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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-413 - Department rulemaking to comply with federal regulations

(a)
The department of children's services is authorized to adopt mandatory rules binding on the courts and agencies subject to this part to implement the provisions of any changes in federal law relative to compliance with any foster care review processes set forth in federal law.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department shall have authority to implement any rules that may be required pursuant to subsection (a) by emergency rules to be effective immediately upon approval by the attorney general and reporter and filing with the office of the secretary of state; provided, that any permanent rules must follow the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, part 2.
Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 117; 2009, ch. 566, § 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-416 - Notice of hearing to foster parent, adoptive parent or relative providing care

(a)
The department shall notify the foster parents, if any, or any prospective adoptive parent or relative providing care for the child in state custody with notice of any review or hearing to be held with respect to the child. The foster parents, if any, of such a child and any prospective adoptive parent or relative providing care for the child shall be provided with notice of the right to be heard in any review or hearing to be held with respect to the child, except that this section shall not be construed to require that any foster parent, prospective adoptive parent, or relative providing care for the child who has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of fewer than nine (9) continuous months be made a party to such a review or hearing solely on the basis of such notice and right to be heard.
(b)
Any foster parent who has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine (9) or more continuous months shall be permitted to appear for the sole purpose of presenting evidence with regard to the best interests of the child.
(c)
At each hearing, the court shall determine whether the department has complied with this section.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 263,s 13, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1998, ch. 1097, § 22; 2007 , ch. 372, § 11; 2008 , ch. 906, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-417 - Tennessee's Transitioning Youth Empowerment Act of 2010 [Repealed effective January 1, 2023.]

(a)
This section may be known and cited as "Tennessee's Transitioning Youth Empowerment Act of 2010."
(b)
The department of children's services is authorized to develop a program to provide services to youth who are transitioning to adulthood from state custody. Services may be provided on a voluntary basis to any person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age, who was in the custody of the department at the time of the person's eighteenth birthday and who is:
(1)
Completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential;
(2)
Enrolled in an institution which provides postsecondary or career and technical education;
(3)
Participating in a program or activity designed to promote or remove barriers to employment;
(4)
Employed for at least eighty (80) hours per month; or
(5)
Incapable of doing any of the activities described in subdivisions (b)(1)-(4) due to a medical condition, including a developmental or intellectual condition, which incapability is supported by regularly updated information in the permanency plan of the person. In such a case the person shall be in compliance with a course of treatment as recommended by the department.
(c)
Services may also be made available to any person who meets the requirements of subsection (b) but refused such services at the time of the person's eighteenth birthday if at any time the person seeks to regain services prior to the person's twenty-first birthday.
(d)
The advisory committee established in §
37-2-601
shall serve as an advisory committee for programs and services established by this section.
(e)
The commissioner of children's services shall establish policies and procedures in order to create and implement this program.
(f)
The department is authorized to seek federal funding or to participate in federal programs developed for this purpose.
Repealed by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 785, s 1, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 55, s 1, eff. 4/6/2015.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1065, §§ 1-3; 2012 , ch. 653, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-418 - Reasonable and prudent parent standard - Definitions - Application - Liability

(a)
As used in this section:
(1)
"Age- or developmentally-appropriate" means:
(A)
Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group; and
(B)
In the case of a specific child, activities or items that are suitable for the child based on the developmental stages attained by the child with respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of the child;
(2)
"Caregiver" means the child's foster parent, whether the child is in a family foster home or a therapeutic foster home, or the designated official at a child-placing agency; and
(3)
"Reasonable and prudent parent standard" means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interest of a child while also encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child, that a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care under the responsibility of the department to participate in age- or developmentally-appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
(b)
Every child-placing agency that makes the determinations in subsection (c) shall designate an on-site official who is authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard and assist a caregiver in application of the reasonable and prudent parent standard.
(c)
A caregiver shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a child in foster care to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
(d)
The caregiver and the child-placing agency, if applicable, shall not be liable for injuries to the child that occur as a result of acting in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard. Any caregiver or child-placing agency acting in good faith in compliance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard shall be immune from civil liability arising from such action.
(e)
The immunity provided in subsection (d) shall not apply if the injuries to the child were caused by gross negligence, willful or wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing. Any liability under this subsection (e) that may be attributable to the department or any of its employees shall be strictly adjudicated before the claims commission pursuant to title 9, chapter 8, part 3, as applicable.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 679,s 1, eff. 3/29/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-419 - Immunization not condition of overseeing child in foster care - Exceptions

(a)
The department of children's services shall not require an individual or members of the individual's household to undergo an immunization as a condition of overseeing a child in foster care under this chapter unless the child is under eighteen (18) months of age or has significant documented medical needs that would necessitate the caregiver or members of the caregiver's household being immunized
(b)
If an individual or member of the individual's household objects to an immunization on the basis of religious or moral convictions, then the exceptions in subsection (a) must not apply and the department of children's services shall not require an individual or member of the individual's household to undergo any immunization as a condition of overseeing a child in foster care.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 699,s 2, eff. 4/11/2024.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 375, s 2, eff. 5/11/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-420 - Contact information for sibling in foster case - Punishment for behavioral problems by restricting contact with sibling prohibited

(a)
An agency shall provide a child in foster care with contact information for each sibling who is also in foster care and who is not placed in the same home as the child if maintaining contact with the sibling is in the best interests of each sibling.
(b)
A child in foster care must not be punished for behavioral problems by restricting contact with the child's sibling.
(c)
As used in this section, "sibling" includes full siblings, half siblings, and step-siblings.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 567, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 4 - FOSTER CARE (§§ 37-2-401 — 37-2-422) › Section 37-2-421 - Grant of limited tort exposure to non-governmental independent contractors providing foster care continuum services

(a)
Notwithstanding a provision of this chapter to the contrary, non-governmental independent contractors that contract with, or enter into an agreement with, the department of children's services for the provision of foster care continuum services to children in the department's custody are granted limited tort exposure under this chapter from civil actions or claims filed by the children and families who are the intended or actual recipients of those services. This grant of limited tort exposure is provided only when the non-governmental independent contractors are providing by contract or agreement foster care continuum services to children in the department's custody.
(b)
In performing or providing foster care continuum services, the non-governmental independent contractors are deemed to be the functional equivalent of the department of children's services. The non-governmental independent contractors are performing or providing these foster care continuum services in the stead of the department of children's services and by such are fulfilling a public purpose that is authorized to be performed by the department of children's services. The department's contracting party for the provision of foster care continuum services will not be afforded limits to its tort exposure for gross negligence in the performance of the contract or agreement.
(c)
In performing or providing foster care continuum services, the monetary limits of tort exposure for the department of children's services contracting party or party to the agreement are the same as the limits set for the department of children's services in §
9-8-307
; provided, that a claim against the contractor arising from the contractor's provision of foster care continuum services to children in the department's custody shall be filed with a court of competent jurisdiction and shall not be heard by the Tennessee claims commission.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 777, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-501 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Runaway Act."
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 1; T.C.A., § 37-1601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-502 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of children's services;
(2)
"Runaway" means any person under eighteen (18) years of age who is away from the home or residence of such person's parents or guardians without such parents' or guardians' consent. "Runaway" does not include persons under eighteen (18) years of age who lawfully reside with a close relative or those attending educational institutions, or those placed by court order, on a contractual agreement with a parent or guardian;
(3)
"Runaway house" means any house or institution giving sanctuary or housing to any person under eighteen (18) years of age, who is away from the home or residence of such person's parents or guardians without such parents' or guardians' consent; and
(4)
"Sanctuary" means a house, institution or other organization providing housing or accommodations to runaways as set forth in this part.
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-1602; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 73.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-503 - Registration requirement for runaway houses

All houses, institutions or other organizations giving sanctuary to runaway youths shall be registered with the department. No such house or institution shall provide sanctuary to such persons unless it is registered in accordance with this part.
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 3; T.C.A., § 37-1603.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-504 - Minimum standards for runaway houses - Establishment

The department shall establish minimum standards for runaway houses and shall not issue registration to any runaway house that does not comply with this part or does not meet or exceed the minimum standards established by the department. This part applies to all runaway houses without regard to their title or designation or additional services rendered.
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 4; T.C.A., § 37-1604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-505 - Minimum standards - Contents

