Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-103 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-103
Authority created - Organization and administration
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created a body, politic and corporate, to be known as the "Tennessee local development authority." (b) The authority shall be a public agency and an instrumentality of the state and shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions and to be serving a public purpose in improving and otherwise promoting the health, welfare and prosperity of the people of the state. (c) (1) Its membership shall consist of the governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration, and their successors in office from time to time, by virtue of their incumbency in such offices and without further appointment or qualification, together with one (1) member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the senate from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Tennessee county services association, and one (1) member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Tennessee municipal league, each of whom shall serve for a period of two (2) years, subject to reappointment, or until such member's successor is similarly nominated and appointed. (2) The governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration shall be designated as ex officio members of the authority. Each ex officio member of the authority may designate a member of the ex officio member's respective staff to attend meetings of the authority or its committees and to exercise the ex officio member's right to vote in the ex officio member's absence. The designation must be made in writing addressed to the secretary of the authority specifying the meeting for which the designation is effective and filed with the secretary of state. (3) (A) The member appointed by the speaker of the senate and the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall not participate in or vote on any proceeding before the authority relative to the agricultural development loan program. (B) For purposes of administering the agricultural development loan program, the governor may appoint two (2) individuals knowledgeable in agricultural enterprise to serve as nonvoting advisors to the authority. (C) The recommendations of such advisors attending any meeting of the authority shall be part of the minutes. (D) Such advisors shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. (d) The governor shall serve as chair of the authority, and the comptroller of the treasury shall serve as secretary. (e) (1) The members shall serve without salary, but each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for such member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such member's official duties. (2) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. (f) (1) The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law; provided, that no such law shall take effect so long as the authority shall have bonds, notes or other obligations outstanding. (2) Upon termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. (g) (1) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by no fewer than four (4) of the members thereof. (2) The authority may delegate to one (1) or more of its members or its officers such powers and duties as it may deem proper. (h) (1) Written minutes covering all meetings and actions of the authority shall be prepared by the secretary of the authority and shall be kept on file, open to public inspection. (2) The minutes and all other records of the authority shall be kept in the office of the comptroller of the treasury. (i) The authority shall be empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public. Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-3103; Acts 1981, ch. 394, §4; 2009 , ch. 113, § 1.
(a) There is hereby created a body, politic and corporate, to be known as the "Tennessee local development authority."
(b) The authority shall be a public agency and an instrumentality of the state and shall be deemed to be acting in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state in the performance of essential public functions and to be serving a public purpose in improving and otherwise promoting the health, welfare and prosperity of the people of the state.
(c) (1) Its membership shall consist of the governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration, and their successors in office from time to time, by virtue of their incumbency in such offices and without further appointment or qualification, together with one (1) member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the senate from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Tennessee county services association, and one (1) member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Tennessee municipal league, each of whom shall serve for a period of two (2) years, subject to reappointment, or until such member's successor is similarly nominated and appointed. (2) The governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration shall be designated as ex officio members of the authority. Each ex officio member of the authority may designate a member of the ex officio member's respective staff to attend meetings of the authority or its committees and to exercise the ex officio member's right to vote in the ex officio member's absence. The designation must be made in writing addressed to the secretary of the authority specifying the meeting for which the designation is effective and filed with the secretary of state. (3) (A) The member appointed by the speaker of the senate and the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall not participate in or vote on any proceeding before the authority relative to the agricultural development loan program. (B) For purposes of administering the agricultural development loan program, the governor may appoint two (2) individuals knowledgeable in agricultural enterprise to serve as nonvoting advisors to the authority. (C) The recommendations of such advisors attending any meeting of the authority shall be part of the minutes. (D) Such advisors shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(1) Its membership shall consist of the governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration, and their successors in office from time to time, by virtue of their incumbency in such offices and without further appointment or qualification, together with one (1) member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the senate from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Tennessee county services association, and one (1) member who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Tennessee municipal league, each of whom shall serve for a period of two (2) years, subject to reappointment, or until such member's successor is similarly nominated and appointed.
(2) The governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the comptroller of the treasury and the commissioner of finance and administration shall be designated as ex officio members of the authority. Each ex officio member of the authority may designate a member of the ex officio member's respective staff to attend meetings of the authority or its committees and to exercise the ex officio member's right to vote in the ex officio member's absence. The designation must be made in writing addressed to the secretary of the authority specifying the meeting for which the designation is effective and filed with the secretary of state.
(3) (A) The member appointed by the speaker of the senate and the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall not participate in or vote on any proceeding before the authority relative to the agricultural development loan program. (B) For purposes of administering the agricultural development loan program, the governor may appoint two (2) individuals knowledgeable in agricultural enterprise to serve as nonvoting advisors to the authority. (C) The recommendations of such advisors attending any meeting of the authority shall be part of the minutes. (D) Such advisors shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(A) The member appointed by the speaker of the senate and the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall not participate in or vote on any proceeding before the authority relative to the agricultural development loan program.
(B) For purposes of administering the agricultural development loan program, the governor may appoint two (2) individuals knowledgeable in agricultural enterprise to serve as nonvoting advisors to the authority.
(C) The recommendations of such advisors attending any meeting of the authority shall be part of the minutes.
(D) Such advisors shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(d) The governor shall serve as chair of the authority, and the comptroller of the treasury shall serve as secretary.
(e) (1) The members shall serve without salary, but each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for such member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such member's official duties. (2) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(1) The members shall serve without salary, but each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for such member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such member's official duties.
(2) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(f) (1) The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law; provided, that no such law shall take effect so long as the authority shall have bonds, notes or other obligations outstanding. (2) Upon termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state.
(1) The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law; provided, that no such law shall take effect so long as the authority shall have bonds, notes or other obligations outstanding.
(2) Upon termination of the existence of the authority, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state.
(g) (1) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by no fewer than four (4) of the members thereof. (2) The authority may delegate to one (1) or more of its members or its officers such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
(1) The powers of the authority shall be vested in and exercised by no fewer than four (4) of the members thereof.
(2) The authority may delegate to one (1) or more of its members or its officers such powers and duties as it may deem proper.
(h) (1) Written minutes covering all meetings and actions of the authority shall be prepared by the secretary of the authority and shall be kept on file, open to public inspection. (2) The minutes and all other records of the authority shall be kept in the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
(1) Written minutes covering all meetings and actions of the authority shall be prepared by the secretary of the authority and shall be kept on file, open to public inspection.
(2) The minutes and all other records of the authority shall be kept in the office of the comptroller of the treasury.
(i) The authority shall be empowered to act on behalf of the state and its people in serving this public purpose for the benefit of the general public.
Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-3103; Acts 1981, ch. 394, §4; 2009 , ch. 113, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-309 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-309
State rock
Status: in_force

The useful and attractive calcium carbonate, commonly known as limestone, is hereby designated as the official state rock. Acts 1979, ch. 42, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-128.
The useful and attractive calcium carbonate, commonly known as limestone, is hereby designated as the official state rock.
Acts 1979, ch. 42, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-128.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1205 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1205
Definitions for Sections 4-3-1205 - 4-3-1208
Status: in_force

(a) As used in §§ 4-3-1205 - 4-3-1208, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Analytical procedure" means a process consisting of evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among both financial and nonfinancial data, and involving a comparison of recorded values with expectations developed by an auditor. "Analytical procedure" includes, but is not limited to, data analysis to identify subrecipients who claim maximum reimbursement when fluctuations are expected, and the unreasonable or inconsistent relationships between the subrecipients' ability to provide the level of services that the subrecipients claim for reimbursement; (2) "Chairs" mean: (A) The chair of the government operations committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the government operations committee of the senate; (B) The chair of the health committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate; and (C) The chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate; (3) "Department" means the department of human services; (4) "Speakers" mean the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate; (5) "Sponsoring organization": (A) Means a public or nonprofit private organization that is entirely responsible for the administration of a food program in: (i) One (1) or more day care homes; (ii) A child care center, emergency shelter, at-risk afterschool care center, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care center which is a legally distinct entity from the sponsoring organization; (iii) Two (2) or more child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care centers; or (iv) Any combination of child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, adult day care centers, and day care homes; and (B) Includes an organization that is entirely responsible for administration of a food program in any combination of two (2) or more child care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, adult day care centers, or outside-school-hours care centers; and (6) "Subrecipient" means a nonfederal legal entity that receives a sub award from the department acting as a pass-through agency to carry out a federal program or grant. "Subrecipient" includes a sponsoring organization. "Subrecipient" does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of the program. (b) Every three (3) months, the department shall submit to the chairs, the speakers, and the comptroller of the treasury a report summarizing each announced and unannounced physical site visit conducted by the department during the subrecipient monitoring process. The report shall also contain advance notice of any announced and unannounced site visits planned for the following three-month period. (c) Every three (3) months, the office of inspector general within the department of human services shall submit to the chairs, the speakers, and the comptroller of the treasury a report summarizing the results of any substantiated investigation concerning fraud, waste, and abuse regarding the child and adult care food program and summer food service program. (d) The department's written reports submitted pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall be treated as confidential and shall not be open for public inspection. (e) The department shall develop subrecipient monitoring plans utilizing analytical procedures. The subrecipient monitoring plans shall be submitted to the chairs, speakers, and comptroller of the treasury prior to October 1 of each year, consistent with state central procurement office policy and the applicable federal plan development and submission cycle. (f) To the extent authorized by federal law, the department shall perform both announced and unannounced physical site visits during the subrecipient monitoring process. The department shall not provide any subrecipients with a description of the information sought by the department in anticipation of physical site visits conducted by the department during the subrecipient monitoring process. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 71, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 798, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
(a) As used in §§ 4-3-1205 - 4-3-1208, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Analytical procedure" means a process consisting of evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among both financial and nonfinancial data, and involving a comparison of recorded values with expectations developed by an auditor. "Analytical procedure" includes, but is not limited to, data analysis to identify subrecipients who claim maximum reimbursement when fluctuations are expected, and the unreasonable or inconsistent relationships between the subrecipients' ability to provide the level of services that the subrecipients claim for reimbursement; (2) "Chairs" mean: (A) The chair of the government operations committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the government operations committee of the senate; (B) The chair of the health committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate; and (C) The chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate; (3) "Department" means the department of human services; (4) "Speakers" mean the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate; (5) "Sponsoring organization": (A) Means a public or nonprofit private organization that is entirely responsible for the administration of a food program in: (i) One (1) or more day care homes; (ii) A child care center, emergency shelter, at-risk afterschool care center, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care center which is a legally distinct entity from the sponsoring organization; (iii) Two (2) or more child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care centers; or (iv) Any combination of child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, adult day care centers, and day care homes; and (B) Includes an organization that is entirely responsible for administration of a food program in any combination of two (2) or more child care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, adult day care centers, or outside-school-hours care centers; and (6) "Subrecipient" means a nonfederal legal entity that receives a sub award from the department acting as a pass-through agency to carry out a federal program or grant. "Subrecipient" includes a sponsoring organization. "Subrecipient" does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of the program.
(1) "Analytical procedure" means a process consisting of evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among both financial and nonfinancial data, and involving a comparison of recorded values with expectations developed by an auditor. "Analytical procedure" includes, but is not limited to, data analysis to identify subrecipients who claim maximum reimbursement when fluctuations are expected, and the unreasonable or inconsistent relationships between the subrecipients' ability to provide the level of services that the subrecipients claim for reimbursement;
(2) "Chairs" mean: (A) The chair of the government operations committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the government operations committee of the senate; (B) The chair of the health committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate; and (C) The chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate;
(A) The chair of the government operations committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the government operations committee of the senate;
(B) The chair of the health committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate; and
(C) The chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the finance, ways and means committee of the senate;
(3) "Department" means the department of human services;
(4) "Speakers" mean the speaker of the house of representatives and the speaker of the senate;
(5) "Sponsoring organization": (A) Means a public or nonprofit private organization that is entirely responsible for the administration of a food program in: (i) One (1) or more day care homes; (ii) A child care center, emergency shelter, at-risk afterschool care center, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care center which is a legally distinct entity from the sponsoring organization; (iii) Two (2) or more child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care centers; or (iv) Any combination of child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, adult day care centers, and day care homes; and (B) Includes an organization that is entirely responsible for administration of a food program in any combination of two (2) or more child care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, adult day care centers, or outside-school-hours care centers; and
(A) Means a public or nonprofit private organization that is entirely responsible for the administration of a food program in: (i) One (1) or more day care homes; (ii) A child care center, emergency shelter, at-risk afterschool care center, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care center which is a legally distinct entity from the sponsoring organization; (iii) Two (2) or more child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care centers; or (iv) Any combination of child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, adult day care centers, and day care homes; and
(i) One (1) or more day care homes;
(ii) A child care center, emergency shelter, at-risk afterschool care center, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care center which is a legally distinct entity from the sponsoring organization;
(iii) Two (2) or more child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care center, or adult day care centers; or
(iv) Any combination of child care centers, emergency shelters, at-risk afterschool care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, adult day care centers, and day care homes; and
(B) Includes an organization that is entirely responsible for administration of a food program in any combination of two (2) or more child care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, adult day care centers, or outside-school-hours care centers; and
(6) "Subrecipient" means a nonfederal legal entity that receives a sub award from the department acting as a pass-through agency to carry out a federal program or grant. "Subrecipient" includes a sponsoring organization. "Subrecipient" does not include an individual that is a beneficiary of the program.
(b) Every three (3) months, the department shall submit to the chairs, the speakers, and the comptroller of the treasury a report summarizing each announced and unannounced physical site visit conducted by the department during the subrecipient monitoring process. The report shall also contain advance notice of any announced and unannounced site visits planned for the following three-month period.
(c) Every three (3) months, the office of inspector general within the department of human services shall submit to the chairs, the speakers, and the comptroller of the treasury a report summarizing the results of any substantiated investigation concerning fraud, waste, and abuse regarding the child and adult care food program and summer food service program.
(d) The department's written reports submitted pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) shall be treated as confidential and shall not be open for public inspection.
(e) The department shall develop subrecipient monitoring plans utilizing analytical procedures. The subrecipient monitoring plans shall be submitted to the chairs, speakers, and comptroller of the treasury prior to October 1 of each year, consistent with state central procurement office policy and the applicable federal plan development and submission cycle.
(f) To the extent authorized by federal law, the department shall perform both announced and unannounced physical site visits during the subrecipient monitoring process. The department shall not provide any subrecipients with a description of the information sought by the department in anticipation of physical site visits conducted by the department during the subrecipient monitoring process.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 71, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 798, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-8-404 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 4-8-404
David Crockett commission fund - Exhaustion of private funds before use of state funds
Status: in_force

