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Committee advances bill to expand and diversify education board appointments
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 2080, which would expand a nine-member board of directors for a Tennessee education corporation and allocate appointments among the governor, the speaker and the lieutenant governor while requiring diverse representation; the measure passed the committee vote.
The House Government Operations Committee voted to advance House Bill 2080, which would change how directors are appointed to a state education corporation and set representation requirements. The sponsor explained the amendment would expand the board from seven to nine members and allocate appointments equally among the governor, the speaker of the house and the lieutenant governor.
Committee members offered no substantive questions before the vote. The clerk recorded 14 ayes and 1 nay; the chair announced the bill will move to the Finance, Ways and Means Committee. The sponsor said the appointments must "ensure diversity, professional expertise, geography, and demographic representation consistent with the mission of the corporation."
