Amends TCA Title 41 and Title 71.
Tennessee SB2021 requires the commissioner of human services to create a food assistance application for inmates in state correctional institutions, which must be provided to each inmate prior to their release. The application will include an option for inmates to decline to apply for food assistance and to specify their reasons for doing so. Additionally, the bill mandates that the commissioner of correction report to the General Assembly on data collected from these applications and the number of inmates approved for food assistance upon release.
Tennessee SB2021 requires the commissioner of human services to create a food assistance application for inmates in state correctional institutions, which must be provided to each inmate prior to their release. The application will include an option for inmates to decline to apply for food assistance and to specify their reasons for doing so. Additionally, the bill mandates that the commissioner of correction report to the General Assembly on data collected from these applications and the number of inmates approved for food assistance upon release.
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