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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 1 - COMMISSION ON FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL STANDARDS AND EDUCATION (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-113) › Section 4-24-113 - Administrative functions of the director of the division of fire prevention

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director of the division of fire prevention shall:
(1)
Act as chief administrative officer for the commission;
(2)
Employ all consultants, investigators, inspectors, legal counsel and other personnel necessary to staff and carry out the functions of the commission, and assign the personnel in a manner designed to assure their most efficient use;
(3)
Provide office space and necessary quarters for the commission;
(4)
Maintain a central filing system for official records and documents of the commission;
(5)
Promulgate rules and regulations for all administrative functions and activities of the commission;
(6)
Enforce all regulations promulgated by the commission;
(7)
Collect and account for all fees prescribed to be paid to the commission, and, unless otherwise prescribed by law, deposit the fees in the state treasury, and the commissioner of finance and administration shall make allotments out of the general fund as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the commission as provided by law; and
(8)
Perform other duties the commissioner prescribes, or as prescribed by law.
(b)
In providing the administrative functions, the director shall consult with the commission, but the decision of the director in such matters shall be conclusive, except as otherwise directed by the commissioner.
Acts 2012, ch. 986, § 43.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 2 - SALARY SUPPLEMENTS (§§ 4-24-201 — 4-24-205) › Section 4-24-201 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commission" means the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education created by this chapter;
(2)
"Fire department" means a department of a municipality, county, or political subdivision, or an organization, agency, or entity that offers its services, for or without pay, for the purpose of suppressing fires, performing rescue services, or for other emergency response purposes. "Fire department" does not mean law enforcement agencies, emergency medical agencies licensed by the Tennessee emergency medical services board, and rescue squads that do not provide fire protection;
(3)
"Firefighter" means a person in the employ of a unit of government fire department that is registered and recognized by the state fire marshal and is required to extinguish and control fires or fire-related incidents; and
(4)
"Volunteer firefighter" means a person who volunteers with a county, municipal, or nonprofit fire department that is registered and recognized by the state fire marshal and who is required to extinguish and control fires or fire-related incidents.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 478, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1975, ch. 268, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-2410; Acts 1986, ch. 534, § 1; 2004, ch. 427, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 2 - SALARY SUPPLEMENTS (§§ 4-24-201 — 4-24-205) › Section 4-24-202 - Pay supplement for completing in-service training course - Eligibility

(a)
(1)
A fire department with employed firefighters who successfully complete in each year an in-service training course, appropriate to the firefighter's rank and responsibility and the size and location of the firefighter's department, of at least forty (40) hours duration at a school certified or established by the commission is entitled to receive a pay supplement of eight hundred dollars ($800) from the commission to be paid to the firefighter in addition to the firefighter's regular salary.
(2)
A fire department with volunteer firefighters who successfully complete in each year an in-service training course, appropriate to the volunteer firefighter's rank and responsibility and the size and location of the volunteer firefighter's department, of at least thirty (30) hours duration at a school certified or established by the commission is entitled to receive payment of six hundred dollars ($600) from the commission to be paid to the volunteer firefighter in addition to the volunteer firefighter's other compensation.
(3)
A person is only eligible to receive payment under subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2), whichever is greater, for successful completion of the person's annual in-service course.
(b)
Any or all firefighters shall be eligible for such educational incentive upon satisfactory completion, as determined by the commission, of forty (40) hours of such training in each year.
(c)
(1)
Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any firefighter who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States during either the Desert Storm or Desert Shield Operations shall receive the cash salary supplement provided pursuant to this section, if such service prevented such firefighter from attending the in-service training program pursuant to this section. The provisions are retroactive in application.
(2)
In addition, any firefighter who served or serves on active duty in the armed forces of the United States during Operation Enduring Freedom or any other period of armed conflict prescribed by presidential proclamation or federal law that occurs following the period involving Operation Enduring Freedom shall receive the cash salary supplement provided pursuant to this section, if such service prevented or prevents such firefighter from attending the in-service training program pursuant to this section.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 478, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 152, s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1975, ch. 268, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2411; Acts 1988, ch. 1003, § 3; 1992, ch. 588, § 3; 2003 , ch. 289, § 1; 2004, ch. 427, § 5; 2007 , ch. 567, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 2 - SALARY SUPPLEMENTS (§§ 4-24-201 — 4-24-205) › Section 4-24-203 - Funding

