(a) The department of human resources has the power and is required to:(1) Transfer, temporarily, employees from one (1) department to another when necessary to expedite the work of any department;(2) Exercise the duties vested by title 8, chapter 30;(3) Establish and maintain a program of training for administrative judges and hearing officers, as defined by § 4-5-102; and(4) Assist each department and entity of state government in the planning and conduct of training workshops to prevent sexual harassment from occurring. The department is also directed to design an orientation session with appropriate materials, which shall be made available to the departments for distribution to each new employee.
(1) Transfer, temporarily, employees from one (1) department to another when necessary to expedite the work of any department;
(2) Exercise the duties vested by title 8, chapter 30;
(3) Establish and maintain a program of training for administrative judges and hearing officers, as defined by § 4-5-102; and
(4) Assist each department and entity of state government in the planning and conduct of training workshops to prevent sexual harassment from occurring. The department is also directed to design an orientation session with appropriate materials, which shall be made available to the departments for distribution to each new employee.
(b) In addition to duties expressly imposed by law upon the department:(1) The department shall:(A) Foster the interest of institutions of learning and of industrial, civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards in state service;(B) Make a study of the state service system in those departments of the state government covered by such system and make periodic reports to the governor on recommendations for improvement of the system; and(C) Make annual reports, and such special reports as it may deem necessary, to the governor and commissioner regarding personnel administration;(2) It is the responsibility of the department to verify that all state governmental entities comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) and regulations promulgated pursuant to Title VI;(3) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department is responsible, pursuant to subdivision (b)(4), for the development of a Title VI implementation plan with participation by protected beneficiaries as may be required by that law or regulations for state governmental entities subject to the requirements of Title VI. To the extent applicable, the plan must include Title VI implementation plans of a subrecipient of federal funds through a state entity. Each state governmental entity shall submit annual Title VI compliance reports and implementation plan updates to the department by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter. The reporting period must cover the most recent full fiscal year. At least once each year, the department shall publish a cumulative report of its findings and recommendations concerning compliance with the requirements of this section. The cumulative annual report must be distributed to the governor, to each member of the general assembly, and to each library designated as a depository of state reports and documents;(4) The department shall:(A) Review current Title VI monitoring and enforcement procedures in federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities;(B) Define and establish the components, guidelines, and objectives of a comprehensive state policy to ensure and to promote present and future compliance with Title VI requirements;(C) Identify laws, rules, programs, services, and budgetary priorities of this state that conflict with the components, guidelines, and objectives of the comprehensive state policy;(D) Search for interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies in the implementation of the comprehensive state policy;(E) Identify new laws, rules, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote present and future compliance with and enforcement of Title VI;(F) Serve as the central coordinating agency for executive branch departments and agencies for technical assistance, consultation, and resources to encourage and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI;(G) Periodically and systematically audit, review, evaluate, and report on Title VI compliance efforts and outcomes for each executive branch department and agency;(H) Conduct research, hold public hearings, publish reports, and engage in other activities to inform Tennesseans of the requirements of Title VI;(I) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the department's activities, findings, and recommendations; and(J) Engage in other activities to encourage, promote, and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI; and(5) Due to the diversity of programs that constitute federal financial assistance, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, the department shall provide ongoing training, education, and technical assistance to employees of each state department. The diversity training must include, but not be limited to, health and social services, road maintenance and building, employment issues, housing and related issues, education and education-related issues, and administrative and administrative support functions. In addition, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, diversity training must be extended to provide training to subrecipients of federal funds through the state general appropriations act, including local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses.
(1) The department shall:(A) Foster the interest of institutions of learning and of industrial, civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards in state service;(B) Make a study of the state service system in those departments of the state government covered by such system and make periodic reports to the governor on recommendations for improvement of the system; and(C) Make annual reports, and such special reports as it may deem necessary, to the governor and commissioner regarding personnel administration;
(A) Foster the interest of institutions of learning and of industrial, civic, professional, and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards in state service;
(B) Make a study of the state service system in those departments of the state government covered by such system and make periodic reports to the governor on recommendations for improvement of the system; and
(C) Make annual reports, and such special reports as it may deem necessary, to the governor and commissioner regarding personnel administration;
(2) It is the responsibility of the department to verify that all state governmental entities comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) and regulations promulgated pursuant to Title VI;
(3) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department is responsible, pursuant to subdivision (b)(4), for the development of a Title VI implementation plan with participation by protected beneficiaries as may be required by that law or regulations for state governmental entities subject to the requirements of Title VI. To the extent applicable, the plan must include Title VI implementation plans of a subrecipient of federal funds through a state entity. Each state governmental entity shall submit annual Title VI compliance reports and implementation plan updates to the department by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter. The reporting period must cover the most recent full fiscal year. At least once each year, the department shall publish a cumulative report of its findings and recommendations concerning compliance with the requirements of this section. The cumulative annual report must be distributed to the governor, to each member of the general assembly, and to each library designated as a depository of state reports and documents;
(4) The department shall:(A) Review current Title VI monitoring and enforcement procedures in federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities;(B) Define and establish the components, guidelines, and objectives of a comprehensive state policy to ensure and to promote present and future compliance with Title VI requirements;(C) Identify laws, rules, programs, services, and budgetary priorities of this state that conflict with the components, guidelines, and objectives of the comprehensive state policy;(D) Search for interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies in the implementation of the comprehensive state policy;(E) Identify new laws, rules, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote present and future compliance with and enforcement of Title VI;(F) Serve as the central coordinating agency for executive branch departments and agencies for technical assistance, consultation, and resources to encourage and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI;(G) Periodically and systematically audit, review, evaluate, and report on Title VI compliance efforts and outcomes for each executive branch department and agency;(H) Conduct research, hold public hearings, publish reports, and engage in other activities to inform Tennesseans of the requirements of Title VI;(I) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the department's activities, findings, and recommendations; and(J) Engage in other activities to encourage, promote, and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI; and
(A) Review current Title VI monitoring and enforcement procedures in federal and state statutes, rules, regulations, programs, services, and budgetary priorities;
(B) Define and establish the components, guidelines, and objectives of a comprehensive state policy to ensure and to promote present and future compliance with Title VI requirements;
(C) Identify laws, rules, programs, services, and budgetary priorities of this state that conflict with the components, guidelines, and objectives of the comprehensive state policy;
(D) Search for interdepartmental gaps, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies in the implementation of the comprehensive state policy;
(E) Identify new laws, rules, programs, services, and budgetary priorities that are needed to ensure and promote present and future compliance with and enforcement of Title VI;
(F) Serve as the central coordinating agency for executive branch departments and agencies for technical assistance, consultation, and resources to encourage and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI;
(G) Periodically and systematically audit, review, evaluate, and report on Title VI compliance efforts and outcomes for each executive branch department and agency;
(H) Conduct research, hold public hearings, publish reports, and engage in other activities to inform Tennesseans of the requirements of Title VI;
(I) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly concerning the department's activities, findings, and recommendations; and
(J) Engage in other activities to encourage, promote, and assist compliance with the requirements of Title VI; and
(5) Due to the diversity of programs that constitute federal financial assistance, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, the department shall provide ongoing training, education, and technical assistance to employees of each state department. The diversity training must include, but not be limited to, health and social services, road maintenance and building, employment issues, housing and related issues, education and education-related issues, and administrative and administrative support functions. In addition, subject to appropriations in the general appropriations act, diversity training must be extended to provide training to subrecipients of federal funds through the state general appropriations act, including local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private businesses.
(c) All federal aid as defined by § 4-4-116(a) received or used by the department must be acquired and used subject to the requirements of § 4-4-116.