Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-11-609

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of human services. See Tennessee Code 49-11-602
  • 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
  • Vocational rehabilitation: means making an individual able, or increasing the individual's ability, to:
    (A) Engage in a remunerative occupation. See Tennessee Code 49-11-602

The state treasurer is appointed custodian for the funds for vocational rehabilitation as provided by the laws of this state and shall receive and provide for the custody of the funds that may come from the federal government and from other sources for vocational rehabilitation, together with the state funds appropriated for this purpose. The state treasurer shall disburse the funds on the order of the commissioner.