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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 173
By Lamberth
HJR0173
001518
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Terence Patterson
to the Public Charter School Commission.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-13-105, provides for the creation of
the Public Charter School Commission; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-13-105(b)(1)(A), provides that the
commission be composed of nine members appointed by the governor; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-13-105(c)(3), provides that at least
three members from each grand division of the state must serve on the commission; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee, acting pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
49-13-105, has appointed Terence Patterson as a member of the Public Charter School
Commission representing West Tennessee for a term that will expire on June 30, 2029; and
WHEREAS, Terence Patterson is the chief executive officer of the Memphis Education
Fund and the former chief executive officer of the Downtown Memphis Commission; and
WHEREAS, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Harvard University
and Master of Business Administration and law degrees from Northwestern University; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-13-105(b)(1)(A), provides that
each appointed member 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 hereby confirm the appointment of Terence Patterson to the Public
Charter School Commission for a term that will expire on June 30, 2029.