(a) In order to fulfill its duties as established by § 71-2-105, it is essential that the commission on aging and disability have an opportunity to review and comment on proposed plans, programs and rules that may have a substantial and direct effect on persons sixty (60) years of age or older and to be given the opportunity to have its representative in attendance at meetings of administrative departments or agencies of state government that qualify as open meetings as defined in § 8-44-102, at which such matters are intended to be considered. Therefore, the commission through its executive director shall define those areas of concern that affect older Tennesseans and make such areas known to state departments and agencies.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-123
Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. 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)State departments and agencies of state government shall appropriately notify the commission in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, and the procedure for intergovernmental review established by Executive Order No. 58, which took effect October 29, 1983, concerning those areas defined by the commission.
