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7		-	PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 226
8		-	SENATE BILL NO. 755
9		-	By Yager, Bailey, Bowling, Reeves, Southerland
10		-	Substituted for: House Bill No. 589
11		-	By Renea Jones, Grills
12		-	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 6, relative to the
13		-	agricultural hall of fame.
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	2	+	SENATE BILL 755
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	5	+	HOUSE BILL 589
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	13	+	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43,
	14	+	Chapter 1, Part 6, relative to the agricultural hall of
	15	+	fame.
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14	17		BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
15		-	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 6, is amended by deleting
16		-	the part and substituting the following:
17		-	43-1-601. Creation.
18		-	There is created and established the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame,
19		-	governed as provided by this part. It is the intent of the general assembly that the Tennessee
20		-	agriculture and forestry hall of fame be the successor to, and a continuation of, the
21		-	Tennessee agricultural hall of fame, established by Chapter 43 of the Public Acts of 1937.
22		-	43-1-602. Board -Members.
23		-	(a) There is established the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame board by
24		-	transfer and expansion of the duties and responsibilities of the Tennessee agricultural hall of
25		-	fame board. The board consists of nine (9) members.
26		-	(b) Effective July 1, 2025, the existing membership of the Tennessee agricultural hall
27		-	of fame board is vacated and reconstituted as the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of
28		-	fame board, with the members of the board to be appointed as follows:
29		-	(1) The commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee;
30		-	(2) The senior vice chancellor of the University of Tennessee Institute of
31		-	Agriculture;
32		-	(3) The dean of Tennessee State University College of Agriculture;
33		-	(4) The president of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation;
34		-	(5) The Tennessee FFA State Director;
35		-	(6) One ( 1) member from the middle grand division appointed by the· speaker
36		-	of the house of representatives;
37		-	(7) One (1) member from the eastern grand division appointed by the speaker
38		-	of the senate;
39		-	(8) One (1) member from the western grand division appointed by the
40		-	governor; and
41		-	(9) One (1) member from the state at-large appointed by the governor.
42		-	(c) The persons appointed under subdivisions (b)(6)-(9) shall demonstrate significant
43		-	ties to agriculture or forestry in this state by engagement in agricultural or forestry business, SB 755
44		-	science, or engineering or by employment or service with an entity that serves the
45		-	conservation of natural resources or betterment of farming or forestry interests.
46		-	( d) To stagger the terms of the newly appointed board members, the appointing
47		-	authorities shall r:nake initial appointments as follows:
48		-	(1) The person appointed under subdivision (b)(6) is appointed for a term of
49		-	six (6) years, which expires on June 30, 2031;
50		-	(2) The person appointed under subdivision (b )(7) is appointed for a term of
51		-	four (4) years, which expires on June 30, 2029; and
52		-	(3) The persons appointed under subdivisions (b )(8) and (9) are appointed for
53		-	terms of two (2) years, which expire on June 30, 2027.
54		-	(e) Members serving on the Tennessee agricultural hall of fame board as of June 30,
55		-	2025, may be reappointed to serve as members of the Tennessee agriculture and forestry
56		-	hall of fame board after such date.
57		-	(f)(1) Members, except as provided in subsection (d) and those appointed to
58		-	complete the term of a former member, are appointed to full six-year terms, or until
59		-	their successors are appointed.
60		-	(2) Following the expiration of the members' initial terms as prescribed in
61		-	subsection (d), all six-year terms begin on July 1, and terminate on June 30, six (6)
62		-	years thereafter. Vacancies must be filled by the respective appointing authority.
63		-	(g) The board shall elect from its membership a chair, whose term is for one (1) year.
64		-	The board may elect such other officers as it considers necessary for the efficient operation
65		-	of the board.
66		-	(h) The board is administratively attached to the department of agriculture.
67		-	(i) Five (5) members of the board constitutes a quorum.
68		-	U) All board members serve without compensation.
69		-	(k) The commissioner of agriculture shall call the first meeting of the board on or after
70		-	July 1, 2025. Subsequent meetings of the board are at the call of the chair.
71		-	43-1-603. Acceptance, admission, and induction to hall of fame -Rules.
72		-	(a) The Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame is under the general
73		-	supervision of the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame board.
74		-	(b) A person must not be admitted into the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of
75		-	fame except by written presentation to the board of the candidate's achievements in
76		-	agricultural or forestry activities and a majority vote of the board for acceptance of the
77		-	candidate into the hall of fame.
