Tennessee Statutes

§ 71-4-701 — Purpose - Applicability

Tennessee § 71-4-701

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-4-701 (2026).

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(a)The purpose of this part is to further the policy of the state to encourage and assist individuals with severe disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence through useful, productive, and gainful employment by assuring expanded competitive integrated employment opportunities, thereby enhancing their dignity and capacity for self-support and realizing independence and self-sufficiency.
(b)This part applies to all governmental entities that are supported in whole or in part by the general assembly.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 782, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020. Acts 1991, ch. 499, § 1; 1996, ch. 827, § 1.

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