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TN Code § 3-14-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 14 - Office of Evaluation and Analysis|Part 1 - Office of Program Evaluation|§ 3-14-108. Coordination With Other Programs and Governments

  The office of program evaluation shall coordinate its activities with those of all other legislative programs in order to avoid duplication of effort.   All documents, records, and other information of state and local governments shall be made available to the office upon request. All facilities of state and local government shall be open to the office upon request.   No action of the office shall violate appropriate state or federal privacy legislation.
TN Code § 3-14-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 14 - Office of Evaluation and Analysis|Part 1 - Office of Program Evaluation|§ 3-14-109. Records Are Public — Exceptions

  All books, papers, records, and correspondence pertaining to the work of the office are public records except:  Intraoffice memoranda made by the director or the director's staff;   Work papers and correspondence with any committee or member of the general assembly; and   Any material supplied to the office by a state or local government agency or department which, under applicable law, would remain confidential in the hands of that agency or department.     Such papers and correspondence may become public records whenever the speakers shall so order.   The office has the authority to withhold from the public record any information supplied to the office or to a committee of the general assembly or a member of the general assembly by an individual who requests such confidentiality.
TN Code § 3-14-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 14 - Office of Evaluation and Analysis|Part 2 - Office of Legislative Budget Analysis|§ 3-14-201. Duties

  There is created the office of legislative budget analysis which has the duty to:  Conduct detailed analyses of the state's budget and its content including recommended appropriations, expenditures, revenues, work programs, recommended appropriations for capital projects, recommended improvements, recommended carry-over appropriations, recommended supplemental appropriations, and other aspects of the budget, and shall review and report on such items as the status of the reserve account for revenue fluctuations, the amount of state-bonded indebtedness, and the status and condition of the financing of state programs;   Assist the speakers in reviewing and analyzing the state funding board reports of the estimated rate of growth of the state's economy;   Conduct detailed analyses of the impact of complex legislation and summarize the short-term and long-term impact of such legislation on the state's budgeting and financing methods and sources;   Examine and make recommendations on the short-term and long-term effect of public policy decisions of the general assembly and make recommendations for changes in overall public policy designed to bring about efficiencies and economies;   Assist members and committees of the general assembly with budget analysis; and   Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the speakers.     It is also the duty of the office of legislative budget analysis to jointly monitor federal grants and information management responsibility with the fiscal review committee in accordance with § 3-7-110. The monitoring and information management responsibility shall be administered by one (1) staff person in the office of legislative budget analysis and one (1) staff person from the staff of the fiscal review committee. The staff of the fiscal review committee and the office of legislative budget analysis shall jointly monitor, analyze, and manage information concerning federal grants programs, including, but not limited to, social services grant funds, in order to inform members of the general assembly concerning such grants. The directors of the staff of the fiscal review committee and of the office of legislative budget analysis shall jointly make such reports as are appropriate to the speakers of the house of representatives and of the senate and to the fiscal review committee.   The office of legislative budget analysis shall not propose a general appropriations bill.
TN Code § 3-14-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 14 - Office of Evaluation and Analysis|Part 2 - Office of Legislative Budget Analysis|§ 3-14-203. Appointment of Director and Other Personnel

 The joint legislative services committee shall appoint, subject to the approval of the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, a director of the office of legislative budget analysis who shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university, shall have five (5) or more years of experience in the field of state budget analysis and review, and shall have such training or practical experience in government as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office. The director of the office of legislative budget analysis and other personnel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation but solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the committee. The committee shall determine the compensation of the director, while the compensation of other personnel shall be determined by the committee upon recommendation of the director. Personnel shall be employed on recommendation of the director with the approval of the speakers. The office of legislative budget analysis shall be the successor office to the existing legislative budget office and the director, all personnel, office furnishings, office equipment and supplies in use by the existing office of legislative budget analysis shall be transferred to the office created by this part and such director and staff shall be the director and staff of the office created by this part.
TN Code § 3-14-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 14 - Office of Evaluation and Analysis|Part 2 - Office of Legislative Budget Analysis|§ 3-14-204. Office Space

 Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
TN Code § 4-1-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-101. Sovereignty Coextensive With Boundary

 The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state is coextensive with the boundaries of the state, but the extent of such jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded to the United States is qualified by the terms of such cession.   Code 1858, § 70; Shan., § 82; Code 1932, § 96; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-101.
TN Code § 4-1-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-102. Protection of Territory

 The governor and all subordinate officers of this state are empowered to protect the territory of this state, within its defined limits in all the courts of the country, and the governor may employ counsel for this purpose whenever, in the governor's judgment, it becomes necessary in order to protect this state and the citizens of the commonwealth against illegal encroachments upon their rights, the fee for such services to be fixed by the governor and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
TN Code § 4-1-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-103. Concurrent Jurisdiction of Boundary Waters

 This state has concurrent jurisdiction on the waters of any river that forms a common boundary between this and any other state.   Code 1858, § 72; Shan., § 84; Code 1932, § 97; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-102.
TN Code § 4-1-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-104. Mississippi River — Criminal Jurisdiction

  The criminal jurisdiction of this state is extended as follows: Beginning at a point where the north boundary line of Tennessee intersects the east bank of the Mississippi River and extending west along a line in extension of and parallel to the north boundary of Tennessee to the west bank of the Mississippi River, in the state of Missouri; thence south along that bank, passing the line dividing the states of Missouri and Arkansas, and following the meanders of that river bank to a point on the west bank of that river where a line drawn east and parallel to the south boundary of Tennessee would intersect the west bank of the Mississippi River; thence east along that line to a point where the south boundary line of Tennessee intersects the east bank of the Mississippi River.   This state and her sister states, Arkansas and Missouri, have concurrent criminal jurisdiction over the parts of the territory lying opposite them and between the lines extending parallel to their north and south boundaries.   This section shall take effect as to the states of Arkansas and Missouri, or either of them, when these states, or either of them, pass a similar act governing the territory described in subsection (a), opposite them and between their north and south boundaries; this section to take effect from and after its passage as to all that part of the territory so described that is included within the boundaries east of the states of Arkansas and Missouri.
TN Code § 4-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-105. Retrocession of Federal Jurisdiction

  The consent of this state is hereby given to the retrocession of jurisdiction by the United States over land owned by the United States within the boundaries of this state, and the governor of this state is hereby authorized to accept for this state such retrocession of jurisdiction.   Retrocession of jurisdiction shall be effected by written notice by the principal officer of the agency of the United States having supervision and control over the land by metes and bounds and stating that legislative, executive and judicial jurisdiction is to be retroceded to this state and the filing of a statement of acceptance of jurisdiction by the governor of this state with the secretary of state of this state.
TN Code § 4-1-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-106. Federal Application for Cession of State Jurisdiction

  Whenever the United States shall desire to acquire legislative jurisdiction over any lands within this state and shall make application for that purpose, the governor is authorized to cede to the United States such measure of jurisdiction, not exceeding that requested by the United States, as the governor may deem proper over all or any part of the lands as to which a cession of legislative jurisdiction is requested, reserving to the state such concurrent or partial jurisdiction as the governor may deem proper.   The application on behalf of the United States shall state in particular the measure of jurisdiction desired and shall be accompanied by an accurate description of the lands over which such jurisdiction is desired and information as to which of such lands are then owned or leased by the United States.   The cession of jurisdiction shall become effective when it is accepted on behalf of the United States, which acceptance shall be indicated, in writing upon the instrument of cession, by an authorized official of the United States and filing with the secretary of state.
TN Code § 4-1-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-108. Relinquishment of Ceded Legislative Jurisdiction by United States

  Whenever the United States tenders to the state a relinquishment of all or part of the legislative jurisdiction theretofore acquired by it over lands within this state, the governor is authorized to accept on behalf of the state the legislative jurisdiction so relinquished.   The governor shall indicate the governor's acceptance of such relinquished legislative jurisdiction by a writing addressed to the head of the appropriate department or agency of the United States, and such acceptance shall be effective when the writing is deposited in the United States mails.
TN Code § 4-1-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Sovereignty and Jurisdiction|§ 4-1-109. Cession or Acceptance — Authority of Local Government

