(a) Throughout the period in which a state agency or community grant agency receives public funds, the entity shall display in a prominent place, a sign at least eleven inches (11″) in height and seventeen inches (17″) in width stating:

NOTICE:

THIS AGENCY IS A RECIPIENT OF TAXPAYER FUNDING. IF YOU OBSERVE AN AGENCY DIRECTOR OR EMPLOYEE ENGAGING IN ANY ACTIVITY WHICH YOU CONSIDER TO BE ILLEGAL, IMPROPER, OR WASTEFUL, PLEASE CALL THE STATE COMPTROLLER’S TOLL-FREE HOTLINE:

1-800-232-5454

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-4-404

  • Community grant: means federal funds made available to the state of Tennessee for administration and distribution pursuant to any of the following programs:
    (A) The maternal and child health block grant program. See Tennessee Code 8-4-402
  • Community grant agency: means any private corporation that contracts with a state agency to receive one (1) or more community grants in consideration for rendering specified services to the public. See Tennessee Code 8-4-402
  • Hotline: means a method or system created or established to accept any telephonic or electronic form of communication that is communicated to the office of the comptroller of the treasury, for the purposes of providing governmental employees and citizens of Tennessee a means to report or provide information relating to alleged fraud, abuse, or wrongdoing. See Tennessee Code 8-4-402
  • State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • State agency: means each state board, commission, committee, department, office, or any other unit of state government. See Tennessee Code 8-4-402
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) No state agency or community grant agency shall edit the written text of such notice.
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