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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-53-203

  • board of directors: means the governing board of a corporation, whether denominated the board of directors or otherwise, except that no person or group of persons is the board of directors because of powers delegated to that person or group pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Interest: means either or both of the following rights under the organic law of an unincorporated entity:
    (A) The right to receive distributions from the entity either in the ordinary course or upon liquidation. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201

For the purpose of this part, “good cause” means to exclude any refusal or failure by the Tennessee nonprofit corporation to make purchases of or to contract to make purchases of goods or services where the board of directors of the Tennessee nonprofit corporation determines, according to the standards set forth in § 48-58-301, that making a purchase or contracting to make a purchase is not in the best interest of the Tennessee nonprofit corporation or is commercially unreasonable.