8-4-406 - Review and record of calls Investigations Reports. - Tennessee Statutes

8-4-406. Review and record of calls Investigations Reports.

(a)  The office of the comptroller of the treasury shall review all telephone calls received on the toll-free hotline number pursuant to this part and shall maintain a record of each meritorious call involving an activity related to state agency or community grant supported services. The information received through the calls shall be investigated by the office of the comptroller of the treasury or may be referred by the office of the comptroller of the treasury to the appropriate program or investigative agency.

(b)  Upon receiving the information relating to a call, a state agency or community grant agency shall undertake adequate and appropriate measures to investigate and remedy any illegal, improper, or wasteful activity noted in the information. The state agency or community grant agency shall submit a written report to the office of the comptroller of the treasury, outlining the findings of the investigating entity's investigation, as well as any remedial action undertaken. A copy of the report shall be retained by the state agency or community grant agency, and if involving a community grant agency, the report shall be appropriately considered prior to the state entering into any other contractual relationship with the community grant agency.

[Acts 1985, ch. 186, § 3; T.C.A. § 8-4-403; Acts 2006, ch. 972, § 2.]