§ 4-20-301 — Creation - Members

(a) There is created and established a state commission to be known as the Douglas Henry state museum commission, referred to as "the commission" in this part, to consist of thirteen (13) voting members. (b) (1) Two (2) members of the commission shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. These members shall serve four-year terms. (2) Two (2) members of the commission shall be appointed by the speaker of the senate. These members shall serve four-year terms. (c) Six (6) members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor, with two (2) members to be appointed from each grand division of the state. These members shall serve three-year terms and shall not serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms. The successor of any of these members shall be appointed from their grand division. (d) One (1) member of the commission shall be appointed jointly by the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives as an at-large member. This member shall serve a three-year term and shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. (e) One (1) member of the commission shall be the chair of the senate finance, ways and means committee or the chair's designee. One (1) member of the commission shall be the chair of the house of representatives finance, ways and means committee or the chair's designee. (f) The commission shall include, as an ex officio, nonvoting member, the museum executive director, whose term shall be for so long as the person remains the museum executive director. (g) The commission shall include, as an ex officio, nonvoting member, the chair of the Tennessee arts commission as of January 1, 2009, who shall serve only one (1) two-year term beginning on July 1, 2009. This member shall serve as a resource to the state museum commission. Notwithstanding § 55-4-301 or § 55-4-216 or any other law to the contrary, this member shall facilitate transition grants awarded from revenue granted from the sale of new specialty earmarked and cultural plates to the state museum commission from the arts commission, with the grant money to be used at the discretion of the museum commission for operating expenses. The commission shall be eligible to receive these transition grants pursuant to the authority granted to the member in this subsection (g) for the period beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2011. Nothing in this subsection (g) shall prohibit the commission from receiving transition grants pursuant to any other authority. (h) The commission shall include as an ex officio, nonvoting member, the president of the Tennessee historical society or the president's designee, whose term shall begin on July 1, 2015. (i) In making appointments to the state museum commission, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is a member of a racial minority. (j) A commission member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed by the appropriate appointing authority. All vacancies shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments. (k) A quorum shall be six (6) voting members of the commission.

Legislative History

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 821,Secs.s16, s19 eff. 4/24/2018. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 719,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 478,s 1, eff. 5/20/2013. Acts 2009, ch. 497, § 1; 2010, ch. 1135, §§ 3, 4.