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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 3 - REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COSTS (§§ 12-4-301 — 12-4-308) › Section 12-4-304 - Penalty for improper accounting

For the purpose of this part, any contracting provider that does not adopt the uniform classification of accounts, or other acceptable accounting methods as shall be established by the department of health, in consultation with the comptroller of the treasury and the Tennessee Hospital Association, or does not submit cost data as required by the department, shall be assessed a penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each day such provider is not in compliance with this section.
Acts 1961, ch. 117, § 4; T.C.A., § 12-428; Acts 1984, ch. 787, § 4; 1988, ch. 779, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 3 - REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COSTS (§§ 12-4-301 — 12-4-308) › Section 12-4-305 - Certification of figures - Noncertified statements

The department of health, in consultation with the comptroller of the treasury, may require that figures submitted by the health care provider be certified by the administrator of the provider and by a licensed public accountant or certified public accountant. The final authority for the determination and certification of figures submitted by the provider to the department shall be the comptroller of the treasury; provided, that any provider that does not submit certified statements, when required, shall be assessed the penalty provided by §
12-4-304
.
Acts 1961, ch. 117, § 5; 1974, ch. 487, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-429; Acts 1984, ch. 787, § 5; 1988, ch. 779, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 3 - REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COSTS (§§ 12-4-301 — 12-4-308) › Section 12-4-306 - Forms for reports and statements

All forms for reporting figures by health care providers shall be designed and specified by the department of health, in consultation with the comptroller of the treasury and the state departments purchasing health care services and the Tennessee Hospital Association. All providers shall be required to submit statements on the form or forms prescribed and designed by the department for this purpose.
Acts 1961, ch. 117, § 6; T.C.A., § 12-430; Acts 1984, ch. 787, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 3 - REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COSTS (§§ 12-4-301 — 12-4-308) › Section 12-4-307 - Audits

The comptroller of the treasury is empowered and has the right and privilege to audit any contracting health care provider to verify statements and data submitted by the provider; provided, that all legal aids granted to the comptroller of the treasury elsewhere, by law, are expressly reserved to the comptroller of the treasury in such audits.
Acts 1961, ch. 117, § 7; T.C.A., § 12-431; Acts 1984, ch. 787, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 3 - REIMBURSEMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COSTS (§§ 12-4-301 — 12-4-308) › Section 12-4-308 - Reimbursement of licensed residential homes for mentally ill

