Title 4, State Government

The department of finance and administration, with the approval of the governor, has the power and is required to prepare uniform rules and regulations for the payment of travel expenses for officers and employees of all state departments, institutions and agencies. It is the leg…

(a) The department of finance and administration has the power to:(1) Prepare or cause to be prepared general plans and preliminary sketches and estimates for the public buildings to be erected for any department;(2) Have general supervision and care of storerooms, offices and bu…

(1) There are created and established the following administrative departments of state government:(1) Department of agriculture;(2) Department of audit;(3) Department of children's services;(4) Department of commerce and insurance;(5) Department of correction;(6) Department of e…

(a) In addition to their other powers and duties, the department of finance and administration and its commissioner are vested with all the authority, powers and duties given them by title 12, chapter 2. (b) The commissioner of finance and administration shall cause to be posted …

As a condition of employment, the department of finance and administration is authorized to require its employees and contractors who have elevated and privileged access to data and personal information of state employees or citizens, or who support a governmental department, age…

(a) The state building energy management program shall be transferred from the department of general services to the department of finance and administration, as to any functions related to the energy management program for state buildings and state-owned facilities. All staff, s…

(a) The TennCare bureau is authorized to develop prescription drug programs and to contract with one (1) or more pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or other appropriate third party contractors to administer all or a portion of such prescription drug programs for the TennCare progra…

(1) In accordance with applicable law:(1) The department of finance and administration is authorized to create a program whereby local government entities, including, but not limited to county jails, can purchase prescription drugs through state methods at reduced prices;(2) The …

Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the allocation and distribution of moneys to counties and municipalities based on population must be made according to the revised populations certified by the department of economic and community development under § 4-3-710, except …

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, subject to the specific provisions of an appropriation act, the commissioner of finance and administration is authorized to deny carry forwards for, and to transfer funds from, the funds, reserve accounts or programs identified in this…

(a) In developing and implementing an energy management program for state government under §§ 4-3-1017 — 4-3-1019, the department, through the state building energy management program, may include:(1) Development, in coordination with the department of TEMA, of contingency plans …

(a) To assist the department of finance and administration in developing an energy management plan for state government under §§ 4-3-1017 — 4-3-1019, each department of state government, institution or agency having control of or responsibility for the management or operation of …

(a) To facilitate coordination of state building energy conservation and retrofit measures to be developed or to be implemented within state government, including public institutions of higher education, and to prevent duplication of such plans or programs, the departments of gen…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the legislative branch of state government and the judicial branch of state government maintain control of the state buildings occupied predominantly by the legislative branch and the judicial branch, respectively. For purposes of th…

Any federal funds expended pursuant to §§ 4-3-1017 — 4-3-1019, must only be obligated or expended in accordance with the program, terms, conditions, and agreement under which such funds were received, unless specific authority to modify such program, terms, conditions, or agreeme…

(a) The department of finance and administration shall monitor, and cause to be audited by its qualified independent auditor, the pharmacy benefits manager's compliance with any state pharmacy benefits management contract. The commissioner of finance and administration, or the co…

(a) The commissioner of finance and administration shall have the responsibility for the overall management of the state's portal, which shall include the following:(1) The commissioner may authorize the assessment of additional charges on e-commerce payment activity to recover t…

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.

These departments shall be vested respectively with such powers and required to perform such duties as are set forth in this chapter and shall be charged with the administration, execution and performance of such laws as the general assembly may enact from time to time.

(a) References appearing elsewhere in this code to the department of accounts, the department of the budget or to the office of the state property administrator are deemed references to the department of finance and administration. (b) References to the department of finance and …

(a) The administrative departments of state government are authorized, as necessary to comply with internal revenue service Publication 1075, including amendments thereto and publications replacing Publication 1075, to obtain state and national criminal history background checks …

(a) Not less than thirty (30) days before a department or agency of state government executes a state professional facilities management contract for services within a state legislative district that would result in the outsourcing of facilities management services to private, no…

There is hereby created the department of general services.

The department of general services shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of general services.

The department of general services shall coordinate and administer the state's purchases, personal properties, printing and motor vehicle facilities, surplus property, postal services and general public works services, and will provide for state agencies all additional support se…

(a) In order to discharge the functions of this department, there are hereby created within the department the following divisions:(1) The food services management division;(2) The motor vehicle management division;(3) The photographic division;(4) The printing division;(5) The p…

(a) The department of general services has the power and is required to:(1) Establish facilities for the testing of any materials, supplies or equipment purchased, or to be purchased, for this state or any of its departments, institutions or agencies, use the testing facilities o…

(a) (1) The commissioner of general services shall be authorized to issue special police commissions to qualified state security personnel, who are full-time salaried employees of the state, to go armed or carry pistols while on active duty engaged in enforcing § 4-3-1105(8), (11…

(a) The department of general services shall ensure that all vehicles purchased or leased with funds appropriated by the state and managed by the department of general services for the use of any department, office, or agency of the state display a vehicle abuse hotline decal. Th…

(a) The department of general services may operate a sales facility at a law enforcement training academy that is under the general supervision of the commissioner of general services. (b) The department may assess and collect reasonable fees for services, programs, lodging, food…

(a) The commissioner shall encourage the acquisition of energy-efficient and alternative fuel motor vehicles in the fleet of state vehicles. Each year, every effort should be made to achieve a target goal that one hundred percent (100%) of newly purchased passenger motor vehicles…

(1) There shall be a chief executive officer of each of the administrative departments of state government created by § 4-3-101, which shall be as follows:(1) Attorney general and reporter, for the legal department;(2) Commissioner of agriculture, for the department of agricultur…

The commissioner of general services is requested to conduct a study of the purchase by the state of any materials or products having their origin in raw materials derived from the endangered rain forest and how the state might reduce or eliminate the purchase of such materials o…

The commissioner of general services shall, whenever practicable, provide the lighting patterns of the Tennessee Tower in Nashville for holidays and for appropriate messages from local nonprofit organizations and causes.

(a) Not later than November 28, 2005, each state-owned public building under the department's control, including the state capitol and capitol annexes, must ensure that an emergency keyed lock box is installed next to each bank of functioning elevators located on the main level. …

(a) The commissioners shall be appointed by the governor for terms to expire with the beginning of the term of the governor next elected, or whenever their successors shall be appointed and qualified. (b) Each commissioner shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor.

(a) References appearing elsewhere in this code to the director of accounts, the director of the budget or to the state property administrator are deemed references to the commissioner of finance and administration. (b) References to the superintendent of banks, to the superinten…

There is hereby created the department of human services.

The department of human services shall be under the charge and general supervision of the commissioner of human services.

(a) The department of human services shall administer all functions to be established in this state under the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.), except those functions that may be expressly delegated by either state statute or by federal law to other state dep…

(a) (1) The commissioner shall formulate rules and regulations:(A) Fixing the minimum standards of service to be required of the local government authorities in carrying out the public welfare functions reposed in them;(B) Providing for the termination of any grants-in-aid to any…

(a) As used in §§ 4-3-1205 — 4-3-1208, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Analytical procedure” means a process consisting of evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among both financial and nonfinancial data, and involving a compar…

(a) To the extent authorized by federal law, the department shall require a sponsoring organization applying to participate in any food program administered through the department to obtain and maintain a performance bond from a company designated in the United States Treasury Ci…

During the application process, and at any time during a sponsoring organization's or subrecipient's participation in a food program administered by the department, to the extent authorized by federal law the department shall conduct background checks on each applicant of the sub…

(a) The department is authorized, in accordance with 34 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(1), to obtain state and national criminal history background checks and investigations performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation on employees and contractors…