Title 4, State Government

(a) In order to carry out this chapter, the World War Museum, previously administered by the adjutant general's office, the Civil War Exhibit, previously administered by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Spanish-American War Exhibit, previously administered by the Spani…

In order to establish, maintain and operate the state museum, five thousand dollars ($5,000) annually is appropriated out of the general funds of the state, which funds may be supplemented by any other sums for the museum, coming into the hands of the commission from any other so…

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a future reorganization that may be enacted to bring together all or any of the cultural activities of the state, including the historical commission, within a single department or division.

(a) The state museum is hereby authorized to operate sales facilities in the state museum. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the operation of sales facilities in the state museum by any nonprofit corporation that has as its chief purpose the support of the programs of the…

The facility authorized by § 4-12-108 shall sell Tennessee produced items or items appropriate to the museum's programs, as approved by the museum executive director.

(a) Any profits derived from sales facilities authorized by § 4-12-108 shall be used in the programs of the state museum. (b) There is established within the general fund a special agency account to be known as the earned revenue reserve fund for the purpose of assuring sufficien…

(a) (1) The state museum is authorized to impose a fee or charge admission for special events or programs.(2) The amount of the fee or charge shall be determined by the Douglas Henry state museum commission, and proceeds from the fees or charges shall only be used by the commissi…

(a) The state museum commission, acting upon the recommendation of the museum executive director, is hereby authorized to contract with the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, Knoxville, for either the appropriate deposit, display, examination, or preservation, or any of these, at the…

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an application for a position of museum executive director, materials submitted with an application, letters of recommendation or references concerning an applicant, and any other records …

(a) The building that houses the Tennessee state museum located at 1000 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard is designated as the “Bill Haslam Center”. (b) The state museum shall erect suitable markers or affix suitable signs designating the museum as the “Bill Haslam Center”. The state museu…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Museum Inventory Act.”

It is the intention and purpose of the general assembly that the Tennessee state museum shall be exempted from inventorying its various collections under the rules established by the department of general services.

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Tennessee state museum” means the facility operated as the military branch of the Tennessee state museum in the War Memorial Building, the facility in the James K. Polk Building, and the Bill Haslam Center locat…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Museum Donation Act.”

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, “Tennessee state museum” means the facility operated as the military branch of the Tennessee state museum in the War Memorial Building, the facility located in the James K. Polk Building, and the Bill Haslam Center loca…

It is the intention and purpose of the general assembly that the museum executive director be empowered to accept donations of funds and objects for the benefit of the Tennessee state museum.