Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-26-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 26 / Section 4-26-106
Disadvantaged business loan guarantee program
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The general assembly finds that conventional funding sources for emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses are limited or nonexistent. (2) The general assembly further finds that promoting and encouraging economic opportunity and development within the state's minority community is a worthy public purpose. (3) Such economic opportunity and development serve the health, safety and welfare of all citizens through creation of long-term employment opportunities, reduction of unemployment, diminished demand for costly social services and increased revenue collections. (b) (1) There is created within the state treasury a restricted account not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be known as the "disadvantaged business loan guarantee account." (2) Amounts in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available to the department for the purposes set forth in this section. (3) Amounts in the account shall be invested for the benefit of the account by the state treasurer pursuant to § 9-4-603 . The account shall be administered by the commissioner. (c) (1) There is created within the department the disadvantaged business loan guarantee program. (2) The purpose of the loan guarantee program is to ensure the availability of conventional financial resources to emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses by guaranteeing loans for disadvantaged businesses. (3) To qualify for a loan guarantee, a disadvantaged business must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the loan will be fully repaid and will produce economic benefit for the community and state. (4) The department is authorized to determine the total dollar amount of loans to be guaranteed, subject to a maximum of five (5) times the balance of appropriated funds within the loan guarantee account, plus income, less expenses associated with the program. (5) The department is authorized to charge a premium to the borrower to help defray the cost of administering the program. (6) The department may establish other terms and conditions for guarantees of loans. (7) The total aggregate amount of the loan guarantee may not exceed eighty percent (80%) of any loan. (8) All documentation evidencing a loan guarantee shall clearly state that such guarantee is an obligation of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee account and not of the general fund or the state of Tennessee, and that any amounts required to be paid pursuant to the loan guarantee are subject to the availability of sufficient funds within the guarantee account. (d) The commissioner shall annually submit to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, within ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a complete and detailed report setting forth the operations, transactions and accomplishments of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee fund. Acts 1990, ch. 1071, § 1.
(a) (1) The general assembly finds that conventional funding sources for emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses are limited or nonexistent. (2) The general assembly further finds that promoting and encouraging economic opportunity and development within the state's minority community is a worthy public purpose. (3) Such economic opportunity and development serve the health, safety and welfare of all citizens through creation of long-term employment opportunities, reduction of unemployment, diminished demand for costly social services and increased revenue collections.
(1) The general assembly finds that conventional funding sources for emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses are limited or nonexistent.
(2) The general assembly further finds that promoting and encouraging economic opportunity and development within the state's minority community is a worthy public purpose.
(3) Such economic opportunity and development serve the health, safety and welfare of all citizens through creation of long-term employment opportunities, reduction of unemployment, diminished demand for costly social services and increased revenue collections.
(b) (1) There is created within the state treasury a restricted account not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be known as the "disadvantaged business loan guarantee account." (2) Amounts in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available to the department for the purposes set forth in this section. (3) Amounts in the account shall be invested for the benefit of the account by the state treasurer pursuant to § 9-4-603 . The account shall be administered by the commissioner.
(1) There is created within the state treasury a restricted account not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be known as the "disadvantaged business loan guarantee account."
(2) Amounts in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available to the department for the purposes set forth in this section.
(3) Amounts in the account shall be invested for the benefit of the account by the state treasurer pursuant to § 9-4-603 . The account shall be administered by the commissioner.
(c) (1) There is created within the department the disadvantaged business loan guarantee program. (2) The purpose of the loan guarantee program is to ensure the availability of conventional financial resources to emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses by guaranteeing loans for disadvantaged businesses. (3) To qualify for a loan guarantee, a disadvantaged business must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the loan will be fully repaid and will produce economic benefit for the community and state. (4) The department is authorized to determine the total dollar amount of loans to be guaranteed, subject to a maximum of five (5) times the balance of appropriated funds within the loan guarantee account, plus income, less expenses associated with the program. (5) The department is authorized to charge a premium to the borrower to help defray the cost of administering the program. (6) The department may establish other terms and conditions for guarantees of loans. (7) The total aggregate amount of the loan guarantee may not exceed eighty percent (80%) of any loan. (8) All documentation evidencing a loan guarantee shall clearly state that such guarantee is an obligation of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee account and not of the general fund or the state of Tennessee, and that any amounts required to be paid pursuant to the loan guarantee are subject to the availability of sufficient funds within the guarantee account.
(1) There is created within the department the disadvantaged business loan guarantee program.
(2) The purpose of the loan guarantee program is to ensure the availability of conventional financial resources to emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses by guaranteeing loans for disadvantaged businesses.
(3) To qualify for a loan guarantee, a disadvantaged business must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the loan will be fully repaid and will produce economic benefit for the community and state.
(4) The department is authorized to determine the total dollar amount of loans to be guaranteed, subject to a maximum of five (5) times the balance of appropriated funds within the loan guarantee account, plus income, less expenses associated with the program.
(5) The department is authorized to charge a premium to the borrower to help defray the cost of administering the program.
(6) The department may establish other terms and conditions for guarantees of loans.
(7) The total aggregate amount of the loan guarantee may not exceed eighty percent (80%) of any loan.
(8) All documentation evidencing a loan guarantee shall clearly state that such guarantee is an obligation of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee account and not of the general fund or the state of Tennessee, and that any amounts required to be paid pursuant to the loan guarantee are subject to the availability of sufficient funds within the guarantee account.
(d) The commissioner shall annually submit to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, within ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a complete and detailed report setting forth the operations, transactions and accomplishments of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee fund.
Acts 1990, ch. 1071, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-612 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-612
Contribution to funeral expenses of correctional employee killed in line of duty
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Debra Johnson Act." (b) The department of correction may, if the commissioner of correction deems it appropriate, contribute up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) in state funds toward the funeral and burial expenses, as defined in § 1-3-105 , of any correctional employee killed in the line of duty. Acts 2020, ch. 779, § 1.
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Debra Johnson Act."
(b) The department of correction may, if the commissioner of correction deems it appropriate, contribute up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) in state funds toward the funeral and burial expenses, as defined in § 1-3-105 , of any correctional employee killed in the line of duty.
Acts 2020, ch. 779, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-602 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-602
Exemption from housing provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in § 4-21-601 shall apply to: (1) The rental of housing accommodations in a building that contains housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living independently of each other, if the owner or a member of the owner's family resides in one (1) of the housing accommodations; (2) The rental of one (1) room or one (1) rooming unit in a housing accommodation by an individual if such individual or a member of such individual's family resides therein, or, as regards to sex, rooms or rental units where the tenants would be required to share a common bath; (3) A religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, that limits the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or that gives preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin; or (4) As regards to sex, the rental of housing accommodations of single-sex dormitory rental properties, including, but not limited to, those dormitories operated by higher educational institutions. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall require a real estate operator to negotiate with any individual who has not shown evidence of financial ability to consummate the purchase or rental of a housing accommodation. (c) Nothing in subsection (a) shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer the title. (d) (1) Nothing in this part limits the applicability of any reasonable local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling. Nor does any provision in this part regarding familial status apply with respect to dwellings provided under any state or federal program specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined in the state or federal program, or to housing for older persons. (2) As used in this subsection (d), "housing for older persons" means housing communities consisting of dwellings: (A) (i) Intended for, and at least ninety percent (90%) occupied by, at least one (1) person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit; (ii) Providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of such persons; and (iii) Publishing and adhering to policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older; (B) Intended for and occupied solely by persons sixty-two (62) years of age or older. (3) Nothing in this part prohibits conduct against a person because such person has been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in § 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. § 802 ), or controlled substance or controlled substance analogue, as defined in the Tennessee Drug Control Act, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4. Acts 1984, ch. 1007, § 5; T.C.A., § 4-21-128; Acts 1990, ch. 937, § 4; 1992, ch. 1027, §§ 12-15; 2012, ch. 848, § 3.
(a) Nothing in § 4-21-601 shall apply to: (1) The rental of housing accommodations in a building that contains housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living independently of each other, if the owner or a member of the owner's family resides in one (1) of the housing accommodations; (2) The rental of one (1) room or one (1) rooming unit in a housing accommodation by an individual if such individual or a member of such individual's family resides therein, or, as regards to sex, rooms or rental units where the tenants would be required to share a common bath; (3) A religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, that limits the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or that gives preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin; or (4) As regards to sex, the rental of housing accommodations of single-sex dormitory rental properties, including, but not limited to, those dormitories operated by higher educational institutions.
(1) The rental of housing accommodations in a building that contains housing accommodations for not more than two (2) families living independently of each other, if the owner or a member of the owner's family resides in one (1) of the housing accommodations;
(2) The rental of one (1) room or one (1) rooming unit in a housing accommodation by an individual if such individual or a member of such individual's family resides therein, or, as regards to sex, rooms or rental units where the tenants would be required to share a common bath;
(3) A religious organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society, that limits the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or that gives preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin; or
(4) As regards to sex, the rental of housing accommodations of single-sex dormitory rental properties, including, but not limited to, those dormitories operated by higher educational institutions.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall require a real estate operator to negotiate with any individual who has not shown evidence of financial ability to consummate the purchase or rental of a housing accommodation.
(c) Nothing in subsection (a) shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer the title.
(d) (1) Nothing in this part limits the applicability of any reasonable local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling. Nor does any provision in this part regarding familial status apply with respect to dwellings provided under any state or federal program specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined in the state or federal program, or to housing for older persons. (2) As used in this subsection (d), "housing for older persons" means housing communities consisting of dwellings: (A) (i) Intended for, and at least ninety percent (90%) occupied by, at least one (1) person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit; (ii) Providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of such persons; and (iii) Publishing and adhering to policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older; (B) Intended for and occupied solely by persons sixty-two (62) years of age or older. (3) Nothing in this part prohibits conduct against a person because such person has been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in § 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. § 802 ), or controlled substance or controlled substance analogue, as defined in the Tennessee Drug Control Act, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4.
(1) Nothing in this part limits the applicability of any reasonable local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling. Nor does any provision in this part regarding familial status apply with respect to dwellings provided under any state or federal program specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined in the state or federal program, or to housing for older persons.
(2) As used in this subsection (d), "housing for older persons" means housing communities consisting of dwellings: (A) (i) Intended for, and at least ninety percent (90%) occupied by, at least one (1) person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit; (ii) Providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of such persons; and (iii) Publishing and adhering to policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older; (B) Intended for and occupied solely by persons sixty-two (62) years of age or older.
(A) (i) Intended for, and at least ninety percent (90%) occupied by, at least one (1) person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit; (ii) Providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of such persons; and (iii) Publishing and adhering to policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older;
(i) Intended for, and at least ninety percent (90%) occupied by, at least one (1) person fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit;
(ii) Providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of such persons; and
(iii) Publishing and adhering to policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older;
(B) Intended for and occupied solely by persons sixty-two (62) years of age or older.
(3) Nothing in this part prohibits conduct against a person because such person has been convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in § 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. § 802 ), or controlled substance or controlled substance analogue, as defined in the Tennessee Drug Control Act, compiled in title 39, chapter 17, part 4.
Acts 1984, ch. 1007, § 5; T.C.A., § 4-21-128; Acts 1990, ch. 937, § 4; 1992, ch. 1027, §§ 12-15; 2012, ch. 848, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-611 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-611
Disclosure of the death of persons in the custody of the department of correction
Status: in_force

The commissioner of correction shall provide a report of any death of any person in the custody of the department at a department facility within ten (10) business days of the death of such person to the state senator and representative representing such person. The legislators representing such person shall be determined by the home address of the person in the state. This section shall not apply to the deaths of persons who were not residents of Tennessee prior to being placed in the custody of the department. Acts 2005, ch. 168, § 1.
The commissioner of correction shall provide a report of any death of any person in the custody of the department at a department facility within ten (10) business days of the death of such person to the state senator and representative representing such person. The legislators representing such person shall be determined by the home address of the person in the state. This section shall not apply to the deaths of persons who were not residents of Tennessee prior to being placed in the custody of the department.
Acts 2005, ch. 168, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-112 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-112
Minority-owned businesses - Advisory council
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the general assembly that the corporation encourage participation by minority-owned businesses. Accordingly, the board of directors shall adopt a plan that achieves to the greatest extent possible a level of participation by minority-owned businesses taking into account the total number of all retailers and vendors, including any subcontractors. The corporation is authorized and directed to undertake training programs and other educational activities to enable such minority-owned businesses to compete for contracts on an equal basis. The corporation will strive to maximize participation of minority-owned businesses to achieve a minimum participation goal of fifteen percent (15%) through both prime and second tier business contracting opportunities. The board shall monitor the results of minority-owned business participation and shall report the results of minority-owned business participation to the general assembly at least on an annual basis. (b) (1) The chair of the board, in consultation with the board of directors, shall appoint an advisory council on minority business participation. The council shall be composed of nine (9) citizens, three (3) of whom shall be appointed from and represent each grand division of the state. The membership of the council shall collectively reflect a richness of diversity in professional and business experience, educational attainment, ethnicity, race, gender, heritage, and socio-economic perspective. (2) The advisory council on minority business participation shall serve as an educational, research and technical resource for the board of directors. It shall be a duty of the council to solicit, analyze and present the views and concerns of minority business owners throughout the state. The council may report to the board of directors or to the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives in writing at any time. The board of directors may invite the council to present oral testimony to the board of directors at any meeting of the board. (3) The advisory council on minority business participation shall annually elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair and such other officers as it deems necessary. The council shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the chair. The organizational meeting of the advisory board shall be convened by the chair of the board of directors. (4) Members appointed to the advisory council shall each serve regular terms of three (3) years; provided, however, that in order to stagger such terms, three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of two (2) years, and three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of one (1) year. (5) The advisory council on minority business participation shall establish its own rules and internal operating procedures. As an operating expense of the corporation, members of the advisory council shall receive a per diem not to exceed the per diem provided to members of the general assembly pursuant to § 3-1-106 , for each day's service spent in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the advisory council. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 65, eff. 4/19/2013. Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2; 2012, ch. 925, § 15.
(a) It is the intent of the general assembly that the corporation encourage participation by minority-owned businesses. Accordingly, the board of directors shall adopt a plan that achieves to the greatest extent possible a level of participation by minority-owned businesses taking into account the total number of all retailers and vendors, including any subcontractors. The corporation is authorized and directed to undertake training programs and other educational activities to enable such minority-owned businesses to compete for contracts on an equal basis. The corporation will strive to maximize participation of minority-owned businesses to achieve a minimum participation goal of fifteen percent (15%) through both prime and second tier business contracting opportunities. The board shall monitor the results of minority-owned business participation and shall report the results of minority-owned business participation to the general assembly at least on an annual basis.
(b) (1) The chair of the board, in consultation with the board of directors, shall appoint an advisory council on minority business participation. The council shall be composed of nine (9) citizens, three (3) of whom shall be appointed from and represent each grand division of the state. The membership of the council shall collectively reflect a richness of diversity in professional and business experience, educational attainment, ethnicity, race, gender, heritage, and socio-economic perspective. (2) The advisory council on minority business participation shall serve as an educational, research and technical resource for the board of directors. It shall be a duty of the council to solicit, analyze and present the views and concerns of minority business owners throughout the state. The council may report to the board of directors or to the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives in writing at any time. The board of directors may invite the council to present oral testimony to the board of directors at any meeting of the board. (3) The advisory council on minority business participation shall annually elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair and such other officers as it deems necessary. The council shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the chair. The organizational meeting of the advisory board shall be convened by the chair of the board of directors. (4) Members appointed to the advisory council shall each serve regular terms of three (3) years; provided, however, that in order to stagger such terms, three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of two (2) years, and three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of one (1) year. (5) The advisory council on minority business participation shall establish its own rules and internal operating procedures. As an operating expense of the corporation, members of the advisory council shall receive a per diem not to exceed the per diem provided to members of the general assembly pursuant to § 3-1-106 , for each day's service spent in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the advisory council.
(1) The chair of the board, in consultation with the board of directors, shall appoint an advisory council on minority business participation. The council shall be composed of nine (9) citizens, three (3) of whom shall be appointed from and represent each grand division of the state. The membership of the council shall collectively reflect a richness of diversity in professional and business experience, educational attainment, ethnicity, race, gender, heritage, and socio-economic perspective.
(2) The advisory council on minority business participation shall serve as an educational, research and technical resource for the board of directors. It shall be a duty of the council to solicit, analyze and present the views and concerns of minority business owners throughout the state. The council may report to the board of directors or to the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives in writing at any time. The board of directors may invite the council to present oral testimony to the board of directors at any meeting of the board.
(3) The advisory council on minority business participation shall annually elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair and such other officers as it deems necessary. The council shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the chair. The organizational meeting of the advisory board shall be convened by the chair of the board of directors.
(4) Members appointed to the advisory council shall each serve regular terms of three (3) years; provided, however, that in order to stagger such terms, three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of two (2) years, and three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of one (1) year.
(5) The advisory council on minority business participation shall establish its own rules and internal operating procedures. As an operating expense of the corporation, members of the advisory council shall receive a per diem not to exceed the per diem provided to members of the general assembly pursuant to § 3-1-106 , for each day's service spent in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the advisory council.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 65, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2; 2012, ch. 925, § 15.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-212 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-212
Remand of rule that may constitute potentially unreasonable restraint of trade
Status: in_force

Prior to a rule being filed by a regulatory board, as defined in § 4-4-125(a) , with the secretary of state pursuant to § 4-5-207 or § 4-5-208 , the commissioner or chief executive officer of the administrative department under which a regulatory board operates or to which a regulatory board is administratively attached, or a designee to the extent a conflict of interest may exist with respect to the commissioner or chief executive officer, will remand a rule that may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade to the regulatory board for additional information, further proceedings, or modification, if the rule is not consistent with a clearly articulated state policy or law established by the general assembly with respect to the regulatory board. Acts 2017, ch. 230, § 2.
Prior to a rule being filed by a regulatory board, as defined in § 4-4-125(a) , with the secretary of state pursuant to § 4-5-207 or § 4-5-208 , the commissioner or chief executive officer of the administrative department under which a regulatory board operates or to which a regulatory board is administratively attached, or a designee to the extent a conflict of interest may exist with respect to the commissioner or chief executive officer, will remand a rule that may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade to the regulatory board for additional information, further proceedings, or modification, if the rule is not consistent with a clearly articulated state policy or law established by the general assembly with respect to the regulatory board.
Acts 2017, ch. 230, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-2-105 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 4-2-105
Georgia boundary
Status: in_force

The boundary line between this state and the state of Georgia begins at a point in the true parallel of the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude, as found by James Carmack, mathematician on the part of the state of Georgia, and James S. Gaines, mathematician on the part of this state, on a rock about two feet (2') high, four inches (4") thick, and fifteen inches (15") broad, engraved on the north side thus: "June 1st, 1818, Var. 63/4 East," and on the south side thus: "Geo. 35 North, J. Carmack," which rock stands one (1) mile and twenty-eight (28) poles from the south bank of the Tennessee River, due south from near the center of the old Indian town of Nick-a-Jack, and near the top of the Nick-a-Jack Mountain at the supposed corner of the states of Georgia and Alabama; thence running due east, leaving old D. Ross two (2) miles and eighteen (18) yards in this state, and leaving the house of John Ross about two hundred (200) yards in the state of Georgia, and the house of David McNair one (1) mile and one-fourth (1/4) of a mile in this state, with blazed and mile-marked trees, lessening the variation of the compass by degrees, closing it at the termination of the line on the top of the Unicoi Mountain at five and one-half degrees (51/2°). Code 1858, § 67; Shan., § 78; Code 1932, § 89; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-205.
The boundary line between this state and the state of Georgia begins at a point in the true parallel of the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude, as found by James Carmack, mathematician on the part of the state of Georgia, and James S. Gaines, mathematician on the part of this state, on a rock about two feet (2') high, four inches (4") thick, and fifteen inches (15") broad, engraved on the north side thus: "June 1st, 1818, Var. 63/4 East," and on the south side thus: "Geo. 35 North, J. Carmack," which rock stands one (1) mile and twenty-eight (28) poles from the south bank of the Tennessee River, due south from near the center of the old Indian town of Nick-a-Jack, and near the top of the Nick-a-Jack Mountain at the supposed corner of the states of Georgia and Alabama; thence running due east, leaving old D. Ross two (2) miles and eighteen (18) yards in this state, and leaving the house of John Ross about two hundred (200) yards in the state of Georgia, and the house of David McNair one (1) mile and one-fourth (1/4) of a mile in this state, with blazed and mile-marked trees, lessening the variation of the compass by degrees, closing it at the termination of the line on the top of the Unicoi Mountain at five and one-half degrees (51/2°).
Code 1858, § 67; Shan., § 78; Code 1932, § 89; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-205.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-7-111 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-111
Longevity pay
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all other salary benefits otherwise payable, every commissioned member of the department of safety shall be paid longevity pay according to the following schedule: (1) First through the fifth year - none; (2) Beginning with the month following the fifth anniversary of the member's employment, the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per month times the member's total years of service. (b) The longevity pay provided for in subsection (a) shall not be in lieu of merit raises, step increases or cost of living increases, but shall be in addition to all such increases. (c) It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent to reward experience and faithful service to the state and to encourage career law enforcement officers to remain in service to the state. (d) In addition to the five dollars ($5.00) per month longevity payment authorized in subsection (a), each eligible employee shall receive a longevity payment supplement in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per year for each year of creditable service with the Tennessee highway patrol for the first fifteen (15) years of service only. (e) Funds required to fund this section are hereby directed to be from the 1977 increase in driver license fees. Acts 1977, ch. 341, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A., § 4-715; Acts 1982, ch. 875, § 4.
(a) In addition to all other salary benefits otherwise payable, every commissioned member of the department of safety shall be paid longevity pay according to the following schedule: (1) First through the fifth year - none; (2) Beginning with the month following the fifth anniversary of the member's employment, the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per month times the member's total years of service.
(1) First through the fifth year - none;
(2) Beginning with the month following the fifth anniversary of the member's employment, the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per month times the member's total years of service.
(b) The longevity pay provided for in subsection (a) shall not be in lieu of merit raises, step increases or cost of living increases, but shall be in addition to all such increases.
(c) It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent to reward experience and faithful service to the state and to encourage career law enforcement officers to remain in service to the state.
(d) In addition to the five dollars ($5.00) per month longevity payment authorized in subsection (a), each eligible employee shall receive a longevity payment supplement in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per year for each year of creditable service with the Tennessee highway patrol for the first fifteen (15) years of service only.
(e) Funds required to fund this section are hereby directed to be from the 1977 increase in driver license fees.
Acts 1977, ch. 341, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A., § 4-715; Acts 1982, ch. 875, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-119 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 49 / Section 4-49-119
Responsible sports wagering
Status: in_force

(a) Licensees shall allow bettors to restrict themselves from placing wagers with the licensee, including limits on the time spent betting and amounts wagered, and take reasonable steps to prevent those bettors from placing such wagers. At the request of a bettor, a licensee may share the request with the council for the sole purpose of disseminating the request to other licensees. (b) The council shall promulgate rules that require a licensee to implement responsible sports wagering programs that include comprehensive training on responding to circumstances in which individuals present signs of a gambling addiction. (c) (1) (A) The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall use the funds distributed to the department under § 4-49-104(e)(3) to oversee one (1) or more grant programs with organizations to provide treatment services for individuals in the following priority: (i) Primarily, to address problem gambling and gambling disorders, and to establish prevention initiatives to reduce the number of individuals with problem gambling or gambling disorders; and (ii) Secondarily, to address juvenile addiction and mental health disorders. (B) The department may also use the funds distributed to the department to cover its actual administrative costs and the costs of professional services associated with overseeing each grant program. (2) The department shall annually generate a report outlining the activities of the department with respect to funding received under this part for problem gambling, gambling disorders, and juvenile addiction and mental health disorders, including, but not limited to, descriptions of programs, therapies, grants, and other resources made available, the success and outcomes of utilizing such programs, therapies, grant programs, and resources, the number of persons treated, the number of persons who complete programs and therapies, and the rate of recidivism, if known. The department shall file the annual report with the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives, and shall publish the report on its website, no later than January 1 of each year. The annual report must include an itemization of the department's expenditures relating to administrative costs and professional services associated with its activities under this subsection (c). Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 482, s 2, eff. 5/17/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 482, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023. Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-319 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. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
(a) Licensees shall allow bettors to restrict themselves from placing wagers with the licensee, including limits on the time spent betting and amounts wagered, and take reasonable steps to prevent those bettors from placing such wagers. At the request of a bettor, a licensee may share the request with the council for the sole purpose of disseminating the request to other licensees.
(b) The council shall promulgate rules that require a licensee to implement responsible sports wagering programs that include comprehensive training on responding to circumstances in which individuals present signs of a gambling addiction.
(c) (1) (A) The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall use the funds distributed to the department under § 4-49-104(e)(3) to oversee one (1) or more grant programs with organizations to provide treatment services for individuals in the following priority: (i) Primarily, to address problem gambling and gambling disorders, and to establish prevention initiatives to reduce the number of individuals with problem gambling or gambling disorders; and (ii) Secondarily, to address juvenile addiction and mental health disorders. (B) The department may also use the funds distributed to the department to cover its actual administrative costs and the costs of professional services associated with overseeing each grant program. (2) The department shall annually generate a report outlining the activities of the department with respect to funding received under this part for problem gambling, gambling disorders, and juvenile addiction and mental health disorders, including, but not limited to, descriptions of programs, therapies, grants, and other resources made available, the success and outcomes of utilizing such programs, therapies, grant programs, and resources, the number of persons treated, the number of persons who complete programs and therapies, and the rate of recidivism, if known. The department shall file the annual report with the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives, and shall publish the report on its website, no later than January 1 of each year. The annual report must include an itemization of the department's expenditures relating to administrative costs and professional services associated with its activities under this subsection (c).
(1) (A) The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall use the funds distributed to the department under § 4-49-104(e)(3) to oversee one (1) or more grant programs with organizations to provide treatment services for individuals in the following priority: (i) Primarily, to address problem gambling and gambling disorders, and to establish prevention initiatives to reduce the number of individuals with problem gambling or gambling disorders; and (ii) Secondarily, to address juvenile addiction and mental health disorders. (B) The department may also use the funds distributed to the department to cover its actual administrative costs and the costs of professional services associated with overseeing each grant program.
(A) The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall use the funds distributed to the department under § 4-49-104(e)(3) to oversee one (1) or more grant programs with organizations to provide treatment services for individuals in the following priority: (i) Primarily, to address problem gambling and gambling disorders, and to establish prevention initiatives to reduce the number of individuals with problem gambling or gambling disorders; and (ii) Secondarily, to address juvenile addiction and mental health disorders.
(i) Primarily, to address problem gambling and gambling disorders, and to establish prevention initiatives to reduce the number of individuals with problem gambling or gambling disorders; and
(ii) Secondarily, to address juvenile addiction and mental health disorders.
(B) The department may also use the funds distributed to the department to cover its actual administrative costs and the costs of professional services associated with overseeing each grant program.
(2) The department shall annually generate a report outlining the activities of the department with respect to funding received under this part for problem gambling, gambling disorders, and juvenile addiction and mental health disorders, including, but not limited to, descriptions of programs, therapies, grants, and other resources made available, the success and outcomes of utilizing such programs, therapies, grant programs, and resources, the number of persons treated, the number of persons who complete programs and therapies, and the rate of recidivism, if known. The department shall file the annual report with the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives, and shall publish the report on its website, no later than January 1 of each year. The annual report must include an itemization of the department's expenditures relating to administrative costs and professional services associated with its activities under this subsection (c).
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 482, s 2, eff. 5/17/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 482, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-51-319 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.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 507, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-113 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-113
Vendors - Requirements when submitting a bid, proposal, or offer - Procurement contract
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall investigate the financial responsibility, security, and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major procurement. At the time of submitting such bid, proposal, or offer to the corporation, the corporation shall require the following items: (1) A disclosure of the vendor's name and address and, as applicable, the names and addresses of the following: (A) If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, directors, and each stockholder in such corporation; provided, however, that in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation to own beneficially one percent (1%) or more of such securities need be disclosed; (B) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust; (C) If the vendor is an association, the members, officers, and directors; and (D) If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers; (2) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor does business and the nature of the business in each such state or jurisdiction; (3) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services, and the nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or jurisdiction; (4) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has received, has been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a lottery or gaming license of any kind or had fines or penalties assessed to the vendor's license, contract, or operation and the disposition of such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any lottery or gaming license or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any lottery or gaming license or application has been either denied or is pending and has remained pending for more than six (6) months, all of the facts and circumstances underlying the failure to receive such a license shall be disclosed; (5) (A) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of the vendor for any felony or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation; (B) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of any present employee, or past employee within ten (10) years, of the vendor for any felony or misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, computer offenses, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor; (6) A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or corporate or individual purchase or takeover of another corporation, including bonded indebtedness, or any pending litigation of the vendor; (7) A disclosure of the vendor's minority-owned business participation plan, if a portion of the vendor's contract is to be subcontracted pursuant to the proposal or, if at any time thereafter, a portion of such vendor's contract is subcontracted; and (8) Such additional disclosures and information as the corporation may determine to be appropriate for the procurement involved. (b) If ten percent (10%) or more of the cost of a vendor's contract is subcontracted, the vendor shall disclose all of the information required by this section for the subcontractor as if the subcontractor were itself a vendor. (c) A lottery procurement contract shall not be entered into with any lottery system vendor who has not complied with the disclosure requirements described in subsections (a) and (b) and any contract with such a vendor is voidable at the option of the corporation. Any contract with a vendor who does not comply with such requirements for periodically updating such disclosures during the tenure of a contract as may be specified in such contract may be terminated by the corporation. This section shall be construed broadly and liberally to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the corporation of the competence, integrity, background, and character of vendors for major procurements. (d) A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the security or integrity of a lottery in this or any other jurisdiction. (e) A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with any vendor if such vendor has an ownership interest in an entity that had supplied consultation services under contract to the corporation regarding the request for proposals pertaining to those particular goods or services. (f) For the purposes of this chapter, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to: (1) Any Native American tribal government; (2) Any governmental body at the national, state or local level in the United States or its territories and possessions; and (3) Any governmental body at the national or state, or its equivalent, level in any other country. (g) No lottery system vendor nor any applicant for a major procurement contract, or an officer, director or employee of such vendor or applicant, or a member of such officer's, director's or employee's immediate family residing in the same household, shall pay, give, or make any economic opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor, hospitality, or service, excluding food and beverages having an aggregate value not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) in any calendar year, to any director, the chief executive officer or any employee of the corporation, or to a member of the immediate family of any such person. (h) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, no applicant for a major procurement contract, or any person employed by such applicant, may contact or otherwise solicit a member of the board of directors individually during the application and selection process for such contract. All contact and other solicitations made by an applicant for a major procurement contract, or any person employed by such applicant, shall be directed to the board as a whole. Acts 2003 , ch. 297, § 2; 2004, ch. 841, § 6.
(a) The corporation shall investigate the financial responsibility, security, and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal, or offer as part of a major procurement. At the time of submitting such bid, proposal, or offer to the corporation, the corporation shall require the following items: (1) A disclosure of the vendor's name and address and, as applicable, the names and addresses of the following: (A) If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, directors, and each stockholder in such corporation; provided, however, that in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation to own beneficially one percent (1%) or more of such securities need be disclosed; (B) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust; (C) If the vendor is an association, the members, officers, and directors; and (D) If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers; (2) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor does business and the nature of the business in each such state or jurisdiction; (3) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services, and the nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or jurisdiction; (4) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has received, has been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a lottery or gaming license of any kind or had fines or penalties assessed to the vendor's license, contract, or operation and the disposition of such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any lottery or gaming license or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any lottery or gaming license or application has been either denied or is pending and has remained pending for more than six (6) months, all of the facts and circumstances underlying the failure to receive such a license shall be disclosed; (5) (A) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of the vendor for any felony or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation; (B) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of any present employee, or past employee within ten (10) years, of the vendor for any felony or misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, computer offenses, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor; (6) A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or corporate or individual purchase or takeover of another corporation, including bonded indebtedness, or any pending litigation of the vendor; (7) A disclosure of the vendor's minority-owned business participation plan, if a portion of the vendor's contract is to be subcontracted pursuant to the proposal or, if at any time thereafter, a portion of such vendor's contract is subcontracted; and (8) Such additional disclosures and information as the corporation may determine to be appropriate for the procurement involved.
(1) A disclosure of the vendor's name and address and, as applicable, the names and addresses of the following: (A) If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, directors, and each stockholder in such corporation; provided, however, that in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation to own beneficially one percent (1%) or more of such securities need be disclosed; (B) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust; (C) If the vendor is an association, the members, officers, and directors; and (D) If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers;
(A) If the vendor is a corporation, the officers, directors, and each stockholder in such corporation; provided, however, that in the case of owners of equity securities of a publicly traded corporation, only the names and addresses of those known to the corporation to own beneficially one percent (1%) or more of such securities need be disclosed;
(B) If the vendor is a trust, the trustee and all persons entitled to receive income or benefits from the trust;
(C) If the vendor is an association, the members, officers, and directors; and
(D) If the vendor is a partnership or joint venture, all of the general partners, limited partners, or joint venturers;
(2) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor does business and the nature of the business in each such state or jurisdiction;
(3) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has contracts to supply gaming goods or services, including, but not limited to, lottery goods and services, and the nature of the goods or services involved for each such state or jurisdiction;
(4) A disclosure of all the states and jurisdictions in which the vendor has applied for, has sought renewal of, has received, has been denied, has pending, or has had revoked a lottery or gaming license of any kind or had fines or penalties assessed to the vendor's license, contract, or operation and the disposition of such in each such state or jurisdiction. If any lottery or gaming license or contract has been revoked or has not been renewed or any lottery or gaming license or application has been either denied or is pending and has remained pending for more than six (6) months, all of the facts and circumstances underlying the failure to receive such a license shall be disclosed;
(5) (A) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of the vendor for any felony or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation; (B) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of any present employee, or past employee within ten (10) years, of the vendor for any felony or misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, computer offenses, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor;
(A) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of the vendor for any felony or any other criminal offense other than a traffic violation;
(B) A disclosure of the details of any finding or plea, conviction, or adjudication of guilt in a state or federal court, or in another jurisdiction, of any present employee, or past employee within ten (10) years, of the vendor for any felony or misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, computer offenses, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor;
(6) A disclosure of the details of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or corporate or individual purchase or takeover of another corporation, including bonded indebtedness, or any pending litigation of the vendor;
(7) A disclosure of the vendor's minority-owned business participation plan, if a portion of the vendor's contract is to be subcontracted pursuant to the proposal or, if at any time thereafter, a portion of such vendor's contract is subcontracted; and
(8) Such additional disclosures and information as the corporation may determine to be appropriate for the procurement involved.
(b) If ten percent (10%) or more of the cost of a vendor's contract is subcontracted, the vendor shall disclose all of the information required by this section for the subcontractor as if the subcontractor were itself a vendor.
(c) A lottery procurement contract shall not be entered into with any lottery system vendor who has not complied with the disclosure requirements described in subsections (a) and (b) and any contract with such a vendor is voidable at the option of the corporation. Any contract with a vendor who does not comply with such requirements for periodically updating such disclosures during the tenure of a contract as may be specified in such contract may be terminated by the corporation. This section shall be construed broadly and liberally to achieve the ends of full disclosure of all information necessary to allow for a full and complete evaluation by the corporation of the competence, integrity, background, and character of vendors for major procurements.
(d) A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with any vendor who has been found guilty of a felony related to the security or integrity of a lottery in this or any other jurisdiction.
(e) A major procurement contract shall not be entered into with any vendor if such vendor has an ownership interest in an entity that had supplied consultation services under contract to the corporation regarding the request for proposals pertaining to those particular goods or services.
(f) For the purposes of this chapter, "jurisdiction" includes, but is not limited to: (1) Any Native American tribal government; (2) Any governmental body at the national, state or local level in the United States or its territories and possessions; and (3) Any governmental body at the national or state, or its equivalent, level in any other country.
(1) Any Native American tribal government;
(2) Any governmental body at the national, state or local level in the United States or its territories and possessions; and
(3) Any governmental body at the national or state, or its equivalent, level in any other country.
(g) No lottery system vendor nor any applicant for a major procurement contract, or an officer, director or employee of such vendor or applicant, or a member of such officer's, director's or employee's immediate family residing in the same household, shall pay, give, or make any economic opportunity, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, favor, hospitality, or service, excluding food and beverages having an aggregate value not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) in any calendar year, to any director, the chief executive officer or any employee of the corporation, or to a member of the immediate family of any such person.
(h) Notwithstanding this part to the contrary, no applicant for a major procurement contract, or any person employed by such applicant, may contact or otherwise solicit a member of the board of directors individually during the application and selection process for such contract. All contact and other solicitations made by an applicant for a major procurement contract, or any person employed by such applicant, shall be directed to the board as a whole.
Acts 2003 , ch. 297, § 2; 2004, ch. 841, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-133 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-133
List of individuals collecting more than $3,500
Status: in_force

On a monthly basis, the Tennessee education lottery corporation shall provide to the department of human services the following information of any individual collecting a prize of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500): (1) Name; (2) Prize amount; and (3) Any other available identifying information. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 622, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 191, s 2, eff. 12/1/2017.
On a monthly basis, the Tennessee education lottery corporation shall provide to the department of human services the following information of any individual collecting a prize of more than three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500):
(1) Name;
(2) Prize amount; and
(3) Any other available identifying information.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 622, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 191, s 2, eff. 12/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-11-110 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 4-11-110
Appropriations
Status: in_force

For carrying out the purposes and objects of this chapter, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as shall be needed, over and above all the funds derived from the sale of the publications and all of the fees collected under § 4-11-109 , is annually or continuously appropriated, and, upon order of the chair of the commission, the commissioner of finance and administration is empowered and directed to draw the commissioner's warrant for the sum from the state treasury. Acts 1921, ch. 74, § 9; Shan. Supp., § 2577a25; mod. Code 1932, § 1024; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 15, 24; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1108; T.C.A., § 4-1110.
For carrying out the purposes and objects of this chapter, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as shall be needed, over and above all the funds derived from the sale of the publications and all of the fees collected under § 4-11-109 , is annually or continuously appropriated, and, upon order of the chair of the commission, the commissioner of finance and administration is empowered and directed to draw the commissioner's warrant for the sum from the state treasury.
Acts 1921, ch. 74, § 9; Shan. Supp., § 2577a25; mod. Code 1932, § 1024; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, §§ 15, 24; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1108; T.C.A., § 4-1110.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-720 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-720
Short title - Purpose - Contributions made by governmental entity pursuant to master development plan
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited as, the "Master Development Plan Recognition Act." (b) The purpose of this section is to define those actions taken by a governmental entity that constitute contributions made by the governmental entity pursuant to a master development plan approved by the governmental entity for purposes of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. § 118 ), as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, § 13312. (c) Contributions made by a governmental entity pursuant to a master development plan approved by the governmental entity within the meaning of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. § 118 ), as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, § 13312, include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Grants approved by the commissioner of economic and community development, including grants authorized or otherwise referenced in this part, regardless of whether the grants are also approved by any other agency, board, or other office of state government, and regardless when the funding in connection with the grant is authorized or paid, or both; (2) Grants approved by an authorized representative of any county or municipality within the state of Tennessee or any agency of, or entity created by, the county or municipality, whether the funding for the grants originates in whole or in part with the state of Tennessee or with the county or municipality, including, but not limited to, grants that are authorized by, or referenced in, this part, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the grant is authorized or paid, or both; (3) Tax increment financing applications for which a letter, or final, preliminary, or conditional approval, has been issued by an appropriate representative of state, county, or municipal government, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the tax increment financing application is authorized or paid, or both; and (4) Any other development plan, redevelopment plan, revitalization plan, or similar plan approved by an appropriate representative of state, county, or municipal government, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the plan is authorized or paid, or both. Acts 2018 , ch. 852, § 1.
(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited as, the "Master Development Plan Recognition Act."
(b) The purpose of this section is to define those actions taken by a governmental entity that constitute contributions made by the governmental entity pursuant to a master development plan approved by the governmental entity for purposes of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. § 118 ), as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, § 13312.
(c) Contributions made by a governmental entity pursuant to a master development plan approved by the governmental entity within the meaning of Section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ( 26 U.S.C. § 118 ), as amended by Pub. L. No. 115-97, § 13312, include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Grants approved by the commissioner of economic and community development, including grants authorized or otherwise referenced in this part, regardless of whether the grants are also approved by any other agency, board, or other office of state government, and regardless when the funding in connection with the grant is authorized or paid, or both; (2) Grants approved by an authorized representative of any county or municipality within the state of Tennessee or any agency of, or entity created by, the county or municipality, whether the funding for the grants originates in whole or in part with the state of Tennessee or with the county or municipality, including, but not limited to, grants that are authorized by, or referenced in, this part, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the grant is authorized or paid, or both; (3) Tax increment financing applications for which a letter, or final, preliminary, or conditional approval, has been issued by an appropriate representative of state, county, or municipal government, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the tax increment financing application is authorized or paid, or both; and (4) Any other development plan, redevelopment plan, revitalization plan, or similar plan approved by an appropriate representative of state, county, or municipal government, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the plan is authorized or paid, or both.
(1) Grants approved by the commissioner of economic and community development, including grants authorized or otherwise referenced in this part, regardless of whether the grants are also approved by any other agency, board, or other office of state government, and regardless when the funding in connection with the grant is authorized or paid, or both;
(2) Grants approved by an authorized representative of any county or municipality within the state of Tennessee or any agency of, or entity created by, the county or municipality, whether the funding for the grants originates in whole or in part with the state of Tennessee or with the county or municipality, including, but not limited to, grants that are authorized by, or referenced in, this part, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the grant is authorized or paid, or both;
(3) Tax increment financing applications for which a letter, or final, preliminary, or conditional approval, has been issued by an appropriate representative of state, county, or municipal government, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the tax increment financing application is authorized or paid, or both; and
(4) Any other development plan, redevelopment plan, revitalization plan, or similar plan approved by an appropriate representative of state, county, or municipal government, and regardless of when the funding in connection with the plan is authorized or paid, or both.
Acts 2018 , ch. 852, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-32-104 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 32 / Section 4-32-104
Administration
Status: in_force

(a) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.] (b) For administrative purposes, the office is attached to the department of finance and administration. (c) Any department, agency, board or commission, or other division of state government may provide staff and other assistance to the office, and all departments, agencies, boards and commissions, and other divisions of state government shall fully cooperate with the office and shall provide staff support and other assistance as reasonably required, subject to existing statutes, rules, and policies. (d) The office may enter into such contractual and promotional agreements necessary to maximize the effectiveness of state government through collaboration with faith-based and community initiatives to serve Tennesseans with respect to public purposes. (e) The office may work with local governments, private organizations, and citizens as it plans and engages in activities related to the office. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 146, s 2, eff. 4/13/2023. Acts 2019, ch. 218, § 1.
(a) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(b) For administrative purposes, the office is attached to the department of finance and administration.
(c) Any department, agency, board or commission, or other division of state government may provide staff and other assistance to the office, and all departments, agencies, boards and commissions, and other divisions of state government shall fully cooperate with the office and shall provide staff support and other assistance as reasonably required, subject to existing statutes, rules, and policies.
(d) The office may enter into such contractual and promotional agreements necessary to maximize the effectiveness of state government through collaboration with faith-based and community initiatives to serve Tennesseans with respect to public purposes.
(e) The office may work with local governments, private organizations, and citizens as it plans and engages in activities related to the office.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 146, s 2, eff. 4/13/2023.
Acts 2019, ch. 218, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-45-102 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 45 / Section 4-45-102
[For postponed repeal, see T.C.A. 4-45-108] Authority of division
Status: in_force

The division has the authority to: (1) Investigate the allegation of disability fraud by conducting interviews of the applicant and third parties and conducting surveillance on those parties; (2) Investigate civil and criminal fraud and abuse, and investigate other violations of state criminal law; (3) Cooperate with other law enforcement agencies, and where a preliminary investigation of fraud and abuse by a provider establishes a sufficient basis to warrant a full investigation, refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authority for criminal prosecution; (4) Refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authorities for civil proceedings of funds that have been inappropriately paid by the disability program, including referral to the attorney general for civil recovery; and (5) Cooperate with other state agencies to investigate disability fraud and abuse. Acts 2021 , ch. 546, § 1.
The division has the authority to:
(1) Investigate the allegation of disability fraud by conducting interviews of the applicant and third parties and conducting surveillance on those parties;
(2) Investigate civil and criminal fraud and abuse, and investigate other violations of state criminal law;
(3) Cooperate with other law enforcement agencies, and where a preliminary investigation of fraud and abuse by a provider establishes a sufficient basis to warrant a full investigation, refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authority for criminal prosecution;
(4) Refer matters to the appropriate enforcement authorities for civil proceedings of funds that have been inappropriately paid by the disability program, including referral to the attorney general for civil recovery; and
(5) Cooperate with other state agencies to investigate disability fraud and abuse.
Acts 2021 , ch. 546, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-3107 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-3107
[Repealed Effective 12/31/2028] Repealer
Status: repealed