The standards established by the department shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1)
Separate quarters for males and females;
(2)
Supervision of both sexes;
(3)
Complete and accurate records of all runaways housed;
(4)
Minimum health and safety requirements as established by the department;
(5)
A program for prevention or treatment for the use of drugs and permitting use of medication by runaways only upon the advice of a physician;
(6)
An examination for communicable diseases; and
(7)
Structured programs for all residents of the facility.
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 5; T.C.A., § 37-1605.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-506 - Shelter for runaways

(a)
Any runaway seeking sanctuary may be given shelter for seventy-two (72) hours; provided, that:
(1)
The runaway is not known to have committed, nor is under investigation for the commission of, a delinquent or criminal act;
(2)
A good faith attempt is made to notify the juvenile court with jurisdiction in the county in which the runaway house is located, or the runaway's parent or guardian, of the runaway's location within one (1) hour of the runaway's arrival; and
(3)
No runaway admitted to a runaway house shall be removed during the seventy-two (72) hours of sanctuary other than by order of the juvenile court in the jurisdiction.
(b)
Any juvenile judge in this or another state may release a runaway from a runaway house in another jurisdiction by contacting the juvenile judge having jurisdiction over the receiving runaway house.
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 6; T.C.A., § 37-1606.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 5 - TENNESSEE RUNAWAY ACT (§§ 37-2-501 — 37-2-507) › Section 37-2-507 - Violations - Penalties

The owner, operator or agent of any house or facility that operates without registering or otherwise willfully violates this part commits a Class C misdemeanor. If, in the discretion of the trial court, a second or subsequent offense indicates continued or regular noncompliance with this part, the facility may be enjoined from future operations as a runaway house.
Acts 1976, ch. 683, § 7; T.C.A., § 37-1607; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 6 - POST-CUSTODY SERVICES (§§ 37-2-601 — 37-2-605) › Section 37-2-601 - Establishment of extension of foster care services advisory council

(a)
(1)
The executive director of the Tennessee commission on children and youth shall establish a non-funded, voluntary, extension of foster care services advisory council, which shall be responsible for:
(A)
Identifying strategies to assess and track effectiveness of extension of foster care services and the operation of resources centers authorized by this part; and
(B)
Identifying the following:
(i)
Strategies for maintaining accurate numbers of children served by extension of foster care services;
(ii)
The number of services provided by the department of children's services;
(iii)
The number of children who accept these services;
(iv)
Reasons why children do not accept these services; and
(v)
The number of children who continue their education and the number who do not.
(2)
The advisory council shall report no later than October 31 of each year to the Tennessee commission on children and youth, the civil justice committee of the house of representatives, the health committee of the house of representatives, and the health and welfare committee of the senate, making recommendations for the continuing operation of the system of extension of foster care services and supports.
(b)
The department of children's services and other state agencies that provide services or supports to youth transitioning out of state custody shall participate fully in the council and shall respond to the recommendations put forth by the council as appropriate.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 29, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 39, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 508, s 1, eff. 3/6/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 78, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2009 , ch. 415, § 1; 2011 , ch. 410, § 3(j).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 6 - POST-CUSTODY SERVICES (§§ 37-2-601 — 37-2-605) › Section 37-2-602 - Determination of whether youth applicants for assistance were formerly in state custody - Identification by state agencies on agency forms - Sharing of information

(a)
All state agencies that administer cash or in-kind assistance, or both, to youth eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) years of age within the course of normal business shall make reasonable efforts to determine if an applicant for assistance has ever been in the custody of the state. If the applicant has been in state custody, the state agency shall share information with the applicant regarding possible services to be provided by the department of children's services, other state agencies and community partners.
(b)
State agencies shall modify agency forms to identify youth who have been in state custody as the agencies' forms are otherwise revised and updated.
(c)
The department of children services may share services information for former foster youth and youth transitioning from state custody through already established models such as, but not limited to, web sites, emails, verbal notifications or other printed material.
Acts 2009, ch. 415, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 6 - POST-CUSTODY SERVICES (§§ 37-2-601 — 37-2-605) › Section 37-2-603 - Establishment of resource centers to provide or facilitate assistance

