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                             PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 811

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 2362

                                                      By Massey, Campbell

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 2188

                                      By Littleton, Slater, Parkinson, Davis, Harris

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 33; Title 37 and Title 52,
          relative to children with certain disabilities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 1, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

                    (a)(1) The department and the department of disability and aging (ODA) shall
                    collaborate to ensure that children with an intellectual or developmental disability who
                    are in the custody of the department of children's services or at risk of entering the
                    custody of the department receive appropriate services and supports for individuals
                    with a disability.

                              (2) As part of this collaboration:

                                        (A) DOA may develop training for the department related to
                              identification of and supports for a child with a disability;

                                        (B) DOA may provide consultation to the department on the
                              development of quality oversight tools for the monitoring of department
                              contractors providing residential services to a child with a disability; and

                                        (C) The department may refer children suspected to have an
                              intellectual or developmental disability to DOA for service recommendations.

                              (3) The department and ODA may develop and enter into an interagency
                    agreement to further this collaboration.

                    (b) The department shall submit a report outlining the department's compliance with
          subsection (a) by January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter to the chair of the senate judiciary
          committee, the chair of the senate health and welfare committee, the chairs of the joint
          government operations committee, the chair of the committee of the house of representatives
          having subject matter jurisdiction over civil matters, and the chair of the committee of the
          house of representatives having subject matter jurisdiction over health matters. The report
          must include:

                              (1) The number of children referred by the department to ODA;

                              (2) The number of children in the department's custody who were evaluated
                    by ODA;

                              (3) The status of the development of quality oversight tools for the monitoring
                    of department contractors providing residential services to a child with a disability;

                              (4) The status of any training pursuant to subdivision (a)(2)(A); and

                              (5) The status of care coordination services pursuant to this section.
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          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.

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         SENATE BILL NO. 2362

PASSED:  Apri I 8, 2026

                                        RANDY McNA\.LY
                           SPEAKER OF THE SEN~ TE

                         CAME~ONSEXTON,SPEAKER
                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aen~, :13rJ APPROVED this
         day of                          2026

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                     BILL LEE, GOVERNOR