Tennessee § 63-10-304 Appointment

Tennessee Statutes

§ 63-10-304 — Appointment

(a)Interested pharmacist groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, may annually recommend five (5) duly qualified persons for each vacancy from whom the governor may be requested to make appointments. The governor shall consult with such groups to determine qualified persons to fill the positions. This subsection (a) does not apply to the consumer member serving on the board.

(b)A member appointed to the board shall take an oath or affirmation that the member will faithfully and impartially perform their duties within ten (10) days after the member's appointment to the board. A member's oath or affirmation taken pursuant to this subsection (b) must be filed with the secretary of state.

(c)In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive

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(a) Interested pharmacist groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Pharmacists Association, may annually recommend five (5) duly qualified persons for each vacancy from whom the governor may be requested to make appointments. The governor shall consult with such groups to determine qualified persons to fill the positions. This subsection (a) does not apply to the consumer member serving on the board. (b) A member appointed to the board shall take an oath or affirmation that the member will faithfully and impartially perform their duties within ten (10) days after the member's appointment to the board. A member's oath or affirmation taken pursuant to this subsection (b) must be filed with the secretary of state. (c) In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older, one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority, and the members on the board are representative of a variety of practice settings.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 457, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1010, s 1, eff. 5/9/2022. Acts 1996, ch. 651, § 11; T.C.A. 63-10-504; Acts 2007 , ch. 407, §§ 2, 10-14; 2008 , ch. 1072, § 1; 2009 , ch. 29, § 1.