(a) Counsel for the treasury department shall serve as the attorney for the treasurer with respect to the plan.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-25-306

  • Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in cases where the interests of the plan requires additional counsel, the treasurer, with the approval of the attorney general and reporter, is authorized to contract with such additional counsel, who shall be paid such compensation for services as the treasurer may deem just.