{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-12-11-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-11-102","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Contractor\" means a governmental entity, corporation, partnership, natural person, or joint venture which is qualified to provide materials and services for use in federal-state programs;\n(2) \"Federal government authorization\" means approval in writing, whether in the form of statute, regulation, bulletin, manual, or letter signed by an authorized person, approving certain activities under a federal-state program;\n(3) \"Joint federal-state program\" means any program authorized by the statutes and/or regulations of the United States and the state of Tennessee where both governments supervise, authorize, and/or fund a program to provide money, goods, or assistance to residents of the state of Tennessee. A program may be a joint federal-state program even if one (1) government is solely responsible for funding or operating the program;\n(4) \"State\" means a state of the United States;\n(5) \"State of Tennessee\" includes all agencies of the state of Tennessee listed in title 4, chapter 3; and\n(6) \"United States\" means the federal government of the United States or any federal agency as defined under federal law.","path":["TN Code","Title 12","Chapter 11"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"31219abd188c90dd862aec98f85732bb9976fbde29dceecc64ad3acba497ade0","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-12-11-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-12-11-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}