The attorney general and reporter is authorized to employ, reassign, or contract with individuals utilizing special funds appropriated solely for the purpose of providing prompt and fair adjudication of post-conviction proceedings in capital sentence cases, including authority to assign the additional personnel the duties of personnel reassigned to the post-conviction cases. In no event shall the employment, contract, or expenditures under this authority extend beyond a two-year period.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department
§ 8-6-101. Appointment and Qualification — Term of Office
§ 8-6-102. Legal Department — Offices
§ 8-6-103. Assistants and Other Personnel
§ 8-6-107. Restrictions — Misdemeanors in Office
§ 8-6-108. Criminal Defense in Lower Courts
§ 8-6-110. Appearance in Federal Courts
§ 8-6-111. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases