Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to provide the commissioner of correction with a form application for food assistance for use by inmates who are preparing for release. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3.

SB 879 requires Tennessee's Department of Human Services to annually identify federal waivers needed to overcome regulatory barriers affecting food assistance program processing. The department must submit waiver applications by October 31 each year and provide a December 31 report detailing these applications, their status, and recommendations for statutory changes to improve efficiency. This bill directly affects the state's food assistance program operations and the department's reporting obligations to legislative committees. It modifies Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3, to establish these annual requirements without altering benefit eligibility or funding levels.