	(1) Include drug-prevention-related education that promotes anti-drug
25	25	norms and teaches drug-refusal skills and life skills training that fosters the
26	26	development of personal self-management skills and general social skills;
27	27	(2) Be provided to students throughout the school year; and
28	28	(3) Supplement, not supplant, any other drug abuse or life skills
29	29	education provided by the LEA or public charter school, including, but not limited
30	30	to, the drug abuse resistance education (DARE) required in chapter 1, part 4 of
31	31	this title, the character education required in § 49-6-1007, any instruction
32	32	required as part of a coordinated school health program, and the family life
33	33	instruction required in part 13 of this chapter.
34	34	SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it, and
35	35	applies to the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter.