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TN Code § 4-1-411 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-411. Tennessee Genealogy Month

 The month of July each year shall be observed as “Tennessee Genealogy Month,” to be proclaimed as such by the governor.
TN Code § 4-1-413 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-413. Women in Stem Month

 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.
TN Code § 4-1-414 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-414. Tennessee's Weekend of Prayer Over Students

 The governor shall designate the first weekend in August of each calendar year as “Tennessee's Weekend of Prayer Over Students” on which the people of this state may, in accordance with their own faith and consciences, turn to prayer, meditation, or otherwise give thanks for the students of this state as well as their teachers, administrators, and schools.
TN Code § 4-1-415 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-415. Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Month

 The month of September shall be designated “Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Month” to encourage all citizens to learn more about prehistoric and historic archaeology in Tennessee.
TN Code § 4-1-416 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-416. Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day

 September 18 of each calendar year shall be designated “Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day” to bring awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide.
TN Code § 4-1-417 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-417. Lung Cancer Awareness Month

 The month of November each year shall be designated as “Lung Cancer Awareness Month” in order to promote knowledge within the state concerning lung cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research.
TN Code § 4-1-418 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-418. Tennessee Tri-Star General Award

  There is established an award to be known as the “Tennessee Tri-Star General Award.”    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.   Each member of the general assembly may submit one (1) nomination for the award to the governor each calendar year.   The governor may recognize with the award up to five (5) individuals who are not nominated by the general assembly each calendar year.   Nominees must have resided in this state for at least five (5) years.   The award may recognize an individual posthumously; provided, that the individual satisfies all other requirements in this section.     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.
TN Code § 4-1-419 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-419. Tennessee Craft Beer and Cider Month

 The month of April is designated as “Tennessee Craft Beer and Cider Month” in recognition of the contributions of Tennessee craft breweries and cideries to this state's economic growth and diversification.
TN Code § 4-1-420 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|§ 4-1-420. Reelfoot Lake Designated Tennessee Heritage Site

  Reelfoot Lake is designated as a Tennessee Heritage Site.   A department or agency of this state may use the terms “Reelfoot Lake” or “Tennessee Heritage Site,” or both, for purposes of publications, advertisements, marketing, and other communications.
TN Code § 4-1-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 5 - Three Stars of Tennessee Award|§ 4-1-501. Three Stars of Tennessee Award — What Constitutes — When Presented — Selection and Administration by Homeland Security Council

  This part shall be known as the “Three Stars of Tennessee Award.”   The award shall consist of a plaque and a medal.   The governor or the governor's designee shall present a Three Stars of Tennessee Award to each recipient or surviving next of kin during a public ceremony held on, or as near as practicable to, September 11 of each year.   The Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be selected and administered by the homeland security council created by Executive Order No. 8 of 2003, within the department of safety.
TN Code § 4-1-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 5 - Three Stars of Tennessee Award|§ 4-1-502. Presentation to Peace Officers or Next of Kin — Submission of Information to Council — “Peace Officer” Defined

  A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to:  A peace officer who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty;   The surviving next of kin of a peace officer who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty;   A federal law enforcement officer or special agent who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty assisting a state or local law enforcement agency; or   The surviving next of kin of a federal law enforcement officer or special agent who sustains a fatal injury while assisting a state or local law enforcement agency in this state.     Any person who has personal knowledge of a peace officer who was killed or suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty, or a federal law enforcement officer or special agent who was killed or suffered a career-ending injury assisting a state or local law enforcement agency in this state, may submit that information in writing to the council.   As used in this section, “peace officer” means an officer, employee or agent of government who has a duty imposed by law to maintain public order; make arrests for offenses, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to specific offenses including laws and regulations pertaining to the forests of this state; and to investigate the commission or suspected commission of offenses.
TN Code § 4-1-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 5 - Three Stars of Tennessee Award|§ 4-1-503. Presentation to Firefighters or Next of Kin — Submission of Information to Council — “Firefighter” Defined

