TennesseeChildren’s Services would report on audit progress by December 2026
The Department of Children’s Services would report to a joint legislative committee by December 31, 2026, on its progress responding to a 2025 performance audit.
What it does
The text moves the Department of Children’s Services between two state-law lists. The change would take effect when the act becomes law.
The Department of Children’s Services must update a joint legislative committee on its progress addressing findings from a December 2025 performance audit by December 31, 2026.
Argument forA required update could help lawmakers track whether the department is addressing problems identified in the performance audit.
Argument againstPreparing the audit-progress report could take staff time away from the department’s other work.
More detail
The text removes the Department of Children’s Services from one statutory list and adds it to another. This applies to the Department of Children’s Services. The change would take effect when the act becomes law.
The Department of Children’s Services must report its progress on addressing a performance audit’s findings and observations. The report goes to the education, health, and general welfare joint evaluation committee. The report must update the committee on progress addressing the December 2025 performance audit report issued by the division of state audit. The report is due by December 31, 2026, and the requirement takes effect when the act becomes law.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 27Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1067Latest
- Apr 21Comp. SB subst.
- Apr 16
- Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026 4/14/2026. Result: fail.Lower
- Apr 14Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/14/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026
- Apr 14H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026
- Apr 8Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/14/2026
- Jan 21P2C, ref. to Government Operations CommitteeMinor
- Jan 15Intro., P1C.Minor
- Jan 13Filed for introductionIntroduced
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