SB 1016: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires district-wide school safety plans, building-level school safety plans, and the template for such plans to include a process for notifying parents and legal guardians of certain emergencies, incidents of violence, and credible threats of violence made against, or occurring on the grounds of, the LEA or school; requires directors of schools and directors of public charter schools to notify parents and legal guardians of same when reported to the LEA or school by its threat assessment team. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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SB 1016 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires district-wide school safety plans, building-level school safety plans, and the template for such plans to include a process for notifying parents and legal guardians of certain emergencies, incidents of violence, and credible threats of violence made against, or occurring on the grounds of, the LEA or school; requires directors of schools and directors of public charter schools to notify parents and legal guardians of same when reported to the LEA or school by its threat assessment team. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6. Primary sponsor: White. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee.

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