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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-101 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Non-depository publication" means printed and electronic publications not collected by state depository libraries, including, but not limited to:
(A)
Ephemeral materials, such as business cards, stationery, invitations, postcards, and flyers;
(B)
Publications created for state agency internal use, such as handbooks, manuals, conference items of temporary use, instructional items, and agendas;
(C)
Agency materials not distributed outside of the creating agency, such as working papers, internal newsletters, internal memoranda, and confidential material; and
(D)
Reprints of federal materials;
(2)
"Publication" includes any newsletter, stationery, greeting card, report, or printed or electronic material produced in any format for distribution outside the creating department or agency, including those published by facilities not operated by the state; and
(3)
(A)
"State depository publication" includes:
(i)
The acts and journals of the general assembly, the reports of the supreme court, and such other courts that have their decisions reported by the attorney general and reporter, or that are required to be reported by any act or resolution of the general assembly;
(ii)
The regularly published reports of officers of this state and any special reports that may from time to time be published by state officers or committees of the general assembly or other committees provided for by law, including, but not limited to:
(a)
Public and private acts;
(b)
Court reports and opinions;
(c)
Rules and regulations;
(d)
Budget, revenue, and tax report documents;
(e)
Annual and biennial reports;
(f)
Vital statistics, court statistics, and census reports;
(g)
Periodic and special reports;
(h)
State plans and strategic plans;
(i)
Tennessee Blue Book;
(j)
Fact books;
(k)
Maps;
(l)
Magazines;
(m)
External newsletters (those available for public information); and
(n)
Such other reports or statements published under the authority of the state, or any official thereof; and
(B)
"State depository publication" does not include non-depository publications.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 1, eff. 3/13/2019.
Code 1858, § 22 (deriv. Acts 1831, ch. 2, § 9); Shan., §40; Acts 1923, ch. 101, § 2; Code 1932, § 69; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-601; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 1; 1984, ch. 798, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-102 - General distribution of acts

(a)
It is the duty of the secretary of state to distribute the printed acts, upon written request received not later than February 1 of each year, as follows: to each executive officer and Tennessee public utility commission commissioner of the state, one (1) copy; to each judge and each clerk of the supreme, appeals, circuit, criminal and general sessions courts, one (1) copy; to each chancellor, each clerk and master, one (1) copy; to each district attorney general and each assistant, one (1) copy; to the attorney general and reporter and each assistant, one (1) copy; to each clerk of the probate courts and each judge of the county or probate courts, and to each register and each trustee, and each assessor of property, one (1) copy; each of the copies to belong to the indicated office, and go to the successor of the incumbent; also to the order of the University of Tennessee, up to thirty (30) copies for the use of the University of Tennessee as a depository and for exchanges.
(b)
A copy of the printed acts shall be, upon written request received not later than February 1 of each year, delivered to every organized bar association in this state; provided, that such bar association maintains a law library; and provided the name and address of such bar association shall be certified to the secretary of state by the county clerk of the county in which the association exists; and provided further, that should the association cease to function or to maintain a law library, all copies of the acts shall thereupon be turned over and delivered to the county clerk.
(c)
Bound volumes of acts or resolutions may be made available to any person, firm or corporation, requesting same in writing not later than February 1 of each year, at a price to be fixed by the secretary of state not to exceed per volume printing cost.
(d)
Any requests for acts or resolutions received later than February 1 of each year will be accepted subject to availability.
(e)
This section and §§
12-6-101
and
12-6-103
shall not apply to the Tennessee Code Annotated, any supplement thereto or replacement volume thereof, or any act enacting that code.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 94, s 32, eff. 4/4/2017.
Code 1858, § 30; Shan., § 42; Acts 1923, ch. 101, § 2; mod. Code 1932, § 70; Acts 1935, ch. 181, § 2; 1941, ch. 22, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 70; modified; impl. am. Acts 1955, ch. 69, § 1; Acts 1961, ch. 290, § 1; modified; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-602; Acts 1981, ch. 191, §§2-5; 1988, ch. 745, § 1; 1991, ch. 98, § 1; 1994, ch. 622, §1; 1995, ch. 305, § 98.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-103 - Publication of acts and journals

The secretary of state shall also make available additional copies of the acts by publishing the acts in electronic format on the department of state's website. Each house shall make available copies of their journals by publishing the journals in electronic format on their respective websites.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 305,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.
Code 1858, § 31; Shan., § 43; mod. Code 1932, § 71; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-603.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-104 - Shipment of acts

The secretary of state shall cause the acts for the several officers whose offices are not at the capitol to be safely packed and boxed, and to be shipped prepaid in the way most feasible.
Code 1858, § 32; Acts 1873, ch. 63; Shan., §§ 44-46; Acts 1923, ch. 101, § 4; mod. Code 1932, §§ 72-74; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-604; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-105 - Penalty for failure to distribute acts

(a)
If the printer or secretary of state fails to perform such printer's or secretary of state's duties, the printer or secretary of state shall forfeit five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered in the name and for the use of the state by the comptroller of the treasury.
(b)
Moreover, such failure is a Class C misdemeanor, and the comptroller of the treasury shall cause the delinquent to be indicted for the same.
(c)
The comptroller of the treasury shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same, if the comptroller of the treasury fails to enforce the aforementioned penalties against the printer and secretary of state.
Code 1858, §§ 26-28; Shan., §§ 47-49; Code 1932, §§ 75-77; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-605; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-106 - All other public documents

All other public documents, required to be distributed by law, may be distributed with the acts and journals.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 111,s 1, eff. 4/7/2017.
Code 1858, § 37; Shan., § 54; Code 1932, § 78; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-606; Acts 1984, ch. 798, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-107 - Libraries as depositories for state documents and state depository publications - Copies - Legislative reference and law library

(a)
The state library and archives at Nashville, the John C. Hodges Library of the University of Tennessee, at Knoxville, the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at Memphis, the Ned R. McWherter Library at the University of Memphis, the Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University, and such other libraries as the governor may at any time name by executive order are designated depositories for state documents and for all state depository publications issued by any official of the state.
(b)
Upon request of a designated depository of state depository publications, such depository is entitled to receive, without charge, one (1) copy of the bills, resolutions, amendments, daily journals, informational services showing committee actions and the status of pieces of legislation, daily calendars, published committee reports, and any official or unofficial published index.
(c)
To ensure access of all state depository publications to members of the general assembly without the expense of furnishing copies for each member, all state documents and state depository publications otherwise distributed to depository libraries must be distributed to the legislative reference and law library for the use of the general assembly.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 2, eff. 3/13/2019.
Acts 1917, ch. 42, § 1; Shan. Supp., § 1387a7; Code 1932, §2283; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-607; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 7; 1984, ch. 798, § 3; 1984, ch. 903, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-108 - Printed copy of acts for members of the general assembly - Written request requirements

Each member of the general assembly is entitled to one (1) copy of the printed acts of the general assembly of which the person was a member, which must be delivered to the member's legislative office in Nashville, but only upon written request to the secretary of state by the member not later than February 1 of each year.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 3, eff. 3/13/2019.
Acts 1917, ch. 42, § 4; Shan. Supp., § 1387a11; Code 1932, §2287; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-608.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-109 - Notice of publications - Access to state electronic publications

At least quarterly, a list of all publications must be provided by the department of general services to the Tennessee state library and archives and other state depository libraries. Notice of publication and access to state electronic publications must be provided to all state depository libraries.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 4, eff. 3/13/2019.
Acts 1917, ch. 42, § 3; Shan. Supp., § 1387a10; Code 1932, §2286; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-609; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-110 - Copies to depositories, legislative reference and law library, secretary of state, and commissioner of general services

At the expense of each department, agency, board, or commission, the person in charge of making documents and publications shall distribute or have distributed:
(1)
One (1) copy of all state depository publications to the librarian, person, or persons in charge of each of the depositories and the legislative reference and law library;
(2)
Upon request, two (2) copies of all state depository publications to the secretary of state; and
(3)
Upon request, two (2) copies of all state depository publications to the commissioner of general services.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 5, eff. 3/13/2019.
Acts 1917, ch. 42, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 1387a8; mod. Code 1932, §2284; C. Supp. 1950, § 2284; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-610; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 9; 1981, ch. 81, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-111 - Exchange copies for university