Funds made available under this part to units of government shall be received and expended as follows:
(1)
Funds shall be used only as a cash salary bonus supplement to firefighters;
(2)
Each firefighter shall be entitled to receive the educational incentive that such firefighter's qualifications brought to such unit;
(3)
Funds provided shall not be used to supplant existing salaries or as substitutes for normal salary increases periodically due to firefighters; and
(4)
In accordance with rules and regulations of the commission.
Acts 1975, ch. 268, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2413; Acts 2004, ch. 427, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 2 - SALARY SUPPLEMENTS (§§ 4-24-201 — 4-24-205) › Section 4-24-204 - Equal opportunity for training

All units of government are hereby expressly prohibited from discriminating against any firefighter by interfering with or denying any firefighter the opportunity to participate in any training or educational program established by such unit of government for the purpose of compliance with this part.
Acts 1975, ch. 268, § 5; T.C.A., § 4-2414.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 2 - SALARY SUPPLEMENTS (§§ 4-24-201 — 4-24-205) › Section 4-24-205 - Minimum employment and training standards

The commission is empowered to establish minimum employment and training standards for firefighters who are to be eligible for educational incentives.
Acts 1975, ch. 268, § 6; T.C.A., § 4-2415; Acts 2004, ch. 427, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 3 - ADEQUATE FACILITIES IN FIRE STATION (§§ 4-24-301 — 4-24-303) › Section 4-24-301 - Separate facilities in new construction for men and women

With respect to any fire station constructed after June 26, 2007, each municipal or county fire department, and each volunteer fire department or company is encouraged to have separate restroom facilities, showers and locker rooms for men and women.
Acts 2007, ch. 527, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 3 - ADEQUATE FACILITIES IN FIRE STATION (§§ 4-24-301 — 4-24-303) › Section 4-24-302 - Gender-friendly conditions in existing facilities

(a)
Each municipal or county fire department, and each volunteer fire department or company, are urged to develop plans that, to the greatest extent possible, will create gender-friendly conditions in existing facilities.
(b)
The purpose of the plans is to identify which stations could be upgraded to accomplish a gender-friendly facility and identify which stations cannot be made gender-friendly due to space constraints, historical significance of the station, or other documented reasons why this could not be accomplished.
(c)
The plans, once developed, shall be made available upon request by the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education and from interested persons in the community.
Acts 2007, ch. 527, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 24 - FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AND STANDARDS (§§ 4-24-101 — 4-24-303) › Part 3 - ADEQUATE FACILITIES IN FIRE STATION (§§ 4-24-301 — 4-24-303) › Section 4-24-303 - Existing facilities that cannot be upgraded

Existing facilities that cannot be upgraded to gender-friendly stations should be made gender-friendly to the greatest extent possible by:
(1)
Using empty or unused rooms in the station. In no event shall existing rooms, including, but not limited to, bedrooms, weight rooms, T.V. rooms, or other rooms utilized by the firefighters for relaxation or rest, be taken or redesignated for purposes of complying with this part;
(2)
With regard to restrooms, shower rooms or locker rooms, using a male/female flip sign with locks on the door when the room is being utilized by either a male or female. No restroom, shower room or locker room that is designated specifically for male or female may be used at any time by the opposite sex;
(3)
With respect to sleeping arrangements created for the purpose of complying with this part, if it is not possible to have individual sleeping quarters, privacy for everyone shall be provided by installing individual cubicles in a room or rooms designated for sleeping with a curtain or screen blocking the entrance to each individual cubicle. The cubicles shall contain at least a bed, desk, lamp and a sufficient number of lockers to provide each firefighter on a shift with a designated, private area to rest or sleep.
Acts 2007, ch. 527, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-2501.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2502.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-2503; Acts 1982, ch. 563, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2504.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 5; T.C.A., § 4-2505.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 70, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 7; T.C.A., § 4-2507; Acts 1985, ch. 216, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 25 - PAPERWORK REDUCTION AND SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 1976 (§§ 4-25-101 — 4-25-108) › Section 4-25-108 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279,s 1, eff. 5/3/2021.
Acts 1976, ch. 757, § 8; T.C.A., § 4-2508.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 26 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (§§ 4-26-101 — 4-26-107) › Section 4-26-101 - Establishment

