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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The commissioner of human services shall complete a study of poverty in Tennessee, including its implications and potential solution strategies with feedback from departments, agencies, and selected non-governmental organizations serving the affected populations. Such departments, agencies and organizations shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) Department of children's services;
(2) Department of health;
(3) The bureau of TennCare;
(4) Department of economic and community development;
(5) The Tennessee commission on children and youth;
(6) The Tennessee commission on aging and disability;
(7) The Room in the Inn program of Middle Tennessee;
(8) The Catholic Charities in Tennessee;
(9) The Area Relief Ministries of Jackson, Tennessee;
(10) The Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee;
(11) The Neighborhood Christian Center of Memphis, Tennessee; and
(12) The Regional Interfaith Alliance of Jackson, Tennessee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 71. Welfare § 71-5-901 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-71-welfare/tn-code-sect-71-5-901/
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