Tennessee HB0902 mandates annual implementation of evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention programs in schools serving grades 3-12.
Tennessee HB0902 amends the education code to require local education agencies and public charter schools to implement an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program annually in schools serving grades 3-12. The program must include drug-prevention-related education promoting anti-drug norms and teaching drug-refusal skills. It must be provided throughout the school year and supplement, not replace, other drug abuse or life skills education. The act takes effect July 1, 2025, and applies to the 2025-2026 school year and each school year thereafter.
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