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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 104
By Johnson
SJR0104
001559
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Terica Smith to the
state university board of Tennessee State
University.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-101, provides for the governance
of Tennessee State University by a state university board; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, provides that the governor
shall appoint eight members to the state university board of Tennessee State University; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, further provides that at least
three of the gubernatorial appointees shall be alumni of the institution for which they are serving
and that at least six of the nine voting members of the state university board shall be residents
of the State of Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Terica Smith to the state university board
of Tennessee State University for a term that will expire on March 31, 2028; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of Tennessee State University and the University of Memphis
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Ms. Smith serves as the deputy mayor and director of
human resources for Madison County; and
WHEREAS, she was appointed by Governor Lee to the Board of Judicial Conduct in
2021 and the Governor's Council for Judicial Appointments in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, provides that each member
appointed by the governor to the state university board of Tennessee State University shall be
subject to confirmation by the senate and the house of representatives; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of Terica Smith
to the state university board of Tennessee State University for a term that will expire on March
31, 2028.