Upon request by the University of Tennessee, the person in charge of the making of such publications or the issuance of such documents shall furnish the university up to thirty (30) copies of each publication or document.
Acts 1935, ch. 181, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 2284; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-611; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-112 - Care of depository copies

The librarian or other person in charge of each depository shall receive and carefully preserve all state documents and publications, both printed and electronic, so received.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 6, eff. 3/13/2019.
Acts 1917, ch. 42, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 1387a9; Code 1932, §2285; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-612.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-113 - Exchanges by state librarian

The state librarian and archivist may, from time to time, procure from the general government, any foreign government, or from any state or territory within the United States, the public acts, and law and equity reports of such government, state or territory, by exchanging the public acts or reports of this state.
Code 1858, § 38 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 135, § 2); impl. am. Priv. Acts 1859-1860, ch. 53, § 2; Acts 1879, ch. 31, §§ 1, 6; Shan., § 55; mod. Code 1932, § 79; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 197, §1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-613.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-114 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8, s 8, eff. 3/13/2019.
Acts 1879, ch. 31, § 8; Shan., § 51; mod. Code 1932, §80; impl. am. Acts 1951, ch. 197, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-614; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 11.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-115 - Rules regarding state depository publications in electronic format

The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to effectuate the preservation, distribution, accessibility, and availability of state depository publications in electronic format. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 8,s 7, eff. 3/13/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-116 - Copies of acts - Acts on the internet

The secretary of state is authorized to furnish to any person, firm, or corporation, so requesting in writing, copies of the public acts of the general assembly which are prepared at intervals during and after each legislative session and made available online pending publication of the bound volumes of the public acts of Tennessee, for that session. Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary of state is authorized to fulfill this chapter and §
8-3-104
by publishing the text of the public acts in electronic form by use of the internet.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 111,Secs.s2, s3 eff. 4/7/2017.
Acts 1970, ch. 460, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-616; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 12; 1990, ch. 1024, § 14; 1994, ch. 622, § 2; 1999, ch. 150, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-117 - Certain resolutions not to be printed or distributed - Distribution to state library and archives and legislative reference and law library

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, resolutions of the general assembly that honor or commend individuals or groups or that express sympathy or condolences upon the death of an individual shall not be printed in the Acts of Tennessee, nor shall such resolutions be distributed in accordance with this chapter, unless the secretary of state, in consultation with the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives, determines that the resolution requires printing due to the prominence of or contributions made by such person or group. The secretary of state shall publish all resolutions in electronic form by use of the internet.
(b)
The secretary of state shall deliver one (1) copy of all resolutions that are not printed pursuant to this section to the state library and archives and to the legislative reference and law library.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 111,Secs.s4, s5 eff. 4/7/2017.
Acts 1981, ch. 109, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-118 - Automatic and other distributions

Except for exchange and depository copies provided for herein, there shall be no automatic distribution of any state report or publication, unless such distribution is required by an act or resolution enacted after May 25, 1984. Any other distribution must be approved by the state publications committee, as provided for in chapter 7, part 1 of this title, or be upon individual request of a person entitled to or desirous of receipt of any such publication or report.
Acts 1984, ch. 798, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 6 - DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-6-119) › Section 12-6-119 - Electronic general assembly journals

Copies of the journals of the house of representatives and the senate may be distributed to depository libraries in electronic format rather than in bound volumes.
Acts 1999, ch. 150, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-101 - Control of cost and proliferation of publications and reports - Permanent record of publications

In order to control the cost and proliferation of publications and reports printed by state agencies, the commissioner of general services shall provide a permanent record of publications issued by state government and shall have authority to issue regulations implementing provisions concerning designation in such a manner as to provide for maximum continuity of the publications.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 1; 1979, ch. 296, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-1001; Acts 1990, ch. 1024, § 1; 2008, ch. 1120, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-102 - Duties of commissioner of general services

