State-level safety team — Template for safety and emergency response plans

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-802, under Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-802

(a) The commissioner of safety shall establish a state-level safety team, which shall assist LEAs and schools with compliance with this part as reasonably necessary. As part of the assistance, the state-level safety team shall publish a template for use by districts in preparing their district-level safety plans and building-level emergency response plans, which template shall outline the responsibilities of the LEAs and individual schools in complying with this part. The state-level safety team shall regularly review and update the template.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint the members of the state-level safety team, including:(1) A representative of the department of education;(2) A representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;(3) A representative of homeland security;(4) A representative of the department of mental health and substance abuse services;(5) A representative of the emergency medical services of the department of health;(6) A representative of the state board of education;(7) A representative of the Tennessee association of school resource officers;(8) A representative of the department of disability and aging;(9) A representative of the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association; and(10) A representative of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police.

(1) A representative of the department of education;

(2) A representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;

(3) A representative of homeland security;

(4) A representative of the department of mental health and substance abuse services;

(5) A representative of the emergency medical services of the department of health;

(6) A representative of the state board of education;

(7) A representative of the Tennessee association of school resource officers;

(8) A representative of the department of disability and aging;

(9) A representative of the Tennessee Sheriffs' Association; and

(10) A representative of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police.

(c) The commissioner may also appoint a representative from each of the following:(1) Directors of schools;(2) Members of local boards of education;(3) The Tennessee alternative education association;(4) Public school teachers;(5) The Tennessee association of mental health organizations;(6) School counselors and psychologists;(7) Parents of students enrolled in public schools;(8) Tennessee students between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) years of age; and(9) The Tennessee school health coalition.

(1) Directors of schools;

(2) Members of local boards of education;

(3) The Tennessee alternative education association;

(4) Public school teachers;

(5) The Tennessee association of mental health organizations;

(6) School counselors and psychologists;

(7) Parents of students enrolled in public schools;

(8) Tennessee students between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) years of age; and

(9) The Tennessee school health coalition.