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1986 Tennessee Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1986)

handle is hein.sag/sagtn0057 and id is 1 raw text is: OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TENNESSEE
Published by Authority of Chapter 276,
Public Acts of 1971
November 1986
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS AND AGENCIES: Rules: Proposed PSC
rule 1220-2-1.46 does not violate constitutional
and statutory provisions relative to bail and is
within the provisions of Title 40, Chapter 11 of
T.C.A.; such rule does not encroach discretionary
powers of courts, but it would not be permissible
for PSC to promulgate rules contrary to constitu-
tional or statutory provisions. Tenn. Const., art
1, SS 15 and 16; T.C.A. SS 40-11-101, -102,
-104--107, -115--122, -141, -143, -201, -204,
T.C.A. SS 65-15-106, -113, -122.                       86-187
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS AND AGENCIES: Rules: Regulation
0800-3-2-.06(d) of the Prevailing Wage Commission
is not enforceable; Commission does not have
authority under Prevailing Wage Act to promulgate a
regulation requiring overtime pay, setting amount
payable and period for which it is due. 29 U.S.C.
SS 201, et seq., 203; T.C.A. SS 12-4-401, et. seg.,
-415.                                                  86-190
BOARD OF CLAIMS: Members of Tennessee Job Training
Coordinating Council are state employees for tort
liability purposes but are not eligible for
worker's compensation benefits; members of Private
Industry Councils created under Federal Job
Training Partnership Act are not state employees
for tort liability purposes and are not eligible
for worker's compensation benefits. 29 U.S.C.
55 1501, et seq., -1532; T.C.A. SS 4-4-116, -117,
8-42-101, 9-8-307, 50-6-102.                           86-191
COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS: Secured
Transactions: Uniform Commercial Code: The term
debtor may refer to more than one person or legal
entity in a particular secured transaction; the
filing officer, at his discretion, may require
separate financing statements where there are
multiple debtors; filing officer is not required by
statute to refuse financing statement listing two
or more debtors. T.C.A. SS 1-3-104, 47-9-401, et
seg., -403; Ch. 404, 1985 Public Acts.                 86-188