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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 163
By Lamberth
HJR0163
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Phillip Fulmer to
the board of directors of the Tennessee
education lottery corporation.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-51-101, provides for the creation of
the Tennessee education lottery corporation; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-51-103, provides that the governor
shall appoint seven members to the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery
corporation; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Phillip Fulmer to serve as a member of the
board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery corporation for a term that will expire on
June 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Phillip "Phil" Fulmer, Sr., is a former football player, football coach, athletic
director, and special advisor to the president at the University of Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Fulmer served as head coach of the University of Tennessee football
team from 1992-2008, compiling a 152-52 record and leading the Volunteers to a national
championship, two conference titles, and seven divisional crowns; and
WHEREAS, truly an icon of the Volunteer State, Coach Fulmer was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Coach Fulmer has served as the national spokesperson for the Jason
Foundation, Inc., an organization dedicated to the prevention of youth suicide through
educational and awareness programs for at-risk youth; and
WHEREAS, he currently serves as chair of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame board of
directors; and
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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-51-103(f), provides that each
member appointed by the governor to the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery
corporation shall be confirmed by joint resolution of the general assembly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we confirm the appointment of Phillip Fulmer to the board of directors of
the Tennessee education lottery corporation for a term that will expire on June 30, 2027.