(a)
The private, nonprofit community is urged to establish a network to provide information, assistance, services and supports to persons from sixteen (16) to twenty-four (24) years of age who were in foster care on the person's eighteenth birthday and persons from sixteen (16) to twenty-four (24) years of age who have been in foster care at any time after the person's fourteenth birthday.
(b)
The resource centers shall provide or facilitate the assistance necessary to:
(1)
Deal with the challenges and barriers associated with the transition into adulthood and early adult years;
(2)
Support post-secondary education, vocational training and job skills development for such person;
(3)
Find and retain employment, housing, transportation, parenting and family support, health care and mental health care; and
(4)
Navigate systems and procedures that impact the person's education, employment, health and mental welfare and basic needs.
(c)
These services shall be available at any time until the person reaches twenty-four (24) years of age regardless of whether the youth elects to remain in a voluntary extension of foster care arrangement with the department or the youth chooses to terminate any relationship with the state.
(d)
The resource centers shall be supported in part by the department in the community where the centers are located, subject to the availability of funds specifically appropriated for this purpose. The department is authorized and encouraged to share staff with the resource centers, as well as provide financial support.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 508,s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Acts 2009, ch. 415, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 2 - PLACEMENT OF JUVENILES (§§ 37-2-101 — 37-2-605) › Part 6 - POST-CUSTODY SERVICES (§§ 37-2-601 — 37-2-605) › Section 37-2-605 - Construction of part

Nothing in this part shall be construed to require a person to have maintained continuous contact with the resource centers or the department in order to be eligible to receive services from the resource centers or the department.
Acts 2009, ch. 415, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-101 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Act of 1988."
Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-104 - Executive director

The commission shall be administered by an executive director who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the members of the commission. The executive director shall be a full-time employee of the commission and shall be responsible for the administration of commission policies, rules, and guidelines and the proper management and operation of the commission's programs and activities. The executive director shall be an individual who is professionally trained in one (1) or more fields involving services to children and youth, who has a working knowledge of programs for children and youth, and who has previous employment experience in managing and delivering services to children and youth.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 422,s 2, eff. 5/8/2015.
Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2; 2012, ch. 986, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-105 - Personnel - Travel reimbursement

(a)
The executive director, subject to the approval of the commission and the commissioner of finance and administration, shall employ other personnel as may be necessary for the performance of the duties as prescribed by this part.
(b)
All reimbursement for travel of commission staff shall be in accordance with the provisions of the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-106 - Regional councils

(a)
There shall be a regional council on children and youth organized by the commission in each of the nine (9) development districts of the state. The regional councils shall perform each of the following duties:
(1)
Provide for mutual exchange of information and networking among service providers, advocates and elected officials;
(2)
Educate council members, officials, others involved in services for children and youth, and the general public concerning the needs and problems of children and youth in the region and the state;
(3)
Coordinate regional and local efforts between public and private service providers to enhance services for children and youth;
(4)
Advocate for legislation, policies and programs at the local and regional level to promote and protect the health, well being and development of children and youth;
(5)
Collect, compile and distribute data; and
(6)
Make recommendations on the needs and problems of children and youth.
(b)
The regional councils on children and youth shall be the ongoing communication links between the commission and the various regional and local areas of the state. The councils shall perform information-gathering and problem solving tasks concerning services for children and youth. Each council shall report to the commission, at least annually, its recommendations for improvements in services for children and youth.
(c)
The commission shall establish guidelines for the composition and operation of the regional councils. The commission shall provide at least one (1) locally based staff person for each regional council to assist the council in performing the duties assigned by this part. Such staff person shall coordinate, advise and consult with the council, shall provide technical assistance to the council and community organizations serving children and youth, and shall act as liaison to the commission.
Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-107 - References to predecessors - Prior contracts, rules, etc

References to the commission on children and youth, the office of child development, the children's services commission, and the juvenile justice commission appearing elsewhere in Tennessee Code Annotated are deemed to be references to the commission on children and youth. All contracts and leases entered into by the children's services commission and by the juvenile justice commission shall continue in full force and effect as to all essential provisions in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract in existence on July 1, 1988, unless and until such contracts or leases expire or are duly amended or modified by the parties thereto. All rules, orders, and decisions promulgated or issued by the children's services commission or the juvenile justice commission prior to, and in effect on July 1, 1988, shall remain in force and effect and shall be administered and enforced by the commission on children and youth until duly amended, repealed, expired, modified or superseded.
Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-109 - Transfer of functions

