Education - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026"; requires a student who has been expelled on two or more separate occasions for the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity to submit to a psychiatric examination conducted by a medical professional; prohibits the student from returning to school or a school-related activity until the medical professional finds that the student is no longer a threat to the school and can safely return to school. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-813 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

SB 1627, the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026," requires schools to mandate a psychiatric evaluation for students expelled twice for threatening mass violence on school property or at school events. This applies specifically to students with two prior expulsions for this "zero tolerance" offense. The bill mandates that school officials cannot allow such students to return until a medical professional provides written documentation confirming they are no longer a threat and can safely attend school. The law amends Tennessee Code Annotated sections 39-13-813 and 49-6-3401 to implement this requirement, effective July 1, 2026.