(a) A board of claims whose membership is composed of the commissioner of human resources or such commissioner’s designee, the commissioner of finance and administration or such commissioner’s designee, the state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee, the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller’s designee, and the secretary of state or the secretary of state’s designee is hereby established.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-8-101

  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The state treasurer or the state treasurer’s designee shall be the ex officio chair of the board of claims.
(c) Claims arising after January 1, 1985, that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the claims commission may only be paid after approval by the principals of the board of claims.
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