78		-	(c) Upon the advice and recommendation of the board, the department of agriculture
79		-	is authorized to promulgate rules for the efficient administration of this part, including, but not
80		-	limited to:
81		-	(1) Qualifications of candidates necessary for admission into the Tennessee
82		-	agriculture and forestry hall of fame;
83		-	(2) Nomination and evaluation procedures of candidates seeking acceptance
84		-	into the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame;
85		-	(3) Operational procedures necessary to conduct board business;
86		-	(4) Assessment of fees for the administration of this part; and
87		-	(5) Expenses for which the board is authorized to make expenditures, in
88		-	addition to the expenditures authorized by§ 43-1-604(b).
89		-	(d) All rules promulgated pursuant to this part must be in accordance with the Uniform
90		-	Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
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92		-	(e) The board shall strive to admit a person to the Tennessee agriculture and forestry
93		-	hall of fame only upon a showing that the person has made a significant impact on the
94		-	improvement of agriculture or forestry in this state through agricultural or forestry business,
95		-	invention, production, science, or technology and that prior to such achievement, the person
96		-	resided in this state for a definite period of time, to be determined by the board. A person is
97		-	not eligible for admission into the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame until five (5)
98		-	years after the date of such person's death.
99		-	43-1-604. Gifts, bequests, and awards.
100		-	(a) For the purpose of administering this part, the board may accept and receive gifts,
101		-	contributions, and bequests of funds and in-kind goods and services from individuals,
102		-	foundations, corporations, and other organizations or institutions.
103		-	(b) Funds received by the board are to be administered for the board by the
104		-	department of agriculture and may be used solely for:
105		-	(1) Advancement and promotion of the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall
106		-	of fame;
107		-	(2) Promotion of hall of fame inductees' achievements and contributions to
108		-	agriculture and forestry in this state;
109		-	(3) Providing awards to or for inductees upon induction into the hall of fame;
110		-	and
111		-	(4) Other expenditures authorized by rule pursuant to§ 43-1-603(c)(5).
112		-	(c) Awards provided in recognition of inductees.to the hall of fame may be duplicated
113		-	only upon majority vote and approval of the board and may be housed, maintained, and
114		-	displayed only upon the oversight, administration, and approval of either the Tennessee
115		-	agricultural museum or the University of Tennessee.
116		-	43-1-605. Name exclusivity and approved use.
117		-	(a) The use of the name "Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame" in
118		-	Tennessee to denote a hall of fame for persons with achievements in agricultural or forestry
119		-	activities shall be exclusive to the board; provided, that the use of the name may be granted
120		-	to the department of agriculture or another entity with the approval of the board.
121		-	(b) A person shall not use the name "Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Hall of
122		-	Fame" in this state to denote a hall of fame for persons with achievements in agricultural or
123		-	forestry activities without the board's approval.
124		-	SECTION 2. All rules, procedures, and practices in effect under the creating statutes for the
125		-	Tennessee agriculture hall of fame board, formerly compiled in §§ 43-1-601 -43-1-607, shall
126		-	continue in effect until such time as the department of agriculture or Tennessee agriculture and
127		-	forestry hall of fame board, as applicable, takes appropriate action to modify the rules, procedures,
128		-	or practices. Assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended balances of
129		-	appropriations or other funds employed, held by, or available to the Tennessee agriculture hall of
130		-	fame bo~rd are transferred to the Tennessee agriculture and forestry hall of fame board.
131		-	SECTION 3. The headings in this act are for reference purposes only and do not constitute a
132		-	part of the law enacted by this act. However, the Tennessee Code Commission is requested to
133		-	include the headings in any compilation or publication containing this act.
134		-	SECTION 4. For purposes of promulgating rules and carrying out administrative duties
135		-	necessary to effectuate this act, this act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare
136		-	requiring it. For all other purposes, this act takes effect on July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring
137		-	it.
138		-	3 PASSED:
139		-	SENATE BILL NO. 755
140		-	April 7, 2025
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143		-	' RANDY"1icNALLY
144		-	SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
145		-	CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
146		-	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
147		-	APPROVED this a,1st-day of Aerr 2025
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149		-	BILL LEE, GOVERNOR
	18	+	SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 43-1-604(b), is amended by deleting
	19	+	"five (5) years" and substituting "six (6) years".
	20	+	SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.