| TN | HB1726 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring an immunization as a condition of adopting or overseeing a child in foster care if an individual or member of an individual's household objects to immunization on the basis of religious or moral con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699 |
| TN | HB1808 | Pass | As enacted, require the department to file a petition of termination of adoptive parent's parental rights with a juvenile court, within 90 days of the juvenile courts finding that there has been substantial noncompliance by a parent or guardian with ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 652 |
| TN | HB0619 | Pass | As enacted, requires the commissioner to notify the committing court at least 15 days prior to the proposed discharge of a delinquent child who was committed to the custody of the department for an indefinite time. - Amends TCA Title 37.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
| TN | HB0590 | Pass | As enacted, requires the permanency plan for any child in foster care for six months or longer as a result of abuse or neglect, that includes as a permanency goal the return of the child to the parent, to also include a requirement that the parent co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 591 |
| TN | HB0552 | Pass | As enacted, states that the goal of the department must be to act in the best interest of the child at all times and that goal must be reflected in any mission statement or motto established by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Effective date(s) 04/28/2023 |
| TN | HB0589 | Pass | As enacted, adds district attorneys general to those the department must release confidential information to upon presentation of an appropriate court order. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 37.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 197 |
| TN | HB0641 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department to conduct an assessment of the home to determine whether the child will receive proper care and supervision, including a visit to the home, prior to the department notifying a court in writing of its intention to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 198 |
| TN | HB0091 | Pass | As enacted, allows the department to disclose information about a case to the public if all parties involved in the case, including the child, are deceased and all identifying personal information of the parties is redacted. - Amends TCA Title 10 and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-02
Effective date(s) 04/28/2023 |
| TN | HB0062 | Pass | As enacted, makes changes to the compensation of teachers in the special school district. - Amends TCA Section 37-5-119.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 84 |
| TN | HB0808 | Pass | As enacted, states that for the purpose of regulating child care agencies, a nontraditional child care agency does not include a person or entity that places children in family boarding homes or foster homes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
Effective date(s) 03/23/2023 |
| TN | HB1120 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department to make chaplain services available on a regular basis to juveniles who are housed in a youth development center; prohibits the department from requiring a juvenile to attend or use chaplain services; requires the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
Effective date(s) 01/01/2024 |
