Tennessee § 4-3-1008 - Preparation of uniform rules and regulations for payment of travel expenses for officers and employees.

§ 4-3-1008. Preparation of uniform rules and regulations for payment of travel expenses for officers and employees.

The department of finance and administration, with the approval of the governor, has the power and is required to: [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] 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 legislative intent that such rules and regulations provide that an employee under normal circumstances shall be responsible for bearing travel expenses for no more than thirty (30) days from the date of filing a claim, subject to an audit of the claim as required. The commissioner is further authorized to prepare special regulations when the commissioner determines that special circumstances necessitate them. Proposed uniform rules and regulations and proposed special regulations shall become effective upon approval by the attorney general and reporter. Prior to filing with the attorney general and reporter, the commissioner shall submit the proposed uniform rules and regulations and proposed special regulations to the comptroller of the treasury for comment. [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 44a; 1939, ch. 11, § 28; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.46 (Williams, § 255.47); impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; Acts 1961, ch. 91, § 3; 1972, ch. 543, §§ 13, 14; 1975, ch. 123, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-327; modified; Acts 1980, ch. 624, § 1; 1994, ch. 669, § 2; 2020, ch. 690, §§ 15-17. Compiler's Notes. This section may be affected by § 9-1-116 , concerning entitlement to funds, absent appropriation. Acts 1994, ch. 669, § 1 provided that it is the intent of the general assembly that: “(1) the casualty risk program which was administered by the department of finance and administration shall be transferred to, and administered by, the department of the treasury on and after July 1, 1994; “(2) all staff, staff positions, equipment, supplies, property, funds and other resources of the program shall be transferred to the department of the treasury; “(3) references to the department of finance and administration relative to the casualty risk program appearing in Tennessee Code Annotated shall be deemed to be references to the department of the treasury. The code commission is directed to change references to the existing names of officials, offices, agencies and entities, wherever they appear in Tennessee Code Annotated, to conform to the name of officials, offices, agencies and entities created by the provisions of that act. The code commission is authorized to make grammatical changes in the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated to effectuate such changes; and “(4) all rules, policies, and decisions related to the casualty risk program promulgated or issued by the department of finance and administration prior to, and in effect on July 1, 1994, shall remain in force and effect and shall be administered and enforced by the department of the treasury until duly amended, repealed, expired, modified or superseded.” Amendments. The 2020 amendment, in (3), deleted “, through travel advances or reimbursement, or both,”; deleted subdivisions (1), (2), (4), (5) and (6), which read; “(1) Prepare and apply plans for the housing of all departments, offices and agencies of the state government located at the capitol, with a view to more efficient and economical administration;“(2) Study the location of branch offices and divisions throughout the state, and make arrangements in the interest of better service and more economical rentals;“(4) Make provisions for the centralization of such departmental services as punch and tabulatory in order to save duplicate outlays for costly equipment used only part time;“(5) Provide central messenger, telephone, switchboard and mailing facilities for the departments, offices and agencies at the capitol; and“(6) Study the work of each department and office and recommend the use of stenographic pools, unified files and combined porter service, whenever conducive to better administration.” and in (3), deleted “, through travel advances or reimbursement, or both,” following “regulations provide”; and substituted a period at the end of subdivision for a semicolon. Effective Dates. Acts 2020, ch. 690, § 22. June 11, 2020. Cross-References. Department of general services, centralization of services, § 4-3-1105 .