(a)
It is the duty of the commissioner of general services to establish rules and regulations to control the costs and quantity of all publications, and to promulgate rules and regulations governing the printing and distribution of state agency reports and publications issued by agencies and departments of the government of this state, excluding institutions of higher education, the judicial branch of state government and those state institutions and facilities exempted from public purchase laws in §
12-3-103
. For purposes of this part, rules of the publications committee in existence on May 1, 2008, shall be deemed rules of the commissioner of general services.
(b)
The rules and regulations on distribution shall include a provision stipulating that there shall be no automatic distribution of reports or publications, except the distribution provided for in chapter 6 of this title, or otherwise by law or resolution enacted after May 25, 1984, but that all distributions must either be approved in general by the commissioner of general services or be made upon request by the recipient.
(c)
It also is the duty of the commissioner of general services to establish a procedure for reviewing all publications as defined in subsection (e), and to approve or disapprove the printing of existing publications and planned publications that come under this part.
(d)
The commissioner of general services shall determine the need for existing and planned publications based upon the agency's goals and purpose or statutory requirements, and the quantity and distribution of each approved publication.
(e)
"Publications" includes any newsletter, stationery, greeting card, report or printed material produced for distribution outside the department or agency for which the report or printed material is printed, including those printed at facilities not operated by the state.
(f)
The commissioner of general services may appoint a designee to fulfill the responsibilities laid out in this section.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 2; T.C.A., § 12-1002; Acts 1980, ch. 742, §§ 1, 2; 1982, ch. 563, § 4; 1984, ch. 798, § 5; 1990, ch. 1024, §§ 2, 3; 2008, ch. 1120, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-104 - Publications information required

The commissioner of general services shall, as a minimum, keep the following information on each approved publication:
(1)
Name of publication;
(2)
Department producing publication;
(3)
Purpose and brief description of publication contents;
(4)
Number of copies authorized to be printed;
(5)
A general list of distribution; and
(6)
Estimated cost of preparation and printing.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 4; T.C.A., § 12-1004; Acts 1990, ch. 1024, § 4; 2008, ch. 1120, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-105 - Requested material to be provided - Cooperation required

It is the duty of all departments, institutions or agencies of state government to furnish to the commissioner of general services all material requested from the commissioner regarding publications and reports.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 5; T.C.A., § 12-1005; Acts 2008, ch. 1120, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-106 - [Repealed] [Repealed]

Repealed by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 87, s 2, eff. 4/9/2015.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 6; T.C.A., § 12-1006; Acts 1980, ch. 455, § 2; 1982, ch. 563, §§ 7-9; 1984, ch. 798, § 6; 1998, ch. 581, § 2; 2002, ch. 758, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-107 - Approval procedure

The approval procedure for publications established under this part may allow one-time approval of a publication that is printed on a periodic basis and that conforms to the format, design, and purpose of the publication as originally presented to the commissioner of general services for approval without requiring review and approval of subsequent issues of the publication.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 87,s 3, eff. 4/9/2015.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 7; T.C.A., § 12-1007; Acts 2008, ch. 1120, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-108) › Section 12-7-108 - Exceptions to Part

The requirements of this part do not apply to any student newspaper publication or annuals and/or yearbooks.
Acts 1976, ch. 694, § 8; T.C.A., § 12-1008.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 2 - USE OF ALKALINE PAPER (§§ 12-7-201 — 12-7-206) › Section 12-7-201 - Legislative findings and declarations

The general assembly finds and declares that the use of alkaline paper for the publication of state records and documents of enduring value is a social and moral imperative to preserve our collective knowledge and heritage for the future. To this end, the general assembly declares it to be the public policy of this state to utilize alkaline paper in the printing and/or publication of permanent state records and documents whenever feasible.
Acts 1995, ch. 114, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 2 - USE OF ALKALINE PAPER (§§ 12-7-201 — 12-7-206) › Section 12-7-202 - State records and documents to be printed on alkaline paper

