Tennessee § 9-8-204 - Establishment of Tennessee educator liability fund — Source of funds — Investment of funds.
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§ 9-8-204. Establishment of Tennessee educator liability fund — Source of funds — Investment of funds.
The Tennessee educator liability fund shall be established as a separate account in the state treasury and shall be separate and apart from the risk management fund established by § 9-8-109. The fund shall be funded from appropriations by the general assembly, and shall include interest earned on the appropriated money. Appropriations to the fund may be adjusted based on the number of claims filed and amounts paid from the fund. Amounts remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year, including interest, shall not revert to the general fund. Moneys in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer pursuant to chapter 4, part 6 of this title, for the sole benefit of the fund. Acts 2015, ch. 493, § 1.
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