Section 8-25-112 - Attorney for the chair of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system(a) Counsel for the treasury department shall serve as the attorney for the chair of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system with respect to any deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans established pursuant to this chapter on behalf of state employees, including employees of institutions of higher education.(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in cases where the interest of any deferred or tax-sheltered compensation plans referred to in subsection (a) require additional counsel, the chair of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, with the approval of the attorney general and reporter, is authorized to contract with such additional counsel, who shall be paid such compensation for services as the chair may deem just. Acts 2011, ch. 140, § 12.