(a) The commissioner of education shall establish a state-level safety team, which shall assist LEAs and schools with compliance with this part as reasonably necessary. As part of the assistance, the state-level safety team shall publish a template for use by districts in preparing their district-level safety plans and building-level emergency response plans, which template shall outline the responsibilities of the LEAs and individual schools in complying with this part. The state-level safety team shall regularly review and update the template.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint the members of the state-level safety team, including:

(1) A representative of the department of safety;

(2) A representative of the Tennessee bureau of investigation;

(3) A representative of homeland security;

(4) A representative of the department of mental health and substance abuse services;

(5) A representative of the emergency medical services of the department of health;

(6) A representative of the state board of education;

(7) A representative of the Tennessee association of school resource officers; and

(8) A representative of the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(c) The commissioner may also appoint a representative from each of the following:

(1) Directors of schools;

(2) Members of local boards of education;

(3) The Tennessee alternative education association;

(4) Public school teachers;

(5) The Tennessee association of mental health organizations;

(6) School counselors and psychologists;

(7) Parents of students enrolled in public schools;

(8) Tennessee students between sixteen (16) and twenty-four (24) years of age; and

(9) The Tennessee school health coalition.