Tennessee § 8-34-303 - Vacancies on the board.
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§ 8-34-303. Vacancies on the board.
In the event of death, disability, resignation, or ineligibility of a board member who is a state employee, the board of trustees is authorized to appoint a member from the group represented by the deceased or resigned member to fill the member's unexpired term. In the event of the death, disability, resignation, or ineligibility of a board member who was appointed as teacher trustee or the retired teacher trustee, the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives who appointed the member shall appoint a trustee to fill the member's unexpired term. Acts 1973, ch. 347, § 23; T.C.A., § 8-3925; Acts 2011, ch. 280, § 3; 2015, ch. 421, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2011, ch. 280, 4 provided that a teacher trustee or a retired teacher trustee serving on May 27, 2011, shall continue to serve until the term to which the trustee was elected expires. Upon expiration of a term to which a present teacher trustee or the present retired teacher trustee was elected, a trustee shall be appointed in accordance with § 8-34-302(a)(9) or (a)(15). If a vacancy occurs prior to the end of a term to which a present teacher trustee or the present retired teacher trustee was elected, then a trustee to serve the remainder of the term shall be appointed in accordance with § 8-34-302(a)(9) or (a)(15).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-34-303 ("Vacancies on the board.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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