This part is repealed on December 31, 2028. Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 988, s 7.
This part is repealed on December 31, 2028.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 988, s 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-124 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4-124
Executive internal auditor
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint an executive internal auditor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. (b) (1) The executive internal auditor shall: (A) Develop comprehensive internal audit standards for executive branch agencies, which shall: (i) Incorporate the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the United States government accountability office, referred to as the "Green Book," as amended, revised, or modified; (ii) Incorporate the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, as amended, revised, or modified; and (iii) Include any other standards deemed appropriate by the executive internal auditor; (B) Provide best practices training for internal audit staff on internal audit standards, internal controls, and enterprise risk management; (C) Provide peer review for internal audit staff within executive branch agencies consistent with standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors; (D) Review and approve internal audit plans for executive branch agencies; and (E) Coordinate internal auditors on statewide issues. (2) The executive internal auditor may exercise jurisdiction and control over the internal audit staff and the internal audit function of any executive branch agency. (c) After October 1, 2016, the management and operations for the internal audit function of each executive branch agency shall be established in accordance with this section. (d) If the executive internal auditor assumes jurisdiction and control over the internal audit function of an executive branch agency, then the agency's internal audit staff shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the executive internal auditor. (e) If the executive internal auditor does not assume jurisdiction and control over the internal audit function of an executive branch agency, the agency's internal audit staff shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The executive internal auditor shall participate in the evaluations of any internal audit director under the jurisdiction and control of a commissioner. (f) If an individual serves simultaneously as the commissioner of an agency and the executive internal auditor, then the internal audit staff within the commissioner's agency shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The governor or the governor's designee shall participate in the evaluations of any internal audit director under the jurisdiction and control of a commissioner serving simultaneously as the executive internal auditor. (g) A commissioner shall not terminate any person serving as an internal audit director in an executive branch agency without the approval of the executive internal auditor. A commissioner serving simultaneously as the executive internal auditor shall not terminate any person serving as an internal audit director within the commissioner's agency without the approval of the governor or the governor's designee. (h) The governor shall utilize existing executive branch resources and personnel in the implementation of this section. The governor is authorized to effectuate the purposes of this section in accordance with § 4-4-102 . (i) The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized, within existing resources, to develop cost allocation procedures and interagency billing for services associated with the implementation of this section. (j) Nothing in this section shall expand or diminish the authority of the comptroller of the treasury or the offices of the comptroller of the treasury. (k) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the chief executive officer of an agency; (2) "Executive branch agency" or "agency": (A) Means any unit organization of the executive branch of state government; and (B) Does not include the political subdivisions of the state, institutions under the control of the University of Tennessee or the Tennessee board of regents, the judicial branch, or the legislative branch; (3) "Governor's designee" means any individual designated by the governor other than the executive internal auditor or an employee of the executive internal auditor; (4) "Internal audit director" means an individual who is: (A) Primarily responsible for the internal audit function of an executive branch agency; and (B) Responsible for the supervision, management, or control of internal audit staff, if any; and (5) "Internal audit staff" includes any individual in an executive branch agency position who is involved in the internal audit function of an executive branch agency. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 824,s 1, eff. 10/1/2016.
(a) The governor shall appoint an executive internal auditor, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(b) (1) The executive internal auditor shall: (A) Develop comprehensive internal audit standards for executive branch agencies, which shall: (i) Incorporate the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the United States government accountability office, referred to as the "Green Book," as amended, revised, or modified; (ii) Incorporate the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, as amended, revised, or modified; and (iii) Include any other standards deemed appropriate by the executive internal auditor; (B) Provide best practices training for internal audit staff on internal audit standards, internal controls, and enterprise risk management; (C) Provide peer review for internal audit staff within executive branch agencies consistent with standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors; (D) Review and approve internal audit plans for executive branch agencies; and (E) Coordinate internal auditors on statewide issues. (2) The executive internal auditor may exercise jurisdiction and control over the internal audit staff and the internal audit function of any executive branch agency.
(1) The executive internal auditor shall: (A) Develop comprehensive internal audit standards for executive branch agencies, which shall: (i) Incorporate the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the United States government accountability office, referred to as the "Green Book," as amended, revised, or modified; (ii) Incorporate the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, as amended, revised, or modified; and (iii) Include any other standards deemed appropriate by the executive internal auditor; (B) Provide best practices training for internal audit staff on internal audit standards, internal controls, and enterprise risk management; (C) Provide peer review for internal audit staff within executive branch agencies consistent with standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors; (D) Review and approve internal audit plans for executive branch agencies; and (E) Coordinate internal auditors on statewide issues.
(A) Develop comprehensive internal audit standards for executive branch agencies, which shall: (i) Incorporate the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the United States government accountability office, referred to as the "Green Book," as amended, revised, or modified; (ii) Incorporate the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, as amended, revised, or modified; and (iii) Include any other standards deemed appropriate by the executive internal auditor;
(i) Incorporate the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government issued by the United States government accountability office, referred to as the "Green Book," as amended, revised, or modified;
(ii) Incorporate the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing issued by the Institute of Internal Auditors, as amended, revised, or modified; and
(iii) Include any other standards deemed appropriate by the executive internal auditor;
(B) Provide best practices training for internal audit staff on internal audit standards, internal controls, and enterprise risk management;
(C) Provide peer review for internal audit staff within executive branch agencies consistent with standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors;
(D) Review and approve internal audit plans for executive branch agencies; and
(E) Coordinate internal auditors on statewide issues.
(2) The executive internal auditor may exercise jurisdiction and control over the internal audit staff and the internal audit function of any executive branch agency.
(c) After October 1, 2016, the management and operations for the internal audit function of each executive branch agency shall be established in accordance with this section.
(d) If the executive internal auditor assumes jurisdiction and control over the internal audit function of an executive branch agency, then the agency's internal audit staff shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the executive internal auditor.
(e) If the executive internal auditor does not assume jurisdiction and control over the internal audit function of an executive branch agency, the agency's internal audit staff shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The executive internal auditor shall participate in the evaluations of any internal audit director under the jurisdiction and control of a commissioner.
(f) If an individual serves simultaneously as the commissioner of an agency and the executive internal auditor, then the internal audit staff within the commissioner's agency shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The governor or the governor's designee shall participate in the evaluations of any internal audit director under the jurisdiction and control of a commissioner serving simultaneously as the executive internal auditor.
(g) A commissioner shall not terminate any person serving as an internal audit director in an executive branch agency without the approval of the executive internal auditor. A commissioner serving simultaneously as the executive internal auditor shall not terminate any person serving as an internal audit director within the commissioner's agency without the approval of the governor or the governor's designee.
(h) The governor shall utilize existing executive branch resources and personnel in the implementation of this section. The governor is authorized to effectuate the purposes of this section in accordance with § 4-4-102 .
(i) The commissioner of finance and administration is authorized, within existing resources, to develop cost allocation procedures and interagency billing for services associated with the implementation of this section.
(j) Nothing in this section shall expand or diminish the authority of the comptroller of the treasury or the offices of the comptroller of the treasury.
(k) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commissioner" means the chief executive officer of an agency; (2) "Executive branch agency" or "agency": (A) Means any unit organization of the executive branch of state government; and (B) Does not include the political subdivisions of the state, institutions under the control of the University of Tennessee or the Tennessee board of regents, the judicial branch, or the legislative branch; (3) "Governor's designee" means any individual designated by the governor other than the executive internal auditor or an employee of the executive internal auditor; (4) "Internal audit director" means an individual who is: (A) Primarily responsible for the internal audit function of an executive branch agency; and (B) Responsible for the supervision, management, or control of internal audit staff, if any; and (5) "Internal audit staff" includes any individual in an executive branch agency position who is involved in the internal audit function of an executive branch agency.
(1) "Commissioner" means the chief executive officer of an agency;
(2) "Executive branch agency" or "agency": (A) Means any unit organization of the executive branch of state government; and (B) Does not include the political subdivisions of the state, institutions under the control of the University of Tennessee or the Tennessee board of regents, the judicial branch, or the legislative branch;
(A) Means any unit organization of the executive branch of state government; and
(B) Does not include the political subdivisions of the state, institutions under the control of the University of Tennessee or the Tennessee board of regents, the judicial branch, or the legislative branch;
(3) "Governor's designee" means any individual designated by the governor other than the executive internal auditor or an employee of the executive internal auditor;
(4) "Internal audit director" means an individual who is: (A) Primarily responsible for the internal audit function of an executive branch agency; and (B) Responsible for the supervision, management, or control of internal audit staff, if any; and
(A) Primarily responsible for the internal audit function of an executive branch agency; and
(B) Responsible for the supervision, management, or control of internal audit staff, if any; and
(5) "Internal audit staff" includes any individual in an executive branch agency position who is involved in the internal audit function of an executive branch agency.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 824,s 1, eff. 10/1/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1417 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1417
Discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

In making appointments to any board, commission or panel that is administratively attached to the department, the appointing authority shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religious belief, sex, or disability. The appointing authority shall strive to ensure that the makeup of all boards, commissions and panels attached to the department reflect and represent the diversity of persons in Tennessee. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 57,s 4, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 2005, ch. 407, § 5.
In making appointments to any board, commission or panel that is administratively attached to the department, the appointing authority shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religious belief, sex, or disability. The appointing authority shall strive to ensure that the makeup of all boards, commissions and panels attached to the department reflect and represent the diversity of persons in Tennessee.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 57,s 4, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2005, ch. 407, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-13-405 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-405
Continued operation as museum house
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this part that Cragfont shall continue to be operated as a museum house open to the general public and preserved for the citizens of Tennessee and future generations. Acts 1957, ch. 268, § 6; 1997, ch. 32, § 1.
It is the intent of this part that Cragfont shall continue to be operated as a museum house open to the general public and preserved for the citizens of Tennessee and future generations.
Acts 1957, ch. 268, § 6; 1997, ch. 32, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-13-402 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-402
Expenditures for repair, restoration and renovation
Status: in_force

(a) The Tennessee historical commission is authorized to expend any funds appropriated or available to it in the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, Cragfont, and the improvement of the premises for use by the general public as a park, as picnic grounds, and for other related purposes. (b) The commission is authorized, in lieu of contracting itself for the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, to authorize the Sumner County Chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities to contract for same, within the limit of the funds set aside for such purpose, and to furnish the funds to the Sumner County Chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, to be used for that purpose, under such safeguards as the commission may prescribe. Acts 1957, ch. 268, § 4; 1959, ch. 257, § 1.
(a) The Tennessee historical commission is authorized to expend any funds appropriated or available to it in the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, Cragfont, and the improvement of the premises for use by the general public as a park, as picnic grounds, and for other related purposes.
(b) The commission is authorized, in lieu of contracting itself for the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, to authorize the Sumner County Chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities to contract for same, within the limit of the funds set aside for such purpose, and to furnish the funds to the Sumner County Chapter of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, to be used for that purpose, under such safeguards as the commission may prescribe.
Acts 1957, ch. 268, § 4; 1959, ch. 257, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-45-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 45 / Section 4-45-106
[For postponed repeal, see T.C.A. 4-45-108] Report on division's performance
Status: in_force

Representatives from the cooperative disability investigations program shall appear before the government operations committee of the senate and the government operations committee of the house of representatives by December 31, 2023, to report on all aspects of the division's performance. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 546, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Representatives from the cooperative disability investigations program shall appear before the government operations committee of the senate and the government operations committee of the house of representatives by December 31, 2023, to report on all aspects of the division's performance.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 546, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1901 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1901
Creation - Organization
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created the department of revenue. (b) The commissioner of revenue shall determine the organization of and the methods of procedure within the department that are deemed suitable or necessary to exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by law and shall appoint, in accordance with applicable personnel guidelines and budgetary limitations, such assistants as are deemed necessary to effectively discharge the duties of the office in an orderly and efficient manner. Acts 1921, ch. 113, § 3; 1923, ch. 7, § 1; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a30, 809a10; mod. Code 1932, §§ 255, 1479; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.1; Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; modified; Acts 1963, ch. 99, § 1; 1973, ch. 368, § 2; 1978, ch. 599, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-104.
(a) There is hereby created the department of revenue.
(b) The commissioner of revenue shall determine the organization of and the methods of procedure within the department that are deemed suitable or necessary to exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by law and shall appoint, in accordance with applicable personnel guidelines and budgetary limitations, such assistants as are deemed necessary to effectively discharge the duties of the office in an orderly and efficient manner.
Acts 1921, ch. 113, § 3; 1923, ch. 7, § 1; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a30, 809a10; mod. Code 1932, §§ 255, 1479; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.1; Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; modified; Acts 1963, ch. 99, § 1; 1973, ch. 368, § 2; 1978, ch. 599, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 67-104.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-403 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-403
"Construction" defined
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "construction" means the building, reconstruction, creation, replacement, extension, repairing, betterment, improvement, alteration, equipment, extension or acquisition of capital projects, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land and of rights in land, the engineering, architectural designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other action necessary in the construction of such capital projects, and the inspection and supervision of such capital projects. Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 13; 1990, ch. 885, § 8.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, "construction" means the building, reconstruction, creation, replacement, extension, repairing, betterment, improvement, alteration, equipment, extension or acquisition of capital projects, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land and of rights in land, the engineering, architectural designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other action necessary in the construction of such capital projects, and the inspection and supervision of such capital projects.
Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 13; 1990, ch. 885, § 8.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-413 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-413
Women in STEM month
Status: in_force

The month of August shall be designated "Women in STEM" month to raise awareness of the opportunities for women to pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related field. Acts 2014, ch. 935, § 1.
The month of August shall be designated "Women in STEM" month to raise awareness of the opportunities for women to pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related field.
Acts 2014, ch. 935, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-58-109 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 58 / Section 4-58-109
No limitation regarding application process - Cost of verification
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as limiting a state governmental entity or local health department regarding its current application process for administering a federal, state or local public benefit, including, but not limited to, requesting additional information from the applicant or requiring additional verification of eligibility. (b) The state shall defray the cost to a local health department of verifying each applicant's status for a benefit. Acts 2012, ch. 1061, § 1.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as limiting a state governmental entity or local health department regarding its current application process for administering a federal, state or local public benefit, including, but not limited to, requesting additional information from the applicant or requiring additional verification of eligibility.
(b) The state shall defray the cost to a local health department of verifying each applicant's status for a benefit.
Acts 2012, ch. 1061, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-44-105 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 44 / Section 4-44-105
[Effective until 12/31/2027, see T.C.A. 4-44-116] Terms of members - Vacancy
Status: in_force

Members are appointed for the duration of the commission, but serve only so long as they remain in their official position as described in § 4-44-104 . A vacancy on the commission does not affect the powers of the commission and is filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Acts 2019, ch. 384, § 5.
Members are appointed for the duration of the commission, but serve only so long as they remain in their official position as described in § 4-44-104 . A vacancy on the commission does not affect the powers of the commission and is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Acts 2019, ch. 384, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-45-103 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 45 / Section 4-45-103
[For postponed repeal, see T.C.A. 4-45-108] Subpoenas - Production of documents
Status: in_force

