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TN Code § 3-12-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 12 - Office of Legal Services|§ 3-12-106. Relationships With Members of General Assembly

  The director of the office of legal services and the director's legal staff shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with each member of the general assembly with respect to communications between the member and the attorney, except as otherwise provided by the rules of either house of the general assembly.   All materials arising out of this relationship including, but not limited to, proposed bills and amendments, analyses, opinions, and memoranda prepared by an attorney are not public records nor subject to title 10, chapter 7, part 5, except as otherwise provided by the rules of either house of the general assembly or when released by the member for whom the material was prepared.
TN Code § 3-12-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 12 - Office of Legal Services|§ 3-12-107. Legislative Reference and Law Library

  The office of legal services shall maintain a legislative reference and law library for the use and information of the general assembly.   The library shall be staffed by a librarian who is a graduate of an accredited school of library science.   The library shall be the official depository for all research and reference materials or reports transmitted to the general assembly by national associations, including the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Council of State Governments. In addition, copies of all acts, reports as described in § 3-1-123, and publications distributed to members of the general assembly shall also be supplied to the library. Copies of the acts, journals, or other legislative publications of other states may be acquired through exchange, transfer, loan, or purchase either from the issuing state or from libraries and agencies within the state government.   The library maintained by the legislative council committee shall be transferred to the office of legal services.
TN Code § 3-12-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 12 - Office of Legal Services|§ 3-12-108. Reviewing Reports of Civil Litigation — Consultation Concerning Employment of and Assistance of Legal Counsel for Civil Litigation Having Significant Fiscal Impact

 The director of the office of legal services or the director's designee shall review all reports submitted by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to § 8-6-109(d), inform the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives of such lawsuits for the purposes of § 8-6-109(e), assist any legal counsel employed pursuant to § 8-6-109(e), and upon request of the speakers, join with the attorney general and reporter in consultation with them on such matters. The director or designee shall consult with the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives on the employment of legal counsel pursuant to § 8-6-109(e).
TN Code § 3-12-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 12 - Office of Legal Services|§ 3-12-109. Revisor of Statutes — Appointment — Experience — Duties — Online Capability

  The director of legal services may recommend the appointment, and the speakers may appoint, a revisor of statutes within the office of legal services.   The revisor shall be a graduate of an accredited law school, shall be licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee, shall have five (5) or more years of experience in the field of legislative law, and shall have such training or practical experience in government as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office.   The revisor shall:  Assist the director of legal services and perform duties as assigned by the director;   Perform all codification functions within the office; and   Serve as the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission.      In order to assist the chairs of the standing committees, and other members of the general assembly, it shall be the duty of the revisor, in consultation with the director of legal services, to:  Solicit and receive suggestions and supporting information from Tennessee citizens concerning state statutes or uncodified public acts that may be anachronistic, obsolete, defective, duplicative, contradictory, unnecessary, or incomprehensible;   Review and evaluate systematically such suggestions and supporting information;   Identify specific state statutes or uncodified public acts that may, in fact, be anachronistic, obsolete, defective, duplicative, contradictory, unnecessary, or incomprehensible and that may, therefore, be appropriate for legislative consideration of repeal, modification, or revision; and   Report findings and recommendations biennially, beginning in January 2017, to the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the standing committees.     The revisor shall maintain an online capability to solicit and receive suggestions and supporting information pursuant to subdivision (d)(1)(A).
TN Code § 3-13-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 13 - Offices of Legislative Administration|§ 3-13-101. Creation — Duties

  There is created the office of legislative administration, which has the duty to:  Assist the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and the heads of any legislative committees or offices with the preparation of budgets;   Provide for processing of all forms and records on members and employees of the general assembly;   Perform any recruitment or training requested by, or with the approval of, the speakers;   Maintain such personnel records as may be necessary or advisable in accordance with accepted personnel practices;   Prepare the payroll for all members and employees of the general assembly, its offices and committees and provide for the disbursement of payroll checks;   Provide for the payment of compensation and of expense and mileage allowances to members, the payment of travel expenses of all employees, and the payment of any committee expenses authorized by the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives;   Promulgate for legislative employees on official business travel regulations established by the committee and approved by the speakers;   Purchase and distribute supplies and equipment required for the operation of the general assembly;   Provide for maintenance services for all legislative facilities;   Make disbursements of funds for all other lawful expenses of the general assembly;   Assume any other duties or responsibilities or to take any action in budgeting or administration as directed by the committee or either speaker; and   Establish and implement a policy in conjunction with the two (2) speakers for the prevention of sexual harassment; this policy shall include training workshops and the establishment of a hearing procedure.     This office shall succeed to all functions of legislative administration or budgeting heretofore performed by the office of the comptroller of the treasury, and all office furnishings and supplies in use by the office of legislative administration shall be retained by that office.
TN Code § 3-13-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 13 - Offices of Legislative Administration|§ 3-13-102. Director — Staff

