Tennessee § 49-8-204 - Code of ethics — Material violation — Hearing — Vacancy.
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§ 49-8-204. Code of ethics — Material violation — Hearing — Vacancy.
The board of regents and each state university board shall establish and adopt a code of ethics that shall apply to and govern the conduct of all appointed members of each board. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its membership, the board of regents and each state university board may remove any appointed member of the respective board for a material violation of the code of ethics. A board vote to remove one (1) of its members shall only be taken after the accused member has been afforded a due process contested case hearing in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and a finding has been made that the member did violate the board's code of ethics. If a member is removed in accordance with this section, the position shall be considered vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. Acts 2003, ch. 327, § 2; 2016, ch. 869, § 22. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2016, ch. 869, § 33 provided that the state university boards are authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate the purposes of this act. The rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Attorney General Opinions. A company co-owned by a board member of the Tennessee Board of Regents (“TBR”) is prohibited from bidding as a subcontractor on any contract that is with the TBR institution and must be approved by the TBR. OAG 13-38, 2013 Tenn. AG LEXIS 40 (5/7/13).
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