Savannah Grace Copeland Act
Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49.
Tennessee HB0641, titled the "Savannah Grace Copeland Act," mandates that any increase in funding for the Department of Children's Services (DCS) in child protective services must be accompanied by a corresponding increase of 75% for child advocacy center contracts in each judicial district. The bill specifically requires that child advocacy center contracts be set at a base amount of $127,855.98, and forensic child interviewer contracts at $85,000 per interviewer, subject to appropriation. Additionally, the bill stipulates that funding for child advocacy centers must follow a specified allocation formula based on these base amounts.
Tennessee HB0641, titled the "Savannah Grace Copeland Act," mandates that any increase in funding for the Department of Children's Services (DCS) in child protective services must be accompanied by a corresponding increase of 75% for child advocacy center contracts in each judicial district. The bill specifically requires that child advocacy center contracts be set at a base amount of $127,855.98, and forensic child interviewer contracts at $85,000 per interviewer, subject to appropriation. Additionally, the bill stipulates that funding for child advocacy centers must follow a specified allocation formula based on these base amounts.
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