Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.

SB 2165 requires Tennessee's Department of Children's Services to provide foster parents with a copy of any petition to end parental rights for a child they've cared for continuously for nine or more months. The department must deliver this copy within seven days of the petition being filed or served on them. This applies to foster parents who have served as the child's physical placement for the required period and aligns with existing requirements for sharing child-related information. The bill amends Tennessee law (Sections 36-1-113 and 37-2-415) to ensure foster parents receive timely notice of legal actions affecting their foster child.