(a)
(1)
The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall, by rule, establish a pilot program to reimburse licensed supportive living facilities for the mentally ill, as defined by departmental rules, in those counties having a population according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent such census of:
not less than
nor more than
23,850
23,900
26,400
26,500
32,600
32,700
32,760
32,800
34,600
34,700
56,000
56,100
74,500
74,600
287,700
287,800
319,625
319,725
400,000
500,000
770,000
780,000
(2)
The rules may, in the discretion of the department, distinguish between the types of facilities and between beds within a facility to implement the pilot program, the cost of which shall not exceed the amount provided for such purpose in the general appropriations act.
(b)
(1)
The department shall reimburse licensed supportive living facilities for the mentally ill in a daily or monthly amount to be established by the department for each resident whose income is limited to payments under the Social Security Act (
42 U.S.C. § 301
et seq.), and does not exceed the monthly SSI federal benefit rate (FBR). No supportive living facility participating in the pilot program shall receive reimbursement under the pilot program for more than thirty percent (30%) of its licensed residential capacity. If necessary to implement this program within the limits of its annual appropriation, the department may promulgate rules to further limit the number of residents for whom reimbursement may be claimed.
(2)
For the period beginning January 1, 2006, and until May 4, 2006, only, any payments withheld due to a resident's income exceeding the six-hundred-dollar per month limit shall be paid in accordance with subdivision (b)(1).
(c)
(1)
This section shall have no application unless funding is specifically provided for and included in the general appropriations bill. During any fiscal year, departmental reimbursement paid to licensed supportive living facilities under the authority of subsection (b) shall not exceed the level of funding specifically provided for such purpose within the general appropriations bill.
(2)
The implementation of this section and the expenditure of any funds to implement such provisions shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration.
(d)
The department is authorized to promulgate, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, such rules as may be necessary to effectively and efficiently implement this section.
Acts 1988, ch. 937, § 1; 1989, ch. 12, §§ 1, 2; 1990, ch. 870, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 869, § 1; 1996, ch. 875, § 1; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2006, ch. 619, § 1; 2010, ch. 1098, § 3; 2010, ch. 1100, § 23; 2011, ch. 295, §§ 5, 14; 2012, ch. 575, § 1; T.C.A. §
12-4-330
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-401 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Prevailing Wage Act for State Highway Construction Projects."
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 1, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-435.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-402 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commission" means the prevailing wage commission;
(2)
"Highway contractor" means any contractor, subcontractor, person, firm, or corporation engaged in a state construction project for the purpose of building, rebuilding, locating, relocating, or repairing any public highway;
(3)
"Prevailing wage" means the rate of pay as determined according to this part;
(4)
"Public highway" means any street, road, highway, expressway, bridge, or viaduct, including an adjacent right-of-way, that is constructed or maintained by the state, or any municipality or political subdivision of the state, and that is funded in whole or in part with federal or state highway funds;
(5)
"State contract" means any contractual agreement, written or oral, entered into by any person, firm or corporation with this state for the performance of work on a state highway construction project; and
(6)
"State highway construction project" means any construction project for the purpose of building, rebuilding, locating, relocating, or repairing any public highway.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 68,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 4/6/2015.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 2, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-436.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-403 - Establishment and payment of prevailing wage

(a)
It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that the prevailing wage rate be determined by defined standards and that such rate be paid workers on all state highway construction projects.
(b)
Any highway contractor entering into a state contract for the performance of work on state highway construction projects shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rate for all types and classifications of such work as determined by this part.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 3, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-437.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-404 - Prevailing wage commission

(a)
There shall be a prevailing wage commission composed of five (5) members, including the commissioner of labor and workforce development, who shall serve as chair, the state architect, and the commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee. Two (2) members shall be appointed by the governor who shall serve terms of two (2) years.
(b)
The commission has the duty of determining the prevailing wage rate for state highway construction.
(c)
All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 5, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(54); T.C.A., § 12-438; Acts 1983, ch. 218, § 1; 1990, ch. 658, § 1; 1999, ch. 520, § 33.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-406 - Review of prevailing wage determination

(a)
The commission shall conduct a public hearing within ten (10) days of the notice required in §
12-4-405
. At such public hearing, the commission shall present the documentation provided for in this part other than payroll records, and any other facts upon which the prevailing wage determination was made. Any interested party may present any other facts or documentation material to the determination of the prevailing wage rate at such hearing. Within ten (10) days after such public hearing, the commission shall give notice of its final determination on such prevailing wage rate to all highway contractors who submitted documentation in accordance with this part and to any others making written request for such notice.
(b)
Judicial review of such final determination of the prevailing wage rate shall be in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 6, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-440.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-407 - Rates set out in specifications

Before advertising for bids or entering into any contract for a state highway construction project, every state agency under whose jurisdiction such work is to be performed shall ascertain from the commission prevailing wage rates for all classifications as herein provided in the areas where the work is to be performed. This schedule of wages shall be attached to and made a part of the specifications for the work, and shall be printed on the bidding blanks and made a part of every contract for the construction of any state highway construction project.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 7, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-441.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-408 - Wage rates promulgated - Contract provision required

After the prevailing wage determination has been made by the commission, the same shall be furnished to all state agencies which may be charged with the responsibility of entering into any state contract, and shall specify what wage rates shall be paid on all classifications of work that may be used by such person, highway contractors, firm or corporation in carrying out such contractual agreement. In all cases where the commission has established a prevailing rate of wages, the contract executed between any state agency and the successful bidder or highway contractors shall contain a provision requiring the successful bidder and all of the successful bidder's subcontractors to pay the rate of wages so established. The successful bidder or highway contractors and all subcontractors shall strictly comply with these provisions of the contract.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 4, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-442.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-409 - Bond for compliance

