Tennessee Code Title 9. Public Finances § 9-9-106

The state funding board shall certify to the commissioner of finance and administration from time to time, but not less than annually, the amount necessary, together with funds on hand derived from all sources, to enable the board to provide for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all debt obligations described in § 9-9-105(a) as and when the same shall become due and payable.