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This bill makes several key modifications to Tennessee law regarding district attorneys general. First, it expands the role of the district attorneys general conference's executive director to provide legal counsel and advice to district attorneys and their staff, with the clarification that such counsel can be delivered by attorneys employed by the conference. The bill also establishes that this legal counsel is confidential and privileged, and not subject to public records disclosure except through a valid court order. Additionally, the bill modifies the open meetings requirements for the conference, allowing the executive and finance committees to hold confidential sessions for specific purposes such as discussing litigation, audits, protected information, and matters involving district attorneys pro tem. The bill significantly broadens the circumstances under which a district attorney pro tem can be appointed, expanding beyond criminal proceedings to include various civil proceedings such as officer removal actions, nuisance abatements, forfeiture actions, and post-conviction procedures. These changes aim to provide more flexibility and confidentiality for district attorneys general in their legal work and conference operations, while maintaining some transparency through specific procedural guidelines for closed meetings.

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