(a) The monument or statue of David Crockett may be erected using a combination of state and private funds. However, it is the general assembly's intent that any available private funding is used to the full extent possible and that no state funds shall be used for such project until all private funding is exhausted. (b) (1) There is created a separate account within the state treasury to be known as the David Crockett commission fund. (2) The David Crockett commission fund is composed of: (A) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for the David Crockett commission fund; and (B) Gifts, grants, and other donations received by the commission for the David Crockett commission fund from nonstate sources. (3) Money in the David Crockett commission fund may be used by the commission for the purposes for which the commission was created. (4) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner of finance and administration shall carry forward any amounts remaining in the David Crockett commission fund. (5) Moneys in the David Crockett commission fund must be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 6, for the sole benefit of the David Crockett commission fund, and interest accruing on investments and deposits of such fund must be returned to such fund and remain part of the David Crockett commission fund. (6) After the termination of the commission pursuant to § 4-8-405 , any moneys remaining in the David Crockett commission fund must remain in the fund and be expended for the upkeep and maintenance of the monument or statue until all funds in the account are exhausted. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 878, s 2, eff. 7/1/2018. Acts 2012, ch. 1064, § 4.
(a) The monument or statue of David Crockett may be erected using a combination of state and private funds. However, it is the general assembly's intent that any available private funding is used to the full extent possible and that no state funds shall be used for such project until all private funding is exhausted.
(b) (1) There is created a separate account within the state treasury to be known as the David Crockett commission fund. (2) The David Crockett commission fund is composed of: (A) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for the David Crockett commission fund; and (B) Gifts, grants, and other donations received by the commission for the David Crockett commission fund from nonstate sources. (3) Money in the David Crockett commission fund may be used by the commission for the purposes for which the commission was created. (4) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner of finance and administration shall carry forward any amounts remaining in the David Crockett commission fund. (5) Moneys in the David Crockett commission fund must be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 6, for the sole benefit of the David Crockett commission fund, and interest accruing on investments and deposits of such fund must be returned to such fund and remain part of the David Crockett commission fund. (6) After the termination of the commission pursuant to § 4-8-405 , any moneys remaining in the David Crockett commission fund must remain in the fund and be expended for the upkeep and maintenance of the monument or statue until all funds in the account are exhausted.
(1) There is created a separate account within the state treasury to be known as the David Crockett commission fund.
(2) The David Crockett commission fund is composed of: (A) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for the David Crockett commission fund; and (B) Gifts, grants, and other donations received by the commission for the David Crockett commission fund from nonstate sources.
(A) Funds appropriated by the general assembly for the David Crockett commission fund; and
(B) Gifts, grants, and other donations received by the commission for the David Crockett commission fund from nonstate sources.
(3) Money in the David Crockett commission fund may be used by the commission for the purposes for which the commission was created.
(4) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner of finance and administration shall carry forward any amounts remaining in the David Crockett commission fund.
(5) Moneys in the David Crockett commission fund must be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 6, for the sole benefit of the David Crockett commission fund, and interest accruing on investments and deposits of such fund must be returned to such fund and remain part of the David Crockett commission fund.
(6) After the termination of the commission pursuant to § 4-8-405 , any moneys remaining in the David Crockett commission fund must remain in the fund and be expended for the upkeep and maintenance of the monument or statue until all funds in the account are exhausted.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 878, s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Acts 2012, ch. 1064, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-102 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 49 / Section 4-49-102
Part definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.] (2) "Bettor" means a person who is: (A) Twenty-one (21) years of age or older; (B) Physically present in this state when placing a wager with a licensee; and (C) Not prohibited from placing a wager under § 4-49-112 ; (3) "Bond" means a bond held in escrow for the purpose of maintaining adequate reserves to account for losses suffered by a licensee and owed to bettors; (4) "Cancelled wager" means a wager that was legal and appropriate when originally placed by the bettor, but some event, circumstance, or occurrence prevents the wager from being unequivocally determined in accordance with the licensee's approved house rules or internal controls; (5) "Cheating" means improving the chances of winning or of altering the outcome by deception, interference, or manipulation of a sporting event or of any equipment, including software pertaining to or used in relation to the equipment, used for or in connection with the sporting event on which wagers are placed or are invited, including attempts and conspiracy to cheat; (6) "Collegiate" means belonging to, or involving, a public or private institution of higher education; (7) "Collegiate sporting event" means a sporting or athletics event involving a sports or athletics team of a public or private institution of higher education; (8) "Council" means the sports wagering council; (9) "E-sport" means any multiplayer video game played competitively for spectators, either in-person or via remote connection, in which success principally depends upon the superior knowledge, training, experience, and adroitness of the players; (10) "Fixed-odds betting" means bets made at predetermined odds or on the spread where the return to the bettor is unaffected by any later change in odds or the spread; (11) "Future bet" means a wager made on the occurrence of an event in the future relating to a sporting event; (12) "Gross handle" means the total amount of gross wagers less cancelled or voided wagers received by the licensee over a specified period of time; (13) "Gross wager": (A) Means all cash and promotional wagers received by licensees from bettors as wagers; and (B) Includes all wagers placed with cash, cash equivalents, promotional items, and all other media by which a bettor is allowed to place a wager; (14) "Interactive sports wagering" means placing a wager on a sporting event via the internet, a mobile device, or other telecommunications platform; (15) "Key personnel" means individuals who have the power to exercise significant influence over sports wagering in this state and who are associated with the applicant for licensure or registration as: (i) A principal owner of more than five percent (5%) of the applicant; (ii) A partner of the applicant, voting member on the board of directors of the applicant, or an officer of the applicant, as those terms are defined in title 48 or 61, as applicable; or (iii) An employee of the applicant who principally oversees wagering activity, risk management, platform management, or integrity monitoring; (16) "License" means a license to accept wagers from bettors on sporting events issued under § 4-49-117 ; (17) "Licensee" means a person who holds a license issued under § 4-49-117 ; (18) "Live betting" means a type of wager that is placed after the sporting event being wagered on has commenced and whose odds on events occurring are adjusted in real time; (19) "Minor" means a person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; (20) "Money line wager" means a wager on the outcome of a sporting event outright, with fixed odds in relation to the dollar amount wagered; (21) "Obvious error" means either a human or technical error that results in a licensee offering wagers at terms, prices, or odds that are materially different from the general market or clearly incorrect given the chance of the event happening at the time the wager was accepted; (22) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.] (23) "Online sports wagering platform" means the combination of hardware, software, and data networks used to manage, administer, or control sports wagering and any associated wagers accessible by any electronic means, including mobile applications and internet websites accessed via a mobile device or computer; (24) "Pari-mutuel betting" means a type of bet in which all wagers on a particular occurrence are pooled and winnings are paid in accordance with the size of the pool and the number of winners; (25) "Parlay bet" means a single wager that incorporates two (2) or more individual bets for purposes of earning a higher payout if each bet incorporated within the wager wins; (26) "Person" means an individual, group of individuals, trust, or business entity; (27) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.] (28) "Promotional payout" means a payout by a licensee to a bettor in a form that cannot be immediately withdrawn by the bettor as cash; (29) "Promotional wager" means a wager placed by a licensee using a bonus or other non-cash item; (30) "Proposition bet" means a wager made regarding the occurrence or nonoccurrence during a sporting event of an event that does not directly affect the final outcome of the sporting event; (31) "Registrant" means a person who holds a registration issued under § 4-49-133 ; (32) "Resettled wager" means a wager that was settled incorrectly by a licensee due to a statistical correction, technical error, or human error; (33) "Sporting event" means any professional sporting or athletic event, including motorsports and e-sports, any collegiate sporting or athletic event, or any Olympic sporting or athletic event sanctioned by a national or international organization or association. "Sporting event" does not include horse racing; (34) "Sports governing body" means the organization, league, or association that oversees a sport and prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to such sport and participants therein; (35) "Spread" means the predicted scoring differential between two (2) persons or teams engaged in a sporting event; (36) "Supervisory employee" means a principal or employee having the authority to act on behalf of a licensee or whose judgment is being relied upon to manage and advance the business operations of a licensee; (37) (A) "Vendor" means a person who: (i) Provides one (1) or more of the following: (a) Geolocation services; (b) Online sports wagering platform software; (c) Patron account management services/software; (d) Sportsbook risk management or odds-making services or software; (e) Sports data feeds or software, including official league data feeds and software; (f) "Know your customer" or "KYC" software or services; or (g) Payment processing services; (ii) Serves as an independent testing laboratory to assess interactive sports wagering platforms, integrity or security; (iii) Has direct interface or interaction with patron accounts or interactive sports wagering platforms, as determined by the council; (iv) Receives payment or compensation based on a revenue sharing agreement in which the vendor receives a percentage of the adjusted gross income of a licensee; or (v) Provides similar services that are material to conducting interactive sports wagering, as determined by the council; and (B) "Vendor" does not include marketing affiliates who are compensated by a method other than a revenue sharing agreement; (38) "Voided wager" means a wager that a licensee voids after acceptance because the wager is determined by the licensee, the council, or the executive director to be prohibited under this chapter, rules promulgated by the council, other state laws, or prohibited or otherwise invalid pursuant to the licensee's approved house rules or internal controls; and (39) "Wager" or "bet" means a sum of money that is risked by a bettor on the unknown outcome of one (1) or more sporting events, including, but not limited to, the form of fixed-odds betting, a future bet, live betting, a money line bet, pari-mutuel betting, parlay bet, pools, proposition bet, spread bet, or in any other form or manner as authorized by rule promulgated by the council. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 40, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 34, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 6, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 5, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 4, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023. Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-302 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 27, eff. 1/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 1, eff. 1/1/2022. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(2) "Bettor" means a person who is: (A) Twenty-one (21) years of age or older; (B) Physically present in this state when placing a wager with a licensee; and (C) Not prohibited from placing a wager under § 4-49-112 ;
(A) Twenty-one (21) years of age or older;
(B) Physically present in this state when placing a wager with a licensee; and
(C) Not prohibited from placing a wager under § 4-49-112 ;
(3) "Bond" means a bond held in escrow for the purpose of maintaining adequate reserves to account for losses suffered by a licensee and owed to bettors;
(4) "Cancelled wager" means a wager that was legal and appropriate when originally placed by the bettor, but some event, circumstance, or occurrence prevents the wager from being unequivocally determined in accordance with the licensee's approved house rules or internal controls;
(5) "Cheating" means improving the chances of winning or of altering the outcome by deception, interference, or manipulation of a sporting event or of any equipment, including software pertaining to or used in relation to the equipment, used for or in connection with the sporting event on which wagers are placed or are invited, including attempts and conspiracy to cheat;
(6) "Collegiate" means belonging to, or involving, a public or private institution of higher education;
(7) "Collegiate sporting event" means a sporting or athletics event involving a sports or athletics team of a public or private institution of higher education;
(8) "Council" means the sports wagering council;
(9) "E-sport" means any multiplayer video game played competitively for spectators, either in-person or via remote connection, in which success principally depends upon the superior knowledge, training, experience, and adroitness of the players;
(10) "Fixed-odds betting" means bets made at predetermined odds or on the spread where the return to the bettor is unaffected by any later change in odds or the spread;
(11) "Future bet" means a wager made on the occurrence of an event in the future relating to a sporting event;
(12) "Gross handle" means the total amount of gross wagers less cancelled or voided wagers received by the licensee over a specified period of time;
(13) "Gross wager": (A) Means all cash and promotional wagers received by licensees from bettors as wagers; and (B) Includes all wagers placed with cash, cash equivalents, promotional items, and all other media by which a bettor is allowed to place a wager;
(A) Means all cash and promotional wagers received by licensees from bettors as wagers; and
(B) Includes all wagers placed with cash, cash equivalents, promotional items, and all other media by which a bettor is allowed to place a wager;
(14) "Interactive sports wagering" means placing a wager on a sporting event via the internet, a mobile device, or other telecommunications platform;
(15) "Key personnel" means individuals who have the power to exercise significant influence over sports wagering in this state and who are associated with the applicant for licensure or registration as: (i) A principal owner of more than five percent (5%) of the applicant; (ii) A partner of the applicant, voting member on the board of directors of the applicant, or an officer of the applicant, as those terms are defined in title 48 or 61, as applicable; or (iii) An employee of the applicant who principally oversees wagering activity, risk management, platform management, or integrity monitoring;
(i) A principal owner of more than five percent (5%) of the applicant;
(ii) A partner of the applicant, voting member on the board of directors of the applicant, or an officer of the applicant, as those terms are defined in title 48 or 61, as applicable; or
(iii) An employee of the applicant who principally oversees wagering activity, risk management, platform management, or integrity monitoring;
(16) "License" means a license to accept wagers from bettors on sporting events issued under § 4-49-117 ;
(17) "Licensee" means a person who holds a license issued under § 4-49-117 ;
(18) "Live betting" means a type of wager that is placed after the sporting event being wagered on has commenced and whose odds on events occurring are adjusted in real time;
(19) "Minor" means a person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age;
(20) "Money line wager" means a wager on the outcome of a sporting event outright, with fixed odds in relation to the dollar amount wagered;
(21) "Obvious error" means either a human or technical error that results in a licensee offering wagers at terms, prices, or odds that are materially different from the general market or clearly incorrect given the chance of the event happening at the time the wager was accepted;
(22) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(23) "Online sports wagering platform" means the combination of hardware, software, and data networks used to manage, administer, or control sports wagering and any associated wagers accessible by any electronic means, including mobile applications and internet websites accessed via a mobile device or computer;
(24) "Pari-mutuel betting" means a type of bet in which all wagers on a particular occurrence are pooled and winnings are paid in accordance with the size of the pool and the number of winners;
(25) "Parlay bet" means a single wager that incorporates two (2) or more individual bets for purposes of earning a higher payout if each bet incorporated within the wager wins;
(26) "Person" means an individual, group of individuals, trust, or business entity;
(27) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(28) "Promotional payout" means a payout by a licensee to a bettor in a form that cannot be immediately withdrawn by the bettor as cash;
(29) "Promotional wager" means a wager placed by a licensee using a bonus or other non-cash item;
(30) "Proposition bet" means a wager made regarding the occurrence or nonoccurrence during a sporting event of an event that does not directly affect the final outcome of the sporting event;
(31) "Registrant" means a person who holds a registration issued under § 4-49-133 ;
(32) "Resettled wager" means a wager that was settled incorrectly by a licensee due to a statistical correction, technical error, or human error;
(33) "Sporting event" means any professional sporting or athletic event, including motorsports and e-sports, any collegiate sporting or athletic event, or any Olympic sporting or athletic event sanctioned by a national or international organization or association. "Sporting event" does not include horse racing;
(34) "Sports governing body" means the organization, league, or association that oversees a sport and prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to such sport and participants therein;
(35) "Spread" means the predicted scoring differential between two (2) persons or teams engaged in a sporting event;
(36) "Supervisory employee" means a principal or employee having the authority to act on behalf of a licensee or whose judgment is being relied upon to manage and advance the business operations of a licensee;
(37) (A) "Vendor" means a person who: (i) Provides one (1) or more of the following: (a) Geolocation services; (b) Online sports wagering platform software; (c) Patron account management services/software; (d) Sportsbook risk management or odds-making services or software; (e) Sports data feeds or software, including official league data feeds and software; (f) "Know your customer" or "KYC" software or services; or (g) Payment processing services; (ii) Serves as an independent testing laboratory to assess interactive sports wagering platforms, integrity or security; (iii) Has direct interface or interaction with patron accounts or interactive sports wagering platforms, as determined by the council; (iv) Receives payment or compensation based on a revenue sharing agreement in which the vendor receives a percentage of the adjusted gross income of a licensee; or (v) Provides similar services that are material to conducting interactive sports wagering, as determined by the council; and (B) "Vendor" does not include marketing affiliates who are compensated by a method other than a revenue sharing agreement;
(A) "Vendor" means a person who: (i) Provides one (1) or more of the following: (a) Geolocation services; (b) Online sports wagering platform software; (c) Patron account management services/software; (d) Sportsbook risk management or odds-making services or software; (e) Sports data feeds or software, including official league data feeds and software; (f) "Know your customer" or "KYC" software or services; or (g) Payment processing services; (ii) Serves as an independent testing laboratory to assess interactive sports wagering platforms, integrity or security; (iii) Has direct interface or interaction with patron accounts or interactive sports wagering platforms, as determined by the council; (iv) Receives payment or compensation based on a revenue sharing agreement in which the vendor receives a percentage of the adjusted gross income of a licensee; or (v) Provides similar services that are material to conducting interactive sports wagering, as determined by the council; and
(i) Provides one (1) or more of the following: (a) Geolocation services; (b) Online sports wagering platform software; (c) Patron account management services/software; (d) Sportsbook risk management or odds-making services or software; (e) Sports data feeds or software, including official league data feeds and software; (f) "Know your customer" or "KYC" software or services; or (g) Payment processing services;
(a) Geolocation services;
(b) Online sports wagering platform software;
(c) Patron account management services/software;
(d) Sportsbook risk management or odds-making services or software;
(e) Sports data feeds or software, including official league data feeds and software;
(f) "Know your customer" or "KYC" software or services; or
(g) Payment processing services;
(ii) Serves as an independent testing laboratory to assess interactive sports wagering platforms, integrity or security;
(iii) Has direct interface or interaction with patron accounts or interactive sports wagering platforms, as determined by the council;
(iv) Receives payment or compensation based on a revenue sharing agreement in which the vendor receives a percentage of the adjusted gross income of a licensee; or
(v) Provides similar services that are material to conducting interactive sports wagering, as determined by the council; and
(B) "Vendor" does not include marketing affiliates who are compensated by a method other than a revenue sharing agreement;
(38) "Voided wager" means a wager that a licensee voids after acceptance because the wager is determined by the licensee, the council, or the executive director to be prohibited under this chapter, rules promulgated by the council, other state laws, or prohibited or otherwise invalid pursuant to the licensee's approved house rules or internal controls; and
(39) "Wager" or "bet" means a sum of money that is risked by a bettor on the unknown outcome of one (1) or more sporting events, including, but not limited to, the form of fixed-odds betting, a future bet, live betting, a money line bet, pari-mutuel betting, parlay bet, pools, proposition bet, spread bet, or in any other form or manner as authorized by rule promulgated by the council.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 40, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 34, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 6, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-302 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 27, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 1, eff. 1/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-13-307 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-307
Revocability of trust
Status: in_force

The state may revoke this trust at will. Acts 1931, ch. 92, § 4.
The state may revoke this trust at will.
Acts 1931, ch. 92, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-503 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-503
Presentation to firefighters or next of kin - Submission of information to council - "Firefighter" defined
Status: in_force

(a) A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to: (1) A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or (2) The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty. (b) Any person who has personal knowledge of a firefighter who, in the line of duty was killed or suffered a career-ending injury may submit that information in writing to the council. (c) As used in this section, "firefighter" means any full-time, part-time, or volunteer firefighter hired or accepted as a firefighter by a fire department recognized under the Fire Department Recognition Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 102, part 3 and meets the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 . Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 950,s 1, eff. 5/19/2014.
(a) A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to: (1) A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or (2) The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.
(1) A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or
(2) The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.
(b) Any person who has personal knowledge of a firefighter who, in the line of duty was killed or suffered a career-ending injury may submit that information in writing to the council.
(c) As used in this section, "firefighter" means any full-time, part-time, or volunteer firefighter hired or accepted as a firefighter by a fire department recognized under the Fire Department Recognition Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 102, part 3 and meets the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 .
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 950,s 1, eff. 5/19/2014.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-46-101 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 46 / Section 4-46-101
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual; a record of the impairment; or being regarded as having an impairment; and (2) "SAME program" means the state as a model employer program established pursuant to this chapter. Acts 2021, ch. 575, § 1.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the major life activities of the individual; a record of the impairment; or being regarded as having an impairment; and
(2) "SAME program" means the state as a model employer program established pursuant to this chapter.
Acts 2021, ch. 575, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2703 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-2703
Powers and duties of department
Status: in_force

(a) The department of disability and aging has jurisdiction over the intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities of the state, regardless of the names by which the facilities are known. (b) The department, through its appropriate officials, has the power and duty to provide the best possible care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the state by improving existing facilities, by developing future facilities and programs, and by adopting a preventive program for intellectual and developmental disabilities, as provided in title 52, with control over those services and supports as set out in title 52. (c) Licensing of these facilities is the responsibility of the department of disability and aging. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 107, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 2010 , ch. 1100, § 10; 2012 , ch. 1010, § 1.
(a) The department of disability and aging has jurisdiction over the intellectual and developmental disabilities facilities of the state, regardless of the names by which the facilities are known.
(b) The department, through its appropriate officials, has the power and duty to provide the best possible care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the state by improving existing facilities, by developing future facilities and programs, and by adopting a preventive program for intellectual and developmental disabilities, as provided in title 52, with control over those services and supports as set out in title 52.
(c) Licensing of these facilities is the responsibility of the department of disability and aging.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 107, eff. 7/1/2024.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1100, § 10; 2012 , ch. 1010, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-309 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-309
Subpoenas
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Upon written application to the commission, a party to a proceeding is entitled as of right to the issuance of subpoenas for deposition or hearing in the name of the commission by an individual designated pursuant to its rules requiring attendance and the giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of documents. (2) A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena is directed. (3) On petition of the person to whom the subpoena is directed and notice to the requesting party, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules may vacate or modify the subpoena. (4) Depositions of witnesses may be taken as prescribed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. (5) Witnesses whose depositions are taken, or who are summoned before the commission or its agents, will be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are paid to the witnesses subpoenaed in chancery courts of the state. (b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the commission, the chancery court or circuit court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or has the person's principal place of business, upon application of the commission or the party requesting the subpoena, may issue an order requiring compliance. In any proceeding brought under this section, the court may modify or set aside the subpoena. Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 24; T.C.A., §§ 4-2122, 4-21-122; Acts 1996, ch. 777, § 7.
(a) (1) Upon written application to the commission, a party to a proceeding is entitled as of right to the issuance of subpoenas for deposition or hearing in the name of the commission by an individual designated pursuant to its rules requiring attendance and the giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of documents. (2) A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena is directed. (3) On petition of the person to whom the subpoena is directed and notice to the requesting party, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules may vacate or modify the subpoena. (4) Depositions of witnesses may be taken as prescribed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. (5) Witnesses whose depositions are taken, or who are summoned before the commission or its agents, will be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are paid to the witnesses subpoenaed in chancery courts of the state.
(1) Upon written application to the commission, a party to a proceeding is entitled as of right to the issuance of subpoenas for deposition or hearing in the name of the commission by an individual designated pursuant to its rules requiring attendance and the giving of testimony by witnesses and the production of documents.
(2) A subpoena so issued shall show on its face the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena is directed.
(3) On petition of the person to whom the subpoena is directed and notice to the requesting party, the commission or an individual designated pursuant to its rules may vacate or modify the subpoena.
(4) Depositions of witnesses may be taken as prescribed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
(5) Witnesses whose depositions are taken, or who are summoned before the commission or its agents, will be entitled to the same witness and mileage fees as are paid to the witnesses subpoenaed in chancery courts of the state.
(b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the commission, the chancery court or circuit court of the county in which the person is found, resides, or has the person's principal place of business, upon application of the commission or the party requesting the subpoena, may issue an order requiring compliance. In any proceeding brought under this section, the court may modify or set aside the subpoena.
Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 24; T.C.A., §§ 4-2122, 4-21-122; Acts 1996, ch. 777, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-11-202 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 4-11-202
Criteria for listing places - Revision
Status: in_force

(a) The following criteria are used in determining eligibility in being placed on the Tennessee register of historic places: (1) The quality of significance in Tennessee history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and that: (A) Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; (B) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; (C) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or (D) Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history; and (2) Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces or graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and properties that have achieved significance within the past fifty (50) years shall not be considered eligible for the Tennessee register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories: (A) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; (B) A building or structure removed from its original location but that is significant primarily for architectural value, or that is the surviving structure most importantly associated with an historic person or event; (C) A birthplace or grave of an historical figure of outstanding importance, if there is no other appropriate site or building directly associated with such historical figure's productive life; (D) A cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; (E) A reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived; (F) A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical significance; or (G) A property achieving significance within the past fifty (50) years, if it is of exceptional importance. (b) Revisions to the criteria in subsection (a) may be made by the Tennessee historical commission in order to enhance the historical quality of the register. Acts 1971, ch. 141, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., §§ 4-1113, 4-1114, 4-11-203, 4-11-204; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 3.
(a) The following criteria are used in determining eligibility in being placed on the Tennessee register of historic places: (1) The quality of significance in Tennessee history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and that: (A) Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; (B) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; (C) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or (D) Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history; and (2) Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces or graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and properties that have achieved significance within the past fifty (50) years shall not be considered eligible for the Tennessee register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories: (A) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; (B) A building or structure removed from its original location but that is significant primarily for architectural value, or that is the surviving structure most importantly associated with an historic person or event; (C) A birthplace or grave of an historical figure of outstanding importance, if there is no other appropriate site or building directly associated with such historical figure's productive life; (D) A cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; (E) A reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived; (F) A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical significance; or (G) A property achieving significance within the past fifty (50) years, if it is of exceptional importance.
(1) The quality of significance in Tennessee history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and that: (A) Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; (B) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; (C) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or (D) Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history; and
(A) Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history;
(B) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
(C) Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
(D) Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history; and
(2) Ordinarily cemeteries, birthplaces or graves of historical figures, properties owned by religious institutions or used for religious purposes, structures that have been moved from their original locations, reconstructed historic buildings, properties primarily commemorative in nature, and properties that have achieved significance within the past fifty (50) years shall not be considered eligible for the Tennessee register. However, such properties will qualify if they are integral parts of districts that do meet the criteria or if they fall within the following categories: (A) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance; (B) A building or structure removed from its original location but that is significant primarily for architectural value, or that is the surviving structure most importantly associated with an historic person or event; (C) A birthplace or grave of an historical figure of outstanding importance, if there is no other appropriate site or building directly associated with such historical figure's productive life; (D) A cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events; (E) A reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived; (F) A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical significance; or (G) A property achieving significance within the past fifty (50) years, if it is of exceptional importance.
(A) A religious property deriving primary significance from architectural or artistic distinction or historical importance;
(B) A building or structure removed from its original location but that is significant primarily for architectural value, or that is the surviving structure most importantly associated with an historic person or event;
(C) A birthplace or grave of an historical figure of outstanding importance, if there is no other appropriate site or building directly associated with such historical figure's productive life;
(D) A cemetery that derives its primary significance from graves of persons of transcendent importance, from age, from distinctive design features, or from association with historic events;
(E) A reconstructed building when accurately executed in a suitable environment and presented in a dignified manner as part of a restoration master plan, and when no other building or structure with the same association has survived;
(F) A property primarily commemorative in intent if design, age, tradition or symbolic value has invested it with its own historical significance; or
(G) A property achieving significance within the past fifty (50) years, if it is of exceptional importance.
(b) Revisions to the criteria in subsection (a) may be made by the Tennessee historical commission in order to enhance the historical quality of the register.
Acts 1971, ch. 141, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., §§ 4-1113, 4-1114, 4-11-203, 4-11-204; Acts 1994, ch. 961, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-303 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-303
Conciliation agreements - Temporary relief
Status: in_force

(a) If the staff determines after investigation, or if the commission or its delegate determines after the review provided for in § 4-21-302 that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission staff shall endeavor to eliminate the alleged discriminatory practices by conference, conciliation and persuasion. (b) The terms of a conciliation agreement reached with a respondent shall require the respondent to refrain from discriminatory practices in the future, and shall make such further provisions as may be agreed upon between the commission or its assigned staff and the respondent. (c) If a conciliation agreement is entered into, the commission shall issue and serve on the complainant an order stating its terms. A copy of the order shall be delivered to the respondent, and such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper. (d) Except for the terms of the conciliation agreement, neither the commission nor any officer or employee thereof shall make public, without the written consent of the complainant and the respondent, information concerning efforts in a particular case to eliminate discriminatory practice by conference, conciliation or persuasion, whether or not there is a determination of reasonable cause or a conciliation agreement. The conciliation agreement itself shall be made public unless the complainant and the respondent otherwise agree, and the commission also determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this chapter. (e) At the expiration of one (1) year from the date of a conciliation agreement, and at other times in its reasonable discretion, the commission staff may investigate whether the terms of the agreement have been and are being complied with by the respondent. (f) Upon finding that the terms of the agreement are not being complied with by the respondent, the commission shall take such action as it deems appropriate to assure compliance. (g) At any time after a complaint is filed, the commission may file an action in the chancery court or circuit court in a county in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or in a county in which a respondent resides or has the respondent's principal place of business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under the chapter, including an order or decree restraining such respondent from doing or procuring any act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. The court has the power to grant such temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper. Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 18; T.C.A., §§ 4-2116, 4-21-116; Acts 1992, ch. 1027, § 5; 1996, ch. 777, § 1.
(a) If the staff determines after investigation, or if the commission or its delegate determines after the review provided for in § 4-21-302 that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice, the commission staff shall endeavor to eliminate the alleged discriminatory practices by conference, conciliation and persuasion.
(b) The terms of a conciliation agreement reached with a respondent shall require the respondent to refrain from discriminatory practices in the future, and shall make such further provisions as may be agreed upon between the commission or its assigned staff and the respondent.
(c) If a conciliation agreement is entered into, the commission shall issue and serve on the complainant an order stating its terms. A copy of the order shall be delivered to the respondent, and such public officers and persons as the commission deems proper.
(d) Except for the terms of the conciliation agreement, neither the commission nor any officer or employee thereof shall make public, without the written consent of the complainant and the respondent, information concerning efforts in a particular case to eliminate discriminatory practice by conference, conciliation or persuasion, whether or not there is a determination of reasonable cause or a conciliation agreement. The conciliation agreement itself shall be made public unless the complainant and the respondent otherwise agree, and the commission also determines that disclosure is not required to further the purposes of this chapter.
(e) At the expiration of one (1) year from the date of a conciliation agreement, and at other times in its reasonable discretion, the commission staff may investigate whether the terms of the agreement have been and are being complied with by the respondent.
(f) Upon finding that the terms of the agreement are not being complied with by the respondent, the commission shall take such action as it deems appropriate to assure compliance.
(g) At any time after a complaint is filed, the commission may file an action in the chancery court or circuit court in a county in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or in a county in which a respondent resides or has the respondent's principal place of business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under the chapter, including an order or decree restraining such respondent from doing or procuring any act tending to render ineffectual any order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. The court has the power to grant such temporary relief or restraining order as it deems just and proper.
Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 18; T.C.A., §§ 4-2116, 4-21-116; Acts 1992, ch. 1027, § 5; 1996, ch. 777, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-112 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-112
Appointment of commissioners
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall be appointed by the governor for terms to expire with the beginning of the term of the governor next elected, or whenever their successors shall be appointed and qualified. (b) Each commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 373a33; Acts 1933, ch. 92, § 1(1); 1935, ch. 169, § 1; Code 1932, § 258; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 2; 1939, ch. 11, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-302.
(a) The commissioners shall be appointed by the governor for terms to expire with the beginning of the term of the governor next elected, or whenever their successors shall be appointed and qualified.
(b) Each commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor.
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 373a33; Acts 1933, ch. 92, § 1(1); 1935, ch. 169, § 1; Code 1932, § 258; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 2; 1939, ch. 11, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-302.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-106
Bonds and notes - Default - Remedies
Status: in_force