Each department, board, commission, agency or other entity of state government, including state institutions of higher education, shall use alkaline paper that meets or exceeds the American National Standards Institute standard for permanent paper for printed library materials (ANSI Z39.48), as approved by the commissioner of general services, for the printing or publication of all permanent state records or documents.
Acts 1995, ch. 114, § 3; 2008, ch. 1120, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 2 - USE OF ALKALINE PAPER (§§ 12-7-201 — 12-7-206) › Section 12-7-203 - Administration and enforcement - Approved list of alkaline papers

The commissioner of general services is charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing this part. The commissioner of general services shall provide to each department, board, commission, agency or other entity of state government an approved list of alkaline papers that meet or exceed the standard for permanent paper established in §
12-7-202
.
Acts 1995, ch. 114, § 4; 2008, ch. 1120, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 2 - USE OF ALKALINE PAPER (§§ 12-7-201 — 12-7-206) › Section 12-7-204 - County and municipal governments

The general assembly further urges and encourages all county governments, municipal governments and other local governmental entities to utilize alkaline paper that meets the ANSI Z39.48 standard when such governments print and/or publish public records and documents of enduring value.
Acts 1995, ch. 114, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 2 - USE OF ALKALINE PAPER (§§ 12-7-201 — 12-7-206) › Section 12-7-205 - Rules and regulations

The commissioner of general services is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this part. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Acts 1995, ch. 114, § 6; 2008, ch. 1120, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 7 - STATE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEES (§§ 12-7-101 — 12-7-206) › Part 2 - USE OF ALKALINE PAPER (§§ 12-7-201 — 12-7-206) › Section 12-7-206 - Construction with Section 20-6-103

Nothing in this part shall be construed to supersede §
20-6-103
. To the extent that this part is in conflict with §
20-6-103
, §
20-6-103
shall control.
Acts 1995, ch. 114, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 8 - SALE OF PRODUCTS (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-103) › Section 12-8-102 - Penalty - Injunctive relief

Any state, county, or municipal officer violating this chapter, or knowingly permitting any provision of such chapter to be violated, commits a Class C misdemeanor. In addition to such penalty, injunctive relief may be had against a violator of this chapter by petition addressed to the chancellor of the judicial district in which such violation is alleged to have taken place.
Acts 1955, ch. 96, § 2; 1976, ch. 767, § 2; T.C.A., § 12-702; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 8 - SALE OF PRODUCTS (§§ 12-8-101 — 12-8-103) › Section 12-8-103 - Gratuitous work for nonprofit organizations - Sales to farmers

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit or be construed as prohibiting the county road commission, the state, or any municipality or its agents, from doing work gratuitously for cemeteries, churches, schools, and any other charitable nonprofit organization, or from making sales of agricultural lime to farmers for use in connection with their own farming activities.
Acts 1955, ch. 96, § 3; T.C.A., § 12-703.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-101 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Interlocal Cooperation Act."
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 2; T.C.A., § 12-801.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-102 - Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local governmental units the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-802.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-103 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Local government entity" means any city, town, municipality, county, including any county having a metropolitan form of government, local education agency, development district, utility district, human resource agency or other political subdivision of this state;
(2)
"Local government joint venture entity" means any entity created pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, a self-insurance pool, trust, joint venture, nonprofit organization, or any other type of organization that is sponsored, owned, operated, or governed by two (2) or more local government entities as a separate and specific activity;
(3)
"Public agency" means:
(A)
Any political subdivision of this state;
(B)
Any private incorporated fire department and industrial fire department not supported by public funds or which are only partially supported by public funds;
(C)
Any incorporated rescue squad that is not supported by public funds or that is only partially supported by public funds;
(D)
Any agency of the state government or of the United States; and
(E)
Any political subdivision of another state; and
(4)
"State" means a state of the United States.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 3; T.C.A., § 12-803; Acts 1983, ch. 45, § 2; 1995, ch. 17, § 1; 2006, ch. 923, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-105 - Status of agreements - Parties to actions

In the event that an agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter is between or among one (1) or more public agencies of this state and one (1) or more public agencies of another state or of the United States, the agreement shall have the status of an interstate compact, but in any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation thereof or liability thereunder, the public agencies party thereto shall be real parties in interest and the state may maintain an action to recoup or otherwise make itself whole for any damages or liability which it may incur by reason of being joined as a party therein. Such action shall be maintainable against any public agency or agencies whose default, failure of performance, or other conduct caused or contributed to the incurring of damage or liability by the state.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 5; T.C.A., § 12-805; Acts 1984, ch. 890, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-106 - Approval or disapproval

