Establishes a grant program for local governments to improve sidewalk infrastructure around public schools.

This bill creates a student pedestrian protection grant program within the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The program aims to provide grants to local governments for designing, constructing, and repairing or replacing sidewalks around public schools. The grants are awarded competitively, and local governments must match the proposed expenditures. The program is funded by a separate fund within the general fund, which includes appropriated funds, gifts, grants, and donations. Recipients must submit quarterly and final reports on the use of funds.

Establishes a grant program for local governments to improve sidewalk infrastructure around public schools.

This bill creates a student pedestrian protection grant program within the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The program aims to provide grants to local governments for designing, constructing, and repairing or replacing sidewalks around public schools. The grants are awarded competitively, and local governments must match the proposed expenditures. The program is funded by a separate fund within the general fund, which includes appropriated funds, gifts, grants, and donations. Recipients must submit quarterly and final reports on the use of funds.