Education - As introduced, requires each elementary and secondary school to post the toll-free telephone number operated by the department of children's services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect on the homepage of the school's website. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49.
HB 739 requires all Tennessee public elementary and secondary schools to display the department of children's services' toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline number on the homepage of their school website. This affects every K-12 public school in the state, mandating a specific, easily accessible location for the hotline. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49 and takes effect July 1, 2025. It does not create new reporting mechanisms but ensures existing resources are prominently visible to students, parents, and staff.
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Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
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Chris Hurt
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