HB 107
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
January 30, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Christine Drescher | Email: christine.drescher@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 107
SUMMARY OF BILL: Removes the requirements that, as a condition of eligibility for an
applicant or recipient of temporary assistance under the Department of Human Services (DHS)
programs, a personal responsibility plan must include: (1) that the children in the family attend
school and receive immunizations and health checks; (2) that the parent or guardian attend two or
more conferences with the child’s teacher; (3) that the parent or guardian attend at least eight hours
of parenting classes; or (4) that the parent participates in support services that the child may need to
overcome barriers that may interfere with their ability to be successful. Removes a 20 percent
reduction in temporary assistance payments for failure to comply with certain personal responsibility
plan requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Any increase in the total number of individuals eligible for temporary assistance as a result
of lessening the requirements of a personal responsibility plan and any associated increase
in expenditures associated with the proposed legislation will be not significant.
• Additionally, removing the 20 percent reduction in temporary assistance payments for
failure to comply with certain personal responsibility plan requirements will not significantly
impact state or federal expenditures.
• According to information provided by DHS, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
federal program, which funds the state Family Assistance program, had $673,430,803 in
unused federal funding that was carried forward in FY24-25.
• The proposed legislation will not result in a significant reduction in the processing time of
individual cases, and will therefore not result in a significant decrease in state expenditures
or in necessary personnel.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director