Part Definitions

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. “Community grant” means federal funds made available to the state of Tennessee for administration and distribution pursuant to any of the following programs:
    1. The maternal and child health block grant program;
    2. The preventative health and services block grant program;
    3. The alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant program;
    4. The social services block grant program;
    5. The community services block grant program; or
    6. The low income energy assistance program;
  2. “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;
  3. “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;
  4. “Local agency” means any county, municipality, branch or agency of a county or municipality, public utility, utility district, entity created pursuant to any interlocal agreement, or any other political subdivision thereof; and
  5. “State agency” means each state board, commission, committee, department, office, or any other unit of state government.


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