Tennessee § 49-9-203 - Term of appointive trustees.
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§ 49-9-203. Term of appointive trustees.
The initial terms of the members of the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee appointed by the governor pursuant to § 49-9-202(a) shall be two (2), four (4), and six (6) years. Three (3) members shall serve a two-year term; four (4) members shall serve a four-year term; and three (3) members shall serve a six-year term. For all subsequent appointments, members of the board of trustees appointed pursuant to § 49-9-202(a) shall be appointed to serve terms of six (6) years beginning July 1 of the year of appointment and ending on June 30. Members appointed by the governor pursuant to § 49-9-202(a) are eligible to succeed themselves; provided, that no person may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms, whether appointed as an initial member, as a successor member, or to fill a vacancy. A member who serves two (2) consecutive terms may be reappointed after four (4) years have elapsed since the individual's last date of service on the board of trustees. Code 1932, § 575; Acts 1967, ch. 179, § 11; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3303; Acts 1986, ch. 506, § 3; 1988, ch. 839, § 3; 1990, ch. 770, § 2; 2018, ch. 657, § 4. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2018, ch. 657, § 1 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall be known and may be cited as the “University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act.”
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