(a) (1) When conducting an investigation or as part of a legal proceeding, the division has the authority to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to examine persons under oath, and to compel persons, firms, or corporations to produce information, including books, accounts, papers, records, and other relevant documents. (2) If a person, firm, or corporation fails to attend or fails to produce information as prescribed in subdivision (a)(1), then, after giving reasonable notice to the person, firm, or corporation, the division may seek judicial enforcement of the subpoena by filing, through the attorney general, a petition with the circuit or chancery court of Davidson County or of the judicial district in which the person, firm, or corporation resides. The petition must incorporate, or be accompanied by, a certification regarding the notice given and the failure of the person, firm, or corporation to attend or produce the information. (3) Upon the filing of a petition under subdivision (a)(2) in proper form, the court shall order the person, firm, or corporation named in the petition to appear and show cause why they should not comply with the subpoena or be held in contempt for failure to comply. The court may employ all judicial power as provided by law to compel compliance with the subpoena, including those powers granted in §§ 29-9-103 - 29-9-106. The court may impose costs and sanctions against such person, firm, or corporation, in the same manner and on the same basis as may be imposed for failure to comply with judicially issued subpoenas under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. (4) The court may order the person, firm, or corporation to comply, and has the authority to punish the persons and entities for each day they fail to comply with an order as a separate contempt of court. (5) The subpoena enforcement remedies set forth in this subsection (a) are cumulative, and not exclusive, of other remedies provided by law for the enforcement of such subpoenas. (b) The division has the authority to compel the production of current and former employment records as part of an investigation. Employment records include employment details, wages, and insurance information of disability applicants and enrollees. Employment records must be open to inspection and are subject to being copied by a special agent at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary. The division also has the authority to compare information reported to the United States social security administration and the bureau of TennCare by applicants or enrollees with data maintained by the credit bureaus. (c) The complete patient record of any applicant for disability benefits must be made available to the division upon request. The record may include any services, goods, and pharmaceuticals dispensed regardless of the payment source. Records accessed during an investigation must be protected in accordance with state and federal privacy laws. Acts 2021 , ch. 546, § 1.
(a) (1) When conducting an investigation or as part of a legal proceeding, the division has the authority to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to examine persons under oath, and to compel persons, firms, or corporations to produce information, including books, accounts, papers, records, and other relevant documents. (2) If a person, firm, or corporation fails to attend or fails to produce information as prescribed in subdivision (a)(1), then, after giving reasonable notice to the person, firm, or corporation, the division may seek judicial enforcement of the subpoena by filing, through the attorney general, a petition with the circuit or chancery court of Davidson County or of the judicial district in which the person, firm, or corporation resides. The petition must incorporate, or be accompanied by, a certification regarding the notice given and the failure of the person, firm, or corporation to attend or produce the information. (3) Upon the filing of a petition under subdivision (a)(2) in proper form, the court shall order the person, firm, or corporation named in the petition to appear and show cause why they should not comply with the subpoena or be held in contempt for failure to comply. The court may employ all judicial power as provided by law to compel compliance with the subpoena, including those powers granted in §§ 29-9-103 - 29-9-106. The court may impose costs and sanctions against such person, firm, or corporation, in the same manner and on the same basis as may be imposed for failure to comply with judicially issued subpoenas under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. (4) The court may order the person, firm, or corporation to comply, and has the authority to punish the persons and entities for each day they fail to comply with an order as a separate contempt of court. (5) The subpoena enforcement remedies set forth in this subsection (a) are cumulative, and not exclusive, of other remedies provided by law for the enforcement of such subpoenas.
(1) When conducting an investigation or as part of a legal proceeding, the division has the authority to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to examine persons under oath, and to compel persons, firms, or corporations to produce information, including books, accounts, papers, records, and other relevant documents.
(2) If a person, firm, or corporation fails to attend or fails to produce information as prescribed in subdivision (a)(1), then, after giving reasonable notice to the person, firm, or corporation, the division may seek judicial enforcement of the subpoena by filing, through the attorney general, a petition with the circuit or chancery court of Davidson County or of the judicial district in which the person, firm, or corporation resides. The petition must incorporate, or be accompanied by, a certification regarding the notice given and the failure of the person, firm, or corporation to attend or produce the information.
(3) Upon the filing of a petition under subdivision (a)(2) in proper form, the court shall order the person, firm, or corporation named in the petition to appear and show cause why they should not comply with the subpoena or be held in contempt for failure to comply. The court may employ all judicial power as provided by law to compel compliance with the subpoena, including those powers granted in §§ 29-9-103 - 29-9-106. The court may impose costs and sanctions against such person, firm, or corporation, in the same manner and on the same basis as may be imposed for failure to comply with judicially issued subpoenas under the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.
(4) The court may order the person, firm, or corporation to comply, and has the authority to punish the persons and entities for each day they fail to comply with an order as a separate contempt of court.
(5) The subpoena enforcement remedies set forth in this subsection (a) are cumulative, and not exclusive, of other remedies provided by law for the enforcement of such subpoenas.
(b) The division has the authority to compel the production of current and former employment records as part of an investigation. Employment records include employment details, wages, and insurance information of disability applicants and enrollees. Employment records must be open to inspection and are subject to being copied by a special agent at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary. The division also has the authority to compare information reported to the United States social security administration and the bureau of TennCare by applicants or enrollees with data maintained by the credit bureaus.
(c) The complete patient record of any applicant for disability benefits must be made available to the division upon request. The record may include any services, goods, and pharmaceuticals dispensed regardless of the payment source. Records accessed during an investigation must be protected in accordance with state and federal privacy laws.
Acts 2021 , ch. 546, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-206 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 49 / Section 4-49-206
Violations - Investigative and enforcement authority - Costs
Status: in_force

(a) A violation of § 4-49-205 constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1. Any violation of § 4-49-205 shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and be subject to the penalties and remedies as provided in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, in addition to the penalties and remedies in this part. (b) The attorney general and reporter shall have all of the investigative and enforcement authority that the attorney general and reporter has under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 relating to alleged violations of this part. The attorney general and reporter may institute any proceedings involving alleged violations of this part in Davidson County circuit or chancery court or any other venue otherwise permitted by law. (c) No costs of any kind or nature shall be taxed against the attorney general and reporter or the state in actions commenced under this part. Renumbered from 47-18-1606 by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 143, s 5, eff. 7/1/2023. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 978, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
(a) A violation of § 4-49-205 constitutes a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1. Any violation of § 4-49-205 shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce and be subject to the penalties and remedies as provided in the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, in addition to the penalties and remedies in this part.
(b) The attorney general and reporter shall have all of the investigative and enforcement authority that the attorney general and reporter has under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 relating to alleged violations of this part. The attorney general and reporter may institute any proceedings involving alleged violations of this part in Davidson County circuit or chancery court or any other venue otherwise permitted by law.
(c) No costs of any kind or nature shall be taxed against the attorney general and reporter or the state in actions commenced under this part.
Renumbered from 47-18-1606 by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 143, s 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 978, s 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-111 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-111
Bonds and notes - Holders' rights preserved
Status: repealed

The state does hereby covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds or notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 12; T.C.A., § 4-3111.
The state does hereby covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this chapter, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds or notes, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged.
Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 12; T.C.A., § 4-3111.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-25-104 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 25 / Section 4-25-104
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279, s 1, eff. 5/3/2021. Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2504.
Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279, s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2504.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-7-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-106
Enforcement of animal disease laws
Status: in_force

(a) The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the further authority, and it is its duty, to enforce title 44, chapter 2, part 1, relative to the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases among domestic animals and protection to the livestock industry. (b) The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the same authority and police power to enforce title 44, chapter 2 as is vested in the commissioner of agriculture and in the state veterinarian by title 44, chapter 2. (c) Any fines assessed and collected under title 44, chapter 2, part 1 in arrests made by the Tennessee highway patrol shall be divided, one-half (1/2) to the department of agriculture and one-half (1/2) to the Tennessee highway patrol. Acts 1939, ch. 41, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 11462; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-705.
(a) The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the further authority, and it is its duty, to enforce title 44, chapter 2, part 1, relative to the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases among domestic animals and protection to the livestock industry.
(b) The Tennessee highway patrol is granted the same authority and police power to enforce title 44, chapter 2 as is vested in the commissioner of agriculture and in the state veterinarian by title 44, chapter 2.
(c) Any fines assessed and collected under title 44, chapter 2, part 1 in arrests made by the Tennessee highway patrol shall be divided, one-half (1/2) to the department of agriculture and one-half (1/2) to the Tennessee highway patrol.
Acts 1939, ch. 41, §§ 1, 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 11462; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-705.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1415 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1415
Maintenance and expenditure of funds
Status: in_force

All funds to the credit of the unemployment compensation division of the United States department of labor and to the credit of the state employment service, transferred to the credit of the department of labor and workforce development, shall have their separate identities maintained, and only funds allocated to each of those divisions may be expended by such unit. Acts 1945, ch. 34, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.70 (Williams, § 255.71a); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-318; T.C.A., § 4-3-904 ; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 20.
All funds to the credit of the unemployment compensation division of the United States department of labor and to the credit of the state employment service, transferred to the credit of the department of labor and workforce development, shall have their separate identities maintained, and only funds allocated to each of those divisions may be expended by such unit.
Acts 1945, ch. 34, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.70 (Williams, § 255.71a); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-318; T.C.A., § 4-3-904 ; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 20.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-105 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-105
Criminal history investigations of employees and contractors with access to federal tax information
Status: in_force

(a) The administrative departments of state government are authorized, as necessary to comply with internal revenue service Publication 1075, including amendments thereto and publications replacing Publication 1075, to obtain state and national criminal history background checks and investigations performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation on all employees and contractors with access to federal tax information. (b) An employee or contractor of any administrative department of state government with access to or that uses federal tax information must: (1) Agree to a local background check and the release of all investigative records to the state government for the purpose of verifying criminal history information; and (2) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a state criminal history background check and investigation to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation, and then submit to a national criminal history background check to be conducted by the federal bureau of investigation. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c), a state administrative department shall pay any costs incurred to conduct background checks and investigations requested by the department. The state administrative department may require a person or entity contracting with the department to pay the costs associated with the background investigations for all employees of the contractor. The requirement may be a condition of the contract with the department. Payment must be made in accordance with § 38-6-103 . (d) Each state administrative department required to conduct background checks and investigations pursuant to this section shall establish written policies concerning the implementation and use of the background checks and investigations conducted pursuant to this section. Acts 2017, ch. 343, sec. 1.
(a) The administrative departments of state government are authorized, as necessary to comply with internal revenue service Publication 1075, including amendments thereto and publications replacing Publication 1075, to obtain state and national criminal history background checks and investigations performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation on all employees and contractors with access to federal tax information.
(b) An employee or contractor of any administrative department of state government with access to or that uses federal tax information must: (1) Agree to a local background check and the release of all investigative records to the state government for the purpose of verifying criminal history information; and (2) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a state criminal history background check and investigation to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation, and then submit to a national criminal history background check to be conducted by the federal bureau of investigation.
(1) Agree to a local background check and the release of all investigative records to the state government for the purpose of verifying criminal history information; and
(2) Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a state criminal history background check and investigation to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation, and then submit to a national criminal history background check to be conducted by the federal bureau of investigation.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c), a state administrative department shall pay any costs incurred to conduct background checks and investigations requested by the department. The state administrative department may require a person or entity contracting with the department to pay the costs associated with the background investigations for all employees of the contractor. The requirement may be a condition of the contract with the department. Payment must be made in accordance with § 38-6-103 .
(d) Each state administrative department required to conduct background checks and investigations pursuant to this section shall establish written policies concerning the implementation and use of the background checks and investigations conducted pursuant to this section.
Acts 2017, ch. 343, sec. 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-27-105 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 4-27-105
Cash awards - Maximum
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The cash award shall be: (A) Equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the annual savings realized in a fiscal year, with a maximum award of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); (B) Paid within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year in which the savings have been realized; and (C) Limited to the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made. (2) If the cash award is over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) the award must be spread over three (3) years following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made in equal amounts; however, if the employee who is entitled to the award leaves state service the employee forfeits the remaining award appropriation item or items of the state agency to which actual savings apply. (b) (1) The board shall promulgate rules to develop criteria for making awards pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of an electronic mail notification to transmit to all state government employees information on the employee suggestion award program. The electronic mail notification shall be made annually by the board and shall include, but not be limited to, the provisions of this section. (2) In promulgating rules, the board shall consider the following factors: (A) Severity of the present problem; (B) Effectiveness of the suggestion offered; (C) The need to encourage improvement in state operations; and (D) Ingenuity of the suggestion. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1038,s 1, eff. 5/21/2018. Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2705; Acts 1981, ch. 363, § 1; 1985, ch. 292, § 2; 1987, ch. 325, § 3; 2004, ch. 421, §§ 1, 2.
(a) (1) The cash award shall be: (A) Equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the annual savings realized in a fiscal year, with a maximum award of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); (B) Paid within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year in which the savings have been realized; and (C) Limited to the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made. (2) If the cash award is over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) the award must be spread over three (3) years following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made in equal amounts; however, if the employee who is entitled to the award leaves state service the employee forfeits the remaining award appropriation item or items of the state agency to which actual savings apply.
(1) The cash award shall be: (A) Equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the annual savings realized in a fiscal year, with a maximum award of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); (B) Paid within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year in which the savings have been realized; and (C) Limited to the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made.
(A) Equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the annual savings realized in a fiscal year, with a maximum award of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000);
(B) Paid within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year in which the savings have been realized; and
(C) Limited to the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made.
(2) If the cash award is over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) the award must be spread over three (3) years following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made in equal amounts; however, if the employee who is entitled to the award leaves state service the employee forfeits the remaining award appropriation item or items of the state agency to which actual savings apply.
(b) (1) The board shall promulgate rules to develop criteria for making awards pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of an electronic mail notification to transmit to all state government employees information on the employee suggestion award program. The electronic mail notification shall be made annually by the board and shall include, but not be limited to, the provisions of this section. (2) In promulgating rules, the board shall consider the following factors: (A) Severity of the present problem; (B) Effectiveness of the suggestion offered; (C) The need to encourage improvement in state operations; and (D) Ingenuity of the suggestion.
(1) The board shall promulgate rules to develop criteria for making awards pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of an electronic mail notification to transmit to all state government employees information on the employee suggestion award program. The electronic mail notification shall be made annually by the board and shall include, but not be limited to, the provisions of this section.
(2) In promulgating rules, the board shall consider the following factors: (A) Severity of the present problem; (B) Effectiveness of the suggestion offered; (C) The need to encourage improvement in state operations; and (D) Ingenuity of the suggestion.
(A) Severity of the present problem;
(B) Effectiveness of the suggestion offered;
(C) The need to encourage improvement in state operations; and
(D) Ingenuity of the suggestion.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1038,s 1, eff. 5/21/2018.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2705; Acts 1981, ch. 363, § 1; 1985, ch. 292, § 2; 1987, ch. 325, § 3; 2004, ch. 421, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-35-103 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 35 / Section 4-35-103
Development of charter - Guidelines for and review of charter - Approval
Status: in_force

