Tennessee § 33-1-301 - Powers of department — Contracts — Property and monetary grants — Pilot programs.

§ 33-1-301. Powers of department — Contracts — Property and monetary grants — Pilot programs.

The department is empowered to enter into contractual agreements in furtherance of its functions. The department may accept grants and gifts of funds and other property of whatever kind from any source, administer the same according to the terms of the grants or gifts, and enter cooperative programs with private and public instrumentalities, including the federal government, to improve mental health and developmental disabilities services and supports in the state. The department may enter into contracts with other states, or political subdivisions, or corporations chartered in other states, for the purpose of providing preventive and treatment services and supports for service recipients by establishing or supporting various facilities in cooperation with the political or corporate bodies. The department may establish or review pilot projects, including, but not limited to, projects to provide, develop, or plan service and support for its service recipients or their families through direct administration or through contracting with service providers. Pilot projects are subject to other state and federal laws. The department of finance and administration shall furnish to the department sufficient space for the department to carry out the department's duties efficiently. Acts 1965, ch. 82, § 1; 1974, ch. 802, § 3; 1975, ch. 248, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 33-101, 33-1-201; Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6; 2010, ch. 1100, § 24. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 1, §§ 33-1-101 , 33-1-201 — 33-1-209 , 33-1-301 — 33-1-303 (Acts 1965, ch. 38, §§ 2, 8; 1965, ch. 82, §§ 1-2, 4-7; 1965, ch. 305, § 1; 1971, ch. 247, § 1; 1972, ch. 644, §§ 1, 2; 1973, ch. 85, § 1; 1973, ch. 127, §§ 3, 4; 1973, ch. 341, §§ 1, 2, 5-7; 1974, ch. 802, §§ 3, 5-7, 16, 21; 1975, ch. 248, §§ 1, 4; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(95); 1978, ch. 533, § 2; 1978, ch. 853, § 10; 1981, ch. 98, §§ 3, 4; 1981, ch. 224, § 2; T.C.A., §§ 33-301 - 33-302, 33-104 — 33-107, 33-308; 1984, ch. 794, § 11; 1984, ch. 922, § 1; 1986, ch. 570, § 1; 1987, ch. 98, § 1; 1988, ch. 623, § 1; 1990, ch. 920, § 1; 1990, ch. 1024, §§ 17-18; 1992, ch. 991, § 12; 1994, ch. 861, §§ 1-4; 1996, ch. 993, § 1; 1997, ch. 305, § 1; 1997, ch. 534, § 1; 1999, ch. 466, § 1; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2000, ch. 981, § 53) is deleted and replaced in the revision of title 33 by Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1, effective March 1, 2001. Acts 2005, ch. 490, § 2 provided that the commissioner of finance and administration shall identify those grant funds that are generated by § 33-1-301 , or any similar grant funds that may be appropriately applied to the subject matter of the act, and shall ensure that those grant funds are used to offset the cost of the job tax credit created in § 67-4-2109 by section 1 of the act. Acts 2010, ch. 1100, § 153 provided that the commissioner of mental health and developmental disabilities, the commissioner of mental health (now commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services), the commissioner of intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Cross-References. Commissioner, appointment, §§ 4-3-111 , 4-3-112 . Establishment of department, § 4-3-101 . Powers and duties of department, § 4-3-1603 .