In all cases where any state agency awards a contract for any state highway construction project under this part, the bond of the highway contractor or subcontractor shall contain a provision obligating such highway contractor or subcontractor to a faithful performance of each and every requirement imposed upon such highway contractor or subcontractor under the terms of this part.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,Secs.s7, s11 eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-443.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-410 - Posting of wage rates

Each highway contractor and subcontractor subject to this part shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous place at the site of the construction work a copy of the prevailing wage rates prescribed in the state contract.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 13, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-444.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-411 - Payroll records of contractors

(a)
Any person, highway contractor, firm or corporation who may enter into any state contract shall furnish to the state agency entering into such contractual agreement any necessary forms, papers, payroll copies or any other information that may be required of any such person, highway contractor, firm or corporation by the state agency to show compliance with this part.
(b)
Payroll records shall not be destroyed for one (1) year following the completion of the state highway construction project.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 4, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-445.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-412 - Breach of contract provisions - Actions against highway contractors - Advertising and reletting contract

The commission or any employee of any highway contractor or subcontractor whose wages are determined pursuant to this part may maintain an action against any highway contractor or subcontractor for the breach of any condition of any performance bond given under this part, and, in case of breach of any provision of such bond, the particular state agency which awarded the contract may advertise the work and relet the contract in the same manner as the original letting.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 11, eff. 1/1/2014.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-446.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-413 - Delegation of administrative responsibilities

The commission may delegate administrative responsibilities conferred hereunder to the department of labor and workforce development.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-447; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 33.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-414 - Inspection of records

All records and documentation provided for in this part, other than payroll records, shall be made available for public inspection by the commission and the department of labor and workforce development during normal business hours.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-448; Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 33.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 4 - PREVAILING WAGE ACT FOR STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (§§ 12-4-401 — 12-4-415) › Section 12-4-415 - Rules and regulations

The commission may promulgate such rules and regulations, neither inconsistent nor contradictory with this part, which it deems necessary to effectuate this part.
Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-449.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 5 - STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS LIABILITY ACT OF 1977 (§§ 12-4-501 — 12-4-503) › Section 12-4-501 - Liability of contractor in construction projects

This part shall be known as the "State Construction Projects Liability Act of 1977."
Acts 1977, ch. 367, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-452.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 5 - STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS LIABILITY ACT OF 1977 (§§ 12-4-501 — 12-4-503) › Section 12-4-502 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Acceptance" means notification by an authorized officer or employee of the state that the work completed has been in accordance with the terms and conditions of the state contract;
(2)
"State" means the state of Tennessee;
(3)
"State construction project" means any construction project for the purpose of erecting, remodeling, altering, repairing, demolishing, or making any additions to any building or buildings, any other type of building and construction work, or any construction project for the purpose of building, rebuilding, locating or relocating or repairing any streets, highways or bridges, wherein any state funds may be appropriated or expended for such building or construction work;
(4)
"State contract" means any contractual agreement, written or oral, inclusive of plans and specifications incidental thereto, entered into by any person, firm or corporation with the state for the performance of work on a state construction project; and
(5)
"State contractor" means any person, firm or corporation engaged in a state construction project pursuant to a state contract.
Acts 1977, ch. 367, § 2; T.C.A., § 12-452.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 5 - STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS LIABILITY ACT OF 1977 (§§ 12-4-501 — 12-4-503) › Section 12-4-503 - Discharge of contractor from liability

Upon acceptance by the state of a state contractor's work, provided that such state contractor's work is done in accordance with the plans and specifications, such state contractor is discharged from all liability to any party by reason of its lack of ordinary care in the performance of, or failure to perform, such work on such state construction project.
Acts 1977, ch. 367, § 3; T.C.A., § 12-452.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 6 - INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-601 — 12-4-606) › Section 12-4-601 - Other state entities

