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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 165

                                                     SENATE BILL NO. 344

                                               By Akbari, Bowling, Campbell

                                             Substituted for: House Bill No. 506

                                       By Love, Freeman, Davis, Terry, Clemmons

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4_9; Title 50 and Title 71, relative to safety
          training.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 3, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    (a) Each LEA and public charter school shall require at least one (1) full-time employee
          at each school under its jurisdiction to annually receive training in seizure safety and first aid
          to assist students and staff in the event of an emergency.

                    (b) The training required for public and nonpublic school personnel who volunteer,
          pursuant to § 49-50-1602(9), to assist in the administration of anti-seizure medications to a
          student in an emergency situation, satisfies the training required in subsection (a) if it also
          includes training in seizure safety and first aid.

                    (c)(1) An LEA or public charter school is not liable for any personal injury that results
                    from an act or omission of an employee who is trained in seizure safety and first aid for
                    purposes of this section, if the employee's act or omission does not amount to willful or
                    wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

                              (2) An employee of an LEA or public charter school who is trained in seizure
                    safety and first aid for purposes of this section is not liable for any personal injury that
                    results from an act or omission of the employee, if the act or omission does not amount
                    to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.

                    (d) For purposes of this section, "employee" does not include a school nurse who is
          employed or under contract with the LEA or public charter school.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 344

PASSED:  March 31, 2025

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                                    RAN-DY Mc1JALLY

                                    SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                             CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A,r:i \ APPROVED this 11tt- day of  2025

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR