2018 Tennessee Code
Title 4 - State Government
Chapter 29 - Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law
Part 1 - Entity Review
§ 4-29-121. Regulatory agencies not collecting fees sufficient to pay operating costs.
(a) On or before December 31 each year, the commissioner of finance and administration shall certify to the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives and to the office of legislative budget analysis a list containing the name of each regulatory board, commission and entity administratively attached to the division of regulatory boards within the department of commerce and insurance or to the division of health-related boards within the department of health that did not, during the preceding fiscal year, collect fees in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of operating the board, commission or entity.
(b) Notwithstanding this chapter to the contrary, any such board, commission or entity that is so certified by the commissioner for two (2) consecutive years shall be reviewed by a joint evaluation committee during the next legislative session following the second consecutive fiscal year during which the board, commission or entity operated at a deficit. The review of any such board, commission or entity shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter.
