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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 862

                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 2285

                                                  By Briggs, Bowling, Rose

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 1974

                                                 By White, Grills, Alexander

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 49, relative to safety.

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) If an order of protection is issued pursuant to title 36, chapter 3, part 6, to protect a
          student who is enrolled in a public school in this state from another student who is enrolled in
          the same public school, then a student safety plan must be developed and implemented in
          accordance with this section for the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of
          protection as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) school days from the date on which
          the public school receives a copy of the order of protection.

                    (b) The student safety plan must be developed by the school principal and, when
          reasonably practicable and appropriate, the building-level school safety team with input from
          the parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the order of
          protection and must include, at a minimum, the following:

                              (1) A protocol for providing a copy of the order of protection to school
                    administration, campus security, or a school resource officer;

                              (2) A plan for the physical separation of the students named in the order of
                    protection to the greatest extent possible, as determined by the school principal,
                    including, but not limited to, removing the student who is named as the respondent in
                    the order of protection from shared classes or school-sponsored events or activities;
                    scheduling to avoid the students coming into contact with one another during periods
                    of transition during the school day; and designating separate and distinct locations for
                    lunch and other break times to avoid the students coming into contact with one
                    another on school grounds;

                              (3) A protocol for students to report any contact between the petitioner and
                    respondent to a counselor, principal, or other trusted staff member;

                              (4) A process for documenting any attempted contact by the student named
                    as the respondent in the order of protection with the student named as the petitioner
                    in the order of protection; and

                              (5) A protocol for the school principal or other school staff to contact and
                    inform local law enforcement if a violation of the order of protection is suspected.

                    (c) The parent or legal guardian of the student who is named as the petitioner in the
          order of protection shall notify the school within forty-eight (48) hours of any changes to the
          order of protection to allow the school principal and school safety team to revise the student
          safety plan as necessary.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 2285

PASSED:  April 9, 2026

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                                   '       RANDY M~ALLy

                                       SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

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                        CAMERON'91!'.XTON,SPEAKER
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

/Jpri APPROVED this tl1!!_ day of  "f      2026

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                       BILL LEE, GOVERNOR