Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB2275: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities.
Status: Chaptered, April 29, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MARCH 26, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2207, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to create a safe school design advisory board to recommend to the commissioner of commerce and insurance safe school design guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools to consider when constructing or remodeling K-12 public school facilities. The advisory board is administratively attached to the department of commerce and insurance. The safe school design advisory board consists of: (1) A representative of the department of education, who is appointed by the commissioner of education; (2) A representative of the department of safety, who is appointed by the commissioner of safety; (3) A representative of the state fire marshal, who is appointed by the state fire marshal; (4) A representative of the office of the state architect, who is appointed by the state architect; (5) A member from the American Institute of Architects in this state who is a licensed architect with experience in designing K-12 educational facilities, who is appointed by the commissioner of commerce and insurance; and (6) A member with knowledge of K-12 school facilities, who is appointed by the commissioner of education. The full text of this amendment lists seven components of school safety design for which the advisory board is required to recommend guidelines to the commissioner of commerce and insurance. This amendment requires the advisory board to submit its recommended guidelines to the commissioner of commerce and insurance no later than January 1, 2027. The advisory board shall meet at least once per year after January 1, 2027, to review the guidelines to ensure that the guidelines reflect any emerging threats, new technologies, evolving best
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Amendment No. 2 to HB2275 Behn Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 2207* House Bill No. 2275 by deleting subsection (j) and substituting instead the following: (j) Except as provided in this subsection (j), the advisory board's recommended guidelines must be made available to the public on the department of commerce and insurance's website. The advisory board may designate specific portions of the guidelines that contain detailed security vulnerability information as restricted from public view, making such portions available only to governmental entities. Any restricted designation must be documented with a specific written justification. The existence of restricted portions and the general subject matter thereof shall be disclosed publicly. AND FURTHER AMEND by deleting subsection (f) and substituting instead the following: (f) Except as provided in this subsection (f), advisory board meetings are subject to the open meetings laws compiled in title 8, chapter 44. The advisory board may hold closed sessions limited to discussion of specific security vulnerabilities or tactical information that would compromise school safety if publicly disclosed; provided, that the board documents the basis for closing any portion of a meeting and that the general substance of all meetings is made available in public minutes within thirty (30) days. HA1003