---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, Private - As enacted, authorizes a private school and a local government to execute a contract or memorandum of understanding to allow the law enforcement agency of the local government to provide school resource officers to the private school. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 49."
description: "Schools, Private - As enacted, authorizes a private school and a local government to execute a contract or memorandum of understanding to allow the law enforcement agency of the local government to provide school resource officers to the private school. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 49."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 315"
citation: "Tennessee SB 315 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Private", "Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/598cd5ef-a9f4-4ea5-b410-478202fce8b9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0315&GA=113"
source_hash: "0dd29d212c0f2fe3509aa10d2037534b4a47ebd7b9e24458a1cf2ef8178f136f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 315 (113) — Schools, Private - As enacted, authorizes a private school and a local government to execute a contract or memorandum of understanding to allow the law enforcement agency of the local government to provide school resource officers to the private school. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 38 and Title 49.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0315.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2023 Passed (1) — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/27/2023 Passed — **28–4** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/22/2023 Passed (1) — **7–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/22/2023
- **2023-02-22** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-24** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 27, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-09** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 7, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18** Effective date(s) 03/31/2023
- **2023-04-18** Pub. Ch. 87

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/598cd5ef-a9f4-4ea5-b410-478202fce8b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).