reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
TN Code § 4-30-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 30 - Local Government Electronic Technology Act of 2009|§ 4-30-103. Use of Current Electronic Technology — Filing of Plan Before Implementing New Electronic Technology — Contents of Plan

  Local governments are encouraged to use current electronic technology to perform the business functions of their offices.   Prior to any local government implementing new electronic technology associated with the disbursement of public funds, purchasing or the sale of local government assets or the collection of various taxes, fines, fees or payments, the local government shall file a plan with the comptroller of the treasury for comments. The plan shall be filed at least thirty (30) days prior to implementation.   The plan shall contain the following information:  A description of the business process and the technology to be utilized;   A description of the policies and procedures related to the implementation of the electronic technology;   Documentation of internal controls that will ensure the integrity of the business process; and   The estimated implementation cost and a statement as to whether the implementation of the new electronic technology will be implemented within the existing operating resources of the office or indicate prior approval of the governing body if additional operating resources are needed.
TN Code § 4-32-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-101. Creation

 There is established a “governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives,” referred to as the “office” in this chapter.
TN Code § 4-32-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-102. Purposes

 In order to maximize the effectiveness of state government through collaboration with faith-based and community initiatives to serve Tennesseans with respect to public purposes, such as improving public safety, overcoming addiction, strengthening families and communities, and overcoming poverty, the office shall, to the extent permitted by law:   Promote and foster the development of relationships and coordination between state government and faith-based and community initiatives and serve as a resource for and liaison between state government and such initiatives;   Coordinate activities designed to mobilize public support for faith-based and community initiatives through volunteerism, special projects, and public-private partnerships;   Raise ideas and policy options to the governor that would assist, strengthen, expand, or replicate successful faith-based and community programs;   Ensure that state government decisions and programs are consistent with the goal of partnering with faith-based and community initiatives when doing so is in the public interest and monitor how such decisions and programs affect faith-based and community initiatives;   Work with state, local, and community policymakers, volunteers, and public officials to facilitate coordination with and empowerment of faith-based and other community organizations where doing so would improve such groups' service to the communities involved; and   Showcase and herald successful and innovative faith-based and community organizations and civic initiatives.
TN Code § 4-32-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-103. Nonprofit Partnerships

  The office may partner with a nonprofit public benefit corporation that is organized to maximize the effectiveness of faith-based and community initiatives in serving Tennesseans with respect to public purposes, in order to carry out the purposes of the office.   The governor shall select the members of the board of directors of the nonprofit partner. The nonprofit partner's board may select its own chair. The nonprofit partner has an executive director, who is selected by the governor.   The nonprofit partner shall be properly incorporated under the laws of the state of Tennessee and approved by the internal revenue service as an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under § 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(a)), by virtue of being an organization described in § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)).   The nonprofit partner may receive and solicit funds from the general public in accordance with title 48, chapter 101, part 5.   Costs to underwrite the nonprofit partner's activities related to the office must be borne from revenues of the nonprofit partner, and no state employee shall benefit from such proceeds.   The nonprofit partner may exercise all powers authorized under the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, Chapters 51 69.   The nonprofit partner may receive staff and other assistance from any department, agency, board or commission, or other division of state government.   Subject to existing statutes, rules, and policies, the nonprofit partner may enter into agreements with state government for procurement of office space, supplies, and other items, as necessary to effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter.
TN Code § 4-32-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-104. Expenses and Administration

  It is the intent of the general assembly that the state shall realize no increased cost as a result of this chapter.   For administrative purposes, the office is attached to the department of finance and administration.   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.   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.   The office may work with local governments, private organizations, and citizens as it plans and engages in activities related to the office.
TN Code § 4-32-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-105. Retirement Benefits

  The nonprofit partner shall be eligible to be a participating employer in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system upon passage of a resolution by the nonprofit's board of directors authorizing:  An actuarial study; and   Participation, and accepting the liability as a result of the participation, by its full-time employees.     The employees of the nonprofit partner must make the same contributions, participate in the same manner, and are eligible for the same benefits as employees of local governments participating in the retirement system under title 8, chapter 35, part 2.   The employees of the nonprofit partner are entitled to credit for prior service, as approved by the board of directors of the nonprofit, under the same provisions that apply to employees of local governments.   The retirement system is not liable for the payment of retirement allowances or other payments on account of employees of the nonprofit partner, or the beneficiaries of such employees, for which reserves have not been previously created from funds contributed by the nonprofit partner, its employees, or the nonprofit partner and its employees.   In case of the withdrawal of the nonprofit partner as a participating employer, the benefits of the members and beneficiaries shall be determined in accordance with § 8-35-211.   All costs associated with retirement coverage, including administrative costs, are the responsibility of the nonprofit partner.
TN Code § 4-32-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-106. Health Benefits

