§ 13-26-101. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Human Resource Agency Act of 1973.”

§ 13-26-102. Creation Authorized

The chief elected public officials of various counties and/or cities of the economic development districts established under chapter 14 of this title, are empowered to create a human resource agency. It is the intent of this chapter that there may be four (4) metropolitan human resource agencies, Memphis-Shelby, Nashville-Davidson, Knoxville-Knox, Chattanooga-Hamilton, and no more than […]

§ 13-26-103. Governing Board — Policy Council — Establishment

There is established a governing board, the membership of which consists of the county mayor of each county within the district, the mayor of each municipality within the district, the chief executive officer of any metropolitan government within the district, one (1) representative from a local agency in each county knowledgeable of and dealing with […]

§ 13-26-104. Policy Council — Powers

The powers of every policy council include the power to adopt bylaws, to appoint persons to senior staff positions, to determine major personnel, fiscal, and program policies, to approve overall program plans and priorities, and to assure compliance with conditions of and approve proposals for financial assistance under this chapter, subject to ratification by the […]

§ 13-26-105. Powers of Agencies — Loan Authorization

It is hereby declared that the agencies created pursuant to this chapter shall be a body, politic and corporate, and shall be public and governmental bodies acting as agencies and instrumentalities of the creating and participating counties and cities, and such agencies are declared to be for a public and governmental purpose and a matter […]

§ 13-26-106. Financial Reports — Audits

Each governing board operating under this chapter shall prepare an annual report of its activities, including financial statements, through June 30 of each year, and submit a copy of such report to the governor, the general assembly, and the commissioner of finance and administration. The annual report, including financial statements, and all books of account […]

§ 13-26-107. Appropriations — Local Contributions

Any funds appropriated to implement this chapter are subject to the approval of the governor and the commissioner of finance and administration. Such approval shall be given only after review by the office of the governor of the annual work program developed by the human resource agency to assure that such program is in accordance […]

§ 13-26-108. Duties of Governing Board

Each governing board operating under this chapter shall: Jointly adopt statewide uniform travel regulations subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration and reimburse its officers and employees for official travel in conformance with such regulations; Develop a system of competitive bidding on purchases of supplies and equipment and other contracts and […]

§ 13-26-109. Uniform Accounting System

The comptroller of the treasury is directed to develop a uniform accounting system conforming to generally accepted accounting principles for the governing boards operating under this chapter. Such uniform accounting systems shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration. Upon such approval each human resource agency shall establish and maintain […]

§ 13-26-110. Bond Requirements

Any board member, policy council member, employee, officer, or any authorized person of a human resource agency who receives public funds, has authority to make expenditures from public funds, or has access to any public funds is hereby required to give bond to be made payable to the state of Tennessee with such sureties as […]

§ 13-26-111. Oversight — Funding

For purposes of general oversight, and specifically for purposes of § 13-26-107, the human resource agencies created pursuant to this chapter are attached to the department of human services. Any reports required of human resource agencies by this chapter, or reports that may arise from activities undertaken pursuant to the authority of this chapter, shall […]