(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.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-4214

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • School: means all public schools that conduct classes in any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
  • School resource officer: means a law enforcement officer, as defined under §. See Tennessee Code 49-6-4202
(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.
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