In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency having such power of control and shall be approved or disapproved by such state officer or agency as to all matters within such officer's or agency's jurisdiction.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 6; T.C.A., § 12-806; Acts 1984, ch. 890, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-107 - Appropriations - Furnishing of property, personnel and service

Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this chapter may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing such personnel or services therefor as may be within its legal power to furnish.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 7; T.C.A., § 12-807.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-108 - Interlocal contracts for performance of services

Any one (1) or more public agencies may contract with any one (1) or more public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity or undertaking which each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform; provided, that such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. Such contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities of the contracting parties. Contracts entered into pursuant to this section need not conform to the requirements set forth in this chapter for contracts for joint undertakings.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 8; T.C.A., § 12-808; Acts 1984, ch. 890, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-109 - Contracts under other laws unaffected

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any public agency from contracting with other public agencies under existing statutory or charter authority.
Acts 1967, ch. 350, § 9; T.C.A., § 12-809.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-110 - Contracts for conveyance of property

(a)
Any one (1) or more public agencies may contract with any one (1) or more public agencies for the conveyance or transfer of property, real or personal, if:
(1)
The public agency or agencies receiving the conveyance or transfer utilizes the property for a public purpose; and
(2)
The governing body of each public agency that is a party to the contract authorizes such conveyance or transfer and determines that the terms and conditions set forth are appropriate.
(b)
Any public agency utilizing the authority of this section shall not be required to declare such property surplus prior to the conveyance or transfer, and shall also be exempt from contrary requirements in any budget or purchasing act, public or private.
Acts 2005, ch. 336, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-111 - Filing of interlocal agreements forming local government joint venture

Any interlocal agreement entered into by local government entities that creates a local government joint venture entity shall be filed in the office of the comptroller of the treasury within ninety (90) days of execution of the agreement. Any interlocal agreement entered into by local government entities of this state that created a local government joint venture entity that is in effect on June 20, 2006, shall be filed with the office of the comptroller of the treasury within one hundred twenty (120) days of June 20, 2006.
Acts 2006, ch. 923, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 9 - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 12-9-101 — 12-9-112) › Section 12-9-112 - Annual statement on interlocal agreements that create local government joint venture entity

(a)
Any local government joint venture entity shall, during the term of the agreement, file an annual statement with the office of the comptroller of the treasury. The statement shall set forth the names of all parties to the agreement, the annual revenue and expenses of any entity created under the agreement and the other information required by the comptroller.
(b)
The comptroller of the treasury may develop guidelines in furtherance of the administration of this section.
Acts 2006, ch. 923, §2; 2007 , ch. 207, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 10 - PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1971 (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-124) › Section 12-10-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Building Authorities Act of 1971."
Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-901.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 10 - PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1971 (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-124) › Section 12-10-104 - Application to governing body for approval of incorporation

Whenever any number of natural persons, not less than three (3), each of whom shall be a duly qualified elector of the county or of the incorporated city or town or each of whom shall be a current customer of the utility district, shall file with the governing body thereof an application in writing seeking permission to apply for the incorporation of a public building authority of the municipality, the governing body shall proceed to consider the application. If the governing body shall, by appropriate resolution duly adopted, find and determine that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the authority be formed, and shall authorize the persons making such application to proceed to form such authority and shall approve the form of certificates of incorporation proposed to be used in organizing the authority, then the persons making such application shall execute, acknowledge and file a certificate of incorporation for the authority as hereinafter provided. No authority may be formed unless such application shall have first been filed with the governing body of the municipality and the governing body shall have adopted a resolution as provided in this section.
Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 4; T.C.A., §12-904; Acts 2008 , ch. 720, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 10 - PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1971 (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-124) › Section 12-10-105 - Certificate of incorporation - Contents

