Tennessee § 57-1-103 - Terms — Vacancy — Removal — Compensation — Attendance.

§ 57-1-103. Terms — Vacancy — Removal — Compensation — Attendance.

The three (3) members of the commission appointed by the governor must be appointed for terms concurrent with the term of the governor. In the event a vacancy occurs, the governor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The commissioners serve at the pleasure of the governor and are subject to removal by the governor at any time. Each member of the commission must receive five hundred dollars ($500) for each meeting of the commission that the member attends. The members of the commission must likewise be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their official duties. All reimbursement for travel expenses must be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. A member of the commission who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year must be removed as a member of the commission. The chair of the commission shall promptly notify the governor of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (d)(1). Acts 1963, ch. 257, § 2; 1976, ch. 806, § 1(12); T.C.A., § 57-802; Acts 1988, ch. 867, § 1; 2018, ch. 933, § 6. Amendments. The 2018 amendment, in (a) in the first sentence, substituted “appointed by the governor must” for “shall” and inserted “the” preceding “governor” at the end, substituted “a person” for “some person” in the second sentence; rewrote (b) which read: “The governor shall have authority to remove any member from the commission only for cause, including misfeasance and nonfeasance, after first delivering to the member a copy of the charges against the member.”; in (c), rewrote the first sentence which read: “The members of the commission shall receive annual compensation in the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000) per year, which shall be payable in monthly installments out of the treasury of the state of Tennessee.”, in the second sentence, deleted “The members” at the beginning, and added “that the member attends” at the end, in the third sentence, added “The members of the commission must” at the beginning, deleted “shall” preceding “likewise” and substituted “must” for “shall”; and added (d). Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 933, § 7. July 1, 2018.