2019 Tennessee Code
Title 4 - State Government
Chapter 58 - Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act
§ 4-58-102. Chapter definitions.
- As used in this chapter:
(1) “Federal public benefit”:
(A) Has the same meaning as provided in 8 U.S.C. § 1611; and
(B) Does not mean a benefit listed in 8 U.S.C. § 1611(b);
(2) “Political subdivision” means any local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, any municipality, metropolitan government, county, utility district, school district, public building authority, and development district created and existing pursuant to the laws of this state, or any instrumentality of government created by any one (1) or more of the named local governmental entities;
(3) “Qualified alien” means:
(A) A qualified alien as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1641(b); or
(B) An alien or nonimmigrant eligible to receive state or local public benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1621(a);
(4) “SAVE program” means the systematic alien verification for entitlements program created pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.), and operated by the United States department of homeland security, or any successor program thereto;
(5) “SEVIS system” means the student and exchange visitor information system created pursuant to § 641 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Public Law 104-208 (as amended) (8 USCS § 1372), and operated by the United States department of homeland security, or any successor program thereto;
(6) “State governmental entity”:
(A) Means a state agency, department, board, commission, and other body which carries out state functions and programs; and
(B) Does not mean a political subdivision; and
(7) “State or local public benefit”:
(A) Means any public benefit as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1621, that is provided or administered by a state governmental entity or a local health department; and
(B) Does not mean a benefit listed in 8 U.S.C. § 1621(b).