(a) In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest and premium, if any, on bonds or notes similarly secured after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days, or in the event that the authority shall fail or refuse to comply with this chapter, or shall default in any agreement made with the holders of bonds or notes similarly secured, the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of such bonds and notes then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the office of the comptroller of the treasury and approved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of such notes or bonds for the purposes herein provided in this section. (b) Such trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount of such bonds and notes then outstanding shall, in such trustee's own name: (1) By suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction, enforce all rights of the bondholders or noteholders, including the right to require the authority to collect the moneys payable to it and to require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such bonds or notes and to perform its duties under this chapter; (2) Bring suit upon such bonds or notes; (3) By action or suit, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds and notes; (4) By action or suit, enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds or notes; and (5) Declare all such bonds or notes due and payable and, if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of the twenty-five percent (25%) of the principal amount of such bonds or notes then outstanding, to annul such declaration and its consequences. (c) Such trustee shall, in addition to the foregoing, have and possess all of the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specially set forth herein or incident to the general representation of bondholders or noteholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights. (d) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, the authority may provide in resolution or resolutions authorizing such bonds and notes for the limitation or abrogation of the rights of a trustee if the particular default shall have been remedied or cured or proper action is diligently being pursued by the authority, to remedy or cure default. Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 6; T.C.A., § 4-3106.
(a) In the event that the authority shall default in the payment of principal of or interest and premium, if any, on bonds or notes similarly secured after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days, or in the event that the authority shall fail or refuse to comply with this chapter, or shall default in any agreement made with the holders of bonds or notes similarly secured, the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of such bonds and notes then outstanding, by instrument or instruments filed in the office of the comptroller of the treasury and approved or acknowledged in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, may appoint a trustee to represent the holders of such notes or bonds for the purposes herein provided in this section.
(b) Such trustee may, and upon written request of the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount of such bonds and notes then outstanding shall, in such trustee's own name: (1) By suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction, enforce all rights of the bondholders or noteholders, including the right to require the authority to collect the moneys payable to it and to require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such bonds or notes and to perform its duties under this chapter; (2) Bring suit upon such bonds or notes; (3) By action or suit, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds and notes; (4) By action or suit, enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds or notes; and (5) Declare all such bonds or notes due and payable and, if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of the twenty-five percent (25%) of the principal amount of such bonds or notes then outstanding, to annul such declaration and its consequences.
(1) By suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction, enforce all rights of the bondholders or noteholders, including the right to require the authority to collect the moneys payable to it and to require the authority to carry out any other agreements with the holders of such bonds or notes and to perform its duties under this chapter;
(2) Bring suit upon such bonds or notes;
(3) By action or suit, require the authority to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for the holders of such bonds and notes;
(4) By action or suit, enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the holders of such bonds or notes; and
(5) Declare all such bonds or notes due and payable and, if all defaults shall be made good, then, with the consent of the holders of the twenty-five percent (25%) of the principal amount of such bonds or notes then outstanding, to annul such declaration and its consequences.
(c) Such trustee shall, in addition to the foregoing, have and possess all of the powers necessary or appropriate for the exercise of any functions specially set forth herein or incident to the general representation of bondholders or noteholders in the enforcement and protection of their rights.
(d) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, the authority may provide in resolution or resolutions authorizing such bonds and notes for the limitation or abrogation of the rights of a trustee if the particular default shall have been remedied or cured or proper action is diligently being pursued by the authority, to remedy or cure default.
Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 6; T.C.A., § 4-3106.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-114 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-114
Vendor - Performance bond or letter of credit - Minority-owned business waiver
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the corporation in an amount as deemed necessary by the corporation for that particular bid or contract. In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this section are limited to: (i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and that are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; (ii) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest; and (iii) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation that issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. (B) Such securities shall be held in trust and shall have at all times a market value at least equal to the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the lottery vendor under contract. (2) Because of certain economic considerations, minority businesses may not be financially able to comply with the bonding, deposit of securities, or letter of credit requirements of subdivision (a)(1). In order to assure minority participation in major procurement contracts to the most feasible and practicable extent possible, the chief executive officer is authorized and directed to waive the bonding, deposit of securities, and letter of credit requirements of subdivision (a)(1) for a period of five (5) years from the time that a minority business enters into a major procurement contract in cases where any minority business substantiates financial hardship pursuant to the policies and procedures established by the board. (b) Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the laws of this state. All contracts under this section shall be governed by the laws of the state. (c) No contract shall be secured with any vendor in which a public officer, as covered in § 8-50-501(a) , or an employee of such officer, has an ownership interest of one percent (1%) or more. Acts 2003 , ch. 297, § 2.
(a) (1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the corporation in an amount as deemed necessary by the corporation for that particular bid or contract. In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this section are limited to: (i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and that are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; (ii) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest; and (iii) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation that issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. (B) Such securities shall be held in trust and shall have at all times a market value at least equal to the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the lottery vendor under contract. (2) Because of certain economic considerations, minority businesses may not be financially able to comply with the bonding, deposit of securities, or letter of credit requirements of subdivision (a)(1). In order to assure minority participation in major procurement contracts to the most feasible and practicable extent possible, the chief executive officer is authorized and directed to waive the bonding, deposit of securities, and letter of credit requirements of subdivision (a)(1) for a period of five (5) years from the time that a minority business enters into a major procurement contract in cases where any minority business substantiates financial hardship pursuant to the policies and procedures established by the board.
(1) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the corporation in an amount as deemed necessary by the corporation for that particular bid or contract. In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this section are limited to: (i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and that are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; (ii) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest; and (iii) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation that issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor. (B) Such securities shall be held in trust and shall have at all times a market value at least equal to the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the lottery vendor under contract.
(A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), each vendor shall, at the execution of the contract with the corporation, post a performance bond or letter of credit from a bank or credit provider acceptable to the corporation in an amount as deemed necessary by the corporation for that particular bid or contract. In lieu of the bond, a vendor may, to assure the faithful performance of its obligations, deposit and maintain with the corporation securities that are interest bearing or accruing and that are rated in one (1) of the three (3) highest classifications by an established nationally recognized investment rating service. Securities eligible under this section are limited to: (i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and that are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; (ii) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest; and (iii) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation that issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor.
(i) Certificates of deposit issued by solvent banks or savings associations approved by the corporation and that are organized and existing under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States;
(ii) United States bonds, notes, and bills for which the full faith and credit of the government of the United States is pledged for the payment of principal and interest; and
(iii) Corporate bonds approved by the corporation. The corporation that issued the bonds shall not be an affiliate or subsidiary of the depositor.
(B) Such securities shall be held in trust and shall have at all times a market value at least equal to the full amount estimated to be paid annually to the lottery vendor under contract.
(2) Because of certain economic considerations, minority businesses may not be financially able to comply with the bonding, deposit of securities, or letter of credit requirements of subdivision (a)(1). In order to assure minority participation in major procurement contracts to the most feasible and practicable extent possible, the chief executive officer is authorized and directed to waive the bonding, deposit of securities, and letter of credit requirements of subdivision (a)(1) for a period of five (5) years from the time that a minority business enters into a major procurement contract in cases where any minority business substantiates financial hardship pursuant to the policies and procedures established by the board.
(b) Each vendor shall be qualified to do business in this state and shall file appropriate tax returns as provided by the laws of this state. All contracts under this section shall be governed by the laws of the state.
(c) No contract shall be secured with any vendor in which a public officer, as covered in § 8-50-501(a) , or an employee of such officer, has an ownership interest of one percent (1%) or more.
Acts 2003 , ch. 297, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1802 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1802
Commissioner
Status: in_force

The department of health shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of health. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 373a32; Code 1932, § 257; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.2; modified; Acts 1983, ch. 472, § 6.
The department of health shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of health.
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 373a32; Code 1932, § 257; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.2; modified; Acts 1983, ch. 472, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-310 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-310
State gem
Status: in_force

(a) The Tennessee pearl is hereby designated as the official state gem. This designation is not intended to prohibit such activities as dredging, filling, damming or other acts that are otherwise subject to regulation and control by the United States corps of engineers, the Tennessee Valley authority, or other governmental entities. (b) The historic Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm and Museum located in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee is hereby designated the official site of freshwater pearl culturing in the state of Tennessee. Acts 1979, ch. 192, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-129; Acts 2004, ch. 506, § 1.
(a) The Tennessee pearl is hereby designated as the official state gem. This designation is not intended to prohibit such activities as dredging, filling, damming or other acts that are otherwise subject to regulation and control by the United States corps of engineers, the Tennessee Valley authority, or other governmental entities.
(b) The historic Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm and Museum located in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee is hereby designated the official site of freshwater pearl culturing in the state of Tennessee.
Acts 1979, ch. 192, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-129; Acts 2004, ch. 506, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-116 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 49 / Section 4-49-116
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 39, eff. 7/1/2023. Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-316 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 12, eff. 1/1/2022. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Repealed by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 39, eff. 7/1/2023.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-316 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 12, eff. 1/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1007 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1007
Accounting powers
Status: in_force

The department of finance and administration has the power and is required to: (1) Maintain a system of general accounts embracing all the financial transactions of state government; (2) Examine and approve all contracts, requisitions, orders, payrolls and other documents, the purpose of which is to incur financial obligations against state government, and ascertain that moneys have been duly appropriated and allotted to meet such obligations and will be available when such obligations will become due and payable, as the commissioner deems necessary with the objective of improving accountability and managing risk as provided for in title 9, chapter 18; (3) Audit and approve all bills, invoices, accounts, payrolls and other evidences of claims, demands or charges against state government, and determine the regularity, legality and correctness of such claims, demands or charges, as the commissioner deems necessary with the objective of improving accountability and managing risk as provided for in title 9, chapter 18; (4) Inquire as needed concerning articles and materials furnished or work and labor performed, for the purpose of ascertaining that the prices, quality and amount of such articles or materials are fair, just and reasonable, and that all the requirements expressed and implied pertaining thereto have been complied with, and reject or disallow any excess; (5) Make available monthly reports on all receipts, expenditures, appropriations, allotments, and encumbrances of the state government to the governor, the department of audit, and the head of the department, office, or agency directly concerned; (6) Establish statewide accounting policies and practices that support the state's compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. All such statewide policies shall become effective upon approval by the commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury; (7) Prescribe such subsidiary accounts, including cost accounts, for the various departments, institutions, offices and agencies as may be desirable for purposes of administration, supervision and financial control; (8) Examine at any time the accounts of every department, institution, office or agency, receiving appropriations from the state; (9) Report to the attorney general and reporter for such action, civil or criminal, as the attorney general and reporter may deem necessary, and to the comptroller of the treasury, all facts showing illegality in the expenditure of public moneys, or in the collection of public revenues, or the misappropriation of public properties; (10) Exercise the rights, powers and duties, except the power to collect taxes, conferred by law upon the comptroller of the treasury under title 8, chapter 4, and the rights, powers and duties conferred by § 9-2-107 , insofar as these provisions relate to financial administration and general accounting control of the state government, involving the keeping of general accounts, the auditing before payment of all bills, or vouchers and the authorization of all claims against the state for which appropriations have been made; (11) In consultation with the comptroller of the treasury, establish guidelines for the evaluation by agencies of their systems of internal accounting and administrative control as provided in title 9, chapter 18; (12) Supervise and regulate the making of an inventory of all removable equipment and other movable property belonging to the state government or any of its departments, institutions or agencies, with the exception of those institutions expressly exempted from the operation of title 12, chapter 3, and keep the inventory current. This subdivision (12) shall not apply to the various collections of articles, specimens and relics placed under the charge of the state museum executive director; and (13) Approve the use of electronic and other technological means to transfer funds whenever economically feasible, to eliminate paper documentation wherever feasible, and to increase fiscal efficiency and effectiveness. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 690, Secs.s8, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s14 eff. 6/11/2020. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, s 18, eff. 4/24/2018. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 373a44; Code 1932, § 269; Acts 1933, ch. 92, §§ 1(3)-1(5); 1937, ch. 33, § 24; 1939, ch. 11, § 12; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 255.24; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-326; T.C.A., § 4-325; Acts 1975, ch. 123, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 129, § 2; 1987, ch. 149, § 4; 1987, ch. 150, § 4; 2009 , ch. 106, §§ 2, 4.
The department of finance and administration has the power and is required to:
(1) Maintain a system of general accounts embracing all the financial transactions of state government;
(2) Examine and approve all contracts, requisitions, orders, payrolls and other documents, the purpose of which is to incur financial obligations against state government, and ascertain that moneys have been duly appropriated and allotted to meet such obligations and will be available when such obligations will become due and payable, as the commissioner deems necessary with the objective of improving accountability and managing risk as provided for in title 9, chapter 18;
(3) Audit and approve all bills, invoices, accounts, payrolls and other evidences of claims, demands or charges against state government, and determine the regularity, legality and correctness of such claims, demands or charges, as the commissioner deems necessary with the objective of improving accountability and managing risk as provided for in title 9, chapter 18;
(4) Inquire as needed concerning articles and materials furnished or work and labor performed, for the purpose of ascertaining that the prices, quality and amount of such articles or materials are fair, just and reasonable, and that all the requirements expressed and implied pertaining thereto have been complied with, and reject or disallow any excess;
(5) Make available monthly reports on all receipts, expenditures, appropriations, allotments, and encumbrances of the state government to the governor, the department of audit, and the head of the department, office, or agency directly concerned;
(6) Establish statewide accounting policies and practices that support the state's compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. All such statewide policies shall become effective upon approval by the commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury;
(7) Prescribe such subsidiary accounts, including cost accounts, for the various departments, institutions, offices and agencies as may be desirable for purposes of administration, supervision and financial control;
(8) Examine at any time the accounts of every department, institution, office or agency, receiving appropriations from the state;
(9) Report to the attorney general and reporter for such action, civil or criminal, as the attorney general and reporter may deem necessary, and to the comptroller of the treasury, all facts showing illegality in the expenditure of public moneys, or in the collection of public revenues, or the misappropriation of public properties;
(10) Exercise the rights, powers and duties, except the power to collect taxes, conferred by law upon the comptroller of the treasury under title 8, chapter 4, and the rights, powers and duties conferred by § 9-2-107 , insofar as these provisions relate to financial administration and general accounting control of the state government, involving the keeping of general accounts, the auditing before payment of all bills, or vouchers and the authorization of all claims against the state for which appropriations have been made;
(11) In consultation with the comptroller of the treasury, establish guidelines for the evaluation by agencies of their systems of internal accounting and administrative control as provided in title 9, chapter 18;
(12) Supervise and regulate the making of an inventory of all removable equipment and other movable property belonging to the state government or any of its departments, institutions or agencies, with the exception of those institutions expressly exempted from the operation of title 12, chapter 3, and keep the inventory current. This subdivision (12) shall not apply to the various collections of articles, specimens and relics placed under the charge of the state museum executive director; and
(13) Approve the use of electronic and other technological means to transfer funds whenever economically feasible, to eliminate paper documentation wherever feasible, and to increase fiscal efficiency and effectiveness.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 690, Secs.s8, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s14 eff. 6/11/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, s 18, eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 373a44; Code 1932, § 269; Acts 1933, ch. 92, §§ 1(3)-1(5); 1937, ch. 33, § 24; 1939, ch. 11, § 12; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 255.24; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-326; T.C.A., § 4-325; Acts 1975, ch. 123, §§ 1, 2; 1983, ch. 129, § 2; 1987, ch. 149, § 4; 1987, ch. 150, § 4; 2009 , ch. 106, §§ 2, 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-127 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 49 / Section 4-49-127
Investigations by board
Status: in_force

