Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to employ retired law enforcement officers who are retired from a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency and honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces to serve as school resource officers on school premises; requires local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to adopt policies to effectuate same. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49; Section 55-8-151 and Title 62.

HB 214 allows Tennessee school districts and public charter schools to hire retired law enforcement officers (from federal, state, or local agencies) and honorably discharged U.S. military veterans as school resource officers (SROs). The bill requires school boards and charter school governing bodies to adopt written policies outlining SRO duties, authority, and privacy compliance, including adherence to FERPA and other privacy laws. It also mandates that SROs complete 40 hours of approved school policing training and specifies conditions for carrying firearms on school grounds.