Part Definitions

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Juveniles
4. Administration of Children and Youth Services
5. Tennessee Second Look Commission
6. Part Definitions

For purposes of this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Appropriate sampling” means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse selected by the commission from all profiled cases submitted by the department of children's services;
2. “Child abuse” has the same meaning as abuse defined in § 37-1-102;
3. “Commission” means the Tennessee second look commission;
4. “Investigatory meetings” means commission meetings where information made confidential pursuant to state or federal law is examined by the commission or information is being discussed that is relevant to a pending criminal action;
5. “Profiled cases” means cases of a second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse provided by the department of children's services to the commission;
6. “Second or subsequent incident of severe child abuse” means an indicated incident of severe child abuse to a victim who had a prior indicated incident of child abuse or severe child abuse, as determined by the department of children's services; and
7. “Severe child abuse” has the same meaning as the term is defined in § 37-1-102.

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