Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop a statewide quality assurance program to ensure quality control through monitoring, evaluation, and feedback on the performance of the best practices in the service delivery system and utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data in outcomes-based approaches at the regional level. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.

Summary

The bill orders the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services to design and launch a statewide, county‑based quality‑assurance program by July 1 2027. Each county must have a designated coordinator and a quality‑assurance committee, and the state will maintain its own office and committee to oversee the system. Grades for each county’s performance will be posted online and updated at least twice a year.

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