(a) The council, utilizing employees of the council, may: (1) Conduct investigations or audits to determine whether a licensee is accepting wagers from minors or other persons ineligible to place wagers in this state; and (2) Conduct investigations to determine whether a person is unlawfully accepting wagers from another person without a license or at a location or in a manner in violation of this part. (b) After a hearing under § 4-49-126 , if the council finds that: (1) A licensee is accepting wagers from minors or other persons ineligible to place wagers in this state, the council shall impose a fine against the licensee in the following amount: (A) For a first offense, one thousand dollars ($1,000); (B) For a second offense, two thousand dollars ($2,000); and (C) For a third or subsequent offense, five thousand dollars ($5,000); and (2) A person is unlawfully accepting wagers from another person without a license, the council shall impose a fine against the person in the following amount: (A) For a first offense, ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (B) For a second offense, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (C) For a third or subsequent offense, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). (c) This section does not prohibit the council from suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the license of a licensee or the registration of a vendor in accordance with § 4-49-126 . Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 28, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 27, eff. 7/1/2023. Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-327 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, Secs.s 24, s 27eff. 1/1/2022. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
(a) The council, utilizing employees of the council, may: (1) Conduct investigations or audits to determine whether a licensee is accepting wagers from minors or other persons ineligible to place wagers in this state; and (2) Conduct investigations to determine whether a person is unlawfully accepting wagers from another person without a license or at a location or in a manner in violation of this part.
(1) Conduct investigations or audits to determine whether a licensee is accepting wagers from minors or other persons ineligible to place wagers in this state; and
(2) Conduct investigations to determine whether a person is unlawfully accepting wagers from another person without a license or at a location or in a manner in violation of this part.
(b) After a hearing under § 4-49-126 , if the council finds that: (1) A licensee is accepting wagers from minors or other persons ineligible to place wagers in this state, the council shall impose a fine against the licensee in the following amount: (A) For a first offense, one thousand dollars ($1,000); (B) For a second offense, two thousand dollars ($2,000); and (C) For a third or subsequent offense, five thousand dollars ($5,000); and (2) A person is unlawfully accepting wagers from another person without a license, the council shall impose a fine against the person in the following amount: (A) For a first offense, ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (B) For a second offense, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (C) For a third or subsequent offense, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(1) A licensee is accepting wagers from minors or other persons ineligible to place wagers in this state, the council shall impose a fine against the licensee in the following amount: (A) For a first offense, one thousand dollars ($1,000); (B) For a second offense, two thousand dollars ($2,000); and (C) For a third or subsequent offense, five thousand dollars ($5,000); and
(A) For a first offense, one thousand dollars ($1,000);
(B) For a second offense, two thousand dollars ($2,000); and
(C) For a third or subsequent offense, five thousand dollars ($5,000); and
(2) A person is unlawfully accepting wagers from another person without a license, the council shall impose a fine against the person in the following amount: (A) For a first offense, ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (B) For a second offense, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and (C) For a third or subsequent offense, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(A) For a first offense, ten thousand dollars ($10,000);
(B) For a second offense, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000); and
(C) For a third or subsequent offense, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(c) This section does not prohibit the council from suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew the license of a licensee or the registration of a vendor in accordance with § 4-49-126 .
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 28, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 450, s 27, eff. 7/1/2023.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-327 by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, s 30, eff. 1/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 593, Secs.s 24, s 27eff. 1/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-401 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-401
Employer practices
Status: in_force

(a) It is a discriminatory practice for an employer to: (1) Fail or refuse to hire or discharge any person or otherwise to discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of such individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin; or (2) Limit, segregate or classify an employee or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive an individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of an employee, because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin. (b) This section does not apply to the employment of an individual by such individual's parent, spouse or child or to employment in the domestic service of the employer. (c) It is not a discriminatory practice for an employer to institute a policy in the employer's workplace requiring that all employees speak only in English at certain times when the employer has a legitimate business necessity for such a policy, including, but not limited to, the safe and efficient operation of the employer's business, and the employer provides notice to employees of the policy and the consequences of violating the policy. (d) (1) No employer shall terminate an employee who is a volunteer rescue squad worker, as this term is defined in § 7-51-210 , because the employee, when acting as a volunteer rescue squad worker, is absent or late to the employee's employment in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to the employee's place of employment. (2) An employer may charge against the employee's regular pay any time that an employee who is a volunteer rescue squad worker loses from employment because of the employee's response to an emergency. (3) An employer has the right to request an employee who loses time from the employee's employment to respond to an emergency to provide the employer with a written statement from the supervisor or acting supervisor of the volunteer rescue squad worker stating that the employee responded to an emergency and list the time and date of the emergency. (4) Any employee who is absent or late to the employee's employment in order to respond to an emergency shall make a reasonable effort to notify the employee's employer that the employee may be absent or late. (5) Any employee terminated in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employee's employer. The employee may seek reinstatement to the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and where seniority rights are granted, the reinstatement of seniority rights. The employee has one (1) year from the date of a violation of this section to file an action. Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 7; T.C.A., § 4-2105; Acts 1980, ch. 732, § 6; T.C.A., § 4-21-105; Acts 2010, ch. 1089, § 1.
(a) It is a discriminatory practice for an employer to: (1) Fail or refuse to hire or discharge any person or otherwise to discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of such individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin; or (2) Limit, segregate or classify an employee or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive an individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of an employee, because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin.
(1) Fail or refuse to hire or discharge any person or otherwise to discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of such individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin; or
(2) Limit, segregate or classify an employee or applicants for employment in any way that would deprive or tend to deprive an individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of an employee, because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin.
(b) This section does not apply to the employment of an individual by such individual's parent, spouse or child or to employment in the domestic service of the employer.
(c) It is not a discriminatory practice for an employer to institute a policy in the employer's workplace requiring that all employees speak only in English at certain times when the employer has a legitimate business necessity for such a policy, including, but not limited to, the safe and efficient operation of the employer's business, and the employer provides notice to employees of the policy and the consequences of violating the policy.
(d) (1) No employer shall terminate an employee who is a volunteer rescue squad worker, as this term is defined in § 7-51-210 , because the employee, when acting as a volunteer rescue squad worker, is absent or late to the employee's employment in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to the employee's place of employment. (2) An employer may charge against the employee's regular pay any time that an employee who is a volunteer rescue squad worker loses from employment because of the employee's response to an emergency. (3) An employer has the right to request an employee who loses time from the employee's employment to respond to an emergency to provide the employer with a written statement from the supervisor or acting supervisor of the volunteer rescue squad worker stating that the employee responded to an emergency and list the time and date of the emergency. (4) Any employee who is absent or late to the employee's employment in order to respond to an emergency shall make a reasonable effort to notify the employee's employer that the employee may be absent or late. (5) Any employee terminated in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employee's employer. The employee may seek reinstatement to the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and where seniority rights are granted, the reinstatement of seniority rights. The employee has one (1) year from the date of a violation of this section to file an action.
(1) No employer shall terminate an employee who is a volunteer rescue squad worker, as this term is defined in § 7-51-210 , because the employee, when acting as a volunteer rescue squad worker, is absent or late to the employee's employment in order to respond to an emergency prior to the time the employee is to report to the employee's place of employment.
(2) An employer may charge against the employee's regular pay any time that an employee who is a volunteer rescue squad worker loses from employment because of the employee's response to an emergency.
(3) An employer has the right to request an employee who loses time from the employee's employment to respond to an emergency to provide the employer with a written statement from the supervisor or acting supervisor of the volunteer rescue squad worker stating that the employee responded to an emergency and list the time and date of the emergency.
(4) Any employee who is absent or late to the employee's employment in order to respond to an emergency shall make a reasonable effort to notify the employee's employer that the employee may be absent or late.
(5) Any employee terminated in violation of this section may bring a civil action against the employee's employer. The employee may seek reinstatement to the employee's former position, payment of back wages, reinstatement of fringe benefits, and where seniority rights are granted, the reinstatement of seniority rights. The employee has one (1) year from the date of a violation of this section to file an action.
Acts 1978, ch. 748, § 7; T.C.A., § 4-2105; Acts 1980, ch. 732, § 6; T.C.A., § 4-21-105; Acts 2010, ch. 1089, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-7-206 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-206
Duty classifications for initial implementation
Status: in_force

(a) For implementation purposes in the initial fiscal year of the compensation survey, the fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule for the proper class of position: (1) Newly hired members and those with less than one (1) year service in like class of position shall be at Step 1; (2) Members with more than one (1) year but less than two (2) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 2; (3) Members with more than two (2) years' but less than three (3) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 3; (4) Members with more than three (3) years' but less than four (4) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 4; (5) Members with more than four (4) years' but less than five (5) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 5; (6) Members with more than five (5) years' but less than six (6) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 6; (7) Members with more than six (6) years' but less than seven (7) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 7; (8) Members with more than seven (7) years' but less than eight (8) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 8; (9) Members with more than eight (8) years' but less than nine (9) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 9; and (10) Members with more than nine (9) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 10. (b) For implementation purposes in the initial fiscal year of the compensation survey, the fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the department of safety, and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement, except members of the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy, shall be paid in accordance with each member's present step in class of position as of June 30, 1986, and each such member shall receive one (1) additional step in class of position on July 1, 1986, not to exceed ten (10) steps. (c) For implementation purposes in each subsequent fiscal year of the compensation survey, all fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the department of safety, and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall receive one (1) additional step in class of position on each July 1, not to exceed ten (10) steps. (d) For implementation purposes in each fiscal year of the compensation survey, the following duty classifications shall be paid the same as the duty classification deemed its equivalent, for like years of service: (1) A technician 3 in the highway patrol shall be equivalent to a sergeant in the highway patrol; (2) A technician supervisor in the highway patrol shall be equivalent to a lieutenant in the highway patrol; and (3) An electronic alarms technician in the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall be equivalent to a sergeant in the division of motor vehicle enforcement. (e) For implementation purposes in each fiscal year of the compensation survey, for fully commissioned members of the department of safety, and communications technicians of the department of safety, any length of service in the highway patrol at a comparable or a higher rank, any length of service in the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy at the same or a higher rank and any length of service in the division of motor vehicle enforcement at the same or a higher rank shall be included in computing a member's years of service. Impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 93, § 1; Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 6; 1987, ch. 375, § 1.
(a) For implementation purposes in the initial fiscal year of the compensation survey, the fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule for the proper class of position: (1) Newly hired members and those with less than one (1) year service in like class of position shall be at Step 1; (2) Members with more than one (1) year but less than two (2) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 2; (3) Members with more than two (2) years' but less than three (3) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 3; (4) Members with more than three (3) years' but less than four (4) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 4; (5) Members with more than four (4) years' but less than five (5) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 5; (6) Members with more than five (5) years' but less than six (6) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 6; (7) Members with more than six (6) years' but less than seven (7) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 7; (8) Members with more than seven (7) years' but less than eight (8) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 8; (9) Members with more than eight (8) years' but less than nine (9) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 9; and (10) Members with more than nine (9) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 10.
(1) Newly hired members and those with less than one (1) year service in like class of position shall be at Step 1;
(2) Members with more than one (1) year but less than two (2) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 2;
(3) Members with more than two (2) years' but less than three (3) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 3;
(4) Members with more than three (3) years' but less than four (4) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 4;
(5) Members with more than four (4) years' but less than five (5) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 5;
(6) Members with more than five (5) years' but less than six (6) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 6;
(7) Members with more than six (6) years' but less than seven (7) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 7;
(8) Members with more than seven (7) years' but less than eight (8) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 8;
(9) Members with more than eight (8) years' but less than nine (9) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 9; and
(10) Members with more than nine (9) years' service in like class of position shall be at Step 10.
(b) For implementation purposes in the initial fiscal year of the compensation survey, the fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the department of safety, and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement, except members of the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy, shall be paid in accordance with each member's present step in class of position as of June 30, 1986, and each such member shall receive one (1) additional step in class of position on July 1, 1986, not to exceed ten (10) steps.
(c) For implementation purposes in each subsequent fiscal year of the compensation survey, all fully commissioned members of each duty classification in the department of safety, and electronic alarms technicians of the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall receive one (1) additional step in class of position on each July 1, not to exceed ten (10) steps.
(d) For implementation purposes in each fiscal year of the compensation survey, the following duty classifications shall be paid the same as the duty classification deemed its equivalent, for like years of service: (1) A technician 3 in the highway patrol shall be equivalent to a sergeant in the highway patrol; (2) A technician supervisor in the highway patrol shall be equivalent to a lieutenant in the highway patrol; and (3) An electronic alarms technician in the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall be equivalent to a sergeant in the division of motor vehicle enforcement.
(1) A technician 3 in the highway patrol shall be equivalent to a sergeant in the highway patrol;
(2) A technician supervisor in the highway patrol shall be equivalent to a lieutenant in the highway patrol; and
(3) An electronic alarms technician in the division of motor vehicle enforcement shall be equivalent to a sergeant in the division of motor vehicle enforcement.
(e) For implementation purposes in each fiscal year of the compensation survey, for fully commissioned members of the department of safety, and communications technicians of the department of safety, any length of service in the highway patrol at a comparable or a higher rank, any length of service in the Jerry F. Agee Tennessee law enforcement training academy at the same or a higher rank and any length of service in the division of motor vehicle enforcement at the same or a higher rank shall be included in computing a member's years of service.
Impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 93, § 1; Acts 1986, ch. 935, § 6; 1987, ch. 375, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-24-113 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 4-24-113
Administrative functions of the director of the division of fire prevention
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director of the division of fire prevention shall: (1) Act as chief administrative officer for the commission; (2) Employ all consultants, investigators, inspectors, legal counsel and other personnel necessary to staff and carry out the functions of the commission, and assign the personnel in a manner designed to assure their most efficient use; (3) Provide office space and necessary quarters for the commission; (4) Maintain a central filing system for official records and documents of the commission; (5) Promulgate rules and regulations for all administrative functions and activities of the commission; (6) Enforce all regulations promulgated by the commission; (7) Collect and account for all fees prescribed to be paid to the commission, and, unless otherwise prescribed by law, deposit the fees in the state treasury, and the commissioner of finance and administration shall make allotments out of the general fund as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the commission as provided by law; and (8) Perform other duties the commissioner prescribes, or as prescribed by law. (b) In providing the administrative functions, the director shall consult with the commission, but the decision of the director in such matters shall be conclusive, except as otherwise directed by the commissioner. Acts 2012, ch. 986, § 43.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director of the division of fire prevention shall: (1) Act as chief administrative officer for the commission; (2) Employ all consultants, investigators, inspectors, legal counsel and other personnel necessary to staff and carry out the functions of the commission, and assign the personnel in a manner designed to assure their most efficient use; (3) Provide office space and necessary quarters for the commission; (4) Maintain a central filing system for official records and documents of the commission; (5) Promulgate rules and regulations for all administrative functions and activities of the commission; (6) Enforce all regulations promulgated by the commission; (7) Collect and account for all fees prescribed to be paid to the commission, and, unless otherwise prescribed by law, deposit the fees in the state treasury, and the commissioner of finance and administration shall make allotments out of the general fund as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the commission as provided by law; and (8) Perform other duties the commissioner prescribes, or as prescribed by law.
(1) Act as chief administrative officer for the commission;
(2) Employ all consultants, investigators, inspectors, legal counsel and other personnel necessary to staff and carry out the functions of the commission, and assign the personnel in a manner designed to assure their most efficient use;
(3) Provide office space and necessary quarters for the commission;
(4) Maintain a central filing system for official records and documents of the commission;
(5) Promulgate rules and regulations for all administrative functions and activities of the commission;
(6) Enforce all regulations promulgated by the commission;
(7) Collect and account for all fees prescribed to be paid to the commission, and, unless otherwise prescribed by law, deposit the fees in the state treasury, and the commissioner of finance and administration shall make allotments out of the general fund as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the commission as provided by law; and
(8) Perform other duties the commissioner prescribes, or as prescribed by law.
(b) In providing the administrative functions, the director shall consult with the commission, but the decision of the director in such matters shall be conclusive, except as otherwise directed by the commissioner.
Acts 2012, ch. 986, § 43.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-13-105 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-105
Revocation of trust conveyance
Status: in_force

