Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 67.

This bill does the following:<br /> <br /> (1) Creates within the state treasury a "mental health care in Tennessee schools' account";<br /> <br /> (2) Prohibits amounts remaining in the account at the end of each fiscal year from reverting to the general fund, and instead requires that such funds remain in the account;<br /> <br /> (3) Requires the commissioner of revenue to deposit 100 percent of the sales tax proceeds collected on firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories into the mental health care in Tennessee schools' account;<br /> <br /> (4) Requires the state treasurer to allocate grants from the mental health care in Tennessee schools' account to local education agencies to obtain school counselors, school therapists, and after school programs that promote involvement in positive extracurricular activities;<br /> <br /> (5) Requires a local education agency to submit an application, by May 1 of each year, to the state treasurer to receive a grant pursuant to (4); and<br /> <br /> (6) Requires the state treasurer to create and implement guidelines on grant preferences if the number of applications received pursuant to (5) exceeds the amount in the account.<br />