{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-9-4-5403","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-4-5403","heading":"Considerations in block grants and federal devolution","body":"To the greatest extent practicable and as permitted by law, each state agency shall make block grant and federal devolution decisions based on the following principles:\n(1) Minimizing harmful impacts on current programs, current and potential recipients of assistance, local governments, nonprofit agencies and the state economy;\n(2) Ensuring formal and informal participation of concerned citizens, regulated industry or other entities, environmental groups, religious organizations, nonprofit agencies and service providers and their clients/customers and board members and local government officials in proposed reorganizations and new priority decisions, so that their experience may be used creatively by state decision makers; and\n(3) Providing the above-referenced groups and categories of citizens with full and prompt access to information on new policy and funding and program organization related to block grants and federal devolution of authority.","path":["TN Code","Title 9","Chapter 4"],"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":"7f8cbe90e0f17de37ff45538210e04534bf75d295051d90b65c51149bb0fb3bb","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-9-4-5402","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-9-4-5404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}