Tennessee § 8-30-301 - Commissioner’s duties to inform prospective applicants — Hiring requirements — Assessments confidential.

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§ 8-30-301. Commissioner’s duties to inform prospective applicants — Hiring requirements — Assessments confidential.

The commissioner shall inform prospective applicants for state employment of the process for obtaining state employment. The commissioner shall give public notice of a job opening at least one (1) week prior to the closing of the application period. The commissioner shall include the duties of, and pay for, the position or the class, the qualifications required for such position, and any other information that the commissioner considers pertinent and useful. The notice shall also state the requisite assessment method. All assessments administered by the department, the total bank of questions from which such assessments were developed and the answers thereto shall be confidential and shall not be public records or state records open for public inspection in accordance with § 10-7-503. Acts 2012, ch. 800, § 22. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2012, ch. 800, § 1 provided that the act, which repealed and reenacted this part, shall be known and cited as the “Tennessee Excellence, Accountability, and Management (T.E.A.M.) Act of 2012.” Former part 3, §§ 8-30-301 — 8-30-333 (Acts 1939, ch. 221, §§ 8, 14-27, 30-34, 37; 1947, ch. 6, §§ 1, 2; 1949, ch. 112, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 1034.30, 1034.36 — 1034.49, 1034.52 — 1034.56, 1034.59 (Williams, §§ 423.24h, 423.24n — 423.24z, 423.24aa, 423.24dd — 423.24hh, 423.24kk); Acts 1953, ch. 131, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 4; Acts 1959, ch. 146, §§ 1, 2; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, §§ 2, 4; Acts 1961, ch. 211, § 1; 1967, ch. 242, § 1; 1967, ch. 366, §§ 2, 3; 1971, ch. 264, § 1; 1972, ch. 453; 1979, ch. 241, § 1; 1979, ch. 262, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 8-3201 — 8-3-3220 , 8-3222 — 8-3227; Acts 1980, ch. 701, §§ 8,9; 1980, ch. 834, § 1; 1980, ch. 880, § 1; Acts 1980, ch. 882, § 1; 1981, ch. 423, § 1; 1981, ch. 429, § 6; 1981, ch. 430, § 1; 1982, ch. 853, § 1; 1982, ch. 884, § 1; 1983, ch. 79, §§ 1-4; 1983, ch. 279, § 1; 1983, ch. 288, § 1; 1984, ch. 622, § 1; 1984, ch. 658, § 1; 1984, ch. 842, § 1; 1986, ch. 869, §§ 4-7, 10-15, 18, 23; 1987, ch. 69, §§ 2, 3, 5; 1987, ch. 101, § 1; 1987, ch. 353, § 1; Acts 1987, ch. 359, § 1; 1988, ch. 576, § 1; 1988, ch. 612, §§ 1, 2; 1988, ch. 778, § 1; 1988, ch. 893, § 1; 1989, ch. 44, § 1; 1989, ch. 284, § 1; 1989, ch. 591, § 113; 1990, ch. 723, § 1; 1991, ch. 48, §§ 1-3; 1991, ch. 238, § 1; 1992, ch. 609, §§ 1, 2; 1992, ch. 729, § 1; 1992, ch. 792, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 268, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 290, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 496, § 1; 1994, ch. 631, § 1; 1994, ch. 671, §§ 1, 2; 1996, ch. 947, § 1; 1998, ch. 736, § 1; 1999, ch. 520, § 32; 1999, ch. 534, § 1; 2000, ch. 656, § 2; 2001, ch. 159, § 1; 2003, ch. 355, § 11; 2009, ch. 1, § 2; 2010, ch. 746, § 1; 2010, ch. 794, § 1; 2011, ch. 47, § 5), concerning civil service appointments and tenure, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 2012, ch. 800, §§ 22-41, effective October 1, 2012. Cross-References. Confidentiality of public records, § 10-7-504 .

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