There is established within the department of economic and community development an office of business enterprise.
Acts 1977, ch. 135, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-2601.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 26 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (§§ 4-26-101 — 4-26-107) › Section 4-26-103 - Powers and duties

(a)
The department is authorized to:
(1)
Provide assistance to disadvantaged businesses by advising and counseling on all phases of procurement policies, by obtaining information concerning prime contractors in letting subcontracts and by encouraging the letting of subcontracts by prime contractors to disadvantaged businesses;
(2)
Receive funding from sources other than the state;
(3)
Make studies and conduct workshops, conferences and seminars, with owners and employees of disadvantaged businesses to enhance their understandings of business management, bidding, licensing procedures, procurement procedures and any other activities incident to their positions in business;
(4)
Develop training and educational programs in cooperation with institutions, associations, and other state, local and federal agencies, and coordinate the training efforts of the various organizations presently providing technical assistance to disadvantaged businesses;
(5)
Encourage and provide the direction and coordination necessary to secure franchises and dealerships from private firms for disadvantaged businesses;
(6)
Review and evaluate legislation and determine its effect upon disadvantaged businesses and make appropriate recommendations to the governor and the general assembly;
(7)
Employ such personnel as may be required to implement and administer this chapter; and
(8)
(A)
Develop sources of capital for minority entrepreneurs;
(B)
Assist in setting up new minority banks, small business investment companies, as defined in
15 U.S.C. § 681(a)
, and minority enterprise small business investment companies, being the companies authorized in
15 U.S.C. § 681(d)
[repealed]; and
(C)
Develop loan packages to assist minority business persons in the start-up or expansion of businesses, or any other financial counseling necessary to enable minority business operations to operate on a sound financial basis.
(b)
(1)
The department shall continually evaluate the progress of disadvantaged businesses through monitoring and techniques of evaluation, such as surveys and feasibility studies.
(2)
The department shall maintain complete and consistent program data.
Acts 1977, ch. 135, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-2603; Acts 1988, ch. 532, §§ 3, 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 26 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (§§ 4-26-101 — 4-26-107) › Section 4-26-104 - Purpose and construction

This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the following purposes and objectives that:
(1)
Disadvantaged businesses share in the American economic system of private enterprise through free and vigorous competition;
(2)
Such competition be fostered through the encouragement and development of disadvantaged businesses; and
(3)
The state aid, counsel and assist in every practical manner disadvantaged businesses in order to preserve free competition on equal terms with those businesses constituting the major part of the business community.
Acts 1977, ch. 135, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2604.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 26 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (§§ 4-26-101 — 4-26-107) › Section 4-26-105 - Reports

(a)
The department shall make a written report to the governor, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chair of the commerce and labor committee of the senate, the chair of the commerce committee of the house of representatives, and any governor's advisory committee on minority economic development, at least once each year, such report to be made no later than December 1.
(b)
The report shall advise the officials and committees mentioned in subsection (a) on the administration and operation of this chapter.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345,s 10, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236,s 14, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1977, ch. 135, § 5; T.C.A., § 4-2605.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 26 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (§§ 4-26-101 — 4-26-107) › Section 4-26-106 - Disadvantaged business loan guarantee program

