Policy Purpose:
Under the provisions of T.C.A. §10-7-503, personnel records are considered public records and may be inspected, extracted, or copied by any citizen of Tennessee during normal business hours. However, T.C.A. §10-7-504(f)(1) treats the following information as confidential: home telephone and personal cell phone numbers; bank account information; social security number; driver’s license information, except where driving or operating a vehicle is part of the employee's job description or job duties or incidental to the performance of his/her job; residential information, including the street address, city, state, and zip code for any state employee; and the same information of immediate family members or household members. This information must be redacted, wherever possible. Further, this information is available to law enforcement agencies, courts, or other governmental agencies performing official functions.
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Responsible Office
Office of Human Resources -
History
Revised: 7/1/2016 -
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