Amends TCA Title 37.
Tennessee HB2283 amends Title 37 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to prohibit the Department of Children's Services from requiring relative caregivers, including those in the kinship foster care program, to provide a separate bedroom for a child when determining custody placement. This bill affects relative caregivers seeking to take custody of children and aims to ease placement requirements. The key provision is the removal of the bedroom requirement as a criterion for custody decisions.
Tennessee HB2283 amends Title 37 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to prohibit the Department of Children's Services from requiring relative caregivers, including those in the kinship foster care program, to provide a separate bedroom for a child when determining custody placement. This bill affects relative caregivers seeking to take custody of children and aims to ease placement requirements. The key provision is the removal of the bedroom requirement as a criterion for custody decisions.
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