(a)
(1)
The general assembly finds that conventional funding sources for emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses are limited or nonexistent.
(2)
The general assembly further finds that promoting and encouraging economic opportunity and development within the state's minority community is a worthy public purpose.
(3)
Such economic opportunity and development serve the health, safety and welfare of all citizens through creation of long-term employment opportunities, reduction of unemployment, diminished demand for costly social services and increased revenue collections.
(b)
(1)
There is created within the state treasury a restricted account not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be known as the "disadvantaged business loan guarantee account."
(2)
Amounts in the account at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain available to the department for the purposes set forth in this section.
(3)
Amounts in the account shall be invested for the benefit of the account by the state treasurer pursuant to §
9-4-603
. The account shall be administered by the commissioner.
(c)
(1)
There is created within the department the disadvantaged business loan guarantee program.
(2)
The purpose of the loan guarantee program is to ensure the availability of conventional financial resources to emerging and expanding disadvantaged businesses by guaranteeing loans for disadvantaged businesses.
(3)
To qualify for a loan guarantee, a disadvantaged business must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the loan will be fully repaid and will produce economic benefit for the community and state.
(4)
The department is authorized to determine the total dollar amount of loans to be guaranteed, subject to a maximum of five (5) times the balance of appropriated funds within the loan guarantee account, plus income, less expenses associated with the program.
(5)
The department is authorized to charge a premium to the borrower to help defray the cost of administering the program.
(6)
The department may establish other terms and conditions for guarantees of loans.
(7)
The total aggregate amount of the loan guarantee may not exceed eighty percent (80%) of any loan.
(8)
All documentation evidencing a loan guarantee shall clearly state that such guarantee is an obligation of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee account and not of the general fund or the state of Tennessee, and that any amounts required to be paid pursuant to the loan guarantee are subject to the availability of sufficient funds within the guarantee account.
(d)
The commissioner shall annually submit to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives, within ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a complete and detailed report setting forth the operations, transactions and accomplishments of the disadvantaged business loan guarantee fund.
Acts 1990, ch. 1071, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 26 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE OFFICE (§§ 4-26-101 — 4-26-107) › Section 4-26-107 - Guidelines and reports to the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives

The office of business enterprise shall provide guidelines to address any impediments by other state agencies to the conduct of the office of business enterprise to the members of the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives. The office of business enterprise shall also provide periodic reports to the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives relative to the audit findings of the office of the comptroller.
Acts 2006, ch. 935, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 27 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLANS (§§ 4-27-101 — 4-27-105) › Section 4-27-101 - Establishment

(a)
There is established an employee suggestion award program for employees and retired employees of state government.
(b)
Under this program, cash or honorary awards may be made to state employees and retired state employees whose adopted suggestions will result in substantial savings or improvement in state operations.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-2701; Acts 1980, ch. 643, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 27 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLANS (§§ 4-27-101 — 4-27-105) › Section 4-27-102 - Board - Establishment - Composition

There is hereby established an employee suggestion award board, which shall be composed of the commissioner of finance and administration, the commissioner of human resources, the commissioner of general services, the executive director of fiscal review committee, and one (1) member appointed by the Tennessee State Employees Association.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2702; Acts 1985, ch. 292, §1; 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 27 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLANS (§§ 4-27-101 — 4-27-105) › Section 4-27-103 - Duties of board

It is the duty of the board to:
(1)
Adopt rules governing its proceedings;
(2)
Elect a chair and secretary;
(3)
Keep permanent and accurate records of its proceedings;
(4)
Establish criteria for making awards;
(5)
Adopt rules and regulations to carry out this chapter;
(6)
Approve each award made; and
(7)
Meet at least quarterly to evaluate suggestions made by employees.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1038,s 2, eff. 5/21/2018.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-2703.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 27 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLANS (§§ 4-27-101 — 4-27-105) › Section 4-27-104 - Ineligible employees

