Tennessee Code Title 4. State Government § 4-4-116

(A) The recipient must notify the joint committee on ways and means of the application or acceptance;  and

(B) If the federal aid would be in the form of a loan or other indebtedness requiring repayment by the state, the application or acceptance of such federal aid must be submitted for review and approval by the funding board.

(A) The recipient must notify the joint committee on ways and means of such proposed acceptance.  The committee may hold a hearing to review and approve or disapprove the proposed acceptance of the federal aid.  Once the committee approves the proposed acceptance of the federal aid, then the recipient may accept the federal aid.  If the committee fails to disapprove the proposed acceptance within thirty (30) days of receiving notice from the recipient, then the recipient may accept the federal aid;  and

(B) If the federal aid would be in the form of a loan or other indebtedness requiring repayment by the state, the application or acceptance of such federal aid must be submitted for review and approval by the funding board.

(3)(A) If the joint committee on ways and means determines that a recipient failed to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (c)(1)(A), then the committee may require that the recipient comply with the requirements of subdivision (c)(2)(A) for federal aid in an amount that is less than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) for one (1) year, beginning on the date that the committee makes the determination of noncompliance.

(B) Upon written request by a recipient and recommendation from the staff of the office of legislative budget analysis and the fiscal review committee, the joint committee on ways and means may exempt any recipient from the requirements of subdivisions (c)(2)(A) and (c)(3).

(A) A summary description of the proposed federal aid to be received that includes:

(B) An analysis of the short-term and long-term impact the federal aid would have on state budgetary and fiscal matters if the federal aid were approved and received;

(C) The aggregate amount of federal aid appropriated or approved by the general assembly to the recipient for the preceding fiscal year;  and

(D) The percentage of the executive department, bureau, agency, or other instrumentality of the state's total budget for the preceding fiscal year that constitutes federal aid that the recipient received for the preceding fiscal year.

(A) Any reimbursement account or compensation fund, including §§ 40-24-107 and 37-1-161;

(B) Tennessee transportation financing authority funds;

(C) Any federal aid received as a result of a declared state of emergency pursuant to § 58-2-107;

(D) Any recurring federal aid that is awarded on an annual basis but is distributed in multiple installments;  provided, that the annual award complied with the requirements of subdivisions (c)(1)(A) and (c)(2)(A);

(E) Any federal program that the state is required to administer under federal law, including medicaid, and any federal aid received to administer the TennCare and CoverKids or successor programs;

(F) Any federal entitlement program that provides benefits to any individual meeting determined eligibility criteria;

(G) The women, infants, and children program administered by the United States department of agriculture;  and

(H) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1471 et seq.), the United States department of agriculture national school lunch program, and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.).