 The joint legislative services committee shall appoint, subject to the approval of the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, a director of legislative administration. The director shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university or shall have such training or practical experience in finance, public administration, or accounting as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office. The director 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.
TN Code § 3-13-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 13 - Offices of Legislative Administration|§ 3-13-103. Office Space — Facilities

 Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
TN Code § 3-13-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 13 - Offices of Legislative Administration|§ 3-13-104. Posting of Report of per Diem Payments and Reimbursed Expenses on General Assembly Web Site

 The director of legislative administration shall cause to be posted on the official general assembly web site a report, by member, that contains the per diem payments made to members of the general assembly and all other expenses, including out-of-state travel, reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of § 3-1-106. The report shall include the purpose of the reimbursement made. The initial report shall be filed no later than fifteen (15) days following the last day of April 2006, and shall include all payments made from the first day of January 2006, until the last day of March 2006. Thereafter, the report shall be updated quarterly, no later than fifteen (15) days following the end of the quarter. The reports shall remain on the web site until one month following the end of each general assembly. The last quarter reported in each general assembly shall include the period of time from the last quarter reported until the regular November election and the first report in each general assembly shall include the period of time from the regular November election until the end of the first quarter.
TN Code § 3-16-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Information Systems|§ 3-16-101. Creation — Duties

 There is created the office of legislative information systems for the general assembly, which has the duty to:   Operate an automated data processing center and perform computing and programming services as are required for data processing applications by the members of the general assembly, the legislative committees, the offices of legislative administration and legal services, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, and the fiscal review committee in the performing of their respective duties;   Cooperate and consult with the chief clerk of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the directors of all offices under the control of the committee in developing and maintaining computer programs and services required for the operation of such offices;   Advise the joint legislative services committee on matters relating to computer services and computer needs and uses of the legislative computer system;   Maintain on its electronic data processing equipment the complete text of Tennessee Code Annotated for the use of the general assembly and its staff and the Tennessee code commission and its staff;   Coordinate and administer the scheduling and use of computer programs and machine time to facilitate application of computer and other office machine technology for the storing and retrieving all of the financial, factual, procedural, legal and other information necessary to serve all of the committees, officers and agencies of the general assembly; and   Perform all other duties the joint legislative services committee, the speakers, or the general assembly may deem essential to the efficient operation of the legislative branch.
TN Code § 3-16-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Information Systems|§ 3-16-102. Director of Legislative Information Systems

 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  legislative information systems, who shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university and shall have not less than five (5) years of practical experience in computer technology, including administrative and technical responsibility for developing and implementing a computer-oriented data processing system. The director 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.
TN Code § 3-16-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Information Systems|§ 3-16-103. Control, Operation, and Maintenance of Legislative Computer System and Equipment

 The joint legislative services committee shall, through the office of legislative information systems, control, operate, and maintain the legislative computer system and the use of electronic data processing equipment in the legislative branch. The committee shall adopt policies, procedures, and guidelines for such system. The provisions of § 3-10-104 shall be applicable to such policies, procedures, and guidelines.
TN Code § 3-16-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 16 - Office of Legislative Information Systems|§ 3-16-104. Office Space and Facilities

 Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
TN Code § 3-17-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law.”
TN Code § 3-17-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-107. Public Records — Release of Information

 Applications, reports, and all other documents and information required to be filed under this chapter, or by the secretary, shall be public records in the office of the secretary. The secretary, in the secretary's discretion, may compile, summarize, publish, or otherwise release to the public any information contained in applications and any other documents filed with or received by the secretary under this chapter.
TN Code § 3-17-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-108. Recordkeeping

  Every nonprofit organization subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations prescribed by the secretary, shall keep:  True and accurate fiscal records including, but not limited to, all income and expenses; and   True and accurate records regarding the conduct of any annual event, including records of any documents, information, notices, or applications required to be prepared or filed pursuant to this chapter. Unless otherwise provided, such records shall be retained for a period of at least five (5) years after the event date to which they relate.     Upon request and at a reasonable time and place within Tennessee, such records, as well as any other records regarding annual events within this state, shall be made available to the secretary, the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives, the attorney general and reporter, or an appropriate district attorney general for inspection.
TN Code § 3-17-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-109. Restrictions on Purchase of Tickets, Shares, Chances, or Similar Records — Restrictions on Prizes and Awards

