Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Summary

The bill bars the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services from asking foster or prospective foster parents about the number, type, or identifying details of any firearms or ammunition they own, and from requiring a display or access to those items. It also amends the department’s reporting statute, directing it to produce an annual report for a list of state officials and legislative committees. The changes aim to protect foster parents’ privacy while ensuring oversight of the department’s activities.

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