SB 1016 - HB 1065
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
April 2, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Alan Hampton | Email: alan.hampton@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 1016 - HB 1065
SUMMARY OF BILL: Requires each district-wide school safety team and building-level
school safety team to include in its district-wide school safety plan or building-level school safety
plan the process by which administrators of the local education agency (LEA) or school must notify
parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the LEA or school of emergencies and incidents
of violence occurring on the grounds of the LEA or school, as well as credible threats of violence
made against the LEA, school, or students or employees of the LEA or school.
Requires the template prepared by the state-level safety team to include policies and procedures by
which an LEA or school must notify parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the LEA or
school of emergencies and incidents of violence occurring on the grounds of the LEA or school.
Requires the LEA's director of schools or the director of the public charter school, or the respective
director's designee, to notify parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in the LEA or public
charter school of incidents deemed to pose a risk to school safety or that result in intervention that
are reported to the LEA or public charter school, if the incident would require parental notification
pursuant to a district-wide school safety plan or a building-level school safety plan. Such provision is
effective upon becoming law. All other provisions are effective January 1, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• LEAs and public charter schools are currently required to adopt and maintain
comprehensive district-wide school safety plans and building-level school safety plans
pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-804(a).
• Tennessee Code Annotated § 49-6-805 establishes the minimum requirements that the
template prepared by the state-level safety team must include, which currently includes
policies and procedures for communication with law enforcement officials and parents and
guardians in the event of emergencies and threats of violence.
• The state-level safety team will be able to revise the template and develop additional policies
and procedures within existing resources and during the normal course of business.
• Furthermore, LEAs and public charter schools will revise safety plans to meet the
requirements of the proposed legislation by utilizing existing staff and resources, without an
increase in local expenditures.
• Any state or local fiscal impact is estimated to be not significant.
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director