As used in this part, "other state entities" includes counties, cities, municipalities, and any other political subdivision of this state.
Acts 1981, ch. 393, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 6 - INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-601 — 12-4-606) › Section 12-4-603 - Notification of governmental entities by attorney general and reporter

It is the responsibility of the attorney general and reporter to timely notify those state departments, agencies and other entities involved in letting or funding state or other state entity contracts of those persons and business organizations ineligible to solicit employment on any contract let by the state or by other state entities or any contract funded wholly or in part by the state or by other state entities.
Acts 1981, ch. 393, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 6 - INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-601 — 12-4-606) › Section 12-4-604 - Intentional violation of part - Penalty

An intentional violation of this part is a Class E felony.
Acts 1981, ch. 393, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 25.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 6 - INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-601 — 12-4-606) › Section 12-4-605 - Applicability

No person or business organization shall be prohibited by this part from soliciting employment on any contract let by the state or by other state entities or any contract funded wholly or in part by the state or by other state entities due to a conviction resulting from activities engaged in prior to May 22, 1981.
Acts 1981, ch. 393, § 1; 1989, ch. 366, § 4; 1991, ch. 114, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 6 - INELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-601 — 12-4-606) › Section 12-4-606 - Exemptions

The attorney general and reporter and the district attorneys general in their respective districts have the authority to grant exemptions from the prohibitions on soliciting employment on certain contracts enumerated herein to persons giving information to such officials in a criminal investigation or testifying in a state criminal trial in connection with any contract let or funded wholly or in part by the state or by other state entities or in a criminal trial arising out of official investigations of such offenses; provided, that such information or testimony results in a conviction. Such officials also have the authority to grant such exemptions to persons giving information to such officials in a civil investigation or testifying in a lawsuit brought by the state under the Sherman Antitrust Act (
15 U.S.C. § 1
), or title 47, chapter 25, in connection with any contract let or funded wholly or in part by the state or by other state entities; provided, that such information or testimony results in a monetary judgment for the state. Such exemptions may be total, limited to certain contracting agencies or departments, or limited in time.
Acts 1981, ch. 393, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-701 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Prompt Pay Act of 1985."
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-702 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Acquire" means to derive a benefit from, whether by lease, grant, expenditure, or otherwise;
(2)
"Agency" means any entity of the state government, as defined in §
4-5-102
;
(3)
"Business" means a business organization in any form, institution, association, profession, occupation or calling of any kind, whether or not conducted for profit;
(4)
"Property" means anything of value, including, but not limited to, real estate, tangible and intangible personal property, contract rights, choses-in-action and other interests in or claims to wealth, admission or transportation tickets, captured or domestic animals, electric or other power and signatures which purport to create, maintain or extinguish any legal obligation; and
(5)
"Service" means labor that does not include a tangible commodity. "Service" includes, but is not limited to: labor; professional advice; services provided by health care providers to medicaid recipients upon filing of a properly completed claim form; telephone, cable television and other utility service; accommodations in hotels, restaurants or elsewhere; admissions to exhibits and entertainments; the use of machines designed to be operated by coin or other thing of value; and the use of rented real or personal property.
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1; 1986, ch. 603, § 1; 1988, ch. 463, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-703 - When payment required

An agency which acquires property or services pursuant to a contract with a business shall pay for each complete delivered item of property or service in accordance with the contract between the business and agency or, if no date or other provision for payment is specified by contract, within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the invoice covering the delivered items or services.
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-704 - Interest

(a)
Interest shall accrue and be charged on payments overdue under §
12-4-703
at one and one-half percent (11/2%) per month beginning on the day after payment is due.
(b)
Interest which is unpaid at the end of each sixty-day period or at the end of any specified period provided by contract shall be added to the principal amount of the debt and shall thereafter accumulate interest.
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-705 - Appropriations to pay interest prohibited

