Tennessee § 4-5-231 - Rules or policies that infringe on agency member's free speech prohibited — Power to remove member.
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§ 4-5-231. Rules or policies that infringe on agency member's free speech prohibited — Power to remove member.
No agency created by statute and subject to review under chapter 29 of this title shall promulgate rules or implement policies that infringe on an agency member's freedom of speech in violation of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 19, or the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. An agency's appointing authority shall have sole power to remove a member from a board, commission, council, committee, authority, task force, or other similar multi-member agency created by statute and subject to review under chapter 29 of this title. This subsection (b) shall not impair the ability of the general assembly to reconstitute, restructure, or reestablish such agency. Acts 2018, ch. 929, § 3. Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 929, § 4. July 1, 2018.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-5-231 ("Rules or policies that infringe on agency member's free speech prohibited — Power to remove member.") 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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