SB1627

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to school safety.

Introduced·1/13/26
Draft Text

Tennessee SB1627 amends school safety laws to require psychiatric evaluations for students expelled for threatening mass violence.

Tennessee SB1627 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6, concerning school safety. The bill mandates that students expelled for threatening mass violence undergo a psychiatric examination by a trained medical professional. The director of schools or the head of a public charter school must receive documentation that the student is no longer a threat before allowing the student to return to school. This act takes effect July 1, 2026.

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Education Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Jan 15

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

Jan 14

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

Jan 13

Senate

Filed for introduction