An agency may not seek additional appropriations to pay interest which accrues as a result of its failure to make timely payments required by §
12-4-703
.
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-706 - Applicability of part

This part is not applicable if an agency's failure to pay timely interest required by §
12-4-704
is the result of a dispute between the agency and the business over the amount due or over compliance with the contract.
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 7 - PROMPT PAY ACT OF 1985 (§§ 12-4-701 — 12-4-707) › Section 12-4-707 - Payments to subcontractors - Interest

(a)
Upon payment by an agency, a business which has acquired under contract, property or services in connection with its contract with such agency from a subcontractor or supplier shall pay the subcontractor or supplier within thirty (30) days after receiving payment from the agency.
(b)
Interest at the rate of one and one-half percent (11/2%) per month shall accrue and is due any subcontractor or supplier who is not paid within thirty (30) days after the business receives payment from the agency, unless otherwise provided by contract between the agency and the business, or by contract between the business and the subcontractor or supplier. Interest begins to accrue on the thirty-first day at the rate specified in this subsection (b).
Acts 1985, ch. 57, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 8 - BIDDING PREFERENCES (§§ 12-4-801 — 12-4-802) › Section 12-4-801 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Public construction project" means and includes a public works project as defined in the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986, compiled in title 9, chapter 21;
(2)
"Responsible bidder" means a person who has the capacity in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance; and
(3)
"Responsive bidder" means a person who has submitted a bid which conforms in all material respects to all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids.
Acts 1990, ch. 1062, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 8 - BIDDING PREFERENCES (§§ 12-4-801 — 12-4-802) › Section 12-4-802 - Allowance of bidding preferences - Reciprocity

Whenever the lowest responsible and responsive bidder on a public construction project in this state is a resident of another state which is contiguous to Tennessee and which allows a preference to a resident contractor of that state, a like reciprocal preference is allowed to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder on such project who is either a resident of this state or is a resident of another state which does not allow for a preference to a resident contractor of that state.
Acts 1990, ch. 1062, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-901 - Short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Freedom in Contracting Act."
Acts 2011, ch. 233, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-902 - Purpose

The purpose of this part is to prohibit public agencies from imposing certain labor and wage requirements as a condition of performing public works that are state funded in part or in whole.
Acts 2011, ch. 233, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-903 - Prohibited provisions in bid specifications, project agreements and other documents

The state and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities thereof, when engaged in procuring products or services or letting contracts to be funded in part or in whole with state funds, shall ensure that no bid specifications, project agreements and other controlling documents, entered into, required or subject to approval by the state, subdivision, agency or instrumentality:
(1)
Require bidders, offerors, contractors or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with one (1) or more labor organizations on the same or related projects;
(2)
Discriminate against bidders, offerors, contractors or subcontractors for refusing to become or remain signatories or otherwise adhere to agreements with one (1) or more labor organizations on the same or related construction projects; or
(3)
Require any bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor to enter into, adhere to or enforce any agreement that requires its employees as a condition of employment to:
(A)
Become members of or become affiliated with a labor organization or employee organization of any kind;
(B)
Pay dues or fees to a labor organization or employee organization, over an employee's objection, in excess of the employee's share of labor or employee organization costs relating to collective bargaining, contract administration or grievance adjustment; or
(C)
Require any bidder, offeror, contractor or subcontractor to pay:
(i)
Wages that exceed:
(a)
The state's most current prevailing wage scale established pursuant to part 4 of this chapter if the agreement involves a state highway construction project, as defined by §
12-4-402
; or
(b)
The Tennessee Occupational Wages Report, as defined by §
12-4-907
, if the agreement involves a construction project other than a project described in subdivision (3)(C)(i)
(a)
; or
(ii)
A specific dollar amount for the provision of fringe benefits for employees.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280, s 12, eff. 1/1/2014.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 91, s 3, eff. 4/11/2013.
Acts 2011 , ch. 233, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-904 - Prohibition against issuing grants or agreements conditioned on prohibited provisions