(a) In the event the association should at any time fail, neglect or refuse to preserve and beautify the premises as provided in § 4-13-102 or, in the event the association should fail to comply with the terms, conditions and reporting requirements of this part, or for any other reason, the state may revoke this trust, and, the property conveyed to the association by § 4-13-101 or acquired pursuant to § 4-13-102 shall revert and go back to the state without compensation to the association or any other person or persons, and the state shall not be required to pay any money whatever for any improvements that may have been erected on the land conveyed herein in trust. (b) In the event that the state decides to revoke this trust conveyance, it shall transmit to the association notice thereof signed by the governor or the governor's designee, the attorney general and reporter, the comptroller of the treasury, and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, such notice to be effective upon receipt. Acts 1937, ch. 120, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 4988.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1303; Acts 1983, ch. 96, §§ 3, 4; 1990, ch. 893, § 6.
(a) In the event the association should at any time fail, neglect or refuse to preserve and beautify the premises as provided in § 4-13-102 or, in the event the association should fail to comply with the terms, conditions and reporting requirements of this part, or for any other reason, the state may revoke this trust, and, the property conveyed to the association by § 4-13-101 or acquired pursuant to § 4-13-102 shall revert and go back to the state without compensation to the association or any other person or persons, and the state shall not be required to pay any money whatever for any improvements that may have been erected on the land conveyed herein in trust.
(b) In the event that the state decides to revoke this trust conveyance, it shall transmit to the association notice thereof signed by the governor or the governor's designee, the attorney general and reporter, the comptroller of the treasury, and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, such notice to be effective upon receipt.
Acts 1937, ch. 120, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 4988.1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1303; Acts 1983, ch. 96, §§ 3, 4; 1990, ch. 893, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-24-104 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 24 / Section 4-24-104
Members
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall be composed of nine (9) members, appointed by the governor as provided in this section. The commissioner of commerce and insurance and the executive director of the fire service and codes enforcement academy shall be ex officio nonvoting members. (b) (1) Each appointed member, with the exception of volunteer members, shall be qualified by experience in the area of fire protection and related fields, meet the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 , be a certified firefighter II or above, and be an active or retired member of a fire department currently participating in the commission's certification training program. (2) Each appointed volunteer member shall be qualified by experience; extinguish and control fires and fire-related emergencies as a member of a volunteer fire department recognized under title 68, chapter 102, part 3; meet the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 ; currently serve or has served as a training officer for a fire department; and not be considered a full-time employee of the fire department that they are representing. (c) (1) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be selected from candidates submitted collectively by the Tennessee Fire Chief's Association, the Tennessee Fire Safety Inspectors Association, and the Tennessee Fireman's Association. One (1) of the members appointed pursuant to this subdivision (c)(1) shall be a volunteer firefighter. (2) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be selected from candidates submitted by the governing body of the Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association. (3) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be appointed by the governor. One (1) appointment shall be a career firefighter and one (1) appointment shall be a volunteer firefighter. (4) The appointments shall be made in accordance with the following procedure: (A) Within two (2) weeks after the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of any commissioner caused by death, resignation, disability, or forfeiture of office, and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any incumbent commissioner, the chair of the commission shall notify the appropriate association of the vacancy or expiration of the term when the vacancy or expiration results in an opening for that particular association to make recommendations for an appointment; (B) Within twenty-one (21) days after the receipt of such notice, the governing body of the association may submit to the governor a list of three (3) qualified nominees to fill such vacancy, in order of preference; (C) Within twenty-one (21) days after the submission of the list or after the time for submission of the list has expired, the governor may appoint one (1) of the nominees for the remainder of the term, or for the next term, as the case may be; provided, that the governor may reject all nominees by written objection mailed to the association within the twenty-one-day period, in which event the governing board of the association shall have twenty-one (21) days from receipt of the written objection within which to submit a second list of three (3) appointees in order of preference, and the governor may likewise reject all such nominees by written objection in the manner provided in this subdivision (c)(4)(C), in which event the procedure of objection by the governor and certification of additional names by the governing body of the association shall continue until the position is filled; (D) In the event the governor fails to exercise the governor's executive power or power to object within the applicable twenty-one-day period, then the first name listed on the last list of recommended nominees shall be the appointee by operation of law; and (E) In the event the governing body of the association fails to submit a list of qualified nominees as provided in this subsection (c), the governor may proceed to appoint a person meeting the qualifications for the position. (d) In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person appointed to serve on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person appointed to serve on the commission is a member of a racial minority. (e) Commission members shall be appointed for six-year terms. (f) The governor shall fill by appointment vacancies occurring during terms. (g) Each grand division shall be represented on the commission. (h) A member whose term expires shall continue to serve on the commission until a new member is appointed. (i) With the exception of the executive director of the fire service and codes enforcement academy or the executive director's designee, who serves as a nonvoting member and whose attendance does not count towards a quorum, no state employee, including full-time and part-time employees, shall be appointed to serve on the commission. This subsection (i) shall not affect the terms of the members of the commission appointed prior to April 11, 2007, but all appointments made on or after April 11, 2007, shall meet the requirements established in this subsection (i). Acts 1974, ch. 726, § 4; 1979, ch. 258, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2404; Acts 1986, ch. 824, § 1; 1988, ch. 1013, § 7; 2003, ch. 249, § 1; 2004, ch. 427, § 1; 2007, ch. 16, § 1; 2010, ch. 1150, § 1.
(a) The commission shall be composed of nine (9) members, appointed by the governor as provided in this section. The commissioner of commerce and insurance and the executive director of the fire service and codes enforcement academy shall be ex officio nonvoting members.
(b) (1) Each appointed member, with the exception of volunteer members, shall be qualified by experience in the area of fire protection and related fields, meet the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 , be a certified firefighter II or above, and be an active or retired member of a fire department currently participating in the commission's certification training program. (2) Each appointed volunteer member shall be qualified by experience; extinguish and control fires and fire-related emergencies as a member of a volunteer fire department recognized under title 68, chapter 102, part 3; meet the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 ; currently serve or has served as a training officer for a fire department; and not be considered a full-time employee of the fire department that they are representing.
(1) Each appointed member, with the exception of volunteer members, shall be qualified by experience in the area of fire protection and related fields, meet the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 , be a certified firefighter II or above, and be an active or retired member of a fire department currently participating in the commission's certification training program.
(2) Each appointed volunteer member shall be qualified by experience; extinguish and control fires and fire-related emergencies as a member of a volunteer fire department recognized under title 68, chapter 102, part 3; meet the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112 ; currently serve or has served as a training officer for a fire department; and not be considered a full-time employee of the fire department that they are representing.
(c) (1) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be selected from candidates submitted collectively by the Tennessee Fire Chief's Association, the Tennessee Fire Safety Inspectors Association, and the Tennessee Fireman's Association. One (1) of the members appointed pursuant to this subdivision (c)(1) shall be a volunteer firefighter. (2) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be selected from candidates submitted by the governing body of the Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association. (3) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be appointed by the governor. One (1) appointment shall be a career firefighter and one (1) appointment shall be a volunteer firefighter. (4) The appointments shall be made in accordance with the following procedure: (A) Within two (2) weeks after the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of any commissioner caused by death, resignation, disability, or forfeiture of office, and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any incumbent commissioner, the chair of the commission shall notify the appropriate association of the vacancy or expiration of the term when the vacancy or expiration results in an opening for that particular association to make recommendations for an appointment; (B) Within twenty-one (21) days after the receipt of such notice, the governing body of the association may submit to the governor a list of three (3) qualified nominees to fill such vacancy, in order of preference; (C) Within twenty-one (21) days after the submission of the list or after the time for submission of the list has expired, the governor may appoint one (1) of the nominees for the remainder of the term, or for the next term, as the case may be; provided, that the governor may reject all nominees by written objection mailed to the association within the twenty-one-day period, in which event the governing board of the association shall have twenty-one (21) days from receipt of the written objection within which to submit a second list of three (3) appointees in order of preference, and the governor may likewise reject all such nominees by written objection in the manner provided in this subdivision (c)(4)(C), in which event the procedure of objection by the governor and certification of additional names by the governing body of the association shall continue until the position is filled; (D) In the event the governor fails to exercise the governor's executive power or power to object within the applicable twenty-one-day period, then the first name listed on the last list of recommended nominees shall be the appointee by operation of law; and (E) In the event the governing body of the association fails to submit a list of qualified nominees as provided in this subsection (c), the governor may proceed to appoint a person meeting the qualifications for the position.
(1) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be selected from candidates submitted collectively by the Tennessee Fire Chief's Association, the Tennessee Fire Safety Inspectors Association, and the Tennessee Fireman's Association. One (1) of the members appointed pursuant to this subdivision (c)(1) shall be a volunteer firefighter.
(2) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be selected from candidates submitted by the governing body of the Tennessee Professional Firefighters Association.
(3) Three (3) members appointed to the commission shall be appointed by the governor. One (1) appointment shall be a career firefighter and one (1) appointment shall be a volunteer firefighter.
(4) The appointments shall be made in accordance with the following procedure: (A) Within two (2) weeks after the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of any commissioner caused by death, resignation, disability, or forfeiture of office, and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any incumbent commissioner, the chair of the commission shall notify the appropriate association of the vacancy or expiration of the term when the vacancy or expiration results in an opening for that particular association to make recommendations for an appointment; (B) Within twenty-one (21) days after the receipt of such notice, the governing body of the association may submit to the governor a list of three (3) qualified nominees to fill such vacancy, in order of preference; (C) Within twenty-one (21) days after the submission of the list or after the time for submission of the list has expired, the governor may appoint one (1) of the nominees for the remainder of the term, or for the next term, as the case may be; provided, that the governor may reject all nominees by written objection mailed to the association within the twenty-one-day period, in which event the governing board of the association shall have twenty-one (21) days from receipt of the written objection within which to submit a second list of three (3) appointees in order of preference, and the governor may likewise reject all such nominees by written objection in the manner provided in this subdivision (c)(4)(C), in which event the procedure of objection by the governor and certification of additional names by the governing body of the association shall continue until the position is filled; (D) In the event the governor fails to exercise the governor's executive power or power to object within the applicable twenty-one-day period, then the first name listed on the last list of recommended nominees shall be the appointee by operation of law; and (E) In the event the governing body of the association fails to submit a list of qualified nominees as provided in this subsection (c), the governor may proceed to appoint a person meeting the qualifications for the position.
(A) Within two (2) weeks after the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of any commissioner caused by death, resignation, disability, or forfeiture of office, and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of office of any incumbent commissioner, the chair of the commission shall notify the appropriate association of the vacancy or expiration of the term when the vacancy or expiration results in an opening for that particular association to make recommendations for an appointment;
(B) Within twenty-one (21) days after the receipt of such notice, the governing body of the association may submit to the governor a list of three (3) qualified nominees to fill such vacancy, in order of preference;
(C) Within twenty-one (21) days after the submission of the list or after the time for submission of the list has expired, the governor may appoint one (1) of the nominees for the remainder of the term, or for the next term, as the case may be; provided, that the governor may reject all nominees by written objection mailed to the association within the twenty-one-day period, in which event the governing board of the association shall have twenty-one (21) days from receipt of the written objection within which to submit a second list of three (3) appointees in order of preference, and the governor may likewise reject all such nominees by written objection in the manner provided in this subdivision (c)(4)(C), in which event the procedure of objection by the governor and certification of additional names by the governing body of the association shall continue until the position is filled;
(D) In the event the governor fails to exercise the governor's executive power or power to object within the applicable twenty-one-day period, then the first name listed on the last list of recommended nominees shall be the appointee by operation of law; and
(E) In the event the governing body of the association fails to submit a list of qualified nominees as provided in this subsection (c), the governor may proceed to appoint a person meeting the qualifications for the position.
(d) In making appointments to the commission, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person appointed to serve on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person appointed to serve on the commission is a member of a racial minority.
(e) Commission members shall be appointed for six-year terms.
(f) The governor shall fill by appointment vacancies occurring during terms.
(g) Each grand division shall be represented on the commission.
(h) A member whose term expires shall continue to serve on the commission until a new member is appointed.
(i) With the exception of the executive director of the fire service and codes enforcement academy or the executive director's designee, who serves as a nonvoting member and whose attendance does not count towards a quorum, no state employee, including full-time and part-time employees, shall be appointed to serve on the commission. This subsection (i) shall not affect the terms of the members of the commission appointed prior to April 11, 2007, but all appointments made on or after April 11, 2007, shall meet the requirements established in this subsection (i).
Acts 1974, ch. 726, § 4; 1979, ch. 258, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2404; Acts 1986, ch. 824, § 1; 1988, ch. 1013, § 7; 2003, ch. 249, § 1; 2004, ch. 427, § 1; 2007, ch. 16, § 1; 2010, ch. 1150, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-14-107 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 4-14-107
Industrial development division - Appropriation
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated for expenditure by the industrial development division from funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per annum. Acts 1953, ch. 219, § 4 (Williams, § 1016.12); impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 852, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1406; Acts 1980, ch. 887, § 3; 1985, ch. 256, § 3.
There is hereby appropriated for expenditure by the industrial development division from funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per annum.
Acts 1953, ch. 219, § 4 (Williams, § 1016.12); impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 852, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1406; Acts 1980, ch. 887, § 3; 1985, ch. 256, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-17-102 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 4-17-102
Economic development agreement defined
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Economic development agreement" means an agreement between a private entity and local government agency that permits use of specified property of the local government or its agencies for business or commercial purposes of the private entity, in order to promote local economic development, and that has the effect of reducing property taxes on such property below amounts that would be due if the property were owned by the private entity; and (2) "Economic development agreement" includes, but is not limited to, leases or other agreements with private entities under the industrial development program provided in title 7, chapter 53, and redevelopment plans and agreements containing tax increment financing provisions authorized under title 13, chapter 20, including development authorities created by private act, as authorized pursuant to § 13-20-202(c) . Acts 1992, ch. 1000, §2; 2005 , ch. 352, § 1; T.C.A. § 4-17-302 .
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Economic development agreement" means an agreement between a private entity and local government agency that permits use of specified property of the local government or its agencies for business or commercial purposes of the private entity, in order to promote local economic development, and that has the effect of reducing property taxes on such property below amounts that would be due if the property were owned by the private entity; and
(2) "Economic development agreement" includes, but is not limited to, leases or other agreements with private entities under the industrial development program provided in title 7, chapter 53, and redevelopment plans and agreements containing tax increment financing provisions authorized under title 13, chapter 20, including development authorities created by private act, as authorized pursuant to § 13-20-202(c) .
Acts 1992, ch. 1000, §2; 2005 , ch. 352, § 1; T.C.A. § 4-17-302 .
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-409 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-409
Allocation of funds - Criteria
Status: in_force

