Section 37-1-504 - Annual meeting - Subject matter(a) The council shall meet annually for the consideration of any and all matters pertaining to the discharge of the official duties and obligations of its members, to the end that there shall be a more efficient and prompt administration of justice in the juvenile courts of this state, and to the end that the causes of dependency, neglect and delinquency of juveniles be consistently better understood and dealt with through the use of all available sources, including the resources of the departments of education, mental health and substance abuse services, disability and aging, and children's services.(b) It is the legislative intent and direction that the council actively pursue the ends and purposes set out in this section.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 121, eff. 7/1/2024.Acts 1972, ch. 833, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 219, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., § 37-280; Acts 1996, ch. 1079, § 73; imp. am. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2010 , ch. 1100, § 52; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.