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ÔÝ ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€XB¹X»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔSection€B.1.B.,€òòDenial€and€Revocation€of€Licenseóó,€of€the€Provider€Policy€as€revised€inÐ ° ÐAugust€2003,€states€in€relevant€part:Ð œì ÐÌà0  àThe€Certificate€Program€will€re„enroll€children€and€restart€payments€as€of€the€originalÐ tÄ Ðdecision€date€if€the€Board€does€not€uphold€the€denial€or€revocation€and€decides€in€favor€ofÐ `° Ðthe€child€care€provider.€€The€Certificate€Program€will€also€ð ðback„payðð€the€child€careÐ L œ Ðpayments€for€all€enrolled€€children€that€remained€with€the€provider€during€the€appeal€process.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐThe€Certificate€Program€will€only€ð ðback„payðð€child€care€payments€after€the€Board€of€ReviewÐ $ t Ðdecides€in€favor€of€the€provider.Ð `(#(# ÐÌà0  àIf€the€provider€and€Child€Care€Licensing€settle€the€case€regarding€the€denial€or€revocationÐ è 8  Ðwithout€input€from€the€Board€of€Review,€and€the€license€or€certificate€is€reinstated,€theÐ Ô$  ÐCertificate€Program€will€re„enroll€children€with€the€provider.€€The€Certificate€Program€willÐ À  Ðnot€ð ðback„payðð€child€care€payments€for€any€children€enrolled€in€the€Certificate€Program€atÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€time€of€the€suspension€or€revocation€remaining€with€the€provider€during€the€process. |Ý ƒRl$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€XB¹X»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€9„8„307(a)(1):Ð ° Ðà8  à(L)€Actions€for€breach€of€a€written€contract€between€the€claimant€and€the€state€whichÐ œì Ðwas€executed€by€one€(1)€or€more€state€officers€or€employees€with€authority€to€executeÐ ˆØ Ðthe€contract;€provided,€that€the€group€insurance€agreements€created€pursuant€to€ððððÐ tÄ Ð8-27-201€and€8-27-302€shall€be€considered€contracts€for€purposes€of€this€subsectionÐ `° Ðin€order€for€the€commission€to€determine€insurance€claims€which€have€beenÐ L œ Ðpreviously€rejected€by€the€state€insurance€committee€or€the€local€education€insuranceÐ 8 ˆ Ðcommittee;Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÔ‡ô¯ý òXXB¹ÔÌ- ù-(|G2l$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€XB¹X»»Ô d(|3Ç`$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Ç`$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€¼»»»ÔÑ8€B¹XXdì»»d8Ñà@¦ ¦ ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@””$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEˆÐ  Ðà@  ìàDecember€9,€2004€SessionˆÐ Ô$ ÐÔ‡XB¹X»¼ÔÌò òÔ#†¼»XXB¹¢#ÔÓ  ÓKIM€JONES,€D/B/A€KIMððS€KIDDIE€KORNER,€v.€STATE€OF€TENNESSEEòòóóÔ‡XB¹X»¼Ôó óÐ Ò" ÐÓèÓÌà@¤ ¤ ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Claims€CommissionˆÐ Ò " Ðà@Û Û ìàNo.€€20301384€€€€€€€Hon.€€Vance€W.€Cheek,€Jr.,€CommissionerˆÐ ¾  ÐÌÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` A߈Ð ‚Ò  ÐÌà@h h ìàNo.€E2004„00780„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€€„€MARCH€14,€Ô_Ô2005Ô_ԈР}Í  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<T` AßÐ U¥  Ðó óÌÌClaimant€sought€reimbursement€for€child€care€under€the€Child€Care€Certificate€Program.