HB 822 - SB 873
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 14, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Alan Hampton | Email: alan.hampton@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 822 - SB 873
SUMMARY OF BILL: Appropriates $20,000,000 in non-recurring funds to the Department
of Education (DOE) for the sole purpose of providing school safety grants to local education
agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to be used to provide walk-through detectors and
scanners in schools. Authorizes the grants to be used for other prevention, reduction, and response
efforts toward school shootings if a school already has walk-through detectors and scanners
installed. Expresses legislative intent that such funds be appropriated for the same purpose in FY26-
27 and FY27-28.
Appropriates $4,000,000 in non-recurring funds to the DOE to provide school safety grants to non-
public schools to be used to provide walk-through detectors and scanners in schools and for other
safety purposes if a school already has walk-through detectors and scanners installed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
STATE GOVERNMENT
REVENUE Department of Education
FY25-26 $24,000,000
FY26-27 $20,000,000
FY27-28 $20,000,000
EXPENDITURES General Fund Department of Education
FY25-26 $24,020,000 $24,000,000
FY26-27 $20,000,000 $20,000,000
FY27-28 $20,000,000 $20,000,000
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
REVENUE Permissive
FY25-26 each through FY27-28 $20,000,000
EXPENDITURES Permissive
FY25-26 each through FY27-28 $20,000,000
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Assumptions:
• Per the proposed legislation, the following amounts will be appropriated from the General
Fund to DOE:
o $20,000,000 in each FY25-26, FY26-27, and FY27-28 to provide school safety
grants to LEAs and public charter schools; and
o $4,000,000 in FY25-26 to provide school safety grants to non-public schools.
• It is assumed that the full appropriation will be awarded by DOE each year. Therefore,
there will be an increase in DOE expenditures of $24,000,000 ($20,000,000 + $4,000,000)
in FY25-26 and $20,000,000 in each FY26-27 and FY27-28.
• The increase in local revenue is $20,000,000 in each FY25-26 through FY27-28. It is
assumed that local governments will expend the full amount awarded in each FY25-26
through FY27-28.
• The DOE will be required to add two grants in ePlan at a cost of $10,000 per grant. The
one-time cost is estimated to increase state expenditures $20,000 ($10,000 x 2) in FY25-26.
• The total increase in state expenditures from the General Fund is estimated to be:
o $24,020,000 ($20,000,000 + $4,000,000 + $20,000) in FY25-26; and
o $20,000,000 in each FY26-27 and FY27-28.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director