Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-33-106

(1) The collection and payment of social security funds, retirement funds or employee benefit funds;

(2) Participation in any federal program, if under federal law the participation would be prevented by compliance with this chapter;

(3) All emergency rules, or emergency purchases, if the governor agrees that an emergency exists and that a timely economic impact statement could not be prepared, but within a reasonable period of time after the action, an appropriate economic impact statement shall be prepared;

(4) All legislative actions;

(5) All purchases by any state agency that have a fair market value or monetary value that is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);

(6) Ministerial action by an agency that complies with applicable statutes and rules;  provided, however, this exemption does not include an agency action where the contracting of services is considered or used instead of state employees;

(7) Action by a state agency that is required by law to be maintained as confidential;

(8) The preparation and sale of all bonds that are processed by the state funding board;

(9) Expenditures of money from trust funds that previously have been designed by the general assembly for a specific purpose;

(10) The prosecution of civil, criminal or administrative actions before any court or before an administrative hearing officer;  and

(11) Actions involving persons in the custody of the state voluntarily or under court order.