<BillNo> <Sponsor> HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 198 By Lamberth HJR0198 003467 - 1 - A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Annie Dockery to the standards recommendation committee for English language arts. WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-312, creates a standards recommendation committee for English language arts; and WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-312(a), provides that the governor shall appoint four members to the standards recommendation committee for English language arts; and WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Annie Dockery to serve on such committee for a term that expires on December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, Annie Dockery began her teaching career at Hardin Valley Academy in Knoxville, where she taught College Prep and Honors English; she currently serves as an educator with Maryville City Schools, where she has taught at both the middle school and high school levels; and WHEREAS, she is a 2020 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-1-312(b), provides that all appointments to the committee "shall be subject to confirmation by the senate and the house of representatives"; 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 Annie Dockery to the standards recommendation committee for English language arts for a term that expires on December 31, 2025.