(a)The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its employees, including, but not limited to, production incentive payments.
(b)No employee of the corporation shall have a financial interest in any vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation.
(c)No employee of the corporation, with decision-making authority, shall participate in any decision involving a retailer with whom the employee has a financial interest.
(d)No employee of the corporation who leaves the employment of the corporation may represent any vendor or lottery retailer before the corporation for a period of two (2) years following termination of employment with the corporation.
(e)All offers of employment
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(a) The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its employees, including, but not limited to, production incentive payments. (b) No employee of the corporation shall have a financial interest in any vendor doing business or proposing to do business with the corporation. (c) No employee of the corporation, with decision-making authority, shall participate in any decision involving a retailer with whom the employee has a financial interest. (d) No employee of the corporation who leaves the employment of the corporation may represent any vendor or lottery retailer before the corporation for a period of two (2) years following termination of employment with the corporation. (e) All offers of employment shall be extended contingent upon the results of a criminal history records check. Immediately upon the acceptance of the offer of employment, the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, shall submit the names of such persons to the Tennessee bureau of investigation. The Tennessee bureau of investigation, pursuant to § 38-6-109 , shall conduct a criminal history records check on all such persons. The Tennessee bureau of investigation may contract with the federal bureau of investigation, other law enforcement agencies, or any other legally authorized entity to assist in such investigation. Such persons shall supply a fingerprint sample on request, in the manner requested by the investigating entity. The Tennessee bureau of investigation shall conduct such investigation as soon as practicable after submission of names by the chief executive officer or such officer's designee. The corporation shall pay, as an operating expense, the cost of the records check. The results of such a records check shall not be considered a record open to the public, pursuant to title 10, chapter 7, part 5. (f) In addition to any records check pursuant to subsection (e), those persons accepting an offer of employment with the corporation at the level of division director and above, and at any level within the division of security and as otherwise required by the board, shall immediately have their names submitted by the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, for a background investigation, which may be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation or other law enforcement agency, or any other legally authorized investigative entity. Such investigation shall be conducted as soon as practicable after submission of names by the chief executive officer or such officer's designee. The corporation shall pay, as an operating expense, the cost of the investigation. The results of such investigation shall not be considered a record open to the public, pursuant to title 10, chapter 7, part 5. Such person's offer of employment shall be further contingent upon the results of such investigation. (g) No person shall be maintained as an employee of the corporation who has been convicted of: (1) Any felony; (2) A misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, computer offenses, forgery, perjury, dishonesty or unlawfully selling or providing a product or substance to a minor; (3) Any violation of this chapter; or (4) Any offense in a federal court, military court or court of another state, territory or jurisdiction that, under the laws of this state, would disqualify such person, pursuant to subdivision (g)(1), (g)(2) or (g)(3). (h) The corporation shall bond corporation employees who have access to corporation funds or lottery revenue, in such an amount as provided by the board, and may bond other employees as deemed necessary.