Tennessee § 8-30-105 - Rules have force and effect of law.
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§ 8-30-105. Rules have force and effect of law.
Rules adopted under this chapter shall have the force and effect of law, and may include any provision relating to state employment consistent with the laws of this state, which may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to the provisions and purposes of this chapter. Acts 2012, ch. 800, § 6. Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§ 8-30-101 — 8-30-108 (Acts 1939, ch. 221, §§ 2, 3, 5; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 1034.23, 1034.25, 1034.27 (Williams, §§ 423.24b, 423.24c, 423.24e); Acts 1953, ch. 30, §§ 1, 2; 1955, ch. 311, §§ 1, 2; 1957, ch. 222, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 94, §§ 1, 2, 4; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, §§ 2, 4; impl. am. Acts 1974, ch. 481, §§ 4, 6; impl. am. Acts 1975, ch. 248, § 1; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(18); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 8-3001 — 8-3008; Acts 1980, ch. 701, §§ 2-5, 7; Acts 1981, ch. 429, § 2; 1983, ch. 37, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 432, § 3; 1986, ch. 869, §§ 2-4, 19-21, 24; 1987, ch. 69, § 1; 1989, ch. 208, § 1; 1991, ch. 401, § 1; 1993, ch. 66, § 6; 1995, ch. 305, § 50; 2003, ch. 355, § 22; 2007, ch. 60), concerning the civil service commission, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2012, ch. 800, §§ 2-9, effective October 1, 2012. Acts 2012, ch. 800, § 1 provided that the act, which repealed and reenacted this part, shall be known and cited as the “Tennessee Excellence, Accountability, and Management (T.E.A.M.) Act of 2012.”
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