Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-14-302

If the corporation satisfies the conditions imposed by § 4-14-304 and title 48, chapter 51, the corporation shall perform the functions enumerated in § 4-14-305. Before delivering a charter to the secretary of state for filing, the department of economic and community development shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose of giving all interested parties an opportunity to review and comment upon the charter, bylaws, and methods of operation of the corporation. Notice of the hearing shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing by publishing a written advertisement of such hearing in newspapers of general circulation in Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville and the Tri-Cities area.