  A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to:  A firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or   The surviving next of kin of a firefighter who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.     Any person who has personal knowledge of a firefighter who, in the line of duty was killed or suffered a career-ending injury may submit that information in writing to the council.   As used in this section, “firefighter” means any full-time, part-time, or volunteer firefighter hired or accepted as a firefighter by a fire department recognized under the Fire Department Recognition Act, compiled in title 68, chapter 102, part 3 and meets the minimum training requirements of § 4-24-112.
TN Code § 4-1-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 5 - Three Stars of Tennessee Award|§ 4-1-504. Presentation to Medical First Responders or Next of Kin — Submission of Information to Council — “Medical First Responder” Defined

  A Three Stars of Tennessee Award shall be awarded to:  A medical first responder who suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty; or   The surviving next of kin of a medical first responder who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty.     Any person who has personal knowledge of a medical first responder who was killed or suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty may submit that information in writing to the council.   As used in this section, “medical first responder” means emergency services personnel or other person who responds to calls for emergency medical assistance from a 911 call.
TN Code § 4-3-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-101. Administrative Departments and Divisions — Creation

 There are created and established the following administrative departments of state government:   Department of agriculture;   Department of audit;   Department of children's services;   Department of commerce and insurance;   Department of correction;   Department of economic and community development;   Department of education;   Department of environment and conservation;   Department of finance and administration;   Department of financial institutions;   Department of general services;   Department of health;   Department of human resources;   Department of human services;   Department of intellectual and developmental disabilities;   Department of labor and workforce development;   Department of mental health and substance abuse services;   Department of revenue;   Department of safety;   Department of state;   Department of tourist development;   Department of transportation;   Department of the treasury;   Department of veterans services; and   Legal department.
TN Code § 4-3-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-102. Control of State Buildings

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the legislative branch of state government and the judicial branch of state government maintain control of the state buildings occupied predominantly by the legislative branch and the judicial branch, respectively.
TN Code § 4-3-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-103. Powers and Duties of Departments

 These departments shall be vested respectively with such powers and required to perform such duties as are set forth in this chapter and shall be charged with the administration, execution and performance of such laws as the general assembly may enact from time to time.
TN Code § 4-3-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-105. Criminal History Investigations of Employees and Contractors With Access to Federal Tax Information

  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.   An employee or contractor of any administrative department of state government with access to or that uses federal tax information must:  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   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.     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.   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.
TN Code § 4-3-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-106. Notice of Outsourcing of Facilities Management Services — Facilities Management Status Report

  Not less than thirty (30) days before a department or agency of state government executes a state professional facilities management contract for services within a state legislative district that would result in the outsourcing of facilities management services to private, nonstate government entities, the respective department or agency shall notify each member of the general assembly representing such district of the contract.   In addition, on an annual basis, the department of general services shall provide a facilities management status report to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:  The departments or agencies executing a state contract for professional facilities management;   The number of state employees impacted by such contract;   The estimated cost savings of such contract; and   The cost savings realized by any such contract in place for one (1) year or greater.
TN Code § 4-3-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-112. Appointment of Commissioners

  The commissioners shall be appointed by the governor for terms to expire with the beginning of the term of the governor next elected, or whenever their successors shall be appointed and qualified.   Each commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor.
TN Code § 4-3-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-122. Governor's Cabinet

  The commissioners of the administrative departments shall constitute a cabinet or advisory staff to the governor on all matters of state administration.   Staff directors may be members of the governor's cabinet or advisory staff, and the secretary of state, the state treasurer and the comptroller of the treasury may also serve on the governor's cabinet or advisory staff if invited to do so by the governor.    The governor shall hold regular meetings of this cabinet each month, or more often at the governor's option.   At these meetings, the administrative work and budgetary requirements of each department shall be discussed, and practical methods devised and applied to further cooperation in, and coordination of, such work, and to eliminate duplication and overlapping of functions between the several departments.
TN Code § 4-3-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-123. Commission on Aging and Disability — Review of Agency Proposals

  In order to fulfill its duties as established by § 71-2-105, it is essential that the commission on aging and disability have an opportunity to review and comment on proposed plans, programs and rules that may have a substantial and direct effect on persons sixty (60) years of age or older and to be given the opportunity to have its representative in attendance at meetings of administrative departments or agencies of state government that qualify as open meetings as defined in § 8-44-102, at which such matters are intended to be considered. Therefore, the commission through its executive director shall define those areas of concern that affect older Tennesseans and make such areas known to state departments and agencies.   State departments and agencies of state government shall appropriately notify the commission in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, and the procedure for intergovernmental review established by Executive Order No. 58, which took effect October 29, 1983, concerning those areas defined by the commission.
TN Code § 4-3-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-3-124. Sexual Harassment Policy — Posting

