Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act." - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3.

Summary

SB 2509 creates the Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act, requiring local governments to fast‑track child‑care permit reviews and to issue a decision within 90 days, or the application is deemed approved pending a fire safety inspection. It gives the state fire marshal exclusive authority over fire safety inspections and limits inspection fees to actual costs. The act also lets child‑care agencies operate as a right use in most commercial zones and in residential districts for home‑based care, while allowing only reasonable, non‑discriminatory conditions.

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