Gov. Lee signs new law honoring teen fatally stabbed in Powell that will boost funding to child advocacy centers

Governor Lee signs Savannah Grace Copeland Act aimed at increasing funding for child advocacy

POWELL, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Savannah Grace Copeland Act on Wednesday May 21, seeking to increase state funding for child advocacy. The act requires that if the state’s general fund grows by at least one percent, the state has to increase the funding for the contracts of child advocacy centers in each judicial district by three percent. Gov. Lee signs ‘Savanna’s Law,’ creating habitual domestic violence offe…

Gov. Lee signs new law honoring teen fatally stabbed in Powell that will boost funding to child advocacy centers

The new law will provide over $4 million annually to child advocacy centers that offer critical services to child victims of abuse and neglect across the state.