Agency: means each state board, commission, committee, department, officer, or any other unit of state government authorized or required by any statute or constitutional provision to make rules or to determine contested cases. See Tennessee Code 4-5-102
Policy: means any statement, document, or guideline prepared or issued by any agency pursuant to its delegated authority that merely defines or explains the meaning of a statute or a rule. See Tennessee Code 4-5-102
Rule: includes the establishment of a fee and the amendment or repeal of a prior rule. See Tennessee Code 4-5-102
(1) On July 1 of every year, each agency that is subject to review under chapter 29 of this title shall submit a list of all policies that have been adopted by the agencies in the past year to the chair of the government operations committee of the senate and the chair of the government operations committee of the house of representatives.(2) The information submitted under subdivision (a)(1) shall include a summary of the policy and the agency’s justification for adopting a policy on the subject instead of promulgating a rule.(b) The following information shall not be required to be submitted to the chairs of the committees under subdivision (a)(2):
(1) Records or other information deemed to be confidential under title 10, chapter 7, part 5 or otherwise not required to be disclosed or made available under § 10-7-503(a);(2) Records or other information that are required by an agency of the federal government for the purposes of securing federal funds, complying with federal law, maintaining national security, or qualifying for or maintaining required accreditation, the failure of which could jeopardize the loss of a federal program, funds, or accreditation; and(3) Statements, documents, or published materials, such as frequently asked questions, that are prepared and used in the course of general correspondence with persons or entities.(c) This section shall apply to all policies that are proposed or developed by agencies on or after July 1, 2018.
