Tennessee § 49-9-503 - Advisory board role and responsibilities.

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§ 49-9-503. Advisory board role and responsibilities.

Each advisory board of the University of Tennessee established pursuant to § 49-9-501 shall: Submit a recommendation, in accordance with the process established pursuant to § 49-9-209(d)(1)(N), regarding the proposed operating budget, including tuition and fees, as it relates to the respective institution; Submit a recommendation, in accordance with the process established pursuant to § 49-9-209(d)(1)(O), regarding the strategic plan for the respective institution; Advise the chancellor of the respective University of Tennessee institution regarding university operations and budget, campus master plan, campus life, academic programs, policies, and other matters related to the institution and as may be requested by the chancellor from time to time; Under the leadership of the chancellor of the respective institution, seek to promote the overall advancement of the institution and the University of Tennessee system; Advise the board of trustees or president of the University of Tennessee system on matters related to the institution and the University of Tennessee system as may be requested by the president or board of trustees from time to time; and Be subject to the open meetings laws, compiled in title 8, chapter 44. The responsibilities of, and any actions taken by, an advisory board shall not conflict with or inhibit the authority of the board of trustees. 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Acts 1984, ch. 646, §§ 1-4), concerning the Energy Institute at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, were repealed by Acts 1987, ch. 170, § 2(b).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ch. 588, § 9; T.C.A., § 49-3373), concerning annual reports made by the board of directors of the Energy Institute, was repealed by Acts 1984, ch. 646, § 5.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.”

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