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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 105
By Johnson
SJR0105
001561
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Jeffery Norfleet 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 Jeffery Norfleet to the state university
board of Tennessee State University for a term that will expire on March 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, a double graduate of Tennessee State University, having earned a Master
of Education degree in 2010 and a Bachelor of Science degree in English and Music in 2008,
Mr. Norfleet earned a Doctor of Education from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2018; he
currently serves as the vice president for administration at Shorter College, a private, faith-
based two-year institution in Arkansas; and
WHEREAS, he previously served with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Tennessee
Higher Education Commission, and Trevecca Nazarene University; and
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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,
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 Jeffery
Norfleet to the state university board of Tennessee State University for a term that will expire on
March 31, 2027.