Tennessee § 5-23-101 - Legislative intent.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-23-101 — Legislative intent., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-23-101. Legislative intent.
It is the legislative intent that all counties in this state have certain minimum written personnel policies in effect in order to assist in maintaining compliance with applicable state and federal laws and to facilitate accurate recordkeeping. This chapter is not intended to affect the present authority within counties to adopt policies in addition to those required by this chapter, nor is it intended to enlarge, diminish or otherwise affect the obligation to comply with current state and federal laws governing personnel matters. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impose any liability on any county government for failure to have written personnel policies in place, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law. Acts 1997, ch. 361, § 1. Attorney General Opinions. Authority of local sheriff's civil service board, OAG 98-044, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 44 (2/17/98). County officials' authority to adopt separate base personnel policies, OAG 98-058, 1998 Tenn. AG LEXIS 58 (3/9/98). Applicability of department's written personnel policy or legislative base policy, OAG 99-103, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 103 (5/10/99). To the extent a proposed county employee bill of rights is inconsistent with T.C.A. §§ 8-20-109 and 5-23-101 et seq., it would violate Tenn. Const., art. XI, § 8, OAG 07-137, 2007 Tenn. AG LEXIS 137 (9/24/07).
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Section 5-23-101 ("Legislative intent.") 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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