(a) A state agency shall not require as a condition of eligibility for hire to a position in state employment that an applicant have a baccalaureate degree.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-30-321

  • Appointing authority: means a commissioner, department, officer or agency having power to make appointments to, and separations from, positions in state service. See Tennessee Code 8-30-103
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the position for which an applicant is applying can only reasonably be obtained, as determined by the appointing authority, through a course of study in pursuit of, and culminating in the award of, a baccalaureate degree.
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