SB2285

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 49, relative to safety.

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Tennessee SB2285 mandates school principals to remove students under protection orders from shared classes and activities.

Tennessee SB2285 amends state law to require school principals to remove a student named as the respondent in an order of protection from any shared classroom or school-sponsored event with the petitioner student. The school must provide alternative instruction for the removed student. This applies to orders of protection issued to protect students enrolled in public schools from other students in the same school. The act takes effect upon becoming law.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

86 Yea

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1 Nay

D

3 Not Voting

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Calendar

Mar 18

1:00 PM

Senate Education Hearing

Mar 11

3:00 PM

Senate Education Hearing

History

May 4

Pub. Ch. 862

May 4

Effective date(s) 04/27/2026

Apr 27

Senate

Signed by Governor.