 Each entity of state government shall post in the workplace the state policy for the prevention of sexual harassment established pursuant to chapter 307 of the Public Acts of 1993.
TN Code § 4-3-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 4-3-201. Creation

 There is hereby created the department of agriculture.
TN Code § 4-3-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 4-3-202. Commissioner

 The department of agriculture shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of agriculture.
TN Code § 4-3-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 4-3-203. Powers and Duties

 The department of agriculture has the power to:   Encourage and promote, in every practicable manner, the interests of agriculture, including horticulture, livestock industry, dairying, poultry raising, beekeeping, production of wool and other allied industries;   Promote and improve methods of conducting agricultural industries, with a view to increasing the production, and facilitating the distribution, of products at minimum cost;   Collect, publish and distribute statistics relating to crop production and marketing of beef, pork, poultry, fish, mutton, wool, butter, cheese and other agricultural products, so far as such statistical information may be of value to the agricultural and allied interests of the state;   Inquire into the cause of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases among domestic animals, and the means for the prevention and cure of the same;   Assist, encourage and promote the organization of farmers' institutes, horticultural and agricultural societies, the holding of fairs, stock shows or other exhibits of the products of agriculture;   Cooperate with producers and consumers in devising and maintaining economical and efficient systems of distribution, and to aid in whatever way may be consistent or necessary in accomplishing the reduction of waste and expenses in marketing;   Cooperate with the agricultural college, the experiment stations of the state university and the federal government;   Enter and inspect any rights-of-way of any highway, railway, field, orchard, nursery, fruit packing house, storeroom, depot or other place where fruits are grown or stored, and inspect fruits, trees, plants, vines, shrubs or other articles within the state, and if such plant life is infected with pests or with their eggs or larvae, or with any contagious disease injurious to plant life, abate the same as a nuisance;   Enforce all of the penal and regulatory laws of the state in the same manner and with like authority as the sheriffs of the counties; and    Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes, duties and responsibilities of the department. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, except as otherwise provided by law.   The enactment of a federal declaration of an extraordinary emergency or issuance of an emergency federal order or similar federal enactment that relates to the spread of plant or animal disease, the spread of pests from state to state, the protection of the food or feed supply, or that otherwise relates matters generally regulated by the department shall be deemed to constitute sufficient evidence of an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare of such a nature to justify the enactment of emergency rules for purposes of § 4-5-208(a).
TN Code § 4-3-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions|Part 2 - Department of Agriculture|§ 4-3-204. Civil Penalty for Violating Regulatory Matters — Revocation of License or Permit — Denial of License or Permit Renewal

  The department or any board or commission attached to the department may, in a lawful proceeding respecting licensing, as defined in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, in addition to or in lieu of any other lawful disciplinary action, assess a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation of statute, rule or order enforceable by the department or board or commission attached to the department.   The department and any board or commission attached to the department shall by rule establish a schedule designating the minimum and maximum civil penalty that may be assessed under this section for violation of each statute, rule or order over which it has regulatory control.   In the event of nonpayment of any civil penalty lawfully assessed pursuant to subsection (a), such penalty shall be recoverable in the name of the state by the attorney general and reporter in the chancery court of Davidson County, or by the district attorney general in the chancery court of the county in which all or part of the violation occurred.   All sums recovered under this section shall be paid into the state treasury, except that in those counties where a contract exists between the department and the county health department pursuant to § 53-8-204(7), such sums may be retained by the county health department in accordance with the contract between the department and such county health department; provided, that all such funds so retained by the county health department shall be paid into the county's general fund.   In the event of nonpayment of any civil penalty lawfully assessed by the department or any board or commission attached thereto, the commissioner of agriculture may revoke a current license or permit or deny renewal of a license or permit until the respective civil penalties have been paid in full. Payment of the civil penalty does not necessarily obligate the commissioner to issue any license or permit; provided, no such action affecting licenses or permits shall be taken without a hearing as provided in the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.