€€TheÐ <Œ ÐCommissioner€granted€the€State€summary€judgment€on€the€grounds€that€the€State€was€notÐ (x Ðcontractually€bound€to€reimburse€claimant€under€the€governmental€immunity€statutory€scheme.€€OnÐ d Ðappeal,€we€affirm.Ð P ÐÌÔ#†¼»XXB¹8#ÔÔ‡XB¹X»¼ÔÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Claims€Commission€Affirmed.ó óÐ Ä ÐÌÌòòHerschel€Pickens€Franks,€Ô_ÔP.Jóó.Ô_Ô,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€whichòò€Charles€D.€Susano,Ð ˆØ ÐJr.,€J.óó,€andòò€Sharon€G.€Lee,€Jóó.,€joined.Ð tÄ ÐÌJ.€Michael€Dixon,€Ô#†¼»XXB¹*#ÔÔ‡XB¹X»¼ÔKnoxville,€Tennessee,€for€appellant.Ð Lœ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,Ð $ t ÐandÐ !`  ÐSteven€B.€McCloud,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€appellee.Ð ü!L! ÐÌÌÌà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼»XXB¹Ï#ÔÔ‡XB¹X»¼ÔˆÐ ¬%ü % ÐòòóóÔ#†¼»XXB¹0 #ÔÔ‡XB¹X»¼ÔÌà  àÌà  àà ` àIn€this€action€plaintiff€made€claim€for€reimbursement€for€child€care€services€whichÐ p(À#( Ðshe€provided€after€the€State€had€suspended€her€day€care€license,€under€the€Child€Care€CertificateÐ \)¬$) ÐProgram.€€The€Claims€Commissioner,€òòinter€aliaóó€granted€the€State€summary€judgment:€€Ð H*˜%* ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àbased€upon€Paragraph€17€of€the€Department€of€Human€Services€Provider€AgreementÐ  ,p', Ðform,€and€Section€B.1.A€of€the€Provider€Policy€Guidebook€that€was€in€effect€at€theÐ  -\(-ý ÐÔ_Ôtime€the€plaintiff€was€issued€the€notice€of€denial€of€her€child€care€license,€there€existsÐ ° Ðno€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€such€that€defendant€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€aÐ œì Ðmatter€of€law.ЈØ` (#` (# ÐÌà  àÔ‡ X(ÓXXXB¹Ôà ` àThe€material€facts€are€not€in€dispute.€€In€March€2002€the€claimantððs€daycare€licenseÐ `° Ðwas€suspended€over€an€issue€regarding€the€failure€to€report€possible€child€abuse.€€The€license€wasÐ L œ Ðsubsequently€reinstated,€but€later€November€13,€2002,€the€State€notified€the€claimant€that€her€daycareÐ 8 ˆ Ðlicense€would€not€be€renewed,€and€payments€under€the€Childcare€Certificate€Program€wereÐ $ t Ðterminated€for€the€children€enrolled€in€the€Program.€€Claimant€appealed€the€decision€through€theÐ  ` Ðappropriate€administrative€channels,€and€was€successful€in€obtaining€her€license€renewal.€€DuringÐ ü L  Ðthe€process,€Claimant€continued€to€operate€the€daycare€and€provide€services€for€the€Program€childrenÐ è 8  Ðunder€an€ð ðinformal€extensionðð€of€her€existing€license.€€When€the€matter€was€resolved,€the€StateÐ Ô$  Ðbegan€payments€effective€February€6,€2003.€€€Ð À  ÐÌà  àà ` àClaimant€requested€payment€for€the€services€she€provided€from€November€13,€2002Ð ˜è  Ðthrough€February€6,€2003.€The€State€refused€to€reimburse€the€claimant,€asserting€that€theÐ „Ô  Ðjurisdictional€requirements€of€the€statute€were€not€satisfied,€and€that€the€policies€in€effect€governingÐ pÀ Ðthe€Child€Care€Certificate€Program€at€the€time€the€payments€were€terminated€state€that:Ð \¬ Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àPayments€to€an€agency€will€immediately€stop€upon€the€issuance€of€a€denial€orÐ 4„ Ðrevocation€of€a€child€care€license.€.€.€(even€if€the€action€is€under€appeal).€€Ð p` (#` (# Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€child€care€agency€will€be€terminated€from€the€Certificate€Program.€€No€child€careÐ øH Ðwill€be€reimbursed€after€the€termination€date€and€there€will€be€no€appeal€of€thisÐ ä4 Ðtermination.€ÐÐ ` (#` (# ÐÌProvider€Policy€Guidebook,€section€B.1.A.€€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àà ` àAdditionally,€as€a€prerequisite€to€participation€in€the€Child€Care€Certificate€Program,Ð €Ð Ðthe€claimant€was€required€to€sign€a€Provider€Agreement€which€states€at€paragraph€17:Ð l¼ Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àThat€upon€the€issuance€of€a€denial,€revocation,€or€suspension€of€a€license€orÐ D!” Ðregistration€home€certificate,€the€Department€of€Human€Services€may€immediately,Ð 0"€  Ðwithout€further€review€or€hearing,€terminate€certificate€payments.Ð#l!` (#` (# ÐÌà  àà ` àClaimant€has€appealed€the€Commissionerððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€to€the€State.Ð ô$D # ÐÌà  àà ` àAs€an€initial€matter,€claimant€asserts€that€the€policies€governing€the€Program€in€effectÐ Ì&"% Ðduring€the€relevant€period€of€time€did€not€address€the€circumstances€in€this€case,€i.e.,€the€failure€toÐ ¸'#& Ðrenew€the€daycare€license.€€This€argument€is€without€merit,€because€the€Rules€and€Regulations€ofÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€Department€of€Human€Services,€Procedures€Affecting€Licenses€of€Child€Care€Agencies€defineÐ )à$( Ðthe€denial€of€a€license€as€ð ðthe€decision€of€the€Department€not€to€issue€or€renew€a€licenseðð.€€Tenn.Ð |*Ì%) ÐComp.€R.€&€Regs.€ðð€1240„4„5„.02(15).€€Further,€claimant€argues€that€she€relies€primarily€upon€theÐ h+¸&* Ðpolicy€regulations€as€amended€in€August€2003€as€her€primary€legal€authority.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ° ÐÌà  àà ` àA€basic€principle€of€statutory€construction€is€that€statutes€are€applied€prospectively,Ð ˆØ Ðunless€the€legislature€clearly€indicates€otherwise.€€òòShell€v.€State,óó€839€S.W.2d€416,€419€(Tenn.€1995).€Ð tÄ ÐòòóóA€statute€that€creates€(or€eliminates)€a€right€of€recovery€or€changes€the€amount€of€recoverableÐ `° Ðdamages€has€altered€the€partiesðð€vested€rights€and€cannot€be€considered€remedial.€€òòId.€at€420;€seeÐ L œ Ðalsoóó,€òòAnderson€v.€Memphis€Housing€Auth.,óó€534€S.W.2d€125,€127„28€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1975).€€ThisÐ 8 ˆ Ðanalysis€is€appropriate€when€construing€a€state€agencyððs€policies,€as€well€as€statutes.€€€The€policy€thatÐ $ t Ðclaimant€would€have€this€Court€apply€is€not€remedial.€€Moreover,€the€new€policy€itself€states€thatÐ  ` ÐððB.1€òòLicensing€and€Registration€Complianceóó€is€to€be€deleted€in€its€entirety€and€the€new€policyÐ ü L  Ðinserted,€effective€August€8,€2003.€€Thus,€the€revised€policy,€by€its€own€terms,€is€not€applicable€toÐ è 8  Ðthis€case.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€doctrine€of€sovereign€immunity€mandates€that€the€State€cannot€be€sued€withoutÐ ¬ü  Ðlegislative€authorization,€derived€from€Article€I,€section€17€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.