In establishing criteria for making awards, the board may exclude certain levels of positions from participation in the program, but in no event shall the following levels of management be eligible to receive cash awards under the program:
(1)
LEVEL I: Governor's staff, department commissioner or equivalent;
(2)
LEVEL II: Assistant or deputy commissioner, assistant to commissioner, major fiscal and administrative policy departmental staff or equivalent;
(3)
LEVEL III: Director or division chief, including the full line division chief to a statewide program; includes chief of division supervising several line service units or equivalent;
(4)
LEVEL IV: Assistant to director or division chief, section chief or head of major departmental function or equivalent.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-2704.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 27 - EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION AWARD AND INCENTIVE PLANS (§§ 4-27-101 — 4-27-105) › Section 4-27-105 - Cash awards - Maximum

(a)
(1)
The cash award shall be:
(A)
Equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the annual savings realized in a fiscal year, with a maximum award of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000);
(B)
Paid within ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year in which the savings have been realized; and
(C)
Limited to the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made.
(2)
If the cash award is over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) the award must be spread over three (3) years following the fiscal year in which the suggestion was made in equal amounts; however, if the employee who is entitled to the award leaves state service the employee forfeits the remaining award appropriation item or items of the state agency to which actual savings apply.
(b)
(1)
The board shall promulgate rules to develop criteria for making awards pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of an electronic mail notification to transmit to all state government employees information on the employee suggestion award program. The electronic mail notification shall be made annually by the board and shall include, but not be limited to, the provisions of this section.
(2)
In promulgating rules, the board shall consider the following factors:
(A)
Severity of the present problem;
(B)
Effectiveness of the suggestion offered;
(C)
The need to encourage improvement in state operations; and
(D)
Ingenuity of the suggestion.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1038,s 1, eff. 5/21/2018.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 4; T.C.A., § 4-2705; Acts 1981, ch. 363, § 1; 1985, ch. 292, § 2; 1987, ch. 325, § 3; 2004, ch. 421, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Small Business Investment Company Credit Act."
Acts 2009, ch. 610, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-103 - Participating investor's investment tax credit - Limits - Payment of retaliatory tax not required - Credits against other taxes

(a)
A participating investor shall earn an investment tax credit against its state premium tax liability equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the investment tax credit allocated to the participating investor under §
4-28-105
. The participating investor's investment tax credit shall be earned and vested upon making its investment in the qualified TNInvestco. Beginning January 1, 2012, a participating investor may claim the investment tax credit as follows:
(1)
In tax years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the investment tax credit allocated to the participating investor; and
(2)
In tax years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the investment tax credit allocated to the participating investor.
(b)
No participating investor's investment tax credit for any taxable year shall exceed the participating investor's state premium tax liability for such year. If the amount of the investment tax credit determined under this section for any taxable year exceeds the state premium tax liability, then the excess shall be an investment tax credit carryover to future taxable years until tax year 2037. Investment tax credits may be used in connection with both final payments and prepayments of a participating investor's state premium tax liability. Investment tax credits may be sold or otherwise transferred by a participating investor to another entity, which can likewise resell or transfer the tax credits; provided, that the department of revenue receives written notification within thirty (30) days of any sale or transfer.
(c)
A participating investor claiming an investment tax credit under this section is not required to pay any additional retaliatory tax levied as a result of claiming the investment tax credit.
(d)
A participating investor is not required to reduce the amount of tax pursuant to the state premium tax liability included by the participating investor in connection with ratemaking for any insurance contract written in this state because of a reduction in the participating investor's tax liability based on the investment tax credit allowed under this section.
(e)
If the taxes paid by a participating investor with respect to its state premium tax liability constitute a credit against any other tax that is imposed by this state, the participating investor's credit against the other tax shall not be reduced by virtue of the reduction in the participating investor's tax liability based on the investment tax credit allowed under this section.
Acts 2009, ch. 610, § 4; 2010, ch. 1142, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-107 - Restrictions on insurance companies and their affiliates

