Tennessee § 37-1-504 - Annual meeting — Subject matter.

§ 37-1-504. Annual meeting — Subject matter.

The council shall meet annually for the consideration of any and all matters pertaining to the discharge of the official duties and obligations of its members, to the end that there shall be a more efficient and prompt administration of justice in the juvenile courts of this state, and to the end that the causes of dependency, neglect and delinquency of juveniles be consistently better understood and dealt with through the use of all available sources, including the resources of the departments of education, mental health and substance abuse services, intellectual and developmental disability, and children's services. It is the legislative intent and direction that the council actively pursue the ends and purposes set out in this section. Acts 1972, ch. 833, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., § 37-280; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 73; imp. am. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010, ch. 1100, § 52; 2012, ch. 575, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.