€€òòPool€v.Ð ˜è  ÐState,óó€987€S.W.2d€566,€568€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998).€Ð „Ô  ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€1984,€the€General€Assembly€exercised€its€constitutional€authority€and€establishedÐ \¬ Ðthe€Tennessee€Claims€Commission,€empowering€it€with€òòóóexclusive€jurisdiction€to€determine€allÐ H˜ Ðmonetary€claims€against€the€State.€€òòId.€€óóTenn.€Code€Annòò.€óóðð€9„8„301€òòet€seq.€€óóHowever,€the€jurisdictionÐ 4„ Ðof€the€Claims€Commission€is€limited€to€those€claims€enumerated€in€òòóóTenn.€Code€Annòò.€óóðð€9„8„307(a).€Ð  p ÐÔ#†XB¹XX X(Ó0 #ÔÔ‡ X(ÓXXXB¹ÔÔ#† ¼dÏ »X X(ÓŽ #ÔÔ‡ X(ÓX » ¼dÏÔòòStewart€v.€State,óó€33€S.W.3d€785,€790€(Tenn.€2000).€€If€a€claim€falls€outside€those€specific€enumeratedÐ  \ Ðcategories,€then€immunity€is€not€waived,€and€the€claimant€has€no€cause€of€action€against€the€State.€òòÐ øH ЀÌÌóóà  àà ` àThe€Trial€Court€ruled€that€it€was€without€subject€matter€jurisdiction,€and€also€grantedÐ ¼  Ðsummary€judgment€to€the€State€on€the€merits.€€The€claimant€did€not€appeal€the€Order€of€Dismissal,Ð ¨ø Ðand€argues€that€when€a€case€is€dismissed,€the€Court€need€not€reach€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,Ð ° Ðand€as€the€argument€goes,€when€the€Commissioner€ruled€he€did€not€have€subject€matter€jurisdiction,€Ð œì Ðhe€had€no€authority€to€rule€on€the€motion€for€summary€judgment,€which€goes€to€the€merits€of€theÐ ˆØ Ðlitigation.€€Claimantððs€argument€is€disingenuous.€€While€it€is€not€necessarily€fatal€to€the€appeal€to€notÐ tÄ Ðproperly€identify€the€order€from€which€an€appeal€is€taken,òò׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×óó€Claimant€here€is€affirminately€assertingÐ `° Ðthat€it€was€unnecessary€to€appeal€from€the€dismissal.€€While€the€State€attempts€to€raise€this€issue€onÐ L œ Ðappeal,€we€pretermit€the€issue€and€address€the€issue€raised€by€the€claimant€as€to€the€propriety€ofÐ 8 ˆ Ðsummary€judgment€in€this€case.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àà ` àWhen€the€first€statute€waiving€the€stateððs€sovereign€immunity€was€enacted€in€1977,Ð ü L  Ðit€omitted€actions€based€on€express€or€implied€contracts€or€a€breach€thereof.׃|×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€1980,€the€LegislatureÐ è 8  Ðnarrowed€the€scope€of€the€waiver€by€eliminating€causes€of€action€based€on€implied€contracts.€€òòSeeÐ Ô$  Ðgenerally,€Computer€Shop,€Inc.,€v.€State€of€Tennesseeóó,€780€S.W.2d€729„736€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989).€Ð À  ÐThe€Claims€Commission€Act€which€was€originally€enacted€in€1984€precluded€claims€based€uponÐ ¬ü  Ðimplied€contracts,€permitting€only€claims€against€the€State€arising€out€of€€ð ð[a]ctions€founded€on€anyÐ ˜è  Ðexpress€contract€or€breach€thereof.ðð€€Historically,€courts€have€held€that€the€express€contracts€may€beÐ „Ô  Ðeither€written€or€oral.€€òòId.óó€at€736.€€In€response€to€a€request€from€the€Attorney€General€to€the€GeneralÐ pÀ ÐAssembly€to€limit€the€scope€of€ðð€9„8„307(a)(1)(L),€the€Section€was€amended€in€1989€to€its€presentÐ \¬ Ðversion€further€restricting€breach€of€contract€claims€against€the€State€to€ð ða€written€contract€betweenÐ H˜ Ðthe€claimant€and€the€State€which€was€executed€by€one€(1)€or€more€State€officers€or€employees€withÐ 4„ Ðauthority€to€execute€the€contract.