An insurance company or affiliate of an insurance company shall not, directly or indirectly:
(1)
Beneficially own, whether through rights, options, convertible interest or otherwise, fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting securities or other voting ownership interest of a TNInvestco;
(2)
Manage a TNInvestco, other than exercising remedies for default; or
(3)
Control the direction of investments for a TNInvestco.
Acts 2009, ch. 610, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-108 - Distributions from qualified TNInvestco

(a)
Qualified distributions from a qualified TNInvestco may be made at any time.
(b)
Distributions other than qualified distributions from a qualified TNInvestco may be paid out annually or upon designated liquidity events as established by the qualified TNInvestco. Any such distributions other than qualified distributions may not reduce the base investment amount during any calendar year.
(c)
The profit share percentage or the end date profit share percentage shall be paid to the state in the same time and manner as all other distributions as provided in §
4-28-109
. Any such payments shall be deposited into the general fund or the rural opportunity fund and the small and minority-owned business assistance program fund as provided in §
4-28-109
.
(d)
Investment capital liquidated during a liquidity event will be given a one-year redeployment period for purposes of calculating the investment thresholds in §
4-28-106
.
(e)
The department of economic and community development shall ensure, pursuant to the authority provided in this chapter, that a qualified TNInvestco provides adequate documentary support for all proceeds and distributions related to liquidity events and the department shall use best efforts to confirm that all information provided to the department by the TNInvestco is accurate so the department may ensure that all parties involved receive the proper designated share. Information provided to the department pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential due to the proprietary nature of such information.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 510, s 2, eff. 5/25/2021.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611, s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2009 , ch. 610, § 9; 2010 , ch. 1142, § 27.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-111 - Annual review - Summary of findings - Curing noncompliance

(a)
The department shall conduct an annual review of each qualified TNInvestco to determine if the qualified TNInvestco is abiding by the requirements of the program and to ensure that no investments have been made in violation of this chapter. This review shall include the use of the scorecard data received from each qualified TNInvestco as provided in §
4-28-113
. The department shall also compare this scorecard data to the qualified TNInvestco's original application to examine the investment strategy for accuracy and consistency and to ensure that statutory requirements and the department's policies are met each year. Information provided to the department pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential due to the proprietary nature of such information. The cost of the annual review shall be paid by each qualified TNInvestco according to a reasonable fee schedule adopted by the department.
(b)
The department shall provide the qualified TNInvestco a summary of findings including any areas of noncompliance. Failure to cure the areas of noncompliance within forty-five (45) days from the date of the notice of noncompliance shall result in a penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day until the noncompliance is cured. The proceeds from a penalty assessed pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be deposited into the Tennessee rural opportunity fund, to further the state's economic development efforts. Funds related to the investment tax credit shall not be used to pay the penalty imposed under this section.
(c)
The department of economic and community development shall provide the comptroller of the treasury and the state treasurer, upon request, a copy of any written findings made in connection with the annual review required under subsection (a) and a copy of the summary of findings provided to the qualified TNInvestco pursuant to subsection (b).
(d)
The department of economic and community development may promulgate rules to ensure compliance with the requirements listed in this chapter and the policies and procedures set forth by the department. Rules promulgated by the department may assess a penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per incidence for failure to comply with the requirements. The proceeds from any such penalty shall be deposited into the Tennessee rural opportunity fund to further the state's economic development efforts. Funds related to the investment tax credit shall not be used to pay the penalty imposed by the rules. Any penalty assessed may be netted against the annual management fee.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611,Secs.s6, s7 eff. 7/1/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611,s 5, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2009, ch. 610, § 12; 2010, ch. 1142, § 17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-112 - Annual report

