Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-30-304: Rejection of applicants - Notification of rejection

(a) The commissioner may reject the application of any person for admission to an assessment or may strike the name of a person from a pool, if the department determines that the applicant: (1) Lacks any of the required qualifications; (2) Is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking; (3) Has been convicted of a crime rendering the applicant unsuitable for a particular position; (4) Has been dismissed for cause from state service; (5) Has made a false statement of a material fact; or (6) Committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to state service. (b) Any person whose name is removed from a pool of candidates for any reason shall be notified. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 655, s 4, eff. 7/1/2022. Acts 2012 , ch. 800, § 25.

(a) The commissioner may reject the application of any person for admission to an assessment or may strike the name of a person from a pool, if the department determines that the applicant: (1) Lacks any of the required qualifications; (2) Is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking; (3) Has been convicted of a crime rendering the applicant unsuitable for a particular position; (4) Has been dismissed for cause from state service; (5) Has made a false statement of a material fact; or (6) Committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to state service.

(1) Lacks any of the required qualifications;

(2) Is incapable of performing the essential functions of the position that the applicant is seeking;

(3) Has been convicted of a crime rendering the applicant unsuitable for a particular position;

(4) Has been dismissed for cause from state service;

(5) Has made a false statement of a material fact; or

(6) Committed or attempted to commit a fraud or deception in connection with submitting an application or attempting to secure an appointment to state service.

(b) Any person whose name is removed from a pool of candidates for any reason shall be notified.