Education, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "School Mental Health Transparency Act"; requires the department to consult relevant agencies to compile a list of mental health resources; requires public schools to use the department's list to compile lists of mental health resources available to enrolled students and provide the lists to students' parents; requires that lists of mental health resources be published on the website of the department and each public school. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 33 and Title 49.

HB 2003, the "School Mental Health Transparency Act," requires Tennessee's Department of Education to compile and publish a statewide list of mental health resources for students, including geographic locations and availability limitations. Public schools must then use this list to create their own school-specific resource lists and share them annually with parents/guardians (starting 2026-2027) or directly with eligible students, while also posting the lists on school websites. The bill mandates no new staffing or funding, clarifies that listing resources doesn't endorse them, and requires the department to consult multiple state agencies like health and children's services when building the initial list. This directly affects all Tennessee public schools, students, and their families by standardizing access to mental health support information.