Tennessee § 49-50-604 Recruitment, selection and appointment of interns

Tennessee Statutes

§ 49-50-604 — Recruitment, selection and appointment of interns

Tennessee § 49-50-604

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-604 (2026).

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(a)The sponsoring committee shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends for and assign interns to appropriate offices of the general assembly in the following manner:

(1)Applications for student internships will be submitted to the official representative of the participating college or university, by the date established by the sponsoring committee. The official representative shall conduct an initial screening procedure;

(2)The official representative shall forward appropriate applications to the academic intern committee for their consideration; and (3) Applicants tentatively accepted by the academic intern committee will appear before the committee for an interview and final approval.

(b)In addition to its duties as a member of the sponsoring committee, the academic intern com

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(a) The sponsoring committee shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends for and assign interns to appropriate offices of the general assembly in the following manner: (1) Applications for student internships will be submitted to the official representative of the participating college or university, by the date established by the sponsoring committee. The official representative shall conduct an initial screening procedure; (2) The official representative shall forward appropriate applications to the academic intern committee for their consideration; and (3) Applicants tentatively accepted by the academic intern committee will appear before the committee for an interview and final approval. (b) In addition to its duties as a member of the sponsoring committee, the academic intern committee shall make recommendations to participating universities and colleges regarding academic credit, course content, seminars or other information designed to enhance intern effectiveness and involve the academic community. (c) In addition, the sponsoring committee shall fix the number of hours to be devoted to its internship program by the interns. Should any intern fail to meet the standards set from time to time by the sponsoring committee, the intern's appointment may be terminated by a majority vote of the sponsoring committee. (d) In recruiting, selecting and appointing legislative interns, the legislative intern committee, the academic intern committee and official faculty representatives shall make every effort to assure that minority group students may be included among those selected as interns for each legislative session. (e) Student interns shall be appointed for each regular legislative session, for terms that the sponsoring committee may determine.