Education, Dept. of - As introduced, changes the date, from July 1 to August 1, that the department must annually report to the general assembly on receipts and expenditures for the school safety alert grant pilot fund. - Amends TCA Title 49.

HB 42 changes the annual reporting deadline for Tennessee's Department of Education regarding the school safety alert grant pilot fund, moving it from July 1 to August 1 each year starting in 2025. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Section 49-1-225(f), to update this reporting date without altering the fund's purpose or required report content. This adjustment directly affects the Department of Education (which must submit reports by the new date) and the General Assembly (which receives the reports one month later). The change provides the Department with additional time to prepare the annual report while maintaining the same reporting requirements.