 The nonprofit partner may participate, the same as an eligible quasi-governmental organization, in the health insurance plan authorized under § 8-27-702, to provide health insurance for its employees, as long as such nonprofit partner satisfies each of the requirements of § 8-27-702. This participation shall be governed by, and subject to, title 8, chapter 27, part 7.
TN Code § 4-32-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives|§ 4-32-107. Annual Reports and Audits

  The nonprofit partner shall annually submit to the governor and the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, within ninety (90) days after the end of its fiscal year, a report setting forth its operation and accomplishments.   The nonprofit partner is subject to examination and audit by the comptroller of the treasury in the same manner as prescribed for departments and agencies of the state.
TN Code § 4-33-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 33 - Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979|§ 4-33-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979.”
TN Code § 4-33-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 33 - Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979|§ 4-33-102. Purpose — Legislative Intent

  It is the purpose and intent of the general assembly by this enactment to require state agencies to state the direct and indirect costs of government programs to consumers and the relationship between the costs of a program and the benefits to be received from the program.   The general assembly intends this chapter to supplement existing laws and regulations.   Nothing in this chapter shall affect existing statutory obligations of a state agency.
TN Code § 4-33-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 33 - Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979|§ 4-33-103. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Agency” means every department or organization described in chapter 3 of this title; and   “Agency action” includes any action by an agency or subdivision thereof that may have substantial economic impact upon any person. Substantial economic impact may occur through a related series of agency decisions that individually may not have substantial economic impact, but that cumulatively have substantial economic impact.
TN Code § 4-33-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 33 - Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979|§ 4-33-104. Economic Impact Statements

  Upon written request by the commissioner or head of any agency, or by any member of the general assembly, each agency shall within a reasonable time justify a proposed action by preparing an economic impact statement using professionally accepted methodology, with quantification of data to the extent practicable, giving effect to both short-term and long-term consequences; provided, that this section shall not apply to any action of the department of transportation in which federal-aid matching funds are used.   The economic impact statement shall include the following information:  A description of the action proposed, the purpose of the action, the legal authority for the action and the plan for implementing the action;   A determination that the action is the least-cost method for achieving the stated purpose;   A comparison of the cost-benefit relation of the action to nonaction;   A determination that the action represents the most efficient allocation of public and private resources;   A determination of the effect of the action on competition;   A determination of the effect of the action on the cost of living in the geographical area in which the action would occur;   A determination of the effect of the action on employment in the geographical area in which the action would occur;   The source of revenue to be used for the action; and   A conclusion as to the economic impact upon all persons substantially affected by the action, including an analysis containing a description as to which persons will bear the costs of the action and which persons will benefit directly and indirectly from the action.     If, during the course of an agency action, information required by the economic impact statement materially changes, the agency shall amend the statement with the correct information.
TN Code § 4-33-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 33 - Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979|§ 4-33-105. [reserved.]

 The following agency actions are exempt from this chapter:   The collection and payment of social security funds, retirement funds or employee benefit funds;   Participation in any federal program, if under federal law the participation would be prevented by compliance with this chapter;   All emergency rules, or emergency purchases, if the governor agrees that an emergency exists and that a timely economic impact statement could not be prepared, but within a reasonable period of time after the action, an appropriate economic impact statement shall be prepared;   All legislative actions;   All purchases by any state agency that have a fair market value or monetary value that is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);   Ministerial action by an agency that complies with applicable statutes and rules; provided, however, this exemption does not include an agency action where the contracting of services is considered or used instead of state employees;   Action by a state agency that is required by law to be maintained as confidential;   The preparation and sale of all bonds that are processed by the state funding board;   Expenditures of money from trust funds that previously have been designed by the general assembly for a specific purpose;   The prosecution of civil, criminal or administrative actions before any court or before an administrative hearing officer; and   Actions involving persons in the custody of the state voluntarily or under court order.
TN Code § 4-33-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 33 - Tennessee Economic Impact Disclosure Law of 1979|§ 4-33-107. Copies of Economic Impact Statements

 In addition to any copies that may be provided to other individuals or entities, each agency that prepares an economic impact statement pursuant to this chapter shall provide a copy of such impact statement to the senate and house of representatives government operations committees.
TN Code § 4-35-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005.”
TN Code § 4-35-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-102. Creation of Audit Committees

  A state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body that has the authority to hire and terminate its employees shall create an audit committee, subject to subsection (c).   A state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body that is responsible for the preparation of financial statements, whether included in the financial statements of other entities or free standing, shall create an audit committee, subject to subsection (c).   A state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body subject to subsections (a) and (b) may be excepted from the requirement to form an audit committee only upon the approval of the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 4-35-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-103. Development of Charter — Guidelines for and Review of Charter — Approval

  An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall develop a written charter addressing the audit committee's purpose, powers, duties, and mission.   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.   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.
TN Code § 4-35-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-104. Standing Committee — Members — Meetings

