HB3162 - Tennessee: Children's Services, Dept. Of

Companion Bill SB3221. Child Abuse - Revises provisions governing reporting of suspected child abuse by personnel of educational institution and release of related records. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 37 and Title 49. Fiscal Summary for HB3162 / *SB3221Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3162 / *SB3221 Under present law, all applications, certificates, records, reports, and all legal documents, petitions, and records made or information received pursuant to provisions governing the department of children's services that directly or indirectly identify a child or family receiving services from the department must be kept confidential. That information may not be disclosed, except as allowed by other statutes, rules, or policies. There are some exceptions to [...]

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