(a)
The department of economic and community development shall make an annual report to the governor, the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees having jurisdiction over taxes and economic development. The report must include:
(1)
The number of qualified TNInvestcos holding designated capital;
(2)
The amount of designated capital invested in each qualified TNInvestco;
(3)
The cumulative amount that each qualified TNInvestco has invested as of January 1, 2011, and the cumulative total each year thereafter;
(4)
The cumulative amount of follow-on capital that the investments of each qualified TNInvestco have created in terms of capital invested in qualified businesses at the same time or subsequent to investments made by a qualified TNInvestco in such businesses by sources other than qualified TNInvestcos;
(5)
The total amount of investment tax credits applied under this chapter for each year;
(6)
The performance of each qualified TNInvestco with regard to the requirements for continued certification;
(7)
The classification of the companies in which each qualified TNInvestco has invested according to industrial sector and size of company;
(8)
The gross number of jobs created by investments made by each qualified TNInvestco and the number of jobs retained;
(9)
The location of the companies in which each qualified TNInvestco has invested;
(10)
Those qualified TNInvestcos that have been decertified, including the reasons for decertification; and
(11)
Other related information as necessary to evaluate the effect of this chapter on economic development.
(b)
To promote openness and transparency, a copy of each annual report made by the department of economic and community development pursuant to this section shall be posted on the Tennessee TNInvestco website that is maintained by the department of economic and community development.
(c)
The department of economic and community development shall submit the annual report to the designees as specified in subsection (a) no later than the first Tuesday in September of the year following the year of the annual review of the TNInvestcos. If the report cannot be submitted by the first Tuesday in September deadline, the commissioner must notify the designees as specified in subsection (a) no later than thirty (30) days prior to the due date that the report will be late, the reasons why the report cannot be submitted in a timely manner, and an estimated submittal date.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611, s 8, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 2009 , ch. 610, § 13; 2010 , ch. 1142, §§ 18, 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-114 - Maintenance of website

(a)
Any qualified TNInvestco that has received an allocation of investment tax credits pursuant to this chapter shall be required to maintain a website that provides information to the general public about the biographical and professional background of each member of the executive management team of the TNInvestco and of each member of the board or other governing body of the TNInvestco. The qualified TNInvestco shall also provide information to the general public on its website concerning the availability of capital pursuant to the program established by this chapter.
(b)
The department of economic and community development shall maintain at least one (1) web page that provides information to the general public about the TNInvestco program, including internet links to the websites of each qualified TNInvestco. Each qualified TNInvestco shall maintain an internet link on its website to the TNInvestco program web page of the department of economic and community development.
Acts 2010 , ch. 1142, § 21.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 28 - TENNESSEE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY CREDIT ACT (§§ 4-28-101 — 4-28-115) › Section 4-28-115 - Liquidation of remaining state ownership interests - Method - Approval by treasurer - Investments liquidated after program end date

Beginning on December 31, 2021, the department shall liquidate any remaining ownership interests owned by the state. Methods to liquidate remaining ownership interests include the sale of interests to a third party. The sale of any ownership interests shall be approved by the treasurer. Qualified investments that are liquidated after the program end date must be distributed between the qualified TNInvestco and the state according to the end date profit share percentage.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 510, s 5, eff. 5/25/2021.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611, s 10, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law."
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 94,s 6, eff. 4/4/2017.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-2901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-103 - Review committees - Joint evaluation committee

(a)
The speakers of the senate and the house of representatives shall designate appropriate committees in their respective houses to conduct the review of governmental entities as provided in this chapter.
(b)
The chairs of such committees shall appoint a subcommittee to conduct the review of each governmental entity.
(c)
The appropriate subcommittees appointed in the senate and in the house of representatives shall meet as a joint committee as the evaluation committee to review each governmental entity assigned to such committee. There shall be an equal number of senators and representatives on the two (2) subcommittees and committees when meeting as a joint evaluation committee for the review of any specific governmental entity.
(d)
Members of the evaluation committee shall serve until their successors are appointed in accordance with this section so long as such members remain members of the general assembly. Any member of the evaluation committee who ceases to be a member of the general assembly shall cease to be a member of the evaluation committee on the same date such member's membership in the general assembly ceases, as provided in the Constitution of Tennessee. In the event a majority of the membership of any subcommittee comprising an evaluation committee shall cease to be members of the general assembly, the speaker of the house in which such vacancies occur shall designate members of that house to interim appointments until such time as the evaluation committee is reconstituted as provided in this section.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 9; T.C.A., § 4-2909.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-104 - Hearings

