Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the goals of zero to three court programs to include cases involving children five years of age or younger, with priority given to cases involving children younger than three years of age. - Amends TCA Title 37.

HB 2083 expands Tennessee's "zero to three" court programs to cover all children five years of age or younger, with special priority for children under three. The bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Title 37 to establish three key goals: reducing time to permanency for young children, decreasing repeat maltreatment cases, and addressing trauma's impact on brain development in children under five. These changes directly affect children in foster care or child welfare cases aged five or younger, particularly infants and toddlers. The policy focuses on connecting at-risk families with support services earlier to improve outcomes for young children. The bill is currently pending in the Judiciary Committee after committee assignment.