As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Contractor” means a governmental entity, corporation, partnership, natural person, or joint venture which is qualified to provide materials and services for use in federal-state programs;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-11-102

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Joint federal-state program: means any program authorized by the statutes and/or regulations of the United States and the state of Tennessee where both governments supervise, authorize, and/or fund a program to provide money, goods, or assistance to residents of the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 12-11-102
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: means a state of the United States. See Tennessee Code 12-11-102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: means the federal government of the United States or any federal agency as defined under federal law. See Tennessee Code 12-11-102
(2) “Federal government authorization” means approval in writing, whether in the form of statute, regulation, bulletin, manual, or letter signed by an authorized person, approving certain activities under a federal-state program;
(3) “Joint federal-state program” means any program authorized by the statutes and/or regulations of the United States and the state of Tennessee where both governments supervise, authorize, and/or fund a program to provide money, goods, or assistance to residents of the state of Tennessee. A program may be a joint federal-state program even if one (1) government is solely responsible for funding or operating the program;
(4) “State” means a state of the United States;
(5) “State of Tennessee” includes all agencies of the state of Tennessee listed in title 4, chapter 3; and
(6) “United States” means the federal government of the United States or any federal agency as defined under federal law.
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