ðð€€òòóóAs€if€to€underscore€the€significance€of€the€execution€requirement,Ð  p Ððð€9„8„307(a)(1)(L)€recognizes€an€exception€for€group€insurance€agreements.׃(0×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€However,€theÐ  \ Ðlegislature€did€not€provide€a€similar€exception€for€provider€agreements€for€participants€in€the€ChildÐ øH ÐCare€Certificate€Program.€€In€this€case,€the€State€has€undeniably€promulgated€certain€documentsÐ ä4 Ðwhich€purport€to€define€the€scope€of€the€relationship€between€the€State€and€participants€in€the€ChildÐ Ð  ÐCare€Certificate€Program.€€However,€the€claimant€has€not€pointed€to€any€language€in€either€theÐ ¼  ÐProvider€Agreement€or€the€Provider€Policy€Guidebook€wherein€the€State€manifests€an€intent€to€beÐ ¨ø Ðbound.€€The€documents€suggest€the€opposite€conclusion.€€They€provide€that€the€State€may€suspendÐ ”ä Ðor€terminate€payments€upon€the€denial€or€revocation€of€a€license,€even€pending€appeal€of€the€license,Ð ° Ðand€without€further€review€or€hearing.€€Ð œì Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àà Ð àÌà  àà ` àClaimant€insists€that€a€contract€exists€between€the€State€and€claimant€because€theÐ tÄ Ðclaimant€performed€services€as€a€participant€in€the€Child€Care€Certificate€Program€and€the€State€paidÐ `° Ðfor€those€services.€€While€the€Stateððs€actions€may€have€created€an€expectation€in€the€claimantððs€mindÐ L œ Ðthat€an€enforceable€contract€existed,€the€law€is€well€settled€that€subject€matter€jurisdiction€cannot€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðconferred€by€consent€or€conduct€of€the€parties.€€òòSee,€The€Computer€Shoppe,€Inc.,óó€780€S.W.2d€729,Ð $ t Ð734€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989);€òòsee€alsoóó,€òòShelby€County€v.€City€of€Memphis,óó€365€S.W.2d€291,€292€(Tenn.Ð  ` Ð1963);€òòSeagram€Distillers€Co.€v.€Jones,óó€548€S.W.2d€667,€671€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1976).€€ClaimantÐ ü L  Ðargues€that€the€Provider€contract€she€signed€is€enforceable€against€the€State,€but€she€provides€noÐ è 8  Ðauthority€for€her€position.€€Adherence€to€the€principle€of€statutory€interpretation€compels€a€contraryÐ Ô$  Ðconclusion:Ð À  ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àWhere€the€legislature€permits€relief€against€the€State,€the€conditions€prescribed€byÐ ˜è  Ðsuch€statute€must€be€strictly€construed,€and€jurisdiction€to€grant€relief€cannot€beÐ „Ô  Ðenlarged€upon€by€implication.€€ÐpÀ` (#` (# ÐÌòòBrown€v.€Stateóó,€783€S.W.2d€567„571€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989)€(citations€omitted).Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àà ` àClaimant€would€have€this€Court€write€out€the€unambiguous€requirement€that€contractsÐ  p Ðwhich€obligate€the€State€must€be€executed€by€a€State€official.€€Such€a€ruling€would€be€tantamountÐ  \ Ðto€judicially€creating€a€waiver€of€sovereign€immunity€to€which€the€State€has€not€consented,Ð øH 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