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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-107 - Executive director and other personnel

(a)
Beginning July 1, 2020, the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall jointly appoint an executive director of the fiscal review committee. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the speakers; provided, however, in order to remove an executive director after July 1, 2020, both speakers must agree to the removal.
(b)
The executive director must be chosen without reference to party affiliation but solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The executive director must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and have five (5) or more years of experience in the field of professional financial management, administrative services management or related professional managerial experience, or governmental experience in relation to the fiscal or budget process. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives will determine the compensation of the executive director.
(c)
Personnel shall be employed on recommendation of the executive director with the approval of the fiscal review committee. Personnel must be chosen without reference to party affiliation but solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The compensation of fiscal review personnel will be determined by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, upon recommendation of the executive director.
(d)
The office of legislative administration shall assist the fiscal review committee with personnel, payroll, and other administrative functions.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 476, s 1, eff. 5/24/2019.
Acts 1967, ch. 12, § 7; 1967, ch. 198, § 7; 1968, ch. 526, § 1; T.C.A., §3-707; Acts 2012 , ch. 833, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-108 - Provisions supplemental

This chapter is supplementary to chapter 3 of this title, title 8, chapter 4, and title 9, chapter 6.
Acts 1967, ch. 12, § 8; 1967, ch. 198, § 8; T.C.A., § 3-708.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-109 - Determination of fiscal impact of compromise and settlement of civil litigation

(a)
The director of the fiscal review committee shall review all reports submitted to it by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to §
8-6-109(b)(11)
, and shall notify the speaker of each house of the general assembly and the attorney general and reporter of any pending lawsuit in which the director concludes there is a substantial likelihood that adjudication will result in a significant increase in state expenditures.
(b)
The fiscal review committee shall at least biennially establish the monetary minimum amounts that shall be the significant increase in state expenditures which are used for the purposes of §§
8-6-109(d)
and
20-13-103
. From April 8, 1986, and until such monetary minimum amount or amounts are established by the fiscal review committee, the monetary minimum amount for the purposes of §§
8-6-109(d)
and
20-13-103
shall be two million dollars ($2,000,000). The comptroller of the treasury shall determine the lawsuits to which the state is a party and in which a decision may affect the bond rating of the state for the purposes of §§
8-6-109(d)
and
20-13-103
. The director of the fiscal review committee shall review all reports submitted by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to §
8-6-109(d)
, and advise the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the director of the office of legal services or the director's designee on such reports when requested.
Acts 1981, ch. 287, § 2; 1986, ch. 728, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-110 - Programs with reduced federal funds

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, prior to March 1 of each year, the fiscal review staff shall provide the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives and the fiscal review committee with information regarding the creation of state programs that have suffered significant reductions of federal financial support during the preceding year, including the terms of the initial agreement for the federal funding, time frames, and other pertinent requirements. As used in this section, "significant reductions" means reductions of ten percent (10%) or more in any given year.
(b)
There is established a federal grants monitoring and information management responsibility within the staffs of the fiscal review committee and the office of legislative budget analysis. The monitoring and information management responsibility shall be administered by one (1) staff person in the office of legislative budget analysis and one (1) staff person from the staff of the fiscal review committee. The staff of the fiscal review committee and the office of legislative budget analysis shall jointly monitor, analyze, and manage information concerning federal grants programs, including, but not limited to, social services grant funds, in order to inform members of the general assembly concerning such grants. The directors of the staff of the fiscal review committee and of the office of legislative budget analysis shall jointly make such reports as are appropriate to the speakers of the house of representatives and of the senate and to the fiscal review committee.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 797,s 5, eff. 4/14/2016.
Acts 1983, ch. 259, § 1; 1998, ch. 1127, § 1; 1999, ch. 497, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-111 - Reserved Reserved

Acts 1986, ch. 670, §3; repealed by Acts 2012 , ch. 673, § 1, effective 7/1/2012.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-112 - Contract services subcommittee

(a)
Within the fiscal review committee there is created a contract services subcommittee, the members of which shall be appointed by the chair of the fiscal review committee. The chair of the fiscal review committee shall determine the number of members of the subcommittee and shall appoint the chair of the subcommittee. For purposes of determining a quorum to conduct business, other members of the fiscal review committee may serve as pro tempore members of the subcommittee.
(b)
The purpose of the subcommittee is to become knowledgeable about the state's use of contract services and to impart this knowledge to the members of the general assembly. This function is one of continuing review.
(c)
The contract services subcommittee shall review the state's fee-for-service type contracts. These contracts include:
(1)
Fee-for-service contracts;
(2)
Direct purchase authority contracts;
(3)
Interdepartmental contracts;
(4)
Government contracts other than the state; and
(5)
Noncompetitive procurement agreements, including grants and contracts, to procure non-research-related goods or services from entities that are not governmental entities.
(d)
The contract services subcommittee may also review the state's contracts involving:
(1)
Grants;
(2)
Grants to governments;
(3)
Departmental grant authority;
(4)
No cost contracts;
(5)
Revenue contracts; and
(6)
Memoranda of agreement.
(e)
During the course of its review the subcommittee shall make inquiry of each appropriate state governmental entity concerning:
(1)
The number of contracts outstanding;
(2)
The amount of money involved;
(3)
The length of the contracts;
(4)
The criteria for the use of contract services;
(5)
The savings realized by the use of contract services; and
(6)
Such other information as the subcommittee may require.
(f)
The subcommittee shall utilize the existing staff of the committee.
(g)
The subcommittee shall report annually on the state's use of contract services to the general assembly. In addition to its annual report, the subcommittee may make such special reports to the general assembly or a standing committee thereof as the subcommittee finds appropriate.
(h)
The contract services subcommittee shall not infringe upon any matter presently within the scope of the study of the information systems council.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 562, s 1, eff. 5/26/2021.
Acts 1992, ch. 844, §2; 2009 , ch. 551, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-113 - Review and discussion of any audit

The fiscal review committee shall review and discuss any audit of a department, agency or institution of this state prepared by the comptroller of the treasury, pursuant to §
8-4-109
, subject to the following:
(1)
The fiscal review staff shall first review all audits of state departments, agencies or institutions prepared by the comptroller, pursuant to §
8-4-109
, in conjunction with the chair or chairs of the fiscal review committee or the chairs' selected designees, for analysis and selection of such audits as deemed necessary for formal review by the fiscal review committee;
(2)
Effective January 1, 2007, the fiscal review staff shall forward to the chair or chairs of the fiscal review committee any above mentioned audit that contains a finding, or substantially similar finding, that has been repeated in three (3) or more consecutive audit reports;
(3)
Except in extraordinary circumstances, all audit reviews by the staff and committee pursuant to this section shall be conducted while the general assembly is not in session; and
(4)
This section does not limit the jurisdiction of the committee to review matters contained in other audits performed by the comptroller.
Acts 2005, ch. 449, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 7 - FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (§§ 3-7-101 — 3-7-114) › Section 3-7-114 - Identification and listing of acts null and void for lack of first year's funding by general assembly appropriation

Within forty-five (45) days following the conclusion of each fiscal year, the fiscal review committee shall identify and list each law enacted during the fiscal year that is null and void for lack of a timely appropriation providing the estimated first year's funding for the law, as required by Article II, § 24 of the Constitution of Tennessee. The list shall be promptly delivered to the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission.
Acts 2006, ch. 646, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 1 - COUNCIL ON PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-104) › Section 3-9-102 - Powers and duties

(a)
The council is authorized to establish its own rules, regulations and procedures and directed to:
(1)
Develop, establish and recommend pension standards and a coherent state policy on pensions, grounded in progressive and fundamental principles;
(2)
Continuously survey pension developments in other governments, in industry and business and periodically reappraise the state's policy and standards in view of such developments and changing economic and social conditions;
(3)
Continuously maintain a critical analysis of the federal social security program and evaluate its objectives and accomplishments;
(4)
Appraise pension provisions in force in Tennessee from time to time, along with those in other states and recommend such changes as considered necessary or advisable in the state's laws;
(5)
Review proposals from other sources for changes in the state's laws and transmit recommendations concerning them to the general assembly and the governor;
(6)
Submit suggested legislation or amendments to the general assembly and governor for the purpose of carrying out its recommendations; and
(7)
Adopt committee amendments as appropriate in regard to any proposed change in the state's law.
(b)
[Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776, Secs.s4, s5 eff. 4/8/2022.
Acts 1971, ch. 11, § 2; 1975, ch. 39, § 2; T.C.A., § 3-902; Acts 1980, ch. 501, § 3; 1989, ch. 179, §§ 5, 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 1 - COUNCIL ON PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-104) › Section 3-9-103 - Review of pension and retirement system bills

(a)
Whenever any bill is introduced in the general assembly proposing to establish a new pension system or to make any change in an existing system, or to make any change in the law which may have a financial impact on the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, the bill shall be referred to the council and to a standing committee; provided, that no action shall be taken on the bill by the standing committee until the council reports its recommendation and the actuarial cost of the bill.
(b)
Any bill which creates financial liability on the Tennessee consolidated retirement system or on any superseded system must contain the manner of funding for such liabilities created by the bill.
(c)
Whenever the council recommends a bill for passage only with the adoption of an amendment or amendments approved by a majority vote of the council, the council shall cause such committee amendment or amendments to be prepared in proper form and filed with the chief clerks of both houses of the general assembly in advance of any consideration of the bill on the floor and in the standing committee. The chief clerks of both houses shall cause the recommended amendment or amendments to be reproduced and placed upon the desk of all members of their respective houses and also upon the desk of all members of the standing committee of their respective houses.
(d)
The council shall not report for approval any bill which creates additional financial liabilities on the Tennessee consolidated retirement system or on any superseded system unless such bill is preceded by or accompanied by an appropriation bill or appropriate amendment prepared and attached, which provides the first year's funding, determined actuarially. However, technical adjustments accompanied by coincidental costs which are found necessary by the state's actuary may be made without regard to this section.
(e)
If a bill comes before the council without appropriate funding, the council may receive recommendations to provide for funding based on the above criteria. Consideration shall be given to increasing employee contributions to cover any additional costs.
(f)
All bills referred to the council shall be reported back to the standing committee to which they were assigned no later than five (5) weeks after the later of the dates adopted by the house of representatives or the senate for cutting off the introduction of new bills with appropriate amendments attached.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 303, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 962, s 17, eff. 4/27/2016.
Acts 1971, ch. 11, § 3; 1975, ch. 39, § 3; 1977, ch. 379, § 1; T.C.A., § 3-903; Acts 1980, ch. 501, §§ 4, 5, 7; 1987, ch. 54, § 17; 1989, ch. 179, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 1 - COUNCIL ON PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-104) › Section 3-9-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 303, s 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1989, ch. 179, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 2 - PENSION REVIEW (§§ 3-9-201 — 3-9-204) › Section 3-9-201 - Short title

This part may be cited as the "Tennessee Public Pension Review Act."
Acts 1981, ch. 137, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 2 - PENSION REVIEW (§§ 3-9-201 — 3-9-204) › Section 3-9-202 - "Local government retirement plan" defined

For the purposes of this part, "local government retirement plan" means any retirement plan of any county, municipality, school district, utility district, development district, or any other subdivision of the state which operates a public retirement plan for its employees for which the governmental unit has liability.
Acts 1981, ch. 137, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 2 - PENSION REVIEW (§§ 3-9-201 — 3-9-204) › Section 3-9-203 - Report on status of retirement plan