(a) An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall develop a written charter addressing the audit committee's purpose, powers, duties, and mission. (b) The comptroller of the treasury shall establish guidelines for creation of an audit committee charter and shall review the proposed charter to determine whether the charter contains the minimum necessary requirements. (c) The charter, and any subsequent amendments, shall be presented to the full state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body, and the comptroller of the treasury for approval. Acts 2005, ch. 310, § 4.
(a) An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall develop a written charter addressing the audit committee's purpose, powers, duties, and mission.
(b) The comptroller of the treasury shall establish guidelines for creation of an audit committee charter and shall review the proposed charter to determine whether the charter contains the minimum necessary requirements.
(c) The charter, and any subsequent amendments, shall be presented to the full state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body, and the comptroller of the treasury for approval.
Acts 2005, ch. 310, § 4.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-105 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4-105
Department office hours - Overtime
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Each department shall be opened for the transaction of public business from eight o'clock in the morning (8:00 a.m.) until four thirty in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.) of each day except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. (2) Except for those personnel required to be on duty because of the pressure of business or in case of any emergency, state offices shall be closed and a holiday observed on the Monday following any legal holiday that falls on Sunday and on the Friday before any legal holiday that falls on Saturday. (3) The governor may, at the governor's discretion, substitute the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November, which is Thanksgiving Day, for the legal holiday that occurs on the second Monday in October, which is Columbus Day, for purposes of closing state offices only. (4) Each employee shall be granted a one (1) hour unpaid lunch period. (b) Whenever the pressure of business so demands and in cases of emergency, the commissioner in any department is authorized to direct that such personnel as may be required in any particular office shall be on duty, in which event the personnel performing such additional duties shall be entitled to equivalent time off at other times during the week. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the uniformed members of the departments of safety or revenue; or to the game wardens or conservation officers charged with the enforcement of the fish and game laws; or to the employees of the department of transportation with the job title of highway response operator 1, highway response operator 2, highway response operator supervisor 1, highway response operator supervisor 2, communications dispatcher 1, communications dispatcher 2, transportation management center operator, transportation management center supervisor 1, transportation management center supervisor 2; or to any members or employees of the departments of correction or children's services, except administrative officials. Nor shall subsections (a) and (b) apply to employees and officials of hospitals or institutions, regardless of the department by which operated. (d) Any commissioned employee of the department of safety who is required to be on duty on any legal holiday shall be entitled to payment in addition to such employee's normal compensation. Payment shall be made in an amount recommended by the commissioner of safety, authorized in advance by the commissioner of human resources, and approved in advance by the commissioner of finance and administration. This subsection (d) shall not apply to any employee with a commission or rank of captain and above, except a captain over a division. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 12; 1939, ch. 11, § 7; 1945, ch. 30, § 1; 1949, ch. 83, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.12; Acts 1951, ch. 40, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1967, ch. 337, § 1; 1974, ch. 638, § 1; 1975, ch. 37, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-405; Acts 1980, ch. 923, § 1; 1981, ch. 429, § 1; 1987, ch. 35, § 1; 1989, ch. 278, § 18; 1996, ch. 1079, § 16; 2004, ch. 602, §1; 2007 , ch. 30, § 1; 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
(a) (1) Each department shall be opened for the transaction of public business from eight o'clock in the morning (8:00 a.m.) until four thirty in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.) of each day except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. (2) Except for those personnel required to be on duty because of the pressure of business or in case of any emergency, state offices shall be closed and a holiday observed on the Monday following any legal holiday that falls on Sunday and on the Friday before any legal holiday that falls on Saturday. (3) The governor may, at the governor's discretion, substitute the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November, which is Thanksgiving Day, for the legal holiday that occurs on the second Monday in October, which is Columbus Day, for purposes of closing state offices only. (4) Each employee shall be granted a one (1) hour unpaid lunch period.
(1) Each department shall be opened for the transaction of public business from eight o'clock in the morning (8:00 a.m.) until four thirty in the afternoon (4:30 p.m.) of each day except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
(2) Except for those personnel required to be on duty because of the pressure of business or in case of any emergency, state offices shall be closed and a holiday observed on the Monday following any legal holiday that falls on Sunday and on the Friday before any legal holiday that falls on Saturday.
(3) The governor may, at the governor's discretion, substitute the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November, which is Thanksgiving Day, for the legal holiday that occurs on the second Monday in October, which is Columbus Day, for purposes of closing state offices only.
(4) Each employee shall be granted a one (1) hour unpaid lunch period.
(b) Whenever the pressure of business so demands and in cases of emergency, the commissioner in any department is authorized to direct that such personnel as may be required in any particular office shall be on duty, in which event the personnel performing such additional duties shall be entitled to equivalent time off at other times during the week.
(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the uniformed members of the departments of safety or revenue; or to the game wardens or conservation officers charged with the enforcement of the fish and game laws; or to the employees of the department of transportation with the job title of highway response operator 1, highway response operator 2, highway response operator supervisor 1, highway response operator supervisor 2, communications dispatcher 1, communications dispatcher 2, transportation management center operator, transportation management center supervisor 1, transportation management center supervisor 2; or to any members or employees of the departments of correction or children's services, except administrative officials. Nor shall subsections (a) and (b) apply to employees and officials of hospitals or institutions, regardless of the department by which operated.
(d) Any commissioned employee of the department of safety who is required to be on duty on any legal holiday shall be entitled to payment in addition to such employee's normal compensation. Payment shall be made in an amount recommended by the commissioner of safety, authorized in advance by the commissioner of human resources, and approved in advance by the commissioner of finance and administration. This subsection (d) shall not apply to any employee with a commission or rank of captain and above, except a captain over a division.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 12; 1939, ch. 11, § 7; 1945, ch. 30, § 1; 1949, ch. 83, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.12; Acts 1951, ch. 40, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 102, § 1; Acts 1967, ch. 337, § 1; 1974, ch. 638, § 1; 1975, ch. 37, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-405; Acts 1980, ch. 923, § 1; 1981, ch. 429, § 1; 1987, ch. 35, § 1; 1989, ch. 278, § 18; 1996, ch. 1079, § 16; 2004, ch. 602, §1; 2007 , ch. 30, § 1; 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-7-305 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-305
Training - Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner of safety shall provide for appropriate training for members of the special unit created by this part. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, to implement this part. Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2.
The commissioner of safety shall provide for appropriate training for members of the special unit created by this part. The commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, to implement this part.
Acts 1988, ch. 1007, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-21-606 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-606
Residential real estate-related transactions
Status: in_force

(a) It is an unlawful practice for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such transaction, or in the terms and conditions of such transaction, because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. (b) As used in this section, "residential real estate-related transaction" means: (1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing financial assistance: (A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; (B) Where the security is residential real estate; or (2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real estate. Acts 1984, ch. 1007, § 9; T.C.A., § 4-21-132; Acts 1992, ch. 1027, § 17; 2008, ch. 706, § 1.
(a) It is an unlawful practice for any person or other entity whose business includes engaging in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate against any person in making available such transaction, or in the terms and conditions of such transaction, because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.
(b) As used in this section, "residential real estate-related transaction" means: (1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing financial assistance: (A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; (B) Where the security is residential real estate; or (2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real estate.
(1) The making or purchasing of loans or providing financial assistance: (A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling; (B) Where the security is residential real estate; or
(A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling;
(B) Where the security is residential real estate; or
(2) The selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real estate.
Acts 1984, ch. 1007, § 9; T.C.A., § 4-21-132; Acts 1992, ch. 1027, § 17; 2008, ch. 706, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2301 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-2301
Creation
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the department of transportation. Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-309; modified.
There is hereby established the department of transportation.
Acts 1972, ch. 829, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-309; modified.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-3002 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-3002
Advisory council
Status: in_force

The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall appoint appropriate persons as leadership of the advisory council. Membership of the advisory council shall consist of: (1) At least one (1) representative from the Tennessee bureau of investigation serving as leadership for the advisory council; (2) One (1) representative from each of the following: (A) Office of the attorney general and reporter; (B) Department of labor and workforce development; (C) Tennessee association of chiefs of police; (D) Tennessee sheriffs' association; (E) Department of safety; (F) District attorneys general conference; (G) District public defenders conference; (H) Department of health; (I) Department of children's services; (J) Department of human services; and (K) Alcoholic beverage commission; (3) At least one (1) representative from each of the following entities, associations, or categories: (A) A nongovernmental organization specializing in human trafficking; (B) A member of a community or group disproportionately affected by human trafficking; (C) An agency or group specializing in child services and runaway services; (D) An academic researcher specializing in human trafficking; and (E) A victim of human trafficking; and (4) One (1) member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one (1) member of the senate to be appointed by the speaker of the senate. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 602, s 1, eff. 3/20/2020. Repealed by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 510, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 464, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall appoint appropriate persons as leadership of the advisory council. Membership of the advisory council shall consist of:
(1) At least one (1) representative from the Tennessee bureau of investigation serving as leadership for the advisory council;
(2) One (1) representative from each of the following: (A) Office of the attorney general and reporter; (B) Department of labor and workforce development; (C) Tennessee association of chiefs of police; (D) Tennessee sheriffs' association; (E) Department of safety; (F) District attorneys general conference; (G) District public defenders conference; (H) Department of health; (I) Department of children's services; (J) Department of human services; and (K) Alcoholic beverage commission;
(A) Office of the attorney general and reporter;
(B) Department of labor and workforce development;
(C) Tennessee association of chiefs of police;
(D) Tennessee sheriffs' association;
(E) Department of safety;
(F) District attorneys general conference;
(G) District public defenders conference;
(H) Department of health;
(I) Department of children's services;
(J) Department of human services; and
(K) Alcoholic beverage commission;
(3) At least one (1) representative from each of the following entities, associations, or categories: (A) A nongovernmental organization specializing in human trafficking; (B) A member of a community or group disproportionately affected by human trafficking; (C) An agency or group specializing in child services and runaway services; (D) An academic researcher specializing in human trafficking; and (E) A victim of human trafficking; and
(A) A nongovernmental organization specializing in human trafficking;
(B) A member of a community or group disproportionately affected by human trafficking;
(C) An agency or group specializing in child services and runaway services;
(D) An academic researcher specializing in human trafficking; and
(E) A victim of human trafficking; and
(4) One (1) member of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one (1) member of the senate to be appointed by the speaker of the senate.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 602, s 1, eff. 3/20/2020.
Repealed by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 510, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 464, s 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-403 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-403
Appointments to state boards or commissions - Age discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person meeting all other requirements shall not be ineligible for appointment or reappointment to any state board or commission because of age. Acts 1973, ch. 120, § 3; 1977, ch. 8, § 1; T.C.A. § 4-115.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person meeting all other requirements shall not be ineligible for appointment or reappointment to any state board or commission because of age.
Acts 1973, ch. 120, § 3; 1977, ch. 8, § 1; T.C.A. § 4-115.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-1011 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-1011
Provisions supplemental
Status: in_force

(a) This part shall be in addition to and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of education projects by local government units. (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no proceedings by a local government unit or local education agency shall be required for loan agreements hereunder, except as provided by this part. (c) No requirements or restrictions applicable to borrowing by a local government unit contained in any other law shall be applicable to loans under this part. Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 5.
(a) This part shall be in addition to and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of education projects by local government units.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no proceedings by a local government unit or local education agency shall be required for loan agreements hereunder, except as provided by this part.
(c) No requirements or restrictions applicable to borrowing by a local government unit contained in any other law shall be applicable to loans under this part.
Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-42-104 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 42 / Section 4-42-104
Complaint - Injunction - Time for compliance - Violation
Status: in_force

(a) A person residing in a municipality or county who believes a state governmental entity or official has violated § 4-42-103 may file a complaint in chancery court in that person's county of residence. (b) The person filing the complaint has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of § 4-42-103 has occurred. (c) If the court finds the state governmental entity or official is in violation of § 4-42-103 , the court shall issue a writ of mandamus against the entity or official ordering the entity or official to comply with § 4-42-103 , enjoin the entity or official from further interference, and take other action to ensure compliance as is within the jurisdiction of the court. (d) A state governmental entity or official has no less than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the court's order to comply with the order. If, after one hundred twenty (120) days, the entity or official has not complied with the court's order, the court may take whatever action necessary to enforce compliance. (e) Upon a finding by the court that a state governmental entity or official has adopted or enacted a sanctuary policy, the state governmental entity, or the entity to which the official belongs, becomes ineligible to enter into any grant contract with the department of economic and community development. Ineligibility commences on the date the court finds that the state governmental entity or official is in violation of § 4-42-103 and continues until such time that the court certifies that the sanctuary policy is repealed, rescinded, or otherwise no longer in effect. Acts 2018, ch. 973, § 1.
(a) A person residing in a municipality or county who believes a state governmental entity or official has violated § 4-42-103 may file a complaint in chancery court in that person's county of residence.
(b) The person filing the complaint has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of § 4-42-103 has occurred.
(c) If the court finds the state governmental entity or official is in violation of § 4-42-103 , the court shall issue a writ of mandamus against the entity or official ordering the entity or official to comply with § 4-42-103 , enjoin the entity or official from further interference, and take other action to ensure compliance as is within the jurisdiction of the court.
(d) A state governmental entity or official has no less than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the court's order to comply with the order. If, after one hundred twenty (120) days, the entity or official has not complied with the court's order, the court may take whatever action necessary to enforce compliance.
(e) Upon a finding by the court that a state governmental entity or official has adopted or enacted a sanctuary policy, the state governmental entity, or the entity to which the official belongs, becomes ineligible to enter into any grant contract with the department of economic and community development. Ineligibility commences on the date the court finds that the state governmental entity or official is in violation of § 4-42-103 and continues until such time that the court certifies that the sanctuary policy is repealed, rescinded, or otherwise no longer in effect.
Acts 2018, ch. 973, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-516 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-516
Provisions supplemental
Status: in_force

(a) This part shall be in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of the purchase of equipment by counties and shall not be deemed to amend or repeal any other law. (b) No proceedings by a county shall be required for loan agreements hereunder, except as provided by this part, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. (c) No other requirements or restrictions applicable to borrowing by any county contained in any other law shall be applicable to loans under this part. Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 14.
(a) This part shall be in addition and supplemental to any other law providing for the financing of the purchase of equipment by counties and shall not be deemed to amend or repeal any other law.
(b) No proceedings by a county shall be required for loan agreements hereunder, except as provided by this part, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
(c) No other requirements or restrictions applicable to borrowing by any county contained in any other law shall be applicable to loans under this part.
Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 14.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-1208 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-1208
Annual report - Audit
Status: in_force

(a) Following the close of each state fiscal year, the authority shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and make the report available to the general assembly. The authority also shall submit an annual report to the appropriate federal agency in accordance with requirements of any federal program. (b) The annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of the authority shall be subject to audit annually by the comptroller of the treasury. Acts 2009, ch. 525, § 1.
(a) Following the close of each state fiscal year, the authority shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governor, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and make the report available to the general assembly. The authority also shall submit an annual report to the appropriate federal agency in accordance with requirements of any federal program.
(b) The annual reports and all books of accounts and financial records of the authority shall be subject to audit annually by the comptroller of the treasury.
Acts 2009, ch. 525, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-1009 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-1009
Limits on indebtedness
Status: in_force

Local government units may enter into loan agreements under this part notwithstanding and without regard to any limit on indebtedness provided by law. Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 5.
Local government units may enter into loan agreements under this part notwithstanding and without regard to any limit on indebtedness provided by law.
Acts 2003, ch. 298, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-14-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 4-14-106
Department of economic and community development - Powers
Status: in_force

To achieve the aims stated in § 4-14-105 , the department of economic and community development is authorized to: (1) Undertake studies and research of the state's industrial resources, industrial opportunities, potentialities and problems affecting industrial growth; (2) Disseminate information in the interest of industrial development by publication, advertisement and other means; (3) Provide advice and technical assistance to existing, prospective and potential industries, to local governments, chambers of commerce and other agencies, groups and individuals in the promotion of the general aims of this chapter; and (4) Cooperate with the University of Tennessee and other institutions of higher learning, technological and trade schools and the public schools of the state in the interest of industrial experimentation and education. Acts 1953, ch. 219, § 3 (Williams, § 1016.11); impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 852, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1405; Acts 1985, ch. 256, § 5.
To achieve the aims stated in § 4-14-105 , the department of economic and community development is authorized to:
(1) Undertake studies and research of the state's industrial resources, industrial opportunities, potentialities and problems affecting industrial growth;
(2) Disseminate information in the interest of industrial development by publication, advertisement and other means;
(3) Provide advice and technical assistance to existing, prospective and potential industries, to local governments, chambers of commerce and other agencies, groups and individuals in the promotion of the general aims of this chapter; and
(4) Cooperate with the University of Tennessee and other institutions of higher learning, technological and trade schools and the public schools of the state in the interest of industrial experimentation and education.
Acts 1953, ch. 219, § 3 (Williams, § 1016.11); impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 852, § 12; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-1405; Acts 1985, ch. 256, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-43-102 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 43 / Section 4-43-102
Appointment - Term of office
Status: in_force

