Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-1703: Obtaining minor's birth certificate and state-issued identification card for homeless child

A minor may obtain a copy of the minor's birth certificate from the department of health and a state-issued identification card from the department of safety; provided, that the minor has been verified as a homeless child or youth by at least one (1) of the following:

(1) A director or designee of a governmental or nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to provide services to homeless people;

(2) An LEA liaison for homeless children or youth designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) , or a school social worker or counselor;

(3) The director of a federal TRIO program or Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs program, or the director's designee; or

(4) A financial aid administrator.