In allocating loan funds to local government units, the authority shall give consideration to, and apply, the following standards and criteria: (1) The need and desirability for capital projects; and (2) The ability of the local government unit to secure borrowed money from other sources and costs thereof. Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 13; 1990, ch. 885, § 17.
In allocating loan funds to local government units, the authority shall give consideration to, and apply, the following standards and criteria:
(1) The need and desirability for capital projects; and
(2) The ability of the local government unit to secure borrowed money from other sources and costs thereof.
Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 13; 1990, ch. 885, § 17.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-203 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-203
Duties and responsibilities of the human rights commission to verify compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the duties and responsibilities of the human rights commission pursuant to chapter 29 of this title, it is the responsibility of the human rights commission to verify that all state governmental entities comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) and regulations promulgated pursuant to Title VI. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the human rights commission shall be responsible, pursuant to subsection (c), for the development of a Title VI implementation plan with participation by protected beneficiaries as may be required by that law or regulations for state governmental entities subject to the requirements of Title VI. To the extent applicable, the plan shall include Title VI implementation plans of any subrecipient of federal funds through a state entity. Each state governmental entity shall submit annual Title VI compliance reports and implementation plan updates to the human rights commission by October 1, 2010, and each October 1 thereafter. The reporting period shall cover the most recent full fiscal year. At least once each year, the human rights commission shall publish a cumulative report of its findings and recommendations concerning compliance with the requirements of this section. The cumulative annual report shall be distributed to the governor, to each member of the general assembly, and to each library designated as a depository of state reports and documents. (c) It shall be the duty of the human rights commission to: (1) Review current Title VI monitoring and enforcement procedures in federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, programs, services and budgetary priorities; (2) Define and establish the components, guidelines and objectives of a comprehensive state policy to ensure and to promote present and future compliance with Title VI requirements; (3) Identify any Tennessee laws, rules, programs, services and budgetary priorities that conflict with the components, guidelines and objectives of the comprehensive state policy; (4) Search for any interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the implementation of the comprehensive state policy; (5) Identify any new laws, rules, programs, services and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote present and future compliance with and enforcement of Title VI; (6) Serve as the central coordinating agency for executive branch departments and agencies for technical assistance, consultation and resources to encourage and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI; (7) Periodically and systematically audit, review, evaluate and report on Title VI compliance efforts and outcomes for each executive branch department and agency; (8) Conduct research, hold public hearings, publish reports and engage in other activities to inform Tennesseans of the provisions and requirements of Title Vl; (9) Investigate allegations of noncompliance with Title VI; (10) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the commission's activities, findings and recommendations; and (11) Engage in other activities to encourage, promote and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI. (d) Due to the diversity of programs that constitute federal financial assistance, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, the human rights commission shall provide ongoing training, education and technical assistance to employees of each state department. The diversity training shall include, but not be limited to, health and social services, road maintenance and building, employment issues, housing and related issues, education and education related issues and administrative and administrative support functions. In addition, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, diversity training shall be extended to provide training to subrecipients of federal funds through the state general appropriations act, including local governments, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. Acts 2009, ch. 437, §§ 2 - 5.
(a) In addition to the duties and responsibilities of the human rights commission pursuant to chapter 29 of this title, it is the responsibility of the human rights commission to verify that all state governmental entities comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) and regulations promulgated pursuant to Title VI.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the human rights commission shall be responsible, pursuant to subsection (c), for the development of a Title VI implementation plan with participation by protected beneficiaries as may be required by that law or regulations for state governmental entities subject to the requirements of Title VI. To the extent applicable, the plan shall include Title VI implementation plans of any subrecipient of federal funds through a state entity. Each state governmental entity shall submit annual Title VI compliance reports and implementation plan updates to the human rights commission by October 1, 2010, and each October 1 thereafter. The reporting period shall cover the most recent full fiscal year. At least once each year, the human rights commission shall publish a cumulative report of its findings and recommendations concerning compliance with the requirements of this section. The cumulative annual report shall be distributed to the governor, to each member of the general assembly, and to each library designated as a depository of state reports and documents.
(c) It shall be the duty of the human rights commission to: (1) Review current Title VI monitoring and enforcement procedures in federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, programs, services and budgetary priorities; (2) Define and establish the components, guidelines and objectives of a comprehensive state policy to ensure and to promote present and future compliance with Title VI requirements; (3) Identify any Tennessee laws, rules, programs, services and budgetary priorities that conflict with the components, guidelines and objectives of the comprehensive state policy; (4) Search for any interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the implementation of the comprehensive state policy; (5) Identify any new laws, rules, programs, services and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote present and future compliance with and enforcement of Title VI; (6) Serve as the central coordinating agency for executive branch departments and agencies for technical assistance, consultation and resources to encourage and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI; (7) Periodically and systematically audit, review, evaluate and report on Title VI compliance efforts and outcomes for each executive branch department and agency; (8) Conduct research, hold public hearings, publish reports and engage in other activities to inform Tennesseans of the provisions and requirements of Title Vl; (9) Investigate allegations of noncompliance with Title VI; (10) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the commission's activities, findings and recommendations; and (11) Engage in other activities to encourage, promote and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI.
(1) Review current Title VI monitoring and enforcement procedures in federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, programs, services and budgetary priorities;
(2) Define and establish the components, guidelines and objectives of a comprehensive state policy to ensure and to promote present and future compliance with Title VI requirements;
(3) Identify any Tennessee laws, rules, programs, services and budgetary priorities that conflict with the components, guidelines and objectives of the comprehensive state policy;
(4) Search for any interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies and inefficiencies in the implementation of the comprehensive state policy;
(5) Identify any new laws, rules, programs, services and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote present and future compliance with and enforcement of Title VI;
(6) Serve as the central coordinating agency for executive branch departments and agencies for technical assistance, consultation and resources to encourage and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI;
(7) Periodically and systematically audit, review, evaluate and report on Title VI compliance efforts and outcomes for each executive branch department and agency;
(8) Conduct research, hold public hearings, publish reports and engage in other activities to inform Tennesseans of the provisions and requirements of Title Vl;
(9) Investigate allegations of noncompliance with Title VI;
(10) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the commission's activities, findings and recommendations; and
(11) Engage in other activities to encourage, promote and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI.
(d) Due to the diversity of programs that constitute federal financial assistance, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, the human rights commission shall provide ongoing training, education and technical assistance to employees of each state department. The diversity training shall include, but not be limited to, health and social services, road maintenance and building, employment issues, housing and related issues, education and education related issues and administrative and administrative support functions. In addition, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, diversity training shall be extended to provide training to subrecipients of federal funds through the state general appropriations act, including local governments, nonprofit organizations and private businesses.
Acts 2009, ch. 437, §§ 2 - 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-26-103 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 26 / Section 4-26-103
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The department is authorized to: (1) Provide assistance to disadvantaged businesses by advising and counseling on all phases of procurement policies, by obtaining information concerning prime contractors in letting subcontracts and by encouraging the letting of subcontracts by prime contractors to disadvantaged businesses; (2) Receive funding from sources other than the state; (3) Make studies and conduct workshops, conferences and seminars, with owners and employees of disadvantaged businesses to enhance their understandings of business management, bidding, licensing procedures, procurement procedures and any other activities incident to their positions in business; (4) Develop training and educational programs in cooperation with institutions, associations, and other state, local and federal agencies, and coordinate the training efforts of the various organizations presently providing technical assistance to disadvantaged businesses; (5) Encourage and provide the direction and coordination necessary to secure franchises and dealerships from private firms for disadvantaged businesses; (6) Review and evaluate legislation and determine its effect upon disadvantaged businesses and make appropriate recommendations to the governor and the general assembly; (7) Employ such personnel as may be required to implement and administer this chapter; and (8) (A) Develop sources of capital for minority entrepreneurs; (B) Assist in setting up new minority banks, small business investment companies, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 681(a) , and minority enterprise small business investment companies, being the companies authorized in 15 U.S.C. § 681(d) [repealed]; and (C) Develop loan packages to assist minority business persons in the start-up or expansion of businesses, or any other financial counseling necessary to enable minority business operations to operate on a sound financial basis. (b) (1) The department shall continually evaluate the progress of disadvantaged businesses through monitoring and techniques of evaluation, such as surveys and feasibility studies. (2) The department shall maintain complete and consistent program data. Acts 1977, ch. 135, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-2603; Acts 1988, ch. 532, §§ 3, 4.
(a) The department is authorized to: (1) Provide assistance to disadvantaged businesses by advising and counseling on all phases of procurement policies, by obtaining information concerning prime contractors in letting subcontracts and by encouraging the letting of subcontracts by prime contractors to disadvantaged businesses; (2) Receive funding from sources other than the state; (3) Make studies and conduct workshops, conferences and seminars, with owners and employees of disadvantaged businesses to enhance their understandings of business management, bidding, licensing procedures, procurement procedures and any other activities incident to their positions in business; (4) Develop training and educational programs in cooperation with institutions, associations, and other state, local and federal agencies, and coordinate the training efforts of the various organizations presently providing technical assistance to disadvantaged businesses; (5) Encourage and provide the direction and coordination necessary to secure franchises and dealerships from private firms for disadvantaged businesses; (6) Review and evaluate legislation and determine its effect upon disadvantaged businesses and make appropriate recommendations to the governor and the general assembly; (7) Employ such personnel as may be required to implement and administer this chapter; and (8) (A) Develop sources of capital for minority entrepreneurs; (B) Assist in setting up new minority banks, small business investment companies, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 681(a) , and minority enterprise small business investment companies, being the companies authorized in 15 U.S.C. § 681(d) [repealed]; and (C) Develop loan packages to assist minority business persons in the start-up or expansion of businesses, or any other financial counseling necessary to enable minority business operations to operate on a sound financial basis.
(1) Provide assistance to disadvantaged businesses by advising and counseling on all phases of procurement policies, by obtaining information concerning prime contractors in letting subcontracts and by encouraging the letting of subcontracts by prime contractors to disadvantaged businesses;
(2) Receive funding from sources other than the state;
(3) Make studies and conduct workshops, conferences and seminars, with owners and employees of disadvantaged businesses to enhance their understandings of business management, bidding, licensing procedures, procurement procedures and any other activities incident to their positions in business;
(4) Develop training and educational programs in cooperation with institutions, associations, and other state, local and federal agencies, and coordinate the training efforts of the various organizations presently providing technical assistance to disadvantaged businesses;
(5) Encourage and provide the direction and coordination necessary to secure franchises and dealerships from private firms for disadvantaged businesses;
(6) Review and evaluate legislation and determine its effect upon disadvantaged businesses and make appropriate recommendations to the governor and the general assembly;
(7) Employ such personnel as may be required to implement and administer this chapter; and
(8) (A) Develop sources of capital for minority entrepreneurs; (B) Assist in setting up new minority banks, small business investment companies, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 681(a) , and minority enterprise small business investment companies, being the companies authorized in 15 U.S.C. § 681(d) [repealed]; and (C) Develop loan packages to assist minority business persons in the start-up or expansion of businesses, or any other financial counseling necessary to enable minority business operations to operate on a sound financial basis.
(A) Develop sources of capital for minority entrepreneurs;
(B) Assist in setting up new minority banks, small business investment companies, as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 681(a) , and minority enterprise small business investment companies, being the companies authorized in 15 U.S.C. § 681(d) [repealed]; and
(C) Develop loan packages to assist minority business persons in the start-up or expansion of businesses, or any other financial counseling necessary to enable minority business operations to operate on a sound financial basis.
(b) (1) The department shall continually evaluate the progress of disadvantaged businesses through monitoring and techniques of evaluation, such as surveys and feasibility studies. (2) The department shall maintain complete and consistent program data.
(1) The department shall continually evaluate the progress of disadvantaged businesses through monitoring and techniques of evaluation, such as surveys and feasibility studies.
(2) The department shall maintain complete and consistent program data.
Acts 1977, ch. 135, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-2603; Acts 1988, ch. 532, §§ 3, 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2314 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-2314
Grants from aeronautics economic development fund
Status: in_force

(a) Grants from the aeronautics economic development fund created by § 4-3-2313 may be made in all counties where the commissioner of transportation determines that such grants will have a direct impact on employment and investment opportunities in the future. (b) Grants from the aeronautics economic development fund may be made only to local governments or their economic development organizations, other political subdivisions of the state, including airport authorities, or any subdivision of state government. (c) Grants from the aeronautics economic development fund may be used to facilitate economic development activities related to aeronautics and aeronautics related programs and activities administered by local governments or their economic development organizations, other political subdivisions of the state, including airport authorities, or any subdivision of state government. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1027,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
(a) Grants from the aeronautics economic development fund created by § 4-3-2313 may be made in all counties where the commissioner of transportation determines that such grants will have a direct impact on employment and investment opportunities in the future.
(b) Grants from the aeronautics economic development fund may be made only to local governments or their economic development organizations, other political subdivisions of the state, including airport authorities, or any subdivision of state government.
(c) Grants from the aeronautics economic development fund may be used to facilitate economic development activities related to aeronautics and aeronautics related programs and activities administered by local governments or their economic development organizations, other political subdivisions of the state, including airport authorities, or any subdivision of state government.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1027,s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-11-305 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 4-11-305
Compensation of members - Reports - Appropriations
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the commission shall receive no salary but shall be reimbursed necessary travel and per diem expenses as prescribed in comprehensive travel regulations by the commissioner of finance and administration for employees of the state. (b) The commission shall file an annual report with the governor and the speakers of the respective bodies of the general assembly containing a summary of the accomplishments of the commission during the preceding year and the plans of the commission for the following year. (c) No state funds shall be expended for the purposes of the commission unless specifically appropriated by the general assembly. Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 5; T.C.A. § 4-11-505.
(a) The members of the commission shall receive no salary but shall be reimbursed necessary travel and per diem expenses as prescribed in comprehensive travel regulations by the commissioner of finance and administration for employees of the state.
(b) The commission shall file an annual report with the governor and the speakers of the respective bodies of the general assembly containing a summary of the accomplishments of the commission during the preceding year and the plans of the commission for the following year.
(c) No state funds shall be expended for the purposes of the commission unless specifically appropriated by the general assembly.
Acts 1994, ch. 824, § 5; T.C.A. § 4-11-505.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-425 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-425
[Repealed effective 7/1/2032] Annual report of persons not lawfully present in the United States charged or convicted of a criminal offense in Tennessee-Publication of report-Proof of lawful presence
Status: repealed