The state geographer shall be appointed by the governor to serve a term of three (3) years and may be reappointed to serve additional terms. The state geographer shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall report to the governor or the governor's designee and to the appropriate official of any agency for which such geographer has contracted to perform work. Acts 1993, ch. 274, § 2.
The state geographer shall be appointed by the governor to serve a term of three (3) years and may be reappointed to serve additional terms. The state geographer shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall report to the governor or the governor's designee and to the appropriate official of any agency for which such geographer has contracted to perform work.
Acts 1993, ch. 274, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-326 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-326
State aviation hall of fame
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame, which is located at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevier County and which has been founded for the purpose of honoring aviation pioneers and leaders in Tennessee, is designated as the official state aviation hall of fame. (b) The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame and affiliated Tennessee Museum of Aviation are designated as the official state repository and archive for aviation history. Acts 2001, ch. 78, § 1; 2003, ch. 158, § 1.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame, which is located at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevier County and which has been founded for the purpose of honoring aviation pioneers and leaders in Tennessee, is designated as the official state aviation hall of fame.
(b) The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame and affiliated Tennessee Museum of Aviation are designated as the official state repository and archive for aviation history.
Acts 2001, ch. 78, § 1; 2003, ch. 158, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-510 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-510
Office of energy programs - General powers
Status: in_force

The office of energy programs has the duty and responsibility to: (1) Promote research, development, recruitment and investments in conservation and renewable technology business (e.g., businesses that are labor intensive, environmentally sound, energy conserving and compatible with the development of a statewide energy program), with the recognition that a commitment to energy efficiency and development of renewable resources promotes economic growth and job creation; (2) Provide incentives for energy conservation and renewable technologies development; (3) Provide informational and educational programs for local governmental units and the general public, including the operation of a toll-free energy hotline; (4) Administer federal energy programs to include, but not be limited to, an energy extension service and a state energy conservation plan. (5) Promote state and local energy emergency preparedness in coordination with other appropriate state agencies, such as the military department; (6) Establish a working liaison with the Tennessee Valley authority and other energy-related nonprofit organizations; (7) Provide technical assistance to state businesses experiencing financial difficulty due to escalating energy costs; (8) Maintain a record of businesses lost to the state or that have gone out of business due to escalating energy costs; and (9) (A) Prepare an annual report on the activities of the office of energy programs, including information on conservation, energy management, renewable industry investments and recruitments, and energy savings goals set and realized by the programs administered by the office of energy programs; (B) The report shall be submitted to the governor, the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, and the chair of the senate and house of representatives committees on government operations, energy, and conservation, or their successor committees. Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-3-708 by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 11, eff. 4/7/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 2, eff. 4/7/2016. Acts 1983, ch. 429, § 7; 2000, ch. 561, § 3; 2009, ch. 105, § 1; 2009, ch. 106, § 7.
The office of energy programs has the duty and responsibility to:
(1) Promote research, development, recruitment and investments in conservation and renewable technology business (e.g., businesses that are labor intensive, environmentally sound, energy conserving and compatible with the development of a statewide energy program), with the recognition that a commitment to energy efficiency and development of renewable resources promotes economic growth and job creation;
(2) Provide incentives for energy conservation and renewable technologies development;
(3) Provide informational and educational programs for local governmental units and the general public, including the operation of a toll-free energy hotline;
(4) Administer federal energy programs to include, but not be limited to, an energy extension service and a state energy conservation plan.
(5) Promote state and local energy emergency preparedness in coordination with other appropriate state agencies, such as the military department;
(6) Establish a working liaison with the Tennessee Valley authority and other energy-related nonprofit organizations;
(7) Provide technical assistance to state businesses experiencing financial difficulty due to escalating energy costs;
(8) Maintain a record of businesses lost to the state or that have gone out of business due to escalating energy costs; and
(9) (A) Prepare an annual report on the activities of the office of energy programs, including information on conservation, energy management, renewable industry investments and recruitments, and energy savings goals set and realized by the programs administered by the office of energy programs; (B) The report shall be submitted to the governor, the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, and the chair of the senate and house of representatives committees on government operations, energy, and conservation, or their successor committees.
(A) Prepare an annual report on the activities of the office of energy programs, including information on conservation, energy management, renewable industry investments and recruitments, and energy savings goals set and realized by the programs administered by the office of energy programs;
(B) The report shall be submitted to the governor, the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, and the chair of the senate and house of representatives committees on government operations, energy, and conservation, or their successor committees.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 4-3-708 by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 11, eff. 4/7/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 2, eff. 4/7/2016.
Acts 1983, ch. 429, § 7; 2000, ch. 561, § 3; 2009, ch. 105, § 1; 2009, ch. 106, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4-106
Appointment of personnel
Status: in_force

Except as may be provided in this chapter, such officers, assistants and employees as may be necessary to carry on the work of each department of the state government shall be appointed by the commissioner or administrative head of such department from the list of eligibles furnished by the department of human resources, and subject to such minimum qualifications as to efficiency, as may be established by executive order of the governor, or by law. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 6; 1939, ch. 11, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, §255.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §4-406; Acts 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
Except as may be provided in this chapter, such officers, assistants and employees as may be necessary to carry on the work of each department of the state government shall be appointed by the commissioner or administrative head of such department from the list of eligibles furnished by the department of human resources, and subject to such minimum qualifications as to efficiency, as may be established by executive order of the governor, or by law.
Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 6; 1939, ch. 11, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, §255.6; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §4-406; Acts 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2307 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-2307
Travel and tourism signage programs
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner is authorized to develop guidelines for municipal tourism/wayfinding informational signage programs. Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, construction, placement and safety standards. The commissioner is urged to consult with interested municipalities in the development of this program. Such municipalities may participate in the development of such guidelines; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any municipality to participate in, or undertake construction of, a municipal tourism/wayfinding information signage program. (b) The commissioner of transportation is authorized to develop guidelines for optional county/municipal tourism/wayfinding informational signage programs within any municipality having a population in excess of one hundred fifty-five thousand (155,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or within any county. Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, construction, placement and safety standards. The commissioner is urged to consult with interested parties within any county or municipality desiring to participate in the development of this program. Such county or municipality may participate in the development of such guidelines; provided, that nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed as requiring participation or to undertake construction of a county/municipal tourism/wayfinding information signage program. (c) The department of transportation is hereby authorized to remove any signs from the federal interstate highway system within any participating county or municipality that were installed as a result of acts or resolutions of the Tennessee general assembly; provided that the entity or facility which is signed agrees in writing that the entity or facility's interstate guide sign and any associated ramp sign may be removed as part of the overall plan for the tourism/wayfinding informational signage program implemented by such county or municipality. Acts 2003, ch. 382, § 1; 2010, ch. 727, §§ 1, 2.
(a) The commissioner is authorized to develop guidelines for municipal tourism/wayfinding informational signage programs. Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, construction, placement and safety standards. The commissioner is urged to consult with interested municipalities in the development of this program. Such municipalities may participate in the development of such guidelines; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any municipality to participate in, or undertake construction of, a municipal tourism/wayfinding information signage program.
(b) The commissioner of transportation is authorized to develop guidelines for optional county/municipal tourism/wayfinding informational signage programs within any municipality having a population in excess of one hundred fifty-five thousand (155,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, or within any county. Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, construction, placement and safety standards. The commissioner is urged to consult with interested parties within any county or municipality desiring to participate in the development of this program. Such county or municipality may participate in the development of such guidelines; provided, that nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed as requiring participation or to undertake construction of a county/municipal tourism/wayfinding information signage program.
(c) The department of transportation is hereby authorized to remove any signs from the federal interstate highway system within any participating county or municipality that were installed as a result of acts or resolutions of the Tennessee general assembly; provided that the entity or facility which is signed agrees in writing that the entity or facility's interstate guide sign and any associated ramp sign may be removed as part of the overall plan for the tourism/wayfinding informational signage program implemented by such county or municipality.
Acts 2003, ch. 382, § 1; 2010, ch. 727, §§ 1, 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-107 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-107
Bank accounts
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with § 4-51-105(a)(16) , the corporation shall establish and maintain bank accounts only in institutions deemed to be qualified public depositories pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 5; provided, however, that if business needs dictate the establishment of accounts with an institution other than a qualified public depository, the corporation may create such accounts after filing a statement with the state funding board describing the business need for accounts at such an institution and the corporation's plan for securing funds on deposit with such an institution. (b) For purposes of § 45-2-611 , the corporation shall be considered a "governmental entity" and funds in its possession shall be deemed to be "public funds." Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2.
(a) In accordance with § 4-51-105(a)(16) , the corporation shall establish and maintain bank accounts only in institutions deemed to be qualified public depositories pursuant to title 9, chapter 4, part 5; provided, however, that if business needs dictate the establishment of accounts with an institution other than a qualified public depository, the corporation may create such accounts after filing a statement with the state funding board describing the business need for accounts at such an institution and the corporation's plan for securing funds on deposit with such an institution.
(b) For purposes of § 45-2-611 , the corporation shall be considered a "governmental entity" and funds in its possession shall be deemed to be "public funds."
Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-320 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-320
Proceedings affecting licenses
Status: in_force

(a) When the grant, denial, or renewal of a license is required to be preceded by notice and opportunity for hearing, the provisions of this chapter concerning contested cases apply. (b) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license or a new license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing license does not expire until the application has been finally determined by the agency, and, in case the application is denied or the terms of the new license limited, until the last day for seeking review of the agency order or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court. (c) No revocation, suspension, or withdrawal of any license is lawful unless, prior to the institution of agency proceedings, the agency gave notice by mail to the licensee of facts or conduct that warrant the intended action, and the licensee was given an opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license. If the agency finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary action, including suspension of a license or other licensure restriction or action as may be appropriate to protect the public, may be ordered pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined. (d) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in issuing an order of summary action against a license the agency shall use one (1) of the following procedures: (A) The agency shall issue a notice to the licensee providing an opportunity for a prompt informal hearing, review or conference before the agency prior to the issuance of an order of summary action; or (B) The agency shall proceed with the summary action and notify the licensee of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency within seven (7) business days of the issuance of the order of summary action. (2) The notice provided to the licensee may be provided by any reasonable means and shall inform the licensee of the reasons for the action or intended action of the agency and of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency. The informal hearing, review or conference described by this subsection (d) shall not be required to be held under the contested case provisions of this chapter. The hearing, review or conference is intended to provide an informal, reasonable opportunity for the licensee to present the licensee's version of the situation to the person or entity authorized by law to take the summary action against the license involved. Whether the informal hearing, review or conference is held before or after an order of summary action, the sole issue to be considered is whether the public health, safety or welfare imperatively required emergency action by the agency. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 594, Secs.s1, s2, s3, s4 eff. 3/20/2020. Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 16; T.C.A., §§ 4-522, 4-5-116; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 61; 1993, ch. 458, § 2.
(a) When the grant, denial, or renewal of a license is required to be preceded by notice and opportunity for hearing, the provisions of this chapter concerning contested cases apply.
(b) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license or a new license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing license does not expire until the application has been finally determined by the agency, and, in case the application is denied or the terms of the new license limited, until the last day for seeking review of the agency order or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court.
(c) No revocation, suspension, or withdrawal of any license is lawful unless, prior to the institution of agency proceedings, the agency gave notice by mail to the licensee of facts or conduct that warrant the intended action, and the licensee was given an opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license. If the agency finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, summary action, including suspension of a license or other licensure restriction or action as may be appropriate to protect the public, may be ordered pending proceedings for revocation or other action. These proceedings shall be promptly instituted and determined.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in issuing an order of summary action against a license the agency shall use one (1) of the following procedures: (A) The agency shall issue a notice to the licensee providing an opportunity for a prompt informal hearing, review or conference before the agency prior to the issuance of an order of summary action; or (B) The agency shall proceed with the summary action and notify the licensee of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency within seven (7) business days of the issuance of the order of summary action. (2) The notice provided to the licensee may be provided by any reasonable means and shall inform the licensee of the reasons for the action or intended action of the agency and of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency. The informal hearing, review or conference described by this subsection (d) shall not be required to be held under the contested case provisions of this chapter. The hearing, review or conference is intended to provide an informal, reasonable opportunity for the licensee to present the licensee's version of the situation to the person or entity authorized by law to take the summary action against the license involved. Whether the informal hearing, review or conference is held before or after an order of summary action, the sole issue to be considered is whether the public health, safety or welfare imperatively required emergency action by the agency.
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (c), in issuing an order of summary action against a license the agency shall use one (1) of the following procedures: (A) The agency shall issue a notice to the licensee providing an opportunity for a prompt informal hearing, review or conference before the agency prior to the issuance of an order of summary action; or (B) The agency shall proceed with the summary action and notify the licensee of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency within seven (7) business days of the issuance of the order of summary action.
(A) The agency shall issue a notice to the licensee providing an opportunity for a prompt informal hearing, review or conference before the agency prior to the issuance of an order of summary action; or
(B) The agency shall proceed with the summary action and notify the licensee of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency within seven (7) business days of the issuance of the order of summary action.
(2) The notice provided to the licensee may be provided by any reasonable means and shall inform the licensee of the reasons for the action or intended action of the agency and of the opportunity for an informal hearing, review or conference before the agency. The informal hearing, review or conference described by this subsection (d) shall not be required to be held under the contested case provisions of this chapter. The hearing, review or conference is intended to provide an informal, reasonable opportunity for the licensee to present the licensee's version of the situation to the person or entity authorized by law to take the summary action against the license involved. Whether the informal hearing, review or conference is held before or after an order of summary action, the sole issue to be considered is whether the public health, safety or welfare imperatively required emergency action by the agency.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 594, Secs.s1, s2, s3, s4 eff. 3/20/2020.
Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 16; T.C.A., §§ 4-522, 4-5-116; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 61; 1993, ch. 458, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-418 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-418
Tennessee Tri-Star General Award
Status: in_force

