Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-5-901: Commissioner of human services to conduct study of poverty

The commissioner of human services shall complete a study of poverty in Tennessee, including its implications and potential solution strategies with feedback from departments, agencies, and selected non-governmental organizations serving the affected populations. Such departments, agencies and organizations shall include, but not be limited to the following:

(1) Department of children's services;

(2) Department of health;

(3) The bureau of TennCare;

(4) Department of economic and community development;

(5) The Tennessee commission on children and youth;

(6) Department of disability and aging;

(7) The Room in the Inn program of Middle Tennessee;

(8) The Catholic Charities in Tennessee;

(9) The Area Relief Ministries of Jackson, Tennessee;

(10) The Second Harvest Food Bank of Tennessee;

(11) The Neighborhood Christian Center of Memphis, Tennessee; and

(12) The Regional Interfaith Alliance of Jackson, Tennessee.