(a)
The certificate of incorporation shall set forth:
(1)
The names and residences of the applicants together with a recital that each of them is an elector of the county or of the incorporated city or town or is a customer of the utility district.
(2)
The name of the authority which shall be public building authority of the ______________ of ______________ (the blanks to be filled in with the name of the municipality);
(3)
A recital that permission to organize the authority has been granted by resolution duly adopted by the governing body of the municipality and the date of the adoption of such resolution;
(4)
The location of the principal office of the authority;
(5)
The purposes for which the authority is proposed to be organized;
(6)
The number of directors of the authority;
(7)
The period, which may be perpetual, for the duration of the authority; and
(8)
Any other matter which the applicants may choose to insert therein which shall not be inconsistent with this chapter or with the laws of this state.
(b)
The certificate of incorporation shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of Tennessee to take acknowledgments to deeds.
Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 5; T.C.A., §12-905; Acts 2008 , ch. 720, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 10 - PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1971 (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-124) › Section 12-10-106 - Filing and approval of certificate of incorporation

(a)
When executed and acknowledged in conformity with §
12-10-105
, the certificate of incorporation shall be filed with the secretary of state.
(b)
The secretary of state shall thereupon examine the certificate of incorporation and, if the secretary of state finds that the recitals contained therein are correct, that the requirements of §
12-10-104
have been complied with, and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another public building authority already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, the secretary of state shall approve the certificate of incorporation and record it in an appropriate book or record in the secretary of state's office.
(c)
When such certificate has been so made, filed and approved, the authority shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the certificate of incorporation.
Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 6; T.C.A., § 12-906.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 10 - PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1971 (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-124) › Section 12-10-107 - Amendment of certificate of incorporation

The certificate of incorporation may at any time and from time to time be amended so as to make any changes therein and add any provisions thereto which might have been included in the certificate of incorporation in the first instance. Any such amendment shall be effected in the following manner: the members of the board of directors of the authority shall file with the governing body of the municipality with which the application for the creation of the authority was filed, an application in writing seeking permission to amend the certificate of incorporation, specifying in such application the amendment proposed to be made. Such governing body shall consider such application and, if it by appropriate resolution duly finds and determines that it is wise, expedient, necessary or advisable that the proposed amendment be made, and authorizes the same to be made, and approves the form of the proposed amendment, then the persons making such application shall execute an instrument embodying the amendment specified in such application, and shall file the same with the secretary of state. The proposed amendment shall be subscribed and acknowledged by each member of the board of directors before an officer authorized by the laws of Tennessee to take acknowledgments to deeds. The secretary of state shall thereupon examine the proposed amendment and, if the secretary of state finds compliance with the requirements of this section, and the proposed amendment is within the scope of what might be included in an original certificate of incorporation, the secretary of state shall approve the amendment and record it in an appropriate book in the secretary of state's office. When such amendment has been so made, filed and approved, it shall thereupon become effective and the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment. No certificate of incorporation shall be amended except in the manner provided in this section.
Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 7; T.C.A., § 12-907.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 12 - PUBLIC PROPERTY, PRINTING AND CONTRACTS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-12-113) › Chapter 10 - PUBLIC BUILDING AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1971 (§§ 12-10-101 — 12-10-124) › Section 12-10-110 - Acceptance of donations

(a)
For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with an authority, the municipality, with respect to which such authority is created, may assign or loan any of its employees, including its engineering staff and facilities, and may provide necessary office space, equipment, or other facilities for the use of such authority.
(b)
The governing body of such municipality and the governing body of any municipal corporation entering into a lease of any project or part or parts thereof may make donations of property, real or personal, or cash grants to the authority in such amount or amounts as it may deem proper and appropriate in aiding the authority to effectuate the purpose for its creation.
(c)
Any municipality with respect to which an authority is created and any municipal corporation entering into a lease with an authority, which owns a fee simple title to real property located within the area of any project, may convey such real property, or any part thereof, to the authority and may include a provision in such conveyance for the reverter of such real property to the transferor at such time as all revenue bonds or other obligations of the authority incident to the real property so conveyed shall have been paid in full, and any authority created pursuant to this chapter is hereby authorized to accept such a conveyance.
Acts 1971, ch. 126, § 10; T.C.A., § 12-910.