Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Under present law, if a student has been adjudicated delinquent for having committed certain named offenses, then the parents, guardians, or legal custodians, including the department of children's services acting in any capacity, and a school administrator of any school that received the same or similar notice from the juvenile court or another source, must provide certain written information about the student's offense to the school principal, or a principal's designee, whenever such a student (i) initially enrolls in an LEA; (ii) resumes school attendance after suspension, expulsion, or adjudication of delinquency; or (iii) changes schools within this state. <br /> <br /> This bill adds that such information about a student's delinquency adjudication must be shared, by the parents, guardians, or legal custodians, including the department of children's services acting in any capacity, and a school administrator of any school that received the same or similar notice from the juvenile court or another source, upon request of the school principal, or the principal's designee. Under this bill, the school principal, or the principal's designee, must ask a student's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, in writing, in either a printed or digital format, whether the student has been adjudicated delinquent for certain named offenses by no later than 30 days from the date on which the student first enrolled in the respective school.<br /> <br /> SEVERITY OF A KNOWING VIOLATION INCREASED<br /> <br /> Present law provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $50, for a parent or guardian, but not the department of children's services, to knowingly fail to provide notification as required under this bill. This bill increases the severity of a violation of this bill, making it, instead, a Class B misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $500, for a parent or guardian, but not the department of children's services, to knowingly fail to provide notification as required by the present law.<br />
Under present law, if a student has been adjudicated delinquent for having committed certain named offenses, then the parents, guardians, or legal custodians, including the department of children's services acting in any capacity, and a school administrator of any school that received the same or similar notice from the juvenile court or another source, must provide certain written information about the student's offense to the school principal, or a principal's designee, whenever such a student (i) initially enrolls in an LEA; (ii) resumes school attendance after suspension, expulsion, or adjudication of delinquency; or (iii) changes schools within this state. <br /> <br /> This bill adds that such information about a student's delinquency adjudication must be shared, by the parents, guardians, or legal custodians, including the department of children's services acting in any capacity, and a school administrator of any school that received the same or similar notice from the juvenile court or another source, upon request of the school principal, or the principal's designee. Under this bill, the school principal, or the principal's designee, must ask a student's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, in writing, in either a printed or digital format, whether the student has been adjudicated delinquent for certain named offenses by no later than 30 days from the date on which the student first enrolled in the respective school.<br /> <br /> SEVERITY OF A KNOWING VIOLATION INCREASED<br /> <br /> Present law provides that it is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $50, for a parent or guardian, but not the department of children's services, to knowingly fail to provide notification as required under this bill. This bill increases the severity of a violation of this bill, making it, instead, a Class B misdemeanor, punishable only by a fine of up to $500, for a parent or guardian, but not the department of children's services, to knowingly fail to provide notification as required by the present law.<br />
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