Local Education Agencies - As enacted, conditions the expulsion of a student for committing the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to threats of mass violence determined to be valid based on the results of a threat assessment; requires directors of schools and heads of public charter schools to report threats of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity made by a student that are determined, based on the results of a threat assessment, to be valid. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
This Tennessee law changes how schools handle student threats of mass violence by requiring a formal threat assessment before any expulsion can occur. Under the new rules, school directors must first evaluate whether a threat is valid; if the assessment shows the threat was not real, the student cannot be expelled but may face suspension instead. Additionally, the bill mandates that school officials immediately report any valid threats of mass violence to local law enforcement agencies. These measures aim to ensure that disciplinary actions are based on a careful review of the threat's credibility rather than automatic punishment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
13
Committee
4
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
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Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion to lift from the table adopted.
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Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Motion to reconsider adopted.
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Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
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Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
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Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
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Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 3/20/2024
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Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/13/2024
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Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
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Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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