Tennessee Code 71-3-702 – Current operation – Expansion
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-3-702
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
During fiscal year 1989-1990, the department shall continue to operate Project RAP in Memphis as a model program, as it has since 1986. Beginning July 1, 1990, if and only if funds are specifically allocated in the general appropriations act for the purpose of expanding Project RAP, then the department shall geographically expand Project RAP into additional areas of the state in which there are significant concentrations of first time teen mothers, foster care teens, and other teens at high risk of pregnancy. In implementing such expansion, priority shall be given to establishing Project RAP in each of the state’s three (3) grand divisions within those areas in which the project can exercise maximum impact both upon the state’s pregnancy rate, among females seventeen (17) years of age and under, and upon taxpayer expenditures for temporary assistance for needy families (TANF), other types of public assistance, and medicaid.