 When an acceptance or cession of jurisdiction as cited in §§ 4-1-106 — 4-1-108 is sought for lands within this state concerning jurisdictional matters over which counties or municipalities, rather than the governor, have authority, agreements made under §§ 4-1-106 — 4-1-108 shall be authenticated by the appropriate representative of the United States and the competent local authority, rather than by the governor, and shall be filed with the secretary of state.
TN Code § 4-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Grand Divisions and State Capital|§ 4-1-201. Grand Divisions

 There are three (3) grand divisions of the state: the eastern, middle and western.   Code 1858, § 100 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 3); Shan., § 129; Acts 1923, ch. 70; Code 1932, § 147; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-109.   Law Reviews.   Tennessee Criminal Law: An Overview of the Courts and a Compendium of Tennessee Criminal Procedure, 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 90 (1975).
TN Code § 4-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Grand Divisions and State Capital|§ 4-1-202. Eastern Grand Division

 The eastern division comprises the counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union and Washington.   Code 1858, § 101 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 3, § 8); Acts 1885, ch. 107, § 1; 1899, ch. 150, § 1; 1903, ch. 110, § 1; 1915, ch. 9, §§ 1-3; Shan., § 130; Private Acts 1919, ch. 695; Code 1932, § 148; Acts 1933, ch. 135, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 148; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-110.
TN Code § 4-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Grand Divisions and State Capital|§ 4-1-203. Middle Grand Division

 The middle division comprises the counties of Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson and Wilson.   Code 1858, § 102 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 3, § 8); Acts 1885, ch. 107, § 1; 1899, ch. 150, § 1; 1903, ch. 110, § 1; 1915, ch. 9, §§ 1-3; Shan., § 131; Code 1932, § 149; Acts 1933, ch. 135, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 149; Acts 1965, ch. 354, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-111.
TN Code § 4-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Grand Divisions and State Capital|§ 4-1-204. Western Grand Division

 The western division comprises the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Shelby, Tipton and Weakley.   Code 1858, § 103 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 3, § 8); Shan., § 132; Code 1932, § 150; Acts 1965, ch. 354, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-112.
TN Code § 4-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Grand Divisions and State Capital|§ 4-1-205. State Capital

 The city of Nashville, in the county of Davidson, is the seat of the state government.   Code 1858, § 74 (deriv. Const. 1834, schedule, § 2); Shan., § 92; Code 1932, § 100; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-105.
TN Code § 4-1-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-302. State Songs

 The official songs of this state shall be as follows:   “My Homeland, Tennessee” by Nell Grayson Taylor and Roy Lamont Smith, as adopted by House Joint Resolution 36 in 1925;   “When It's Iris Time In Tennessee” by Willa Mae Waid, as adopted by Acts 1935, chapter 154;   “My Tennessee” by Francis Hannah Tranum, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 35 in 1955, as the official public school song in Tennessee;   “The Tennessee Waltz” by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 9 in 1965;   “Rocky Top” by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, as adopted by Acts 1982, chapter 545;   “The Pride of Tennessee” by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot, as added by House Joint Resolution 221 in 1996, as the official song of the state of Tennessee; and   “Tennessee” by John R. Bean, as adopted by Acts 2011, chapter 242.
TN Code § 4-1-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-303. State Poems