(a)
The state and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities thereof shall not issue grants or enter into cooperative agreements for construction projects conditioned on a requirement that bid specifications, project agreements or other controlling documents pertaining to the grant or cooperative agreement contain any of the elements specified in §
12-4-903
.
(b)
The state and its political subdivisions or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof shall exercise such authority as may be required to preclude a grant recipient or party to a cooperative agreement from imposing any of the elements specified in §
12-4-903
in connection with any grant or cooperative agreement awarded or entered into.
Acts 2011, ch. 233, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-905 - Standing to challenge bid specifications, project agreements or other agreements

Any interested party, including a bidder, offeror, contractor, subcontractor, or taxpayer, shall have standing to challenge any bid specification, project agreement, controlling document, grant or cooperative agreement that such party alleges has violated this part. Such party shall be awarded costs and attorney's fees in the event that the challenge prevails.
Acts 2011, ch. 233, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-906 - Employer to pay employees a wage necessary to meet the federal requirements to obtain federal funds

If compliance with this part by the state and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, relative to a specific contract, project, or program would result in the denial of federal funds that would otherwise be available to the state and its political subdivisions, agencies and instrumentalities, then the state or its political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities may require a private employer to pay its employees a wage necessary to meet the federal requirements to obtain the federal funds, but only relative to such contract, project or program.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 14, eff. 1/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 9 - FREEDOM IN CONTRACTING ACT (§§ 12-4-901 — 12-4-907) › Section 12-4-907 - Meaning of the Tennessee occupational wages report

For purposes of this part, Tennessee occupational wages report means the applicable report that is published by the department of labor and workforce development, employment security division.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 280,s 14, eff. 1/1/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1001 - Alternative methods for purchasing insurance

The state treasurer shall investigate alternative methods, including competitive bidding, for purchasing insurance for the use and benefit of the state and its agencies, departments or divisions. The state treasurer shall prepare a plan for purchasing insurance, and shall submit the plan to the board of claims prior to its implementation.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1002 - Establishment of practices and procedures for purchasing insurance

The state treasurer shall establish accepted practices and procedures to be followed in purchasing insurance under the plan developed under §
12-4-1001
. Such practices and procedures shall be subject to the approval of the board of claims.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1003 - State employees and agents - Insurance sales to state prohibited

All officers, officials, agents or employees of the state and its divisions, departments and agencies are prohibited from bidding, selling or contracting to sell any policy of insurance to the state or its divisions, departments and agencies.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1004 - Insurance on public buildings - Amount required - Deductibles

All buildings and building contents owned by the state shall be insured for not less than their actual cash value subject to an aggregate deductible of not less than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) and to such individual claim deductible as may be commercially reasonable.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1005 - Insurance on public buildings - Repair or replacement costs

The repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed buildings and building contents shall include engineering and other services necessary for such an insurance program to be paid from the risk management fund created pursuant to §
9-8-109
.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1006 - Establishment of policies and procedures for administration of insurance program

The state treasurer shall establish appropriate policies and procedures governing the administration of the insurance program provided herein, including the allocation of premium and other costs and the payment of losses from the risk management fund created pursuant to §
9-8-109
. Such policies and procedures shall be subject to the approval of the board of claims.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 4 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS (§§ 12-4-101 — 12-4-1007) › Part 10 - [Alternate Methods for Purchasing Insurance] (§§ 12-4-1001 — 12-4-1007) › Section 12-4-1007 - Procedure for obtaining policies - Reporting

