Obtaining Minor's Birth Certificate and State-Issued Identification Card for Homeless Child

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  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Education
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  5. Homeless Student Stability and Opportunity Gap Act
  6. Obtaining Minor's Birth Certificate and State-Issued Identification Card for Homeless Child

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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.


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