Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-4214: Nonpublic schools - Resource officers - Compliance - Contract stipulations

(a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a county or municipality may enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a nonpublic school authorizing the county's or municipality's law enforcement agency to provide school resource officers to the nonpublic school. (b) A school resource officer assigned to a nonpublic school must comply with the employment standards for school resource officers outlined in § 49-6-4217 . (c) A contract or memorandum of understanding may stipulate: (1) The duties and responsibilities of the parties; (2) The burden of liability that arises from negligence or gross negligence by any party. A county or municipality may waive sovereign immunity for one (1) or more law enforcement officers for purposes of executing a contract or memorandum of understanding under this section; (3) The length of the contract or memorandum of understanding; (4) Salary, benefits, and schedule; and (5) Any other provisions that the parties to the contract or memorandum of understanding deem necessary to effectuate the contract or memorandum of understanding. Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 87, s 1, eff. 3/31/2023.

(a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, a county or municipality may enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with a nonpublic school authorizing the county's or municipality's law enforcement agency to provide school resource officers to the nonpublic school.

(b) A school resource officer assigned to a nonpublic school must comply with the employment standards for school resource officers outlined in § 49-6-4217 .

(c) A contract or memorandum of understanding may stipulate: (1) The duties and responsibilities of the parties; (2) The burden of liability that arises from negligence or gross negligence by any party. A county or municipality may waive sovereign immunity for one (1) or more law enforcement officers for purposes of executing a contract or memorandum of understanding under this section; (3) The length of the contract or memorandum of understanding; (4) Salary, benefits, and schedule; and (5) Any other provisions that the parties to the contract or memorandum of understanding deem necessary to effectuate the contract or memorandum of understanding.

(1) The duties and responsibilities of the parties;

(2) The burden of liability that arises from negligence or gross negligence by any party. A county or municipality may waive sovereign immunity for one (1) or more law enforcement officers for purposes of executing a contract or memorandum of understanding under this section;

(3) The length of the contract or memorandum of understanding;

(4) Salary, benefits, and schedule; and

(5) Any other provisions that the parties to the contract or memorandum of understanding deem necessary to effectuate the contract or memorandum of understanding.