Tennessee § 49-9-502 - Advisory board meetings.

§ 49-9-502. Advisory board meetings.

Each advisory board of the University of Tennessee established pursuant to § 49-9-501 shall hold at least three (3) meetings annually on a day or days determined by the board from year to year. Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum, and they are empowered to transact any business. Each advisory board shall adopt bylaws to govern its meetings, subject to approval by the board of trustees. The governor shall call the initial meeting of each advisory board to occur on or after July 1, 2018. The failure of a member to attend more than fifty percent (50%) of the regular meetings in a calendar year is cause for the member's removal and authorizes the board to call on the governor to appoint a successor. Advisory board members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. Acts 2018, ch. 657, § 12. Compiler's Notes. Former §§ 49-9-501 — 49-9-509 (Acts 1976, ch. 588, §§ 1-8; 1979, ch. 116, §§ 4-6; 1980, ch. 922, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 49-3365 — 49-3372; Acts 1984, ch. 646, §§ 1-4), concerning the Energy Institute at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, were repealed by Acts 1987, ch. 170, § 2(b). Former § 49-9-510 (Acts 1976, ch. 588, § 9; T.C.A., § 49-3373), concerning annual reports made by the board of directors of the Energy Institute, was repealed by Acts 1984, ch. 646, § 5. Acts 2018, ch. 657, § 1 provided that the act, which enacted this part,§§ 49-9-501 —49-9-503, shall be known and may be cited as the “University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act.”