(a) No state official, employee or agency shall sponsor or organize a meeting or other activity, the purpose of which is related to state business, including any athletic competition, in an establishment or facility that does not afford full membership rights and privileges to a person because of sex, race, creed, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-21-802

  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Disability: means , with respect to a person:
    (i) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of such person's major life activities. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
  • National origin: includes the national origin of an ancestor. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
  • Person: includes one (1) or more individuals, governments, governmental agencies, public authorities, labor organizations, corporations, legal representatives, partnerships, associations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, mutual companies, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations or other organized groups of persons. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
  • Sex: means and refers only to the designation of an individual person as male or female as indicated on the individual's birth certificate. See Tennessee Code 4-21-102
(b) No state funds shall be expended in connection with a meeting or other activity held at an establishment or facility that does not afford full membership rights and privileges to a person because of sex, race, creed, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability.
(c) No state official, employee or agent shall be reimbursed for dues or other expenses incurred at an establishment or facility that does not afford full membership rights and privileges to a person because of sex, race, creed, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability.
(d) This section shall not apply to state officials, employees or agents acting in the course of ongoing law enforcement, code enforcement or other required investigations and inspections.
(e) For the purposes of this section, a “public official” is a person who holds an elected or appointed position in state government.
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