TCCY Legislative Information

TCCY FY2023-2024 Budget Recommendations

Budget Recommendations One Pager

Budget Recommendations Data Snapshots:

Address the youth mental health crisis by expanding prevention efforts, treatment availability and crisis support.

Continue progress toward a trauma-informed youth justice system aimed at increasing community safety, reducing recidivism, supporting youth development and increasing community involvement.

Invest state dollars in programs working to reduce the number of children entering state custody and the trauma associated when custody is necessary.

Continue to create, support and sustain resilient children, youth, families and communities.

Ensure Tennessee's historic investment in education is not diluted over time.

Expand early investment to support Tennessee's youngest children.

Invest in Tennessee's workforce and promote strong family bonds.

Budget Recommendations References

Legislative Summary of Bills Enacted during the 2022 Legislative Session.

2022 Tennessee Compilation of Selected Laws on Children, Youth and Families-PDF

You may also want to search the Tennessee law pages of unannotated laws at the Lexis Publishing site.

Each year copies of the compilation are distributed to courts, etc., and members of the TCCY regional councils on children and youth and others. Additional hard copies of the book may be purchased by contacting Lexis Publishing at (800) 542-0957 or by fax at (800) 643-1280.