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Human Services requests technology, childcare and program funding; highlights carryforward and administrative items
Summary
Department of Human Services Commissioner Clarence Carter presented the agency’s FY2026 budget, requesting recurring funds for cloud and platform maintenance, expansions to Smart Steps and WAGES childcare supports, a child care improvement fund, Boys & Girls Club grants and county office rent increases; the committee advanced the budget.
Clarence Carter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Human Services, presented the department’s fiscal 2026 budget request, asking for recurring and nonrecurring funds to maintain technology upgrades, expand childcare supports and cover rising administrative costs.
The department requested $12.945 million recurring to maintain cloud support and the No Wrong Door platform known as 1 DHS, arguing that recent multi‑year technology modernization requires ongoing investment. On…
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