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SB 2491·TN·senate

State Government - As introduced, enacts the "Safe Access to Schools and Child Services Act," which prohibits the following entities from conditioning enrollment, attendance, or receipt of services for a child under 18 on the disclosure of the child's immigration status, except as explicitly required by federal or state law or court order: a county, municipality, or branch or agency thereof; public utility, utility district, entity created pursuant to any interlocal agreement, or any other po...

Passed One ChamberFiled Feb 2, 2026
Sponsor: Yarbro
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Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

Mar 17, 2026

Summary

The Safe Access to Schools and Child Services Act bars state and local agencies—including public schools, charter schools, counties, municipalities, and utilities—from making a child’s immigration status a condition for enrollment, attendance, or receipt of services, unless a federal or state law or court order explicitly requires it. The rule applies to all children under 18 and does not change agencies’ duties to follow federal immigration law.

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