Upon the request of the council on pensions, the chief executive officer or the plan administrator shall file a report on the actuarial and financial status of the retirement plan in effect for employees of the local government unit. The report shall be on such forms as may be prescribed by the secretary of the council and shall cover the most recently ended plan year ending on or before June 30 of the year of the request. The report shall be filed with the secretary of the council within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of the request, unless the secretary extends the time in writing.
Acts 1981, ch. 137, § 1; 2006, ch. 870, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 9 - PENSIONS AND INSURANCE (§§ 3-9-101 — 3-9-204) › Part 2 - PENSION REVIEW (§§ 3-9-201 — 3-9-204) › Section 3-9-204 - Contents of report

The report as specified in §
3-9-203
shall include the following:
(1)
The most recent actuarial valuation of the system conducted by a professionally qualified actuary;
(2)
Year-end financial statements, including the auditor's statement, when available; and
(3)
Publications by the plan's administrator to the members and/or other interested parties.
Acts 1981, ch. 137, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-101 - Creation - Composition

(a)
There is created a joint legislative services committee, hereinafter referred to as the committee, which shall constitute a special committee of the general assembly.
(b)
The committee shall be composed of ten (10) members. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall be members and shall serve as co-chairs of the committee. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two (2) members of the majority party and two (2) members of the minority party from the respective houses.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 1; T.C.A., § 3-1001.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-102 - Appointment - Terms - Vacancies

(a)
Appointment of members of the committee shall be made at the same time as standing committee appointments are made. Members shall serve until the end of their terms of office or until the next regular November general election, whichever occurs first.
(b)
In the event of a vacancy on the committee, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 1; T.C.A., § 3-1002.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-103 - Meetings

The first meeting of the committee shall be held at the call of the co-chairs within fifteen (15) days after the appointment of the members. Thereafter, the committee shall meet at least one (1) time during each regular or adjourned session of the general assembly. Other meetings may be called during or between sessions by the co-chairs at their pleasure or by a majority of the members of the committee. Members of the committee from the senate only or the house of representatives only may meet at the call of the appropriate speaker to consider matters concerning only the senate or the house of representatives, respectively.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 2; T.C.A., § 3-1003.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-104 - Recommendations on management, policy and procedure

The committee shall make recommendations on management, policies, and procedures to be employed in providing services to the general assembly or either house thereof. Recommendations which concern only one (1) house shall be approved by a majority of the committee members from the appropriate house and the speaker of that house. Recommendations which concern the general assembly as a whole shall be approved by a majority of the committee and by both speakers.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 3; T.C.A., § 3-1004.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-105 - Cooperation of state departments, institutions and agencies

(a)
The office of legal services, the office of legislative administration, office of legislative budget analysis and the office of legislative information systems established by §§
3-12-101
,
3-13-101
,
3-14-201
and
3-16-101
, respectively, may call upon the state library, state universities and colleges, the comptroller of the treasury, the [former] state planning office [repealed], the attorney general and reporter, and all other state departments and agencies for assistance and advice.
(b)
It is the duty of the attorney general and reporter to render opinions and give counsel to the office of legal services, the office of legislative administration, and the offices of legislative information systems upon request of the directors of the respective offices.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 12; T.C.A., § 3-1005; Acts 1987, ch. 163, §6; 1999, ch. 497, §6; 2010 , ch. 1077, §§ 4-6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-107 - Legislative information systems - Select advisory council - Staff user group

(a)
(1)
A select advisory council on legislative information systems may be appointed by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. Such council shall be composed of an equal number of members of the senate and the house of representatives as the speakers shall determine, and the clerks shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the advisory council. The legislative members shall be appointed in the same manner as the members of the joint legislative services committee.
(2)
The select advisory council shall advise the speakers and the joint legislative services committee on policies and procedures relative to the electronic data processing system and services provided by the legislative information systems.
(b)
There is created a staff user group which shall be composed of ten (10) members. The chief clerk of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall be members and shall serve as co-chairs of the group. The other members of the staff user group shall be the director of the office of legislative administration, office of legislative budget analysis, the director of the office of legal services, the director of the office of management information services, the executive director of the fiscal review committee, and one (1) secretary from a standing committee of each house to be appointed by the respective speakers. The staff user group may advise the speakers, the joint legislative services committee, and the select advisory council on policies and procedures relative to the electronic data processing system.
Acts 1987, ch. 163, § 7; 1999, ch. 497, §§6, 7; 2010 , ch. 1077, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-108 - Access to legislative computer system - Reproduction of Tennessee Code Annotated

