Tennessee § 4-4-107 - Compensation of personnel — Discharge.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-4-107 — Compensation of personnel — Discharge., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4-4-107. Compensation of personnel — Discharge.
The governor may strike from the state payroll any state employee appointed by the governor or the governor's appointee, and may fix, increase or decrease the salary of such employee. The salaries of the commissioners and other officers as set out in § 8-23-101 shall be fixed as therein provided. In no case, however, shall any compensation for personal services be fixed in excess of the amount of money appropriated by the general assembly for personal services in any department or agency of the state government. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 7; 1939, ch. 11, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 255.7; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-407.
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Section 4-4-107 ("Compensation of personnel — Discharge.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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