Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-6-821

(a) There is created 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 kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) public school facilities.

(b) The safe school design advisory board is administratively attached to the department of commerce and insurance.  The commissioner of commerce and insurance shall call the first meeting of the advisory board to order no later than July 1, 2026.

(c) The safe school design advisory board consists of:

(d) Members of the advisory board serve on the advisory board until the member vacates the member's position on the advisory board or until the member is notified, in writing, by the respective appointing authority that another member is being appointed to serve on the advisory board in the member's stead.

(e) Members of the advisory board serve without compensation, and are not entitled to receive reimbursement for travel expenses.

(f) The advisory board meetings are not subject to the open meetings laws compiled in title 8, chapter 44.  Though closed to the general public, reasonable notice must be provided to the general public prior to a meeting of the advisory board.

(g) The advisory board shall recommend to the commissioner of commerce and insurance safe school design guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools to consider when constructing or remodeling kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) public school facilities that addresses a broad spectrum of school safety considerations that includes:

(h) In developing the guidelines, the advisory board shall review:

(i) The advisory board shall 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 practices, and any updates of building or safety codes.  The advisory board shall submit any recommended updates to the guidelines to the commissioner.

(j) Notwithstanding title 10, chapter 7, the advisory board's recommended guidelines are not open to the public and may only be shared with governmental entities.