Tennessee § 8-34-320 - Appointment of hearing officer or administrative judge — Appeal proceeding.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-34-320 — Appointment of hearing officer or administrative judge — Appeal proceeding., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-34-320. Appointment of hearing officer or administrative judge — Appeal proceeding.
The board of trustees is authorized to appoint a hearing officer, who shall be an impartial employee of the Tennessee treasury department, to conduct contested case proceedings pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, or to request the appointment of an administrative judge from the office of the secretary of state to conduct the proceedings. If the initial order of the administrative judge is appealed to the board of trustees, the executive committee established in § 8-34-322 shall hear the appeal. Acts 1988, ch. 973, § 11; 2008, ch. 674, § 4; 2015, ch. 421, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-34-320 ("Appointment of hearing officer or administrative judge — Appeal proceeding.") 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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