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| 4 | | - | PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 109 |
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| 5 | | - | HOUSE BILL NO. 1169 |
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| 6 | | - | By Representatives Hemmer, Mitchell, Brock Martin |
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| 7 | | - | Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1342 |
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| 8 | | - | By Senators Campbell, Lamar |
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| 9 | | - | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 3, relative to children. |
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| 2 | + | HOUSE BILL 1169 |
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| 3 | + | By Mitchell |
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| 5 | + | SENATE BILL 1342 |
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| 6 | + | By Campbell |
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| 9 | + | SB1342 |
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| 10 | + | 003294 |
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| 13 | + | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, |
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| 14 | + | Chapter 3, relative to children. |
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| 10 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 11 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-3-115, is amended by deleting the |
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| 12 | 18 | | section and substituting: |
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| 13 | 19 | | (a) On or before June 30, 2026, and each June 30 thereafter, the council shall |
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| 14 | 20 | | submit a report regarding the status of the statewide system of care for children's mental |
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| 15 | 21 | | health and the service delivery system, as described in § 37-3-112, and the status of |
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| 16 | 22 | | children's mental health in this state. |
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| 17 | 23 | | (b) The council shall engage each state department and agency that provides or |
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| 18 | 24 | | funds services related to children's mental health to create the report to ensure that the |
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| 19 | 25 | | report provides a comprehensive overview. The report must include: |
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| 20 | 26 | | (1) A current list of state and federally funded programs addressing direct |
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| 21 | 27 | | mental health services and prevention efforts for children and youth; and |
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| 22 | 28 | | (2) Recommendations from the council related to the coordination of |
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| 23 | 29 | | service delivery between state departments or agencies, gaps in treatment |
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| 24 | 30 | | availability or service delivery, and opportunities for targeted investment, |
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| 25 | 31 | | evaluation, and system improvement. |
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| 26 | 32 | | (c) The council shall submit the report to the governor; the chief clerk of each |
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| 27 | 33 | | house of the general assembly; the commissioners of mental health and substance |
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| 28 | 34 | | abuse services, children's services, education, health, human services, and disability |
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| 29 | 35 | | and aging; and the director of TennCare. |
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