Tennessee Code Title 71. Welfare § 71-1-125

(a) Notwithstanding a law to the contrary, the commissioner shall include in the annual block grant report submitted pursuant to § 9-4-5404, information detailing the department's access to the use of federal TANF funds as described in subsection (b).

(b) The report described in subsection (a) must include information detailing the department's access to and use of federal TANF funds during the previous federal fiscal year, subtotaled by the four (4) purposes of the TANF program, as described by 45 C.F.R. 260.20, for which the funds were expended, including overall spending and the number of contracts through which services or assistance were provided in furtherance of each respective purpose.

(c) For purposes of this section, “federal TANF funds” means the state's temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program administered by the department.