Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.

This bill requires the department of health to submit to the legislature and to each municipality and county an annual report on the public health impacts of gun violence on local communities. The full text of this bill specifies various data points that the department must include in the report. <br /> <br /> This bill requires the TBI to provide the department of health biannually with incident-level data on gun-related crime that occurs within this state in order to identify and track areas with the highest per capita gun violence and direct resources where needed. <br /> <br /> By January 1, 2024, this bill requires the state to act to reduce gun violence in youth under 18 years of age in the following ways:<br /> <br /> (1) Encourage the department of labor and workforce development to create a youth employment program that includes training on the skills needed for employment, including nonviolent conflict resolution;<br /> <br /> (2) Encourage the department of health to create a new hospital-based violence intervention program to be implemented in areas with the highest per capita gun violence within each municipality or county, which includes participation by local constituent groups; <br /> <br /> (3) Authorize the department of health to provide a gun safety program to be distributed through hospital emergency departments and primary care centers. The program must enable healthcare providers to have non-judgmental conversations with families about firearms kept in the home; and<br /> <br /> (4) Require the department of education to develop a program for children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 schools to teach the students strategies and nonviolent methods to resolve conflict in collaboration with community organizations.<br />