Section 13-26-111 - Attachment of human resource agencies to department of human resources - Funding - Planning assistance and oversight(a) For purposes of general oversight, and specifically for purposes of § 13-26-107, the human resource agencies created under this chapter are attached to the department of human services. Any reports required of human resource agencies by this chapter, or reports that may arise from activities undertaken in accordance with the authority granted under this chapter, are filed with the department of human services in addition to any other filing that may be required.(b)(1) The commissioner shall consider the financial needs of human resource agencies, including the disbursement of matching funds as authorized under § 13-26-107, and, to the extent deemed appropriate, shall include such funds in the budget request of the department of human services submitted to the commissioner of finance and administration pursuant to § 9-4-5103.(2) The department of human services shall provide planning assistance and oversight to the partner agencies with whom the department seeks to coordinate services.Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 4, eff. 5/18/2021.Acts 1993, ch. 300, §1; 1997 , ch. 308, § 3.