Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 68 and Title 71.
This bill requires the department of health to submit to the legislature and each municipality and county of the state an annual report on the public health impacts of gun violence on local communities. The report must include data on the deaths, disabilities, mental illnesses, and economic hardships stemming from gun violence. Additionally, the report must provide the public and policymakers with research-based information from which to make informed decisions on how best to protect Tennesseans from gun violence.<br /> <br /> This bill requires each law enforcement agency in the state to provide the department of health with biannual incident-level data on shootings that occur within the agency's jurisdiction in order to identify and track hotspots and direct resources where needed.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the state to act, by January 1, 2023, to reduce gun violence in youth 18 years of age in the following ways:<br /> <br /> (1) The department of safety must develop a firearm buyback program in collaboration with local community groups. Compensation for firearms that are voluntarily surrendered may be paid in cash or other items of value, such as grocery vouchers, as determined by the local community groups.<br /> <br /> (2) The department of health must provide a gun safety program to be distributed through hospital emergency departments and primary care centers. The gun safety program must enable healthcare providers to have non-judgmental conversations with families about firearms kept in the home and, if appropriate, offer educational resources and firearm safety devices to such families at no cost; and<br /> <br /> (3) The department of education must develop a program for children enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) schools, to teach the students strategies and nonviolent methods to resolve conflict in collaboration with community organizations.<br /> <br /> This bill also encourages other specific departments to take actions to reduce gun violence in youth, as specified in detail in this bill.<br />
This bill requires the department of health to submit to the legislature and each municipality and county of the state an annual report on the public health impacts of gun violence on local communities. The report must include data on the deaths, disabilities, mental illnesses, and economic hardships stemming from gun violence. Additionally, the report must provide the public and policymakers with research-based information from which to make informed decisions on how best to protect Tennesseans from gun violence.<br /> <br /> This bill requires each law enforcement agency in the state to provide the department of health with biannual incident-level data on shootings that occur within the agency's jurisdiction in order to identify and track hotspots and direct resources where needed.<br /> <br /> This bill requires the state to act, by January 1, 2023, to reduce gun violence in youth 18 years of age in the following ways:<br /> <br /> (1) The department of safety must develop a firearm buyback program in collaboration with local community groups. Compensation for firearms that are voluntarily surrendered may be paid in cash or other items of value, such as grocery vouchers, as determined by the local community groups.<br /> <br /> (2) The department of health must provide a gun safety program to be distributed through hospital emergency departments and primary care centers. The gun safety program must enable healthcare providers to have non-judgmental conversations with families about firearms kept in the home and, if appropriate, offer educational resources and firearm safety devices to such families at no cost; and<br /> <br /> (3) The department of education must develop a program for children enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) schools, to teach the students strategies and nonviolent methods to resolve conflict in collaboration with community organizations.<br /> <br /> This bill also encourages other specific departments to take actions to reduce gun violence in youth, as specified in detail in this bill.<br />
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