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;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-50-1703

  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) An LEA liaison for homeless children or youth designated pursuant to State and local activities for the education of homeless children and youths” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” statecd=”US” title=”42″>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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