(a)
Prior to the termination, continuation, reestablishment or restructuring of any governmental entity, the evaluation committee created in §
4-29-103
shall hold at least one (1) public hearing and receive testimony from the public and from the administrative head of the governmental entity.
(b)
The governmental entity shall have the burden of demonstrating the public need for its continued existence and the extent to which any change in organization, structure or transfer to another department of state government for administrative purposes would increase the operational or administrative effectiveness and efficiency of such entity.
(c)
Notice of the time and place of the public hearing must be posted on the general assembly website at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 404, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 574, s 1, eff. 3/8/2016.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 10; T.C.A., § 4-2910; Acts 1980, ch. 722, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 521, § 1; 2003 , ch. 396, § 3; 2004, ch. 949, § 2; 2005, ch. 374, § 1; 2006, ch. 1000, § 1; 2007 , ch. 547, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-105 - Evaluation committee objectives

The evaluation committee shall have as its objectives:
(1)
The review of present programs and strategies of entities to determine the quality, efficiency, and success of such programs and strategies in implementation of legislative mandates;
(2)
The continuation of successful and efficient entities that are beneficial to the citizens of the state and the modification of any organizational structure that would result in more efficient or effective service to the public;
(3)
The elimination of inactive entities;
(4)
The elimination of entities that duplicate other entities or other governmental programs and activities, or an appropriate consolidation of them; and
(5)
The elimination of inefficient, ineffective, unnecessary or undesirable entities.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 11; T.C.A., § 4-2911.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-107 - Vote to terminate entity - Recommended legislation

If the evaluation committee by a majority vote determines that a governmental entity should be terminated, the evaluation committee shall cause to be introduced legislation necessary to transfer or abolish such entity's functions, duties and powers and repeal or amend any section of the code or the public acts that would be repealed or amended by implication if the governmental entity is terminated.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 12; T.C.A., § 4-2913.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-108 - Vote to continue entity - Recommended amendments

If the evaluation committee by a majority vote determines that a governmental entity should be continued, restructured or reestablished, if the duties, powers, authority or functions of the governmental entity are changed, or if the governmental entity is transferred to another department of state government for administrative purposes, the evaluation committee shall cause to be introduced legislation to amend the appropriate sections of the code or the public acts.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 12; T.C.A., § 4-2914.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-109 - Periodic review or automatic termination of entities

Each governmental entity that is continued, restructured or reestablished under §§
4-29-107
,
4-29-108
and
4-29-110
shall terminate eight (8) years following its continuation or reestablishment, and shall be subject every eight (8) years thereafter during its existence to the review and procedures provided for in this chapter.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 12; T.C.A., § 4-2915; Acts 1985, ch. 405, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 29 - TENNESSEE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY REVIEW LAW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-253) › Part 1 - ENTITY REVIEW (§§ 4-29-101 — 4-29-124) › Section 4-29-110 - Tie vote in joint evaluation committee - Action by joint review committee

(a)
If, by a tie vote of the evaluation committee, no determination of status of a government entity can be decided, the evaluation committee shall refer the final decision to the appropriate committees of the respective houses that shall meet jointly to hear the recommendations of each member of the evaluation committee.
(b)
The vote of the majority of the members, present and voting, of such appropriate committees meeting jointly shall decide the final recommendation on the abolition, transfer, or continuation or restructure of the governmental entity, and the evaluation committee shall cause the introduction of legislation required by this vote.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 12; T.C.A., § 4-2916.