Bill > HB1038

This bill introduces several key changes to Tennessee's juvenile court system and record-keeping. It requires the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to establish and maintain a centralized, criminal justice information services (CJIS) compliant statewide juvenile case management system, which all juvenile court clerks must adopt and convert to according to a schedule determined in consultation with the AOC. The bill also modifies record accessibility by stipulating that juvenile court files and records related to a person who has committed a homicide on school grounds and is now deceased can be opened to public inspection, though any information identifying other juveniles must be redacted. Additionally, the bill makes technical amendments to various sections of Tennessee Code, including removing "juvenile courts" from certain references and mandating that each juvenile court report specific monthly information through the new case management system. The primary goals appear to be standardizing juvenile court record-keeping, improving information tracking, and allowing some transparency in specific serious cases while still protecting the identity of other juveniles involved.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1038&ga=114