Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain searches of containers, packages, and certain enclosures used for storage by students or visitors to be conducted by a school employee who has been designated by the school principal to conduct such searches and who has completed an orientation and training program developed by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

HB 1998 amends Tennessee law to allow school employees designated by a principal to conduct certain searches of student or visitor containers, packages, or enclosures using metal detectors or handheld devices before entering school buildings. It requires these employees to complete state-developed training and restricts secondary searches to specific staff (like school resource officers or trained administrators), while clarifying that searches cannot violate constitutional rights. The bill directly affects students, visitors, and school staff by standardizing search protocols at school entrances for safety purposes. It does not change existing legal authority for law enforcement officers on school property.