§ 14-45. Discrimination prohibited.

All appointments and promotions in the system, except as otherwise provided under the provisions of this article, shall be on the basis of competitive examinations, and no person in the system or seeking admission thereto shall be appointed, disciplined or dismissed, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of his political affiliation, sex, race, color, creed, age, religious belief or national origin. This section does not apply to membership in any organization which has advocated or does advocate disloyalty to or the violent overthrow of the government of the United States or any subdivision thereof.

(Code 1992, § 12-45; Priv. Acts 1971, ch. 110, § 26; Ord. No. 373, exh. A, 6-1-2009)

State law reference

Similar provisions, T.C.A. § 4-21-401.