  The audit committee shall be a standing committee of the state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body.   An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall have at a minimum three (3) members, chosen as prescribed in the audit committee charter.    The audit committee's charter shall provide for the frequency of and procedures relative to conducting meetings.   The audit committee shall meet upon the request of the comptroller of the treasury.
TN Code § 4-35-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-105. Responsibilities of Audit Committee

 The responsibilities of an audit committee created pursuant to this chapter include, but are not limited to:   Overseeing the financial reporting and related disclosures, especially when financial statements are issued;   Evaluating management's assessment of the body's system of internal controls;   Formally reiterating, on a regular basis, to the state governing board, council, commission, equivalent body, or management and staff of the agency to which the audit committee is attached, the responsibility of the state governing board, council, commission, equivalent body, or management and staff of the agency for preventing, detecting, and reporting fraud, waste, and abuse;   Serving as a facilitator of any audits or investigations of the body to which the audit committee is attached, including advising auditors and investigators of any information the audit committee may receive pertinent to audit or investigative matters;   Informing the comptroller of the treasury of the results of assessment and controls to reduce the risk of fraud; and   Promptly notifying the comptroller of the treasury of any indications of fraud.
TN Code § 4-35-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-106. Powers and Duties

 An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall have the power and duty to take whatever actions the audit committee deems necessary in carrying out its responsibilities in this chapter, including, but not limited to:   Seeking information the audit committee requires from employees or external parties;   Meeting with agency management, board, council, commission, or equivalent body members, external and internal auditors, legal counsel, or others as necessary; and   Requiring internal auditors to report directly to the audit committee.
TN Code § 4-35-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-107. Establishment of Confidential Reporting of Illegal, Improper, Wasteful or Fraudulent Activity

  An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall establish a process by which employees, taxpayers, or other citizens may confidentially report suspected illegal, improper, wasteful, or fraudulent activity. If the information provided causes the chair of the audit committee to believe that illegal, improper, wasteful, or fraudulent activity may have occurred, then the chair of the audit committee shall report the information to the office of the comptroller of the treasury. The comptroller of the treasury shall have the power to prescribe the method of making the report by the chair of the audit committee. The detailed information received and generated pursuant to a report of suspected illegal, improper, wasteful, or fraudulent activity shall be considered audit working papers and is therefore not an open record pursuant to title 10, chapter 7.   Section 8-50-116 shall apply to all state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body employees. In addition, no state governing board, council, commission or equivalent body's employees shall suffer any of the prohibited retaliatory actions specified in § 8-50-116 for reporting or cooperating with the audit committee, internal auditors, or auditors from, or approved by, the comptroller of the treasury, or for reporting any facts to the state governmental body to which the audit committee is attached. Any person who knowingly and willingly retaliates or takes adverse action of any kind against any person for reporting alleged wrongdoing pursuant to this chapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 4-35-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 35 - State of Tennessee Audit Committee Act of 2005|§ 4-35-108. Notice of Meetings — Open Meetings — Exceptions

  Except as provided in subsection (b), all meetings of an audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall abide by the notice requirements adhered to by the state governing board, council, commission, or equivalent body to which the audit committee is attached.   All meetings of an audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the open meetings provisions of title 8, chapter 44, except that the audit committee may hold confidential, nonpublic executive sessions to discuss:  Items deemed not subject to public inspection under §§ 10-7-503 and 10-7-504, and all other matters designated as confidential or privileged under this code;   Litigation;   Audits or investigations;   Information protected by federal law; and   Matters involving information under § 4-35-107(a), where the informant has requested anonymity.     No business, other than that described under subdivisions (b)(1)-(5), shall be considered during a confidential, nonpublic executive session by the audit committee.   For purposes of providing notice of a confidential, nonpublic executive session, the agenda must disclose the general nature of discussion as described under subdivisions (b)(1)-(5).   A meeting at which both subject matter open to the public and confidential subject matter will be discussed shall be conducted as follows:  All business relating to subject matter that is public in nature shall be conducted first; and   At the conclusion of the meeting relating to subject matter that is public in nature, the chair shall announce that the public portion of the meeting is adjourned and that the remainder of the meeting will concern matters that are confidential under subdivisions (b)(1)-(5). When everyone at the meeting who is not authorized to attend the confidential portion of the meeting has departed, the confidential portion of the meeting shall commence.     This chapter is not intended to prevent the full state governing board, commission, council, or equivalent body from going into confidential, nonpublic executive session for the purpose of further discussing those matters as described under subdivisions (b)(1)-(5). All portions of meetings of the full state governing board, commission, council, or equivalent body, where matters described under subdivisions (b)(1)-(5) will be discussed, shall be exempt from title 8, chapter 44; provided, that the full state governing board, commission, council or equivalent body shall abide by the notice requirements of subsections (c)-(e).
TN Code § 4-38-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 4 - State Government|Chapter 38 - Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act|§ 4-38-101. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act.”