Title 8, Public Officers And Employees

(a) Each political subdivision of the state is hereby authorized to submit for approval by the state agency a plan for extending the benefits of Title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq.), in conformity with applicable provisions of such act, to employees of s…

In the case of coverage groups employed by political subdivisions, who are not participating in any existing retirement plan, the governing body of the political subdivision shall have the right to elect whether or not such coverage groups shall be covered under this chapter.

Each political subdivision that has an approved plan under §§ 8-38-108 – 8-38-110 shall pay to the internal revenue service, at such time or times as may be required by applicable federal law, contributions with respect to wages, equal to the applicable taxes which would be impos…

Each political subdivision required to make payments under § 8-38-111 is authorized to impose upon each of its employees, as to services which are covered by an approved plan of agreement, a contribution with respect to the employee's wages, not exceeding the amount of the employ…

The general assembly shall make appropriations sufficient to provide contributions and administrative costs in accordance with §§ 8-38-105 – 8-38-114 [see the Compiler's Notes] on behalf of state employees and teachers. Effective July 1, 1992, each local education agency shall pr…

The state treasurer shall make and publish such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter as it finds necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which it is charged under this chapter.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to the judges' retirement system or the attorneys general retirement system, §§ 17-301 – 17-325 [superseded] inclusive and §§ 8-618 – 8-622 [superseded] inclusive respectively, nor shall it impair existing retirement contracts under title 4…

Each public charter school formed pursuant to title 49, chapter 13 shall enter into such agreements with the commissioner of social security as deemed necessary or desirable by the state agency to ensure that the benefits of the federal old-age and survivors' insurance system are…

The old age and survivors' insurance agency shall be attached to the department of the treasury in a division as designated by the state treasurer.

(a) The state social security administrator may implement procedures for the filing and retention of social security documents by electronic means and may authorize electronic signatures in the signing of such documents. (b) If a document is filed by electronic means pursuant to …

All employees of the state of Tennessee who were employed by the state prior to July 1, 1947, for not less than eight (8) years and have reached sixty-five (65) years of age and who are not otherwise covered by any other retirement system administered by the state, shall be entit…

(a) All teachers who have taught in the public schools of Tennessee for a period of not less than eight (8) years, and who have reached sixty-five (65) years of age, or are disabled to perform productive work as determined by the standards currently applicable to the members of t…

All retirement allowances shall be payable in equal monthly installments which shall cease with the month in which death occurs.

Funds for the payment of the allowances provided by this part shall not be taken from the funds of the teachers' retirement system now in effect in this state, but there is appropriated a sufficient sum from the general fund to carry out this part.

This part shall be administered by the state treasurer.

(a) It is expressly declared to be the intent of the general assembly in awarding this gratuitous allowance that the teacher or state employee, as the case may be, shall, in order to qualify for the allowance herein, never have participated in or had the opportunity to participat…

Notwithstanding any provision of chapters 34-37 of this title to the contrary, this part shall apply only to a former governor.

(a) Any former governor, upon reaching sixty-five (65) years of age, shall be eligible to receive a retirement allowance. (b) The amount of such retirement allowance shall be an amount per annum equal to fifty percent (50%) of the then current annual salary of the office of the g…

Any retirement allowance payable in accordance with this part shall not be due or payable, however, during any period of time that a former governor is holding any public office, elective or appointive, or is otherwise on the payroll of the federal government or any state or loca…

(a) Death After Age 65. If a former governor dies after reaching sixty-five (65) years of age, one-half (½) of the amount of the former governor's retirement allowance shall be payable thereafter to the former governor's surviving spouse to continue until the surviving spouse's r…

Benefits payable under this part in respect of any former governor shall be in lieu of all other benefits of which the governor may otherwise be entitled under chapters 34-37 of this title.

Any benefit pursuant to this part shall be payable only upon written application by the former governor or the former governor's surviving spouse, as the case may be, made to the state treasurer.

(a) The amounts payable under this part shall be provided annually by a separate appropriation for this purpose. (b) The general assembly shall make an annual appropriation to the state treasurer in an amount sufficient to provide the allowances granted herein.

Nothing in this part shall be construed to include the operation or funding of this part in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.

(a) A former governor or the former governor's surviving spouse shall receive the full allowance payable pursuant to this part; provided, that such governor served at least one (1) full year in office. The allowance payable to a former governor or the former governor's surviving …

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Attorney general and reporter” means the attorney general and reporter of Tennessee;(2) “Counsel” means any practicing attorney licensed to practice law in the state; and(3) (A) “State employee” means any per…

(a) When a civil action for damages is commenced in any court by any person against any state employee as defined in this chapter for any acts or omissions of the state employee within the scope of the employee's employment, except for willful, malicious, or criminal acts or omis…

(a) When a criminal action is initiated in any court by warrant, information, or indictment against any state employee, as defined in this chapter, for an act apparently done by the employee in the scope of the employee's assigned official duty, the attorney general and reporter …

(a) There shall be appropriated to the attorney general and reporter a sum sufficient from the risk management fund established pursuant to § 9-8-109, to pay for the representation provided to state employees, court costs and any necessary incidental expenses incurred in providin…

All decisions and determinations of the attorney general and reporter shall be final and shall not be reviewable by any court.

(a) The general assembly hereby declares it to be the policy of this state that the formation of public policy and decisions is public business and shall not be conducted in secret. (b) This part shall not be construed to limit any of the rights and privileges contained in the Co…

(a) All meetings of any governing body are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times, except as provided by the Constitution of Tennessee. (b) (1) “Governing body” means:(A) The members of a public body which consists of two (2) or more members, excluding a c…

(a) Notice of Regular Meetings. Any such governmental body which holds a meeting previously scheduled by statute, ordinance, or resolution shall give adequate public notice of such meeting. (b) Notice of Special Meetings. Any such governmental body which holds a meeting not previ…

(a) The minutes of a meeting of any such governmental body shall be promptly and fully recorded, shall be open to public inspection, and shall include, but not be limited to, a record of persons present, all motions, proposals and resolutions offered, the results of any votes tak…

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 …

The governor, judges of the supreme court and court of appeals, judges of inferior courts, chancellors, attorneys for the state, state treasurer, comptroller of the treasury and secretary of state shall be liable to impeachment whenever they may, in the opinion of the house of re…

A majority of all the members of the house of representatives elected shall concur in an impeachment.