(a) The commissioner of safety may negotiate the terms of a memorandum of understanding between the state of Tennessee and the United States department of homeland security concerning the enforcement of federal immigration laws, detention and removals, and investigations in the state.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-3-2015

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The memorandum of understanding shall be signed on behalf of the state by the commissioner of safety and the governor or as otherwise required by the appropriate federal agency.
(c) The commissioner of safety shall designate that appropriate employees of the Tennessee highway patrol be trained pursuant to the memorandum of understanding. There shall be at least one (1) employee of the Tennessee highway patrol in each district office of the highway patrol who is trained pursuant to the memorandum of understanding.
(d) Funding for training shall be provided pursuant to the Homeland Security Appropriation Act of 2006, Public Law 109-90, or subsequent federal funding sources.
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