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Contact: Deborah Fisher, Executive Director
615.602.4080
fisher@tcog.info
http://www.tcog.info/
QUICK FOI INFORMATION
Open Meetings Law Tenn. Code Ann. 8-44-102 et seq.
Closed: Labor negotiations; personnel matters; and discussions with an attorney regarding pending litigation.
Open Records Law Tenn. Code Ann. 10-7-503 et seq.
Exempt: Medical records of patients in state institutions; some investigative records; public school student records; and some economic development issues, such as land acquisition.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE (File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat)
FOI HOTLINE
Office of Open Records Counsel — State Comptroller Office
(866) 831-3750
Email open.records@cot.tn.gov
http://www.comptroller.tn.gov/openrecords/index.asp
"The Office of Open Records Counsel serves as the contact for concerns on access to local government public records under the Tennessee Public Records Act. The Office assists in obtaining public records from local government, both in guiding citizens to correct offices/officials and in working to resolve disputes regarding access to public records. The Office promotes education and awareness of the Tennessee public records and open meetings laws through direct outreach and through coordination with existing organizations. This effort is addressed both to citizens and to local governments."
CONTACTS
Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
Contact: Deborah Fisher, Executive Director
615.602.4080
fisher@tcog.info
http://www.tcog.info/
Attorney General of Tennessee
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202-0207
Phone (615)741-3491
http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/
First Amendment Center
1207 18th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone (615) 727-1600; Fax (615) 727-1319
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/
Email for comments or questions, info@fac.org
State Sunshine Chair
Contact: Deborah Fisher, Executive Director, TCOG
615.602.4080
fisher@tcog.info
http://www.tcog.info/
Tennessee Bar Association
221 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37219-2198
Phone (615) 383-7421
Fax (615) 297-8058
http://www.tba.org
Email email@tnbar.org
Tennessee Press Association
Contact: Frank Gibson, public policy director
Email: fgibson@tnpress.com
435 Montbrook Lane
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone (865) 584-5761
Fax (865) 558-8687
Toll free (800) 565-7377
http://www.tnpress.com
FORM LETTERS
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
Email rcfp@rcfp.org
FOIA Letter Generator
Student Press Law Center
1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone (703) 807-1904
Email splc@splc.org
Request Letter Generator
PUBLICATIONS
Keys to Open Government - A guide to Tennessee's open records and open meetings laws (2015) - Tennessee Coalition for Open Government
The First Amendment News
First Amendment Center
1207 18th Ave. South
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone (615) 321-9588
Fax (615) 321-9599
Email fanews@fac.org
Media Law in Tennessee by Dorothy Bowles
Format: Soft cover, 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 in.
Price: $17.95 plus $1.50 shipping
Order from:
New Forums Press
P.O. Box 876
Stillwater, OK 74076
Phone (405) 372-6158
Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press