(a)
The joint legislative services committee shall consider each application for direct access to the legislative computer system in which confidential information is stored or processed, or that is connected to another computer in which confidential information is stored or processed, and solely shall determine whether or not to permit direct access by the applicant.
(b)
Direct access to such a computer may not be permitted unless protection of any confidential information is ensured.
(c)
Section
10-7-503
shall not apply to records or information otherwise available in printed form or to information or records otherwise exempt from §
10-7-503
.
(d)
If public information is stored in a computer-readable form, the committee has exclusive authority to determine the form in which the information will be reproduced for the requestor of the information; provided, that the reproduction, publication, and sale of Tennessee Code Annotated in any form, in whole or in part, shall be pursuant to title 1, chapter 1. If access to such public information is also available in printed form, it need not be provided in an electronic readable form.
(e)
The committee shall designate the terminals, if any, at which public access is given to public information. The data processing equipment located in the offices of members of the general assembly and legislative staff need not provide such access if not so designated by the committee.
Acts 1987, ch. 163, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-109 - Legislative computer access and information - Violations - Penalties

(a)
It is unlawful for any person to intentionally or knowingly gain access to information stored or maintained in a computer under the control of the joint legislative services committee if it is not lawful for such person to have access and such person is also not authorized by such committee to have access to that information.
(b)
It is unlawful for a person to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly damage, destroy, delete, alter, or impair access to or use of information stored or maintained in a computer under the control of the joint legislative services committee if such person is not authorized by such committee to do so.
(c)
A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Acts 1987, ch. 163, § 9; 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 10 - JOINT LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE (§§ 3-10-101 — 3-10-110) › Section 3-10-110 - Actions to increase public access

The house of representatives shall take action to improve, enhance, and expand its audio-visual, internet, graphics, captioning, wireless and broadcast capabilities so that public access to its proceedings will increase.
Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 44.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-101 - Creation - Duties

There is created the office of legal services, which has the duty to:
(1)
Provide summaries and abstracts of proposed legislation;
(2)
Prepare and assist in the preparation of proposed legislation and amendments;
(3)
Give legal opinions upon request of members of the general assembly;
(4)
Inform the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees of either house of developments which have affected or may affect state law or which may require legislative action, together with appropriate recommendations;
(5)
Review all proposed legislation as to form and style, prior to its introduction;
(6)
Conduct a continuing review of the Tennessee Code Annotated and uncodified public chapters and advise the general assembly as to legislation deemed necessary to remove defective or anachronistic laws in light of the common law and judicial decisions;
(7)
Advise the general assembly of proposals for the reform or betterment of the law recommended by the Uniform Law Commission, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, the American Law Institute, any bar association or other learned body;
(8)
Receive and consider suggestions from legislators, judges, public officials, lawyers, and the public as to defects and anachronisms in the law and, if deemed appropriate, prepare legislation to remove such defects or anachronisms;
(9)
Inform the general assembly of all provisions of the Tennessee Code Annotated which have been repealed by implication or which have been held unconstitutional by the Tennessee Supreme Court or by the United States Supreme Court; and
(10)
Provide other legal services requested by the committee, the speakers, or the general assembly.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 494,s 3, eff. 2/21/2024.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 7; T.C.A., § 3-1201.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-102 - Director - Staff

The joint legislative services committee shall appoint, subject to the approval of the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, a director of legal services who shall be a graduate of an accredited law school, shall be licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee, shall have five (5) or more years of experience in the field of legislative law, and shall have such training or practical experience in government as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office. The director of legal services and other personnel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation but solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the committee. The committee shall determine the compensation of the director, while the compensation of other personnel shall be determined by the committee upon recommendation of the director. Personnel shall be employed on recommendation of the director with the approval of the speakers.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 6; T.C.A., § 3-1202.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-103 - Office space - Facilities

Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 6; T.C.A., § 3-1203.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-104 - Suggested revisions of laws

(a)
Suggested revisions to the Tennessee Code Annotated, to the uncodified public acts, and to other general laws of the state shall be prepared by the office of legal services. Such revisions may be initiated by the office of legal services, may be recommended by individual lawyers, legislators, judges, or other public officials, or may be directed by resolution of either or both houses of the general assembly.
(b)
Suggested revisions initiated by the office of legal services shall be transmitted with appropriate explanatory information to the standing committees by which such legislation would be reviewed.
(c)
Suggested revisions recommended by individual lawyers, legislators, judges, or other public officials shall be transmitted to the appropriate standing committees with a copy to the recommending party.
(d)
Suggested revisions directed by either house of the general assembly shall be conducted under the supervision of special committees composed of legislators and other persons knowledgeable in the particular field of inquiry. Such committees shall be appointed by the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, or both in the case of joint resolutions. The resolution shall specify the size of the special committee, the areas of representation desired, and a time for reporting. Upon completion of any suggested revision, the supervising committee shall transmit its report and recommendations to the house directing the suggested revision or to the general assembly; and that committee shall be disbanded. In preparing suggested revisions directed by resolution, the office of legal services shall have the authority to contract for assistance with any public or private agency or educational institution or to contract for any necessary assistance from individuals.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 8; T.C.A., § 3-1204.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-105 - Records are public - Exceptions

(a)
All books, papers, records, and correspondence of the office of legal services pertaining to its work shall be kept in the office of legal services and all such materials are public records except:
(1)
Intraoffice memoranda made by the director of the office of legal services or the director's staff; and
(2)
Work papers and correspondence, including correspondence by electronic mail, with any person receiving service from the office of legal services.
(b)
Such papers and correspondence may become public records whenever the director of the office of legal services or the general assembly shall so order.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 9; T.C.A., § 3-1205; Acts 1999, ch. 304, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-106 - Relationships with members of general assembly

(a)
The director of the office of legal services and the director's legal staff shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with each member of the general assembly with respect to communications between the member and the attorney, except as otherwise provided by the rules of either house of the general assembly.
(b)
All materials arising out of this relationship including, but not limited to, proposed bills and amendments, analyses, opinions, and memoranda prepared by an attorney are not public records nor subject to title 10, chapter 7, part 5, except as otherwise provided by the rules of either house of the general assembly or when released by the member for whom the material was prepared.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 10; T.C.A., § 3-1206.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-107 - Legislative reference and law library

(a)
The office of legal services shall maintain a legislative reference and law library for the use and information of the general assembly.
(b)
The library shall be staffed by a librarian who is a graduate of an accredited school of library science.
(c)
The library shall be the official depository for all research and reference materials or reports transmitted to the general assembly by national associations, including the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Council of State Governments. In addition, copies of all acts, reports as described in §
3-1-123
, and publications distributed to members of the general assembly shall also be supplied to the library. Copies of the acts, journals, or other legislative publications of other states may be acquired through exchange, transfer, loan, or purchase either from the issuing state or from libraries and agencies within the state government.
(d)
The library maintained by the legislative council committee shall be transferred to the office of legal services.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 651,s 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 11; T.C.A., § 3-1207.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-108 - Reviewing reports of civil litigation - Consultation concerning employment of and assistance of legal counsel for civil litigation having significant fiscal impact

The director of the office of legal services or the director's designee shall review all reports submitted by the attorney general and reporter pursuant to §
8-6-109(d)
, inform the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives of such lawsuits for the purposes of §
8-6-109(e)
, assist any legal counsel employed pursuant to §
8-6-109(e)
, and upon request of the speakers, join with the attorney general and reporter in consultation with them on such matters. The director or designee shall consult with the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives on the employment of legal counsel pursuant to §
8-6-109(e)
.
Acts 1986, ch. 728, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 12 - OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES (§§ 3-12-101 — 3-12-109) › Section 3-12-109 - Revisor of statutes - Appointment - Experience - Duties - Online capability

(a)
The director of legal services may recommend the appointment, and the speakers may appoint, a revisor of statutes within the office of legal services.
(b)
The revisor shall be a graduate of an accredited law school, shall be licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee, shall have five (5) or more years of experience in the field of legislative law, and shall have such training or practical experience in government as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office.
(c)
The revisor shall:
(1)
Assist the director of legal services and perform duties as assigned by the director;
(2)
Perform all codification functions within the office; and
(3)
Serve as the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission.
(d)
(1)
In order to assist the chairs of the standing committees, and other members of the general assembly, it shall be the duty of the revisor, in consultation with the director of legal services, to:
(A)
Solicit and receive suggestions and supporting information from Tennessee citizens concerning state statutes or uncodified public acts that may be anachronistic, obsolete, defective, duplicative, contradictory, unnecessary, or incomprehensible;
(B)
Review and evaluate systematically such suggestions and supporting information;
(C)
Identify specific state statutes or uncodified public acts that may, in fact, be anachronistic, obsolete, defective, duplicative, contradictory, unnecessary, or incomprehensible and that may, therefore, be appropriate for legislative consideration of repeal, modification, or revision; and
(D)
Report findings and recommendations biennially, beginning in January 2017, to the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the standing committees.
(2)
The revisor shall maintain an online capability to solicit and receive suggestions and supporting information pursuant to subdivision (d)(1)(A).
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 603,s 3, eff. 3/17/2016.
Acts 2013, ch. 475, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 13 - OFFICES OF LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 3-13-101 — 3-13-104) › Section 3-13-101 - Creation - Duties

(a)
There is created the office of legislative administration, which has the duty to:
(1)
Assist the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and the heads of any legislative committees or offices with the preparation of budgets;
(2)
Provide for processing of all forms and records on members and employees of the general assembly;
(3)
Perform any recruitment or training requested by, or with the approval of, the speakers;
(4)
Maintain such personnel records as may be necessary or advisable in accordance with accepted personnel practices;
(5)
Prepare the payroll for all members and employees of the general assembly, its offices and committees and provide for the disbursement of payroll checks;
(6)
Provide for the payment of compensation and of expense and mileage allowances to members, the payment of travel expenses of all employees, and the payment of any committee expenses authorized by the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives;
(7)
Promulgate for legislative employees on official business travel regulations established by the committee and approved by the speakers;
(8)
Purchase and distribute supplies and equipment required for the operation of the general assembly;
(9)
Provide for maintenance services for all legislative facilities;
(10)
Make disbursements of funds for all other lawful expenses of the general assembly;
(11)
Assume any other duties or responsibilities or to take any action in budgeting or administration as directed by the committee or either speaker; and
(12)
Establish and implement a policy in conjunction with the two (2) speakers for the prevention of sexual harassment; this policy shall include training workshops and the establishment of a hearing procedure.
(b)
This office shall succeed to all functions of legislative administration or budgeting heretofore performed by the office of the comptroller of the treasury, and all office furnishings and supplies in use by the office of legislative administration shall be retained by that office.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 14; T.C.A., § 3-1301; Acts 1993, ch. 307, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 13 - OFFICES OF LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 3-13-101 — 3-13-104) › Section 3-13-102 - Director - Staff

The joint legislative services committee shall appoint, subject to the approval of the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, a director of legislative administration. The director shall be a graduate of an accredited college or university or shall have such training or practical experience in finance, public administration, or accounting as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office. The director and other personnel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation but solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the committee. The committee shall determine the compensation of the director, while the compensation of other personnel shall be determined by the committee upon recommendation of the director. Personnel shall be employed on recommendation of the director with the approval of the speakers.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 15; T.C.A., § 3-1302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 13 - OFFICES OF LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 3-13-101 — 3-13-104) › Section 3-13-103 - Office space - Facilities

Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
Acts 1977, ch. 89, § 15; T.C.A., § 3-1303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 13 - OFFICES OF LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION (§§ 3-13-101 — 3-13-104) › Section 3-13-104 - Posting of report of per diem payments and reimbursed expenses on general assembly website

The director of legislative administration shall cause to be posted on the official general assembly website a report, by member, that contains the per diem payments made to members of the general assembly and all other expenses, including out-of-state travel, reimbursed in accordance with §
3-1-106
. The report shall include the purpose of the reimbursement made. The initial report shall be filed no later than fifteen (15) days following the last day of April 2006, and shall include all payments made from the first day of January 2006, until the last day of March 2006. Thereafter, the report shall be updated quarterly, no later than fifteen (15) days following the end of the quarter. The reports shall remain on the website until one month following the end of each general assembly. The last quarter reported in each general assembly shall include the period of time from the last quarter reported until the regular November election and the first report in each general assembly shall include the period of time from the regular November election until the end of the first quarter.
Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 45.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 14 - OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-204) › Part 1 - OFFICE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-109) › Section 3-14-101 - Creation - Duties

There is created an office of program evaluation within the general assembly which has the duty to:
(1)
Systematically evaluate, on an appropriate schedule, all programs conducted under the control or auspices of state government;
(2)
Evaluate programs of local government as directed by resolution of either house of the general assembly or by joint resolution;
(3)
Furnish to the members of the general assembly reports of the findings of its evaluative studies of state or local governmental programs, agencies, and departments;
(4)
Prepare, in conjunction with the office of legal services for the general assembly, and distribute legislation which would effectuate any statutory changes recommended in a report of an evaluative study;
(5)
Provide personnel to serve as committee staff or to assist the staff of any committee of either house of the general assembly which has program evaluation duties;
(6)
Assist committees and individual members of the general assembly in the evaluation of state and local governmental programs; and
(7)
Fulfill any other functions specified by law or assigned by any committee of the general assembly and approved by the appropriate speaker.
Acts 1977, ch. 317, § 1; T.C.A., § 3-1401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 14 - OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-204) › Part 1 - OFFICE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-109) › Section 3-14-102 - Director - Staff

The joint legislative services committee shall appoint, subject to the approval of the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, a director of program evaluation who shall have such training or experience in government as may be deemed necessary to perform the duties of the office. The director and other personnel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation but solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office. The committee shall determine the compensation of the director, while the compensation of other personnel shall be determined by the committee upon recommendation of the director. Personnel shall be employed upon recommendation of the director with approval of the speakers.
Acts 1977, ch. 317, § 2; T.C.A., § 3-1402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 14 - OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-204) › Part 1 - OFFICE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-109) › Section 3-14-103 - Office space - Facilities

Suitable office space and facilities shall be provided in Nashville convenient to the general assembly.
Acts 1977, ch. 317, § 2; T.C.A., § 3-1403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 3 - LEGISLATURE (§§ 3-1-101 — 3-18-111) › Chapter 14 - OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-204) › Part 1 - OFFICE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION (§§ 3-14-101 — 3-14-109) › Section 3-14-104 - Scope of evaluations

(a)
Evaluations performed by the office under §
3-14-101
shall be based on standards and methods developed by the office with the assistance of appropriate committees of the general assembly. Evaluations shall focus on the degree to which the department or agency is efficiently fulfilling its statutory or executive order mandate.
(b)
The evaluations shall include, but are not limited to, a consideration of the following factors:
(1)
The degree of successful achievement of the purposes set out or implicit in the enabling statute or executive order;
(2)
The efficiency with which the program is being implemented;
(3)
Any alternative methods by which other jurisdictions are attempting to achieve the same or similar program goals; and
(4)
The results of published and unpublished studies of various alternative methods of accomplishing the program of the department or agency.
Acts 1977, ch. 317, § 3; T.C.A., § 3-1404.