  No ticket, share, chance or similar record shall be purchased by and no prize or award shall be paid to:  Any member of the board of directors of a nonprofit organization authorized by the general assembly to operate an annual event for such organization;   Any officer or employee of a nonprofit organization authorized by the general assembly to operate an annual event for such organization;   Any member of the immediate family of any person described in subdivisions (a)(1) or (a)(2) residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person;   Any member of the general assembly during such member's term of office as a member of the general assembly; or   The secretary or any employee of the secretary during the secretary's term of office and such employee's term of employment with the secretary.     No ticket, share, chance or similar record for any specific authorized annual event shall be purchased by, and no prize or award shall be paid to:  Any person providing printing services, telephone services and any records, devices or other gaming related supplies to conduct such specific authorized annual event;   Any officer, employee, agent or subcontractor of any person described in subdivision (b)(1); or   Any member of the immediate family of any person described in subdivisions (b)(1) or (b)(2) residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of any such person.     For the purposes of this section, “immediate family” means a spouse, child, step-child, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent or grandparent.   No ticket, share, chance or similar record for any specific authorized annual event shall be purchased by, and no prize or award shall be paid to, any individual providing prizes or any member of the immediate family of any individual providing prizes residing as a member of the same household in the principal place of residence of such individual.   If an ineligible person is selected to win a prize or award, the organization shall not disburse the prize or award to the ineligible person but shall select a different person to whom the prize or award shall be paid. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the organization shall select a new winner within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which the organization received notice of the ineligible winner.
TN Code § 3-17-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-110. Name of Organization on Ticket, Share, Chance or Similar Record — Method of Payment of Prizes and Awards — Limitations on Prices and Awards

  The ticket, share, chance or other similar record shall bear on its face the name of the nonprofit organization on whose behalf the event is being conducted.   All cash prizes or awards exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid by check from a designated account of the organization to a named individual. In the case of non-cash prizes or awards, payment shall be in the form of goods or services and, if applicable, by an appropriate legal instrument including, but not limited to, deeds, titles and gift certificates. Checks or other legal instruments payable to “cash” or “bearer” are expressly prohibited.    For single location annual events, the total value of all prizes awarded per annual event shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000); provided, that such limitation shall not apply to prizes of real property.   For multiple location annual events, the total value of all prizes awarded per annual event location shall not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000); provided, that such limitation shall not apply to prizes of real property.   Notwithstanding subdivisions (c)(1) and (2), for annual events conducted by a nonprofit organization that does not intend to raise gross revenue from the annual event exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), the total value of all prizes awarded per annual event shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).     Authorized nonprofit organizations offering a prize of real property pursuant to subsection (c) may offer a cash equivalent prize not to exceed the fair market value of the real property; provided, that any such cash equivalent prize shall be disclosed in the rules of the specific annual event prior to the sale of any ticket, share, chance or other similar record for such annual event and, if a cash equivalent prize is awarded, shall comply with subsection (b).
TN Code § 3-17-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-111. Disqualification

 Any person who is convicted of a violation of § 39-16-702, § 39-16-703, or title 39, chapter 17, parts 5 and 6 shall be permanently disqualified from submitting an annual event application.
TN Code § 3-17-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-112. Preemption

 The general assembly, by enacting this chapter, intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by this chapter. No political subdivision or agency may enact or enforce a law, ordinance, resolution or regulation that regulates or prohibits any conduct in the area covered by this chapter.
TN Code § 3-17-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 3 - Legislature|Chapter 17 - Tennessee Nonprofit Gaming Law|§ 3-17-113. Compliance — Penalties — Hearings — Investigations

  The secretary may publicly or privately investigate, as the secretary of state deems necessary, any person or organization that the secretary has reason to believe has violated this chapter. The secretary may assess a civil penalty against any person, or a nonprofit organization, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any hearing on the imposition of a civil penalty pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall have jurisdiction over, and shall investigate, violations of §§ 39-17-651 — 39-17-657 and reports of official misconduct concerning this chapter in a manner consistent with title 38, chapter 6, part 1.   Subsection (a) shall apply to applications and annual events to be conducted on and after July 1, 2005.