(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, the district attorneys general conference shall collect and analyze data from law enforcement agencies on the number of persons not lawfully present in the United States charged or convicted of a criminal offense in this state during the previous year. To prepare the report, a district attorneys general conference may consult with the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the department of safety, the department of correction, and other law enforcement agencies, to the extent those agencies may provide information in compliance with state and federal law. On or before January 31, 2025, and each January 31 thereafter, the Tennessee district attorneys general conference shall submit a report to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives. The report must provide the numbers by judicial district. (b) The Tennessee district attorneys general conference shall publish the report on one (1) or more publicly available websites, which must include, but is not limited to, a publicly available website of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference. (c) The department of correction shall report to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives on or before January 31, 2026, and each January 31 thereafter, the cost incurred by this state to hold persons not lawfully present in the United States convicted of a criminal offense in the previous year, in comparison with the total cost incurred by this state to hold all persons convicted of a criminal offense during the same period. (d) For purposes of this section, an individual is "not lawfully present in the United States" if: (1) The individual cannot provide: (A) A social security card or number that can be verified with the social security administration in accordance with federal law; (B) A valid Tennessee driver license or photo identification license issued by the department of safety; (C) A permanent resident card, also known as a green card, issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services; (D) An F-1 or M-1 student visa, issued by the United States department of state; (E) A J-1 visa, issued by the United States department of state; (F) An official birth certificate issued by a state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States or a United States government-issued certified birth certificate; (G) A valid, unexpired United States passport; (H) A certificate of citizenship (form N560 or N561); (I) A certificate of naturalization (form N550, N570, or N578); (J) A B-2 visa, issued by the United States department of state; or (K) A valid, unexpired e-passport issued by a foreign country and an Electronic System for Travel Authorization approval issued by the United States department of state through the Visa Waiver Program; or (2) The individual has been granted parole under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5) , temporary protected status, deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or similar exercise of administrative grace or prosecutorial discretion. (e) If an individual cannot produce the documentation listed in subdivision (d)(1), then a law enforcement officer may presume the individual is lawfully present in the United States based on the officer's personal knowledge of the individual. (f) This section is repealed July 1, 2032. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 998,s 1, eff. 5/21/2024.
(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, the district attorneys general conference shall collect and analyze data from law enforcement agencies on the number of persons not lawfully present in the United States charged or convicted of a criminal offense in this state during the previous year. To prepare the report, a district attorneys general conference may consult with the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the department of safety, the department of correction, and other law enforcement agencies, to the extent those agencies may provide information in compliance with state and federal law. On or before January 31, 2025, and each January 31 thereafter, the Tennessee district attorneys general conference shall submit a report to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives. The report must provide the numbers by judicial district.
(b) The Tennessee district attorneys general conference shall publish the report on one (1) or more publicly available websites, which must include, but is not limited to, a publicly available website of the Tennessee district attorneys general conference.
(c) The department of correction shall report to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives on or before January 31, 2026, and each January 31 thereafter, the cost incurred by this state to hold persons not lawfully present in the United States convicted of a criminal offense in the previous year, in comparison with the total cost incurred by this state to hold all persons convicted of a criminal offense during the same period.
(d) For purposes of this section, an individual is "not lawfully present in the United States" if: (1) The individual cannot provide: (A) A social security card or number that can be verified with the social security administration in accordance with federal law; (B) A valid Tennessee driver license or photo identification license issued by the department of safety; (C) A permanent resident card, also known as a green card, issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services; (D) An F-1 or M-1 student visa, issued by the United States department of state; (E) A J-1 visa, issued by the United States department of state; (F) An official birth certificate issued by a state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States or a United States government-issued certified birth certificate; (G) A valid, unexpired United States passport; (H) A certificate of citizenship (form N560 or N561); (I) A certificate of naturalization (form N550, N570, or N578); (J) A B-2 visa, issued by the United States department of state; or (K) A valid, unexpired e-passport issued by a foreign country and an Electronic System for Travel Authorization approval issued by the United States department of state through the Visa Waiver Program; or (2) The individual has been granted parole under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5) , temporary protected status, deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or similar exercise of administrative grace or prosecutorial discretion.
(1) The individual cannot provide: (A) A social security card or number that can be verified with the social security administration in accordance with federal law; (B) A valid Tennessee driver license or photo identification license issued by the department of safety; (C) A permanent resident card, also known as a green card, issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services; (D) An F-1 or M-1 student visa, issued by the United States department of state; (E) A J-1 visa, issued by the United States department of state; (F) An official birth certificate issued by a state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States or a United States government-issued certified birth certificate; (G) A valid, unexpired United States passport; (H) A certificate of citizenship (form N560 or N561); (I) A certificate of naturalization (form N550, N570, or N578); (J) A B-2 visa, issued by the United States department of state; or (K) A valid, unexpired e-passport issued by a foreign country and an Electronic System for Travel Authorization approval issued by the United States department of state through the Visa Waiver Program; or
(A) A social security card or number that can be verified with the social security administration in accordance with federal law;
(B) A valid Tennessee driver license or photo identification license issued by the department of safety;
(C) A permanent resident card, also known as a green card, issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services;
(D) An F-1 or M-1 student visa, issued by the United States department of state;
(E) A J-1 visa, issued by the United States department of state;
(F) An official birth certificate issued by a state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States or a United States government-issued certified birth certificate;
(G) A valid, unexpired United States passport;
(H) A certificate of citizenship (form N560 or N561);
(I) A certificate of naturalization (form N550, N570, or N578);
(J) A B-2 visa, issued by the United States department of state; or
(K) A valid, unexpired e-passport issued by a foreign country and an Electronic System for Travel Authorization approval issued by the United States department of state through the Visa Waiver Program; or
(2) The individual has been granted parole under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5) , temporary protected status, deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or similar exercise of administrative grace or prosecutorial discretion.
(e) If an individual cannot produce the documentation listed in subdivision (d)(1), then a law enforcement officer may presume the individual is lawfully present in the United States based on the officer's personal knowledge of the individual.
(f) This section is repealed July 1, 2032.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 998,s 1, eff. 5/21/2024.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-802 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-802
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

The general assembly finds and declares that if a natural disaster, as defined herein, causes, in whole or in part, an insolvency resulting in covered claims in excess of the association's capacity to pay from the assessments under § 56-12-107(a)(3) , it is proper to authorize the authority to issue bonds to expedite the handling and payment of covered claims against insolvent insurers operating in this state. It is determined to be in the best interest of and necessary for the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of this state, and is hereby declared to be an essential public purpose to permit such actions as will provide relief to claimants and policyholders having covered claims against insolvent insurers operating in this state, by expediting the handling and payment of covered claims. Acts 1995, ch. 240, § 1.
The general assembly finds and declares that if a natural disaster, as defined herein, causes, in whole or in part, an insolvency resulting in covered claims in excess of the association's capacity to pay from the assessments under § 56-12-107(a)(3) , it is proper to authorize the authority to issue bonds to expedite the handling and payment of covered claims against insolvent insurers operating in this state. It is determined to be in the best interest of and necessary for the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of this state, and is hereby declared to be an essential public purpose to permit such actions as will provide relief to claimants and policyholders having covered claims against insolvent insurers operating in this state, by expediting the handling and payment of covered claims.
Acts 1995, ch. 240, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-329 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-329
Official salute to the Tennessee flag
Status: in_force

(a) The following salute written by Lucy Steele Harrison is designated and adopted as the first official salute to the flag of Tennessee: "Three white stars on a field of blue God keep them strong and ever true It is with pride and love that we Salute the Flag of Tennessee." (b) The following salute written by Miss John Bostick is designated and adopted as the second official salute to the flag of Tennessee: "Flag of Tennessee, I salute thee To thee I pledge my allegiance with My affection, my service and my life." Acts 2006, ch. 841, § 1.
(a) The following salute written by Lucy Steele Harrison is designated and adopted as the first official salute to the flag of Tennessee: "Three white stars on a field of blue God keep them strong and ever true It is with pride and love that we Salute the Flag of Tennessee."
"Three white stars on a field of blue
God keep them strong and ever true
It is with pride and love that we
Salute the Flag of Tennessee."
(b) The following salute written by Miss John Bostick is designated and adopted as the second official salute to the flag of Tennessee: "Flag of Tennessee, I salute thee To thee I pledge my allegiance with My affection, my service and my life."
"Flag of Tennessee, I salute thee
To thee I pledge my allegiance with
My affection, my service and my life."
Acts 2006, ch. 841, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-113 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-113
Name changes of departments, directors and commissioners
Status: in_force

(a) References appearing elsewhere in this code to the director of accounts, the director of the budget or to the state property administrator are deemed references to the commissioner of finance and administration. (b) References to the superintendent of banks, to the superintendent of banking or to the commissioner of banking are deemed references to the commissioner of financial institutions. (c) References to the commissioner of finance and taxation are deemed references to the commissioner of revenue. (d) References to the commissioner of highways and public works, when relating to public buildings, are deemed references to the commissioner of general services. (e) References to the commissioner of highways and public works, except when relating to public buildings, and references to the director of the bureau of aeronautics, the director of the bureau of highways, and the director of the mass transit bureau are deemed references to the commissioner of transportation. (f) References to the commissioner of institutions are deemed references to the commissioner of correction. (g) References to the commissioner of insurance and banking are deemed references to the commissioner of commerce and insurance. (h) References to the state director of local finance, director of local finance, state director of the division of local finance or to the director of the division of local finance are deemed references to the comptroller of the treasury. (i) References to the commissioner of public welfare are deemed references to the commissioner of human services. (j) References to the commissioner of standards and purchases are deemed references to the commissioner of general services. (k) References to the director of the staff division of industrial development are deemed references to the director of the industrial development division of the department of economic and community development. (l) References to the director of the division of hotel and restaurant inspection of the department of conservation are deemed references to the commissioner of tourist development. (m) References to the director of veterans' affairs and references to the commissioner of veterans' affairs are deemed references to the commissioner of veterans services. (n) References to the assistant commissioner of the tourism development division in the department of economic and community development are deemed references to the commissioner of tourist development. (o) References to the commissioner of insurance are deemed references to the commissioner of commerce and insurance. (p) References to the commissioner of public health are deemed references to the commissioner of health. (q) References to the commissioner of health and environment are deemed references to the commissioner of health. (r) References to the commissioner of conservation are deemed references to the commissioner of environment and conservation. (s) References to the department of employment security are deemed references to the department of labor and workforce development. (t) References to the department of labor are deemed references to the department of labor and workforce development. (u) References to the commissioner of personnel are deemed references to the commissioner of human resources. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 24,s 6, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; 1959, ch. 9, §§ 3, 8, 14; 1961, ch. 97, § 3; 1971, ch. 137, § 2; 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 7, 12; 1972, ch. 829, § 7; 1972, ch. 852, § 12; 1973, ch. 294, § 5; 1975, ch. 219, § 2(b); 1975, ch. 248, § 1(f); 1975, ch. 249, §§ 2, 3; 1976, ch. 468, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 4-302, 4-332; Acts 1981, ch. 264, §§ 12, 17, 22; 1983, ch. 216, § 4; 1983, ch. 274, § 23; 1983, ch. 311, § 4; 1983, ch. 442, § 5; 1983, ch. 472, § 4; 1991, ch. 289, § 4; 1991, ch. 448, § 4; 1999, ch. 520, § 25; 2007, ch. 60, § 4; 2010, ch. 868, § 3; 2010, ch. 1100, § 7.
(a) References appearing elsewhere in this code to the director of accounts, the director of the budget or to the state property administrator are deemed references to the commissioner of finance and administration.
(b) References to the superintendent of banks, to the superintendent of banking or to the commissioner of banking are deemed references to the commissioner of financial institutions.
(c) References to the commissioner of finance and taxation are deemed references to the commissioner of revenue.
(d) References to the commissioner of highways and public works, when relating to public buildings, are deemed references to the commissioner of general services.
(e) References to the commissioner of highways and public works, except when relating to public buildings, and references to the director of the bureau of aeronautics, the director of the bureau of highways, and the director of the mass transit bureau are deemed references to the commissioner of transportation.
(f) References to the commissioner of institutions are deemed references to the commissioner of correction.
(g) References to the commissioner of insurance and banking are deemed references to the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
(h) References to the state director of local finance, director of local finance, state director of the division of local finance or to the director of the division of local finance are deemed references to the comptroller of the treasury.
(i) References to the commissioner of public welfare are deemed references to the commissioner of human services.
(j) References to the commissioner of standards and purchases are deemed references to the commissioner of general services.
(k) References to the director of the staff division of industrial development are deemed references to the director of the industrial development division of the department of economic and community development.
(l) References to the director of the division of hotel and restaurant inspection of the department of conservation are deemed references to the commissioner of tourist development.
(m) References to the director of veterans' affairs and references to the commissioner of veterans' affairs are deemed references to the commissioner of veterans services.
(n) References to the assistant commissioner of the tourism development division in the department of economic and community development are deemed references to the commissioner of tourist development.
(o) References to the commissioner of insurance are deemed references to the commissioner of commerce and insurance.
(p) References to the commissioner of public health are deemed references to the commissioner of health.
(q) References to the commissioner of health and environment are deemed references to the commissioner of health.
(r) References to the commissioner of conservation are deemed references to the commissioner of environment and conservation.
(s) References to the department of employment security are deemed references to the department of labor and workforce development.
(t) References to the department of labor are deemed references to the department of labor and workforce development.
(u) References to the commissioner of personnel are deemed references to the commissioner of human resources.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 24,s 6, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; 1959, ch. 9, §§ 3, 8, 14; 1961, ch. 97, § 3; 1971, ch. 137, § 2; 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 7, 12; 1972, ch. 829, § 7; 1972, ch. 852, § 12; 1973, ch. 294, § 5; 1975, ch. 219, § 2(b); 1975, ch. 248, § 1(f); 1975, ch. 249, §§ 2, 3; 1976, ch. 468, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 4-302, 4-332; Acts 1981, ch. 264, §§ 12, 17, 22; 1983, ch. 216, § 4; 1983, ch. 274, § 23; 1983, ch. 311, § 4; 1983, ch. 442, § 5; 1983, ch. 472, § 4; 1991, ch. 289, § 4; 1991, ch. 448, § 4; 1999, ch. 520, § 25; 2007, ch. 60, § 4; 2010, ch. 868, § 3; 2010, ch. 1100, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1002 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1002
Commissioner
Status: in_force

The department of finance and administration shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of finance and administration. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 2; 1961, ch. 97, § 2; modified.
The department of finance and administration shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of finance and administration.
Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 2; 1961, ch. 97, § 2; modified.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-317 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-317
State sport fish
Status: in_force

The small-mouth bass is hereby designated as the official state sport fish. Acts 1988, ch. 489, § 2; 2005, ch. 277, § 1.
The small-mouth bass is hereby designated as the official state sport fish.
Acts 1988, ch. 489, § 2; 2005, ch. 277, § 1.