Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-21-101

(1) Provide for execution within this state of the policies embodied in the federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1968, and 1972;  the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k));  the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.);  and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000gg);

(2) Assure that this state has appropriate legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and housing sufficient to justify the deferral of cases by the federal equal employment opportunity commission, the department of housing and urban development, the secretary of labor, and the department of justice under those statutes;

(3) Provide state-level protections and enforcement and supplement existing federal law, against unlawful discrimination in connection with employment, public accommodations, housing, and education;

(4) Protect all individuals' interest in personal dignity and freedom from humiliation;

(5) Make available to the state all individuals' full productive capacity in employment;

(6) Secure the state against domestic strife and unrest that would menace its democratic institutions;

(7) Preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare;  and

(8) Further the interest, rights, opportunities, and privileges of individuals within the state.