(a)
The provisions of §
4-29-114
shall not apply to this part.
(b)
All staff, staff positions, offices, equipment, supplies, property, funds and other resources of the children's services commission and the juvenile justice commission shall be transferred to the commission on children and youth.
(c)
The commission on children and youth shall be subject to the provisions of §
4-29-118(a)
.
Acts 1988, ch. 979, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-110 - Definitions for Sections 37-3-110 - 37-3-115

As used in this section and in §§
37-3-111
- 37-3-115, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Child-centered" means a system in which the needs of the child are at its core and that integrates services and programs offered by various departments of state government, units of local government and public and private agencies to support and serve the child;
(2)
"Commission" means the commission on children and youth;
(3)
"Council" means the council on children's mental health care;
(4)
"Culturally competent" means a system that has the ability to deliver and ensure access to services in a manner that effectively responds to the values and practices present in the various cultures of children;
(5)
"Demonstration sites" means certain geographic areas throughout the state where children's mental health care is in keeping with the principles set out in §
37-3-112(b)
;
(6)
"Family" means:
(A)
The members of a household living, on a full-time or a part-time basis, in one (1) house, condominium, apartment or other dwelling;
(B)
People related by blood or ancestry, marriage, or adoption;
(C)
Any person who is held out to the public as being a family member of a child;
(D)
Foster parents and foster children;
(E)
Stepparents and stepchildren; and
(F)
Any other group that the council determines by policy or rule to constitute a family for purposes of this part;
(7)
"Family-driven" means a system in which the needs of the family are at its core and that integrates services and programs offered by various departments of state government, units of local government and public and private agencies to support and serve the family;
(8)
"Linguistically competent" means a system that has the ability to deliver and ensure access to services in a manner that effectively responds to the languages present in the various cultures of children;
(9)
"Mental health care" means all services and programs offered by various departments of state government, units of local government and public and private agencies that support and serve the mental health needs of children and their families; and
(10)
"Mental health needs" means any significant behavioral problem or emotional disorder, whether the problem or disorder is biologically-based or due to environmental factors, including, but not limited to, any psychiatric disorder, alcohol or substance abuse, depression or suicide, hyperactivity or attention-deficit disorder.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1062, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-113 - Duties of council

In addition to other duties imposed by law, the council shall also perform the following duties:
(1)
Facilitate interagency coordination and collaboration in the planning, funding, delivery and evaluation of a statewide system of mental health care for children;
(2)
Define accountability standards among all agencies and organizations that provide services and support relative to the mental health needs of children and their families;
(3)
Encourage the matching of federal funds required by federal grants for children's mental health initiatives;
(4)
Serve as an advocate within government and in the community for children's mental health care in this state;
(5)
Stimulate more effective use of existing resources and services for children, and develop programs, opportunities and services that are not otherwise provided for children, with the aim of developing a comprehensive and coordinated system for the delivery of mental health services to children in the state;
(6)
Assist the department of mental health and substance abuse services in the development of interagency agreements on services and supports for children; and
(7)
Determine, in consultation with appropriate research experts, which programs that are currently being used to serve or support children's mental health needs in the state are evidence-based, as defined by §
37-5-121
, research-based, as defined by §
37-5-121
and theory-based, as defined by §
37-5-121
. The council shall provide such findings in its annual report submitted in accordance with §
37-1-115
, including an explanation of the support for those findings.
Acts 2008, ch. 1062, § 1; 2010, ch. 1100, § 58; 2012, ch. 575, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-114 - Additional duties of council

The council may perform each of the following duties:
(1)
Promulgate bylaws to provide for the election of council officers, establishment of committees, meetings, and other matters relating to council functions;
(2)
Request and receive the cooperation of other state departments and agencies in carrying out the policies and objectives of this part;
(3)
Enter into such contracts and make such grants within the limits of appropriated funds as are necessary or appropriate under this section, and in a manner consistent with state or federal law;
(4)
Advise the governor and the heads of state departments and agencies regarding policies, programs, services, allocation of funds and children's mental health needs in this state and make recommendations for legislative action to the governor and to the general assembly;
(5)
Hold hearings, conduct research and other appropriate activities to determine the mental health needs of children in the state, including particularly, but not limited to, their needs for health and social services, and to determine the existing services and facilities, private and public, available to meet those needs; and
(6)
Review data, reports and outcomes of local, state and national system of care implementation, as well as other relevant data or research.
Acts 2008, ch. 1062, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-115 - Report, plan and budget

(a)
(1)
No later than February 1, 2009, the council shall submit a report regarding the status of the development of a plan for a statewide system of care for children's mental health. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
(A)
The timeline for development of the overall plan;
(B)
Barriers to implementation of such a plan, if any;
(C)
A list of all programs currently in place to serve and support children's mental health needs and whether those programs are evidence-based, research-based or theory-based;
(D)
The status of interagency cooperation relative to a system of children's mental health care throughout the state; and
(E)
A financial resource map of all current federal and state funded programs that support or serve children with mental health needs in the state.
(2)
The report shall also include cost analysis information produced in accordance with §
37-3-112(d)
and shall provide recommendations for improving efficiency in the use of existing state and federal funds by increasing coordination of children's mental health care with other child-focused service delivery systems.
(b)
No later than July 1, 2010, the council shall submit a plan prepared in accordance with §
37-3-112
and a budget for implementing the plan. The plan shall provide for demonstration sites in at least three (3) areas of the state, with at least one (1) area to be in each grand division. If the plan submitted by July 1, 2010, is approved and funded by the legislature no later than July 1, 2012, the council shall submit a plan and budget for extending the demonstration sites to a total of no less than ten (10) areas of the state selected by the council. If the plan submitted by July 1, 2012, is approved and funded by the legislature, no later than July 1, 2013, the council shall submit a plan that will accomplish implementation of the system of children's mental health care statewide. The council shall create and submit with each plan current financial resource maps and cost analysis, and the information shall be required to accompany any recommendations the council makes regarding the continued development of a statewide system of children's mental health care.
(c)
The plan, budget and report required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be submitted to the governor, the judiciary, education, and health and welfare committees of the senate and the civil justice, education, and health committees of the house of representatives.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 30, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 40, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 79, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1062, § 1; 2011 , ch. 410, § 3(k).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 1 - TENNESSEE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACT OF 1988 (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-116) › Section 37-3-116 - Resource mapping of funding sources - Report

(a)
The commission shall design and oversee a resource mapping of all federal and state funding sources and funding streams that support the health, safety, permanence, growth, development and education of children in this state from conception through the age of majority or so long as they may remain in the custody of the state. The resource mapping shall include, but not be limited to:
(1)
An inventory of all federal and state funding sources that support children in this state;
(2)
An inventory of all state, federal or government subsidized services and programs offered to children in this state, set out by program, target population, geographical region, agency or any other grouping that would assist the general assembly in determining whether there are overlapping programs that lead to duplication within the state, gaps in service delivery and any administrative inefficiencies generally;
(3)
A description of the manner in which the funds are being used within the agencies or organizations, the performance measures in place to assess the use of such funding and the intended outcomes of the programs and services;
(4)
Government mandates for the use of the funds, if any; and
(5)
An inventory of the funds for which the state may be eligible, but is currently not receiving or using, and the reasons why the funds are not being used.
(b)
The commission shall update the report each year and shall subsequently assure that the resource map is periodically and timely updated, so as to maintain a current resource map of the funds used to support children in the state.
(c)
The comptroller of the treasury and each department of state government or agency in this state shall provide assistance upon request to the commission in effectuating the purpose of this section.
(d)
On or before February 15, 2009, a preliminary report shall be provided by the commission; and on or before April 15, 2010, and each successive year thereafter, the commission shall provide a full report to the judiciary, education, and health and welfare committees of the senate and the civil justice, education, and health committees of the house of representatives. The full report shall include, but not be limited to, the resource map and any recommendations, including proposed legislation, for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of programs offered to children in this state.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 31, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 41, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 79, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2008 , ch. 1197, § 1; 2009 , ch. 344, § 1; 2011 , ch. 410, § 3(l).
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 4 - YOUTH INVESTMENT ACT OF 1970 (§§ 37-3-401 — 37-3-406) › Section 37-3-401 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Youth Investment Act of 1970."
Acts 1970, ch. 602, § 1; T.C.A., § 37-1301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 4 - YOUTH INVESTMENT ACT OF 1970 (§§ 37-3-401 — 37-3-406) › Section 37-3-402 - Office of community contact - Creation - Director - Personnel

