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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-5-128

  • Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-5-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Before March 1 of each year, the department shall appear before the judiciary committee of the senate and the civil justice committee of the house of representatives for a review of the policies of the department and attached protocol and procedures for these policies and any provisions that affect the children the department serves. During the review, the committees shall consider the uniformity of applicability across the state of the department’s policies and attached protocol and procedures for these policies and any provisions that affect the children the department serves.