(a)
(1)
The policy or policies of insurance provided in this part shall be obtained by the state treasurer subject to the approval of the board of claims. Notwithstanding the Surplus Lines Insurance Act, compiled in title 56, chapter 14, or any other law to the contrary, the state treasurer, with the approval of the board of claims, shall consider proposals from admitted carriers and nonadmitted surplus lines carriers. In order for nonadmitted carriers to be eligible for consideration under this section, at least two (2) admitted carriers must have declined to submit a proposal, and the nonadmitted carriers shall:
(A)
Have a minimum A.M. Best financial strength rating of "A-" and an A.M. Best financial size category of no less than "VI", or such other A.M. Best rating as may be established by the board of claims provided that the financial strength rating shall not be less than "A-" and the A.M. Best financial size category shall not be less than "VI"; and
(B)
Be a member of an insurance holding company system, as defined in §
56-11-101(b)
, that has at least one (1) affiliate carrier admitted in this state as a property or casualty insurer.
(2)
Should A.M. Best change or amend its rating methodology, then the board of claims shall adopt a minimum rating requirement that is equivalent to the rating as stated in subdivision (a)(1)(A). The state treasurer shall place the insurance directly with the companies without policies being countersigned notwithstanding §
56-2-409
.
(b)
The state treasurer shall make periodic reports to the fiscal review committee of the general assembly and to the state building commission concerning the operations of the insurance program.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 82, eff. 7/1/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PRINTING (§§ 12-5-101 — 12-5-102) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-5-101 — 12-5-102) › Section 12-5-101 - Supervision by department of general services

The department of general services has entire charge and supervision of all printing done for each and every department or branch of government of the state, including all departmental offices and all charitable, penal, educational or reform institutions.
Acts 1915, ch. 45, § 1; Shan., § 1a2; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 2, 3, 20; mod. Code 1932, § 29; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 42; impl. am. Acts 1939, ch. 11, § 23; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 29; impl. am. Acts 1953, ch. 163, § 29; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 5; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, § 7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-502; T.C.A. §
12-5-101
.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PRINTING (§§ 12-5-101 — 12-5-102) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-5-101 — 12-5-102) › Section 12-5-102 - Cost data for public documents

(a)
(1)
Every department or agency of the state which promulgates public documents shall cause the following statement with cost data inserted to be printed on the publication adjacent to the identification of the agency responsible for the publication:
"This public document was promulgated at a cost of $____________________ per copy."
(2)
This statement shall be printed in either the same size type as the body copy of the publication or in such type style and size to be fully legible and set in a box composed of a light-weight-rule line.
(b)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "public document" means any annual, biennial, regular or special report or publication of which at least one thousand (1,000) copies are printed and which may be subject to distribution to the public, or any printed material which is controlled by the publications committee established in chapter 7, part 1 of this title, regardless of the number of copies produced. Public documents include:
(1)
The acts and journals of the general assembly, the reports of the supreme court and such other courts as shall have their decisions reported by the attorney general and reporter or shall be required by any act or resolution of the general assembly;
(2)
The periodic reports of officers of the state and any special reports that may from time to time be made by state officers or committees of the general assembly or other committees provided for by law;
(3)
Such other reports or statements as may be published under the authority of the state or any official thereof; and
(4)
Items exempted from the requirements of this section include letterhead stationery, envelopes, or memoranda and correspondence utilizing a manual signature and not reproduced through a printing related function;
(c)
For the purposes of this section, the following two (2) factors shall be utilized in computing cost data whether on bid by a private person or company, or by a state institution:
(1)
Preparation.
Included in this is expenditure for materials, artwork and typesetting involved in preparing the public document for publication; and
(2)
Printing.
Included in this is expenditure for reproduction, binding and other printing industry related functions.
(d)
This section shall be enforced and administered through the publications committee created pursuant to chapter 7, part 1 of this title. The publications committee may, in its discretion, render opinions to agencies as to whether those agencies are in compliance with this section. If the committee decides that those agencies are not in compliance, it has authority to direct those agencies to cease publication of the public documents which are not in compliance until such time as compliance shall be demonstrated to the committee's satisfaction.
Acts 1977, ch. 398, §§ 1-4; T.C.A., § 12-538; Acts 1983, ch. 82, §§ 1-3; T.C.A. §
12-5-102
.