There is created within the department of education, in the division of vocational rehabilitation, an office of community contact, which shall be headed by a director, appointed by the commissioner of education, to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and at a salary to be fixed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall employ such stenographic assistants as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this part, and shall fix stenographers' salaries.
Acts 1970, ch. 602, § 2; T.C.A., § 37-1302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 4 - YOUTH INVESTMENT ACT OF 1970 (§§ 37-3-401 — 37-3-406) › Section 37-3-403 - Duties of office

The office of community contact shall establish programs to provide guidance, training and rehabilitation for juveniles committed to correctional institutions who have been released from such institutions or who are under the care or custody of the juvenile court. The office shall carry out such programs enlisting the use of volunteer citizens, who shall receive no compensation for their services. The director is authorized to recruit and train such volunteer citizens and to administer the programs authorized by this part.
Acts 1970, ch. 602, § 3; T.C.A., § 37-1303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 4 - YOUTH INVESTMENT ACT OF 1970 (§§ 37-3-401 — 37-3-406) › Section 37-3-404 - Duties of director

(a)
It is the duty of the director to:
(1)
Solicit volunteer citizens from throughout the state, using the aid of civic and church groups, at the director's discretion;
(2)
Work with the administrators of correctional institutions within the state and with state and local juvenile authorities;
(3)
Evaluate prospective volunteer citizens and establish screening procedures to make the final determination of which volunteers will be used in the contact program;
(4)
Coordinate and control the contact program and conduct training sessions for the volunteer citizens; and
(5)
Formulate rules, regulations and procedures for the implementation of this part.
(b)
The director may appoint volunteer citizens as the director thinks advisable to aid in these programs.
Acts 1970, ch. 602, § 4; T.C.A., § 37-1304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 4 - YOUTH INVESTMENT ACT OF 1970 (§§ 37-3-401 — 37-3-406) › Section 37-3-405 - Volunteers' duties

It is the duty of the director to recruit volunteers who will:
(1)
Write the juvenile to whom the volunteer is assigned approximately one (1) time per week during the period the juvenile remains within a correctional institution;
(2)
Personally contact the juvenile approximately one (1) time per week after the juvenile's release from the correctional institution and until the juvenile reaches twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(3)
Prepare periodic reports as required, which shall be submitted to the director, evaluating the progress of the juvenile to whom the volunteer is assigned.
Acts 1970, ch. 602, § 5; T.C.A., § 37-1305.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 4 - YOUTH INVESTMENT ACT OF 1970 (§§ 37-3-401 — 37-3-406) › Section 37-3-406 - Application for funds - Authorization

The director is authorized to make application for and to receive federal funds and funds from any public or private source.
Acts 1970, ch. 602, § 6; T.C.A., § 37-1306.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 37 - JUVENILES (§§ 37-1-NEW — 37-11-103) › Chapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES (§§ 37-3-101 — 37-3-815) › Part 5 - TEENAGE PREGNANCY (§§ 37-3-501 — 37-3-521) › Section 37-3-501 - Informational clearinghouse - Toll-free telephone service for inquiries - Promotional activities - Annual report

(a)
There shall be created, within the Nashville office of the department of health, the Tennessee informational clearinghouse on teenage pregnancy.
(b)
The department shall obtain and operate a toll-free telephone line for the express purpose of receiving and encouraging inquiries for informational services. The department shall assist callers by providing informational services needed to plan programs and presentations, to organize teen pregnancy prevention activities, to organize parenting education and assistance programs for teen parents, and to undertake other activities and programs to address problems associated with teenage pregnancy.
(c)
The department shall regularly undertake appropriate activities to inform and remind the citizens of this state of the services provided by the clearinghouse and of the availability of the toll-free telephone line. Such promotional activities shall regularly include, but not necessarily be limited to, press releases, posters, speeches, and public service announcements on radio and television. The department shall undertake special activities to improve public awareness of the clearinghouse within those counties and areas of the state in which teenage pregnancy rates are highest.
(d)
In preparing for and responding to requests for information collected and maintained within the clearinghouse, the department shall provide a level of service that is at least comparable to the level of service so provided by the children's services commission prior to July 1, 1988.
(e)
[Deleted by 2015 amendment]
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 212, s 1, eff. 4/20/2015.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 21, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1987, ch. 441, § 1; 1988, ch. 1005, §§ 1, 7, 8; 1988, ch. 1011, § 5; 1988, ch. 1012, § 4; 1988, ch. 1021, § 3; 2011 , ch. 410, § 3(m).