Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-101

Board established — Membership — Chair — Claims not within jurisdiction

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Walker v. Norris (1990)

Most recently applied in Doyle v. Frost (July 2001)

Acts 1945, ch. 73, § 1; C

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(1) A board of claims whose membership is composed of the commissioner of human resources or such commissioner's designee, the commissioner of finance and administration or such commissioner's designee, the state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee, the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee, and the secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee is hereby established.

(2) The state treasurer or the state treasurer's designee shall be the ex officio chair of the board of claims.

(3) Claims arising after January 1, 1985, that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the claims commission may only be paid after approval by the principals of the board of claims.

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