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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1067
SENATE BILL NO. 1513
By Jackson, Gardenhire
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1572
By Lafferty
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative
to the department of children's services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-247(a), is amended by deleting
subdivision (18).
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-29-249(a), is amended by inserting the
following as a new subdivision:
() Department of children's services, created by§§ 4-3-101 and 37-5-101;
SECTION 3. The department of children's services shall report back to the education, health,
and general welfare joint evaluation committee by December 31, 2026, to update the committee on
its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in the December 2025
performance audit report issued by the division of state audit.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1513
PASSED: April 21, 2026
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