Children - As introduced, requires the department of children's services to study the need for a new juvenile detention facility to be constructed in the western grand division of this state that would serve the detention and treatment needs of juveniles in that grand division; requires the department to report its findings and recommendations to the judiciary committee of the senate and the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice in the house of representatives on or before January 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 12; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

SB 374 requires Tennessee's Department of Children's Services to study the need for a new juvenile detention facility in the western Grand Division to address detention and treatment needs for local youth. The study must be completed by January 1, 2026, with findings and recommendations reported to specific legislative committees. This bill does not fund or mandate construction but directs the department to assess facility requirements. It affects juvenile justice operations in western Tennessee and the state's juvenile detention system. The bill amends multiple Tennessee Code sections related to juvenile justice but focuses solely on the study process.