Title 8, Public Officers And Employees

Any action taken at a meeting in violation of this part shall be void and of no effect; provided, that this nullification of actions taken at such meetings shall not apply to any commitment, otherwise legal, affecting the public debt of the entity concerned.

(a) The circuit courts, chancery courts, and other courts which have equity jurisdiction, have jurisdiction to issue injunctions, impose penalties, and otherwise enforce the purposes of this part upon application of any citizen of this state. (b) In each suit brought under this p…

The board of directors of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center Management Corporation shall be subject to, and shall in all respects comply with, all of the provisions made applicable to governing bodies by this chapter.

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Community meeting” means the convening of members of a community in a political subdivision to discuss and receive information about community public business;(2) “Electronic means of communication” means rea…

(a) A governing body may, but is not required to, allow electronic communication between members by means of a forum over the internet only if the governing body:(1) Ensures that the forum through which the electronic communications are conducted is available to the public at all…

(a) At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to a regular meeting, a state governing body or a local governmental body shall make available to the public, at no charge, the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting in a place accessible to the public. The agenda must reasonably descri…

(a) The municipal technical advisory service (MTAS) for municipalities and the county technical assistance service (CTAS) for counties, in order to provide guidance and direction, shall develop a program for educating their respective public officials about the open meetings laws…

(a) (1) A governing body shall, for each public meeting, reserve a period for public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on matters that are germane to the items on the agenda for the meeting.(2) (A) A local governing body shall, for each public meeting,…

(a) The Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) shall conduct a study to determine if newspapers of general circulation remain the most efficient and effective manner for governments to provide the public with transparent and accessible information. T…

(a) Notwithstanding any other Tennessee law to the contrary, labor negotiations between representatives of public employee unions or associations and representatives of a state or local governmental entity shall be open to the public, whether or not the negotiations by the state …