(a) There is established an award to be known as the "Tennessee Tri-Star General Award." (b) (1) The governor may recognize distinguished individuals who have a record of outstanding service to this state or a local subdivision of this state by awarding such individuals the Tennessee Tri-Star General Award. The award shall honor individuals who have demonstrated a high level of service, including, but not limited to: volunteer work or community service; public service; military service; leadership; or charitable, business, or scientific contributions. (2) Each member of the general assembly may submit one (1) nomination for the award to the governor each calendar year. (3) The governor may recognize with the award up to five (5) individuals who are not nominated by the general assembly each calendar year. (4) Nominees must have resided in this state for at least five (5) years. (5) The award may recognize an individual posthumously; provided, that the individual satisfies all other requirements in this section. (c) Individuals recognized pursuant to this section shall bear the honorary title of "Tennessee Tri-Star General". The award shall consist of a certificate bearing the great seal of the state of Tennessee and be signed by the governor and secretary of state. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 920, s 1, eff. 1/1/2017.
(a) There is established an award to be known as the "Tennessee Tri-Star General Award."
(b) (1) The governor may recognize distinguished individuals who have a record of outstanding service to this state or a local subdivision of this state by awarding such individuals the Tennessee Tri-Star General Award. The award shall honor individuals who have demonstrated a high level of service, including, but not limited to: volunteer work or community service; public service; military service; leadership; or charitable, business, or scientific contributions. (2) Each member of the general assembly may submit one (1) nomination for the award to the governor each calendar year. (3) The governor may recognize with the award up to five (5) individuals who are not nominated by the general assembly each calendar year. (4) Nominees must have resided in this state for at least five (5) years. (5) The award may recognize an individual posthumously; provided, that the individual satisfies all other requirements in this section.
(1) The governor may recognize distinguished individuals who have a record of outstanding service to this state or a local subdivision of this state by awarding such individuals the Tennessee Tri-Star General Award. The award shall honor individuals who have demonstrated a high level of service, including, but not limited to: volunteer work or community service; public service; military service; leadership; or charitable, business, or scientific contributions.
(2) Each member of the general assembly may submit one (1) nomination for the award to the governor each calendar year.
(3) The governor may recognize with the award up to five (5) individuals who are not nominated by the general assembly each calendar year.
(4) Nominees must have resided in this state for at least five (5) years.
(5) The award may recognize an individual posthumously; provided, that the individual satisfies all other requirements in this section.
(c) Individuals recognized pursuant to this section shall bear the honorary title of "Tennessee Tri-Star General". The award shall consist of a certificate bearing the great seal of the state of Tennessee and be signed by the governor and secretary of state.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 920, s 1, eff. 1/1/2017.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-12-111 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 12 / Section 4-12-111
Fees or admission - Facilities for nonprofit groups
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The state museum is authorized to impose a fee or charge admission for special events or programs. (2) The amount of the fee or charge shall be determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission, and proceeds from the fees or charges shall only be used by the commission to offset the cost of the special events or programs or other educational programs of the state museum. (b) The state museum is authorized by this subsection (b) to have reduced fees or admission charges for any person who may have a disability, be an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or a student in any school, grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), for the special events or programs. (c) The state museum, in the discretion of the museum executive director, is further authorized to provide facilities, assistance and space to any nonprofit corporation that has as its principal purpose the support of the programs of the state museum and whose net proceeds are directed to benefit the programs or operation of the state museum. This cooperation and assistance may be provided regardless of whether the corporation charges a fee or imposes an admission charge to its programs. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, Secs.s 9, s 10 eff. 4/24/2018. Acts 1979, ch. 367, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1211; Acts 2008 , ch. 1128, § 1; 2009 , ch. 497, § 5; 2011 , ch. 47, § 2.
(a) (1) The state museum is authorized to impose a fee or charge admission for special events or programs. (2) The amount of the fee or charge shall be determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission, and proceeds from the fees or charges shall only be used by the commission to offset the cost of the special events or programs or other educational programs of the state museum.
(1) The state museum is authorized to impose a fee or charge admission for special events or programs.
(2) The amount of the fee or charge shall be determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission, and proceeds from the fees or charges shall only be used by the commission to offset the cost of the special events or programs or other educational programs of the state museum.
(b) The state museum is authorized by this subsection (b) to have reduced fees or admission charges for any person who may have a disability, be an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, sixty-five (65) years of age or older, or a student in any school, grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), for the special events or programs.
(c) The state museum, in the discretion of the museum executive director, is further authorized to provide facilities, assistance and space to any nonprofit corporation that has as its principal purpose the support of the programs of the state museum and whose net proceeds are directed to benefit the programs or operation of the state museum. This cooperation and assistance may be provided regardless of whether the corporation charges a fee or imposes an admission charge to its programs.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821, Secs.s 9, s 10 eff. 4/24/2018.
Acts 1979, ch. 367, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1211; Acts 2008 , ch. 1128, § 1; 2009 , ch. 497, § 5; 2011 , ch. 47, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1902 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1902
Commissioner
Status: in_force

The department of revenue shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of revenue. Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 373a32; Code 1932, § 257; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.2; Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; modified.
The department of revenue shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of revenue.
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 373a32; Code 1932, § 257; Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.2; Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 14; modified.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-6-201 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 4-6-201
Creation of program - Criteria
Status: in_force

(a) There is established a volunteer inmate work program in the department of correction for minimum risk inmates. (b) The department shall, by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, establish criteria for participation in such program. Such rules and regulations shall also develop criteria for work projects pursuant to such program, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Public works projects; (2) Conservation projects; and (3) Rehabilitation of cemeteries. Acts 1981, ch. 421, § 1.
(a) There is established a volunteer inmate work program in the department of correction for minimum risk inmates.
(b) The department shall, by rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, establish criteria for participation in such program. Such rules and regulations shall also develop criteria for work projects pursuant to such program, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Public works projects; (2) Conservation projects; and (3) Rehabilitation of cemeteries.
(1) Public works projects;
(2) Conservation projects; and
(3) Rehabilitation of cemeteries.
Acts 1981, ch. 421, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-4-122 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-4-122
Employees who are victims of criminal offenses - Restraints on exercise of rights prohibited - Grievance procedure
Status: in_force

(a) No branch, department, agency or other subdivision of state government shall terminate, dismiss, demote or take any other disciplinary action against an employee of such entity who is the victim of a criminal offense solely because such employee takes any lawful action to cause or assist in causing the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrator of such offense. (b) No branch, department, agency or other subdivision of state government shall by rule, regulation or policy prohibit an employee thereof who is the victim of a criminal offense from taking any lawful action to cause or assist in causing the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrator of such offense. (c) Any state employee adversely affected by a violation of this section shall be entitled to file a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure set out in § 8-30-318 . The procedure and remedies set out in § 8-30-318 shall govern violations of this section. Acts 1991, ch. 239, § 1.
(a) No branch, department, agency or other subdivision of state government shall terminate, dismiss, demote or take any other disciplinary action against an employee of such entity who is the victim of a criminal offense solely because such employee takes any lawful action to cause or assist in causing the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrator of such offense.
(b) No branch, department, agency or other subdivision of state government shall by rule, regulation or policy prohibit an employee thereof who is the victim of a criminal offense from taking any lawful action to cause or assist in causing the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrator of such offense.
(c) Any state employee adversely affected by a violation of this section shall be entitled to file a grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure set out in § 8-30-318 . The procedure and remedies set out in § 8-30-318 shall govern violations of this section.
Acts 1991, ch. 239, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-307 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-307
State cultivated flower
Status: in_force

The iris, family iridaceae , is designated as the state cultivated flower. Acts 1973, ch. 16, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-118.
The iris, family iridaceae , is designated as the state cultivated flower.
Acts 1973, ch. 16, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-118.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-13-605 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-605
Historical papers and correspondence - Removal of papers or letters
Status: in_force

(a) The department of environment and conservation may enter into all necessary agreements with the state library and archives to ensure the preservation of the historical papers and personal correspondence of Cordell Hull for posterity. (b) No historical paper or item of personal correspondence shall be removed from the Cordell Hull birthplace without the express written consent of the Friends of Cordell Hull, the successor organization to the Cordell Hull Birthplace and Memorial Association and the true owner of such collection. The Friends of Cordell Hull may, in consultation with the department, develop and implement policies and guidelines for the loan or other removal of such historical papers and items of personal correspondence from the Cordell Hull birthplace. Such historical papers and items of personal correspondence may only be removed from the site with the stipulation, agreed to by the Friends of Cordell Hull and the borrower, of a specific date for the return of such item or items. Acts 1989, ch. 584, § 5; 1997, ch. 401, § 5.
(a) The department of environment and conservation may enter into all necessary agreements with the state library and archives to ensure the preservation of the historical papers and personal correspondence of Cordell Hull for posterity.
(b) No historical paper or item of personal correspondence shall be removed from the Cordell Hull birthplace without the express written consent of the Friends of Cordell Hull, the successor organization to the Cordell Hull Birthplace and Memorial Association and the true owner of such collection. The Friends of Cordell Hull may, in consultation with the department, develop and implement policies and guidelines for the loan or other removal of such historical papers and items of personal correspondence from the Cordell Hull birthplace. Such historical papers and items of personal correspondence may only be removed from the site with the stipulation, agreed to by the Friends of Cordell Hull and the borrower, of a specific date for the return of such item or items.
Acts 1989, ch. 584, § 5; 1997, ch. 401, § 5.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1013 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1013
Authority to develop prescription drug programs and to contract with pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs)
Status: in_force

(a) The TennCare bureau is authorized to develop prescription drug programs and to contract with one (1) or more pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or other appropriate third party contractors to administer all or a portion of such prescription drug programs for the TennCare program. It is the legislative intent that, insofar as practical, any such pharmacy programs shall be developed and implemented in a manner that seeks to minimize undue disruption in successful drug therapies for current TennCare enrollees. (b) Under such a contract, a PBM may be directed by the TennCare bureau to: (1) Provide information to the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee for making recommendations related to a state preferred drug list (PDL); (2) Provide claims processing and administrative services for the TennCare program; (3) Provide data on utilization patterns to the bureau of TennCare, the department of finance and administration, TennCare managed care organizations, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and other entities determined by the TennCare bureau; (4) Conduct prospective and retrospective drug utilization review as directed by the bureau of TennCare; (5) Establish procedures for determining potential liability of third party payers, including, but not limited to, Medicare and private insurance companies, for persons receiving pharmacy services through the state of Tennessee; (6) Maintain a retail pharmacy network to provide prescription drugs through state programs; (7) Set pharmacy reimbursement rates and dispensing fee schedules necessary to maintain an adequate retail pharmacy network and increase the cost-effectiveness of state pharmacy purchases; (8) Negotiate supplemental rebates with pharmaceutical manufacturers for prescription drug expenditures; (9) Propose other initiatives to the bureau of TennCare to maintain or improve patient care while reducing prescription drug costs; and (10) Provide other services as directed by the bureau of TennCare. (c) The state TennCare program shall be authorized to receive one hundred percent (100%) of all rebates and any other financial incentives directly or indirectly resulting from the state's contract with any PBM. (d) The PBM contract may include performance goals and financial incentives for success or failure in attaining those goals. It is the legislative intent that such goals and incentives shall include the reliable and timely performance of any system of prior authorization that may be implemented pursuant to pharmacy programs authorized by this section. (e) To the extent permitted by federal law and the TennCare waiver, the bureau of TennCare may implement, either independently or in combination with a PDL, cost saving measures for pharmaceutical services including, but not limited to, tiered co-payments, reference pricing, prior authorization, step therapy requirements, exclusion from coverage of drugs or classes of drugs, mandating the use of generic drugs, and mandating the use of therapeutic equivalent drugs. (f) The TennCare bureau shall be required to annually report to the health committee of the house of representatives, the health and welfare committee of the senate, and to the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives concerning pharmacy benefits under the medical assistance program provided pursuant to title 71, chapter 5, on or before January 15 of each calendar year, beginning on January 15, 2013. The report shall specifically report on the use and cost of opioids and other controlled substances in the program. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 3, eff. 3/29/2021. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 8, eff. 5/10/2019. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 797, s 8, eff. 4/14/2016. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 49, eff. 4/19/2013. Acts 2003 , ch. 350, § 2; 2004, ch. 673, § 18; 2006, ch. 915, § 2; 2011 , ch. 410, § 6 (a); 2012, ch. 1031, § 5.
(a) The TennCare bureau is authorized to develop prescription drug programs and to contract with one (1) or more pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or other appropriate third party contractors to administer all or a portion of such prescription drug programs for the TennCare program. It is the legislative intent that, insofar as practical, any such pharmacy programs shall be developed and implemented in a manner that seeks to minimize undue disruption in successful drug therapies for current TennCare enrollees.
(b) Under such a contract, a PBM may be directed by the TennCare bureau to: (1) Provide information to the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee for making recommendations related to a state preferred drug list (PDL); (2) Provide claims processing and administrative services for the TennCare program; (3) Provide data on utilization patterns to the bureau of TennCare, the department of finance and administration, TennCare managed care organizations, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and other entities determined by the TennCare bureau; (4) Conduct prospective and retrospective drug utilization review as directed by the bureau of TennCare; (5) Establish procedures for determining potential liability of third party payers, including, but not limited to, Medicare and private insurance companies, for persons receiving pharmacy services through the state of Tennessee; (6) Maintain a retail pharmacy network to provide prescription drugs through state programs; (7) Set pharmacy reimbursement rates and dispensing fee schedules necessary to maintain an adequate retail pharmacy network and increase the cost-effectiveness of state pharmacy purchases; (8) Negotiate supplemental rebates with pharmaceutical manufacturers for prescription drug expenditures; (9) Propose other initiatives to the bureau of TennCare to maintain or improve patient care while reducing prescription drug costs; and (10) Provide other services as directed by the bureau of TennCare.
(1) Provide information to the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee for making recommendations related to a state preferred drug list (PDL);
(2) Provide claims processing and administrative services for the TennCare program;
(3) Provide data on utilization patterns to the bureau of TennCare, the department of finance and administration, TennCare managed care organizations, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and other entities determined by the TennCare bureau;
(4) Conduct prospective and retrospective drug utilization review as directed by the bureau of TennCare;
(5) Establish procedures for determining potential liability of third party payers, including, but not limited to, Medicare and private insurance companies, for persons receiving pharmacy services through the state of Tennessee;
(6) Maintain a retail pharmacy network to provide prescription drugs through state programs;
(7) Set pharmacy reimbursement rates and dispensing fee schedules necessary to maintain an adequate retail pharmacy network and increase the cost-effectiveness of state pharmacy purchases;
(8) Negotiate supplemental rebates with pharmaceutical manufacturers for prescription drug expenditures;
(9) Propose other initiatives to the bureau of TennCare to maintain or improve patient care while reducing prescription drug costs; and
(10) Provide other services as directed by the bureau of TennCare.
(c) The state TennCare program shall be authorized to receive one hundred percent (100%) of all rebates and any other financial incentives directly or indirectly resulting from the state's contract with any PBM.
(d) The PBM contract may include performance goals and financial incentives for success or failure in attaining those goals. It is the legislative intent that such goals and incentives shall include the reliable and timely performance of any system of prior authorization that may be implemented pursuant to pharmacy programs authorized by this section.
(e) To the extent permitted by federal law and the TennCare waiver, the bureau of TennCare may implement, either independently or in combination with a PDL, cost saving measures for pharmaceutical services including, but not limited to, tiered co-payments, reference pricing, prior authorization, step therapy requirements, exclusion from coverage of drugs or classes of drugs, mandating the use of generic drugs, and mandating the use of therapeutic equivalent drugs.
(f) The TennCare bureau shall be required to annually report to the health committee of the house of representatives, the health and welfare committee of the senate, and to the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives concerning pharmacy benefits under the medical assistance program provided pursuant to title 71, chapter 5, on or before January 15 of each calendar year, beginning on January 15, 2013. The report shall specifically report on the use and cost of opioids and other controlled substances in the program.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 3, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 8, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 797, s 8, eff. 4/14/2016.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 49, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 2003 , ch. 350, § 2; 2004, ch. 673, § 18; 2006, ch. 915, § 2; 2011 , ch. 410, § 6 (a); 2012, ch. 1031, § 5.