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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 4 - State Government
Chapter 3 - Creation, Organization and Powers of Administrative Departments and Divisions
Part 54 - Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Act of 2019
§ 4-3-5407. Powers of the Commissioner

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 4-3-5407 (2020)
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The commissioner may:

  1. Request from any branch, department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state or that receives state funds, such information as will enable the commissioner and board to best serve the hall of fame and perform the duties required by this part;
  2. Enter into any mutual agreements and contracts for the employment of personnel and operation of the hall of fame, excluding the requirements of § 4-3-1105. Nothing in this part or any other law, except title 9, chapter 8, shall be construed as a waiver of the state's immunity under the eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States or of the state's sovereign immunity for the board, its directors, officers, or employees;
  3. Administer a scholarship program to award privately funded scholarships to students based on guidelines and criteria recommended by the board, consistent with the purposes of the hall of fame; and
  4. Promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for purposes of carrying out this part.
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