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4. Nongovernmental bodies.

In 2008 the Act was revised to state, “A governmental entity is prohibited from avoiding its disclosure obligations by contractually delegating its responsibility to a private entity.”  T.C.A. § 10-7-503(a)(6)  This amendment seems to incorporate a 2002 decision of the Tennessee Supreme Court.