Section 71-5-901 - Commissioner of human services to conduct study of povertyThe 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) Department of disability and aging;(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.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 184, eff. 7/1/2024.