The administrative office of the courts, the department of children’s services, and the commission on children and youth shall jointly submit a report addressing statewide data collection in the juvenile justice system, on or before January 1, 2019, to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. Appropriate school and law enforcement personnel shall be consulted in preparing the report. This report shall include:

(1) A plan to effectuate comprehensive, accurate collection of data and performance measures from all juvenile courts in the state pursuant to any relevant statutory provisions;
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 37-1-185

  • Department: means the department of children's services. See Tennessee Code 37-1-102
  • 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
(2) Uniform definitions and criteria for data collection to ensure clear and consistent reporting across all agencies and counties;
(3) Proposed forms for future data collection from juvenile courts and county-level agencies; and
(4) Any other recommendations relevant to improving statewide data collection in the juvenile justice system.
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