Education - As introduced, creates the school safety grant fund to be administered by the department of education; requires that school safety grants be used to support local education agencies and public charter schools with prevention, reduction, and response efforts with regard to school shootings. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.

SB 1215 creates a Tennessee School Safety Grant Fund within the state general fund, administered by the Department of Education. The fund provides grants exclusively to local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools that have experienced a school shooting or firearm-related death on school grounds during school hours. Grants must support prevention, reduction, and response efforts, with priority given to schools based on need factors like past incidents, availability of school resource officers, and financial resources. The Department of Education must annually report on grant allocations to relevant legislative committees starting in 2026.