Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-30-301

(a) The commissioner shall inform prospective applicants for state employment of the process for obtaining state employment.

(b) The commissioner shall give public notice of a job opening at least one (1) week prior to the closing of the application period.

(c) The commissioner shall include the duties of, and pay for, the position or the class, the qualifications required for such position, and any other information that the commissioner considers pertinent and useful. The notice shall also state the requisite assessment method.

(d) All assessments administered by the department, the total bank of questions from which such assessments were developed and the answers thereto shall be confidential and shall not be public records or state records open for public inspection in accordance with § 10-7-503.