Education - As introduced, converts the school safety alert grant pilot program to a statewide two-year school safety alert grant program; removes the limit on the number of grants that may be awarded in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 994 of the Public Acts of 2024.

HB 505 converts Tennessee's temporary school safety alert grant pilot program into a statewide two-year program, effective July 2025. It removes the previous limit on the number of grants awarded annually, allowing all eligible schools to apply on a first-come, first-served basis without geographic restrictions. Schools - including public, charter, private, and church-related institutions - can receive grants of up to $8,000 per school per fiscal year to purchase approved mobile panic alert systems. The program ends on July 1, 2027, and requires annual reports on fund usage from the Department of Education.