(a) In addition to their other powers and duties, the department of finance and administration and its commissioner are vested with all the authority, powers and duties given them by title 12, chapter 2.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-1010
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The commissioner of finance and administration shall cause to be posted on the official website of the state a report that contains all out-of-state travel expenditures and any expense reimbursements made for the expenditures to the governor, any member of the governor’s cabinet, and cabinet level staff in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations of the state or any policy of the governor; provided, however, that information shall not be posted if the out-of-state travel occurred for the purpose of recruiting industry or economic development in the state and the information, in the judgment of the commissioner, has the potential to harm contract negotiations or otherwise place the state at a competitive disadvantage in seeking industrial or economic development opportunities. For the purposes of this subsection (b), “out-of-state travel expenditures” includes: expenses for which corresponding reimbursements are made; and direct travel expenditures, including airfare, travel, hotel, and any other expenses paid for directly by using a state-approved vendor or with the use of a state-issued payment card. The report shall include the purpose of the expenditures and any reimbursements made, and shall be reported by the person making the expenditures. The initial report shall be filed no later than fifteen (15) days following the last day of April 2006 and shall include all payments made from the first day of January 2006, until the last day of March 2006. Thereafter, the report shall be updated quarterly, no later than fifteen (15) days following the end of the quarter. The reports shall remain on the website until one (1) month following the end of the governor’s term of office. The last quarter reported in each such term shall include the period of time from the last quarter reported until the regular November election at which the next governor will be elected, and the first report in each governor’s term shall include the period of time from the regular November election until the end of the first quarter.
