Tennessee House Bill 7042

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-08-23 - Def. to Summer Study in Education Administration of 1st Extraordinary Session
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, requires the department to audit each public school in this state to assess its compliance with all applicable safety laws, rules, and policies designed to ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors in the event of an active threat or active shooter situation on school premises, and to report the results of the audit to the general assembly; requires an audit of each public school no less than once every five years. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023, relative to school safety.

Rep. Jody Barrett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-08-23	House	Def. to Summer Study in Education Administration of 1st Extraordinary Session
2023-08-23	House	Placed on cal. Education Administration of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/23/2023
2023-08-22	House	Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
2023-08-22	House	Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 8/22/2023
2023-08-22	House	Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
2023-08-22	House	P2C, ref. to Education Administration
2023-08-21	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-08-17	House	Filed for introduction

SB7024 (Crossfiled) 2023-08-23 - Lay on the Table

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB7042&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB7042.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB7042.pdf