  The poem entitled, “Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee,” by Admiral William Lawrence, is designated and adopted as an official state poem for this state, which poem reads as follows:  “Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee   What Love and Pride I Feel for Thee.   You Proud Ole State, the Volunteer,   Your Proud Traditions I Hold Dear.   I Revere Your Many Heroes   Who Bravely Fought our Country's Foes.   Renowned Statesmen, so Wise and Strong,   Who Served our Country Well and Long.   I Thrill at Thought of Mountains Grand;   Rolling Green Hills and Fertile Farm Land;   Earth Rich with Stone, Mineral and Ore;   Forests Dense and Wild Flowers Galore;   Powerful Rivers that Bring us Light;   Deep Lakes with Fish and Fowl in Flight;   Thriving Cities and Industries;   Fine Schools and Universities;   Strong Folks of Pioneer Descent,   Simple, Honest, and Reverent.   Beauty and Hospitality   Are the Hallmarks of Tennessee.   And O'er the World as I May Roam,   No Place Exceeds my Boyhood Home.   And Oh How Much I Long to See   My Native Land, My Tennessee.”    The poem entitled, “My Tennessee,” by Michael McDonald, is designated and adopted as an official state poem for this state, which poem reads as follows:  Cowboy boots, pickup trucks,   White-faced bulls, and lespedeza hay,   Cottontails runnin', beagle dogs singin'   Huntin' with Grandpa, on a gray, frosty day.   Sunday mornin' preachin, hell-fire and brimstone,   Country ham for dinner, banana puddin' and ice tea,   Pitchin' them horse-shoes, watermelon cuttin',   Friends and kinfolk underneath the old oak tree.   Tennessee, you're a raging river,   A Lookout Mountain, seeing as far as you can see,   Bloody Shiloh, brother against brother,   General Grant and Robert E. Lee,   Sittin' on a feed sack, pickin' my guitar,   Writin' them songs, in a country kinda way,   Whittlin' on a cedar stick, spittin' tobacco juice,   Spinnin' them yarns, about by-gone days.   Andrew Jackson and ol' Davy Crockett   Always were heroes to me.   Buckskin britches, black-powder rifles,   Dreamin' ‘bout freedom and the days that used to be.   Tennessee I'll never leave you,   You're the heart and soul of me,   Mighty Mississippi, Great Smoky Mountains,   You're all these things, and more to me.   Matched-pair of sorrel mules, Tennessee walkers,   Munchin' on a moon pie and an R.O.C.;   Duck-head overalls, wish I had a Goo Goo;   All rared back listenin' to the Grand Ole Opry.   Tennessee I'll never leave you,   You're the heart and soul of me,   Mighty Mississippi, Great Smoky Mountains,   All these things, my Tennessee.
TN Code § 4-1-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-304. State Slogan

 The following is hereby adopted as an official slogan for this state: “Tennessee — America at Its Best.” This slogan may be used in advertising the state and its attractions for industry, recreation and pleasant living.
TN Code § 4-1-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-305. State Tree

 The tulip poplar is designated and adopted as the official state tree of this state.
TN Code § 4-1-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-306. State Wild Flowers

 The official wild flowers of this state shall be as follows:   The passion flower, family passiflora incarnate ; and   Tennessee Echinacea, Echinacea tennesseensis .
TN Code § 4-1-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-307. State Cultivated Flower

 The iris, family iridaceae , is designated as the state cultivated flower.
TN Code § 4-1-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-308. State Insects — State Agricultural Insect

  The well-known firefly, or lightning bug beetle, and the ladybird beetle, commonly known as the ladybug, are hereby designated as the official state insects.   The honeybee is designated as the official agricultural insect of Tennessee in tribute to its fundamental role in the production of all crops.
TN Code § 4-1-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-309. State Rock

 The useful and attractive calcium carbonate, commonly known as limestone, is hereby designated as the official state rock.
TN Code § 4-1-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-310. State Gem

  The Tennessee pearl is hereby designated as the official state gem. This designation is not intended to prohibit such activities as dredging, filling, damming or other acts that are otherwise subject to regulation and control by the United States corps of engineers, the Tennessee Valley authority, or other governmental entities.   The historic Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm and Museum located in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee is hereby designated the official site of freshwater pearl culturing in the state of Tennessee.
TN Code § 4-1-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-311. Official Railroad Museums

 The following are designated as official railroad museums in this state:   The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, located in Hamilton County, which shall be indicated by an appropriate marker erected by the state. The signs shall be placed on the property of the museum and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in cost; and   The Cowan Railroad Museum, located in Franklin County, which shall be indicated by an appropriate marker erected by the state. The museum may also receive appropriations as the general assembly deems necessary, grants from state or federal agencies, and donations from private or public sources.
TN Code § 4-1-312 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-312. State Folk Dance

 The square dance is hereby designated as the official state folk dance.
TN Code § 4-1-313 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - State Symbols|§ 4-1-313. Porcelain Painting

 Porcelain painting (china painting) is recognized as a fine art in Tennessee.