(a) Notwithstanding subsection (c), to achieve full and candid participation in the planning and audit process, no strategic plan or performance review, or any information generated solely for or by any such plan or review, shall be admissible in any judicial proceeding or administrative hearing.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-4-5611

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any documents or information referenced in any such plan or audit that exist independently of the planning and review process shall not be subject to the prohibition of subsection (a). The admissibility of such documents and information shall be determined in accordance with the rules of evidence and standards otherwise applicable to any such proceeding.
(c) Each strategic plan and performance review shall be a public record under title 10, chapter 7.