(a) The commissioner of human resources shall administer the SAME program.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-46-103

  • SAME program: means the state as a model employer program established pursuant to this chapter. See Tennessee Code 4-46-101
(b) The duties of the commissioner of human resources in administering the SAME program include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Adoption of rules, policies, and directives;
(2) Provision of training and technical assistance regarding best, promising, and emerging policies, practices, and procedures; and
(3) Development of voluntary self-evaluation and other standard forms and templates for the submission and tracking of evaluation reports.