(a) There is created a state insurance committee, to be composed of the commissioner of human resources, the state treasurer, the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the comptroller of the treasury, the commissioner of finance and administration, the chair of the senate finance, ways and means committee, the chair of the house of representatives finance, ways and means committee, a member to be appointed by the board of directors of the Tennessee state employees association, and three (3) state employees. For purposes of this part, “state insurance committee” means the state insurance committee created by this subsection (a).
Commissioner: means any person in office as a member of the public service commission, as prescribed by title 65, chapter 1, prior to June 30, 1996. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Member: means any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in chapter 35, part 1 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
(b)(1) Two (2) state employees shall be selected in accordance with a procedure adopted by the state insurance committee. The chair of the state insurance committee and the chair of the consolidated retirement system board of trustees may develop a procedure to coordinate the process for selection of state employee members to each entity.(2) One (1) state employee shall be an employee of either the University of Tennessee or the state university and community college system selected under a procedure developed by the Tennessee higher education commission and approved by the state insurance committee.(3) A vacancy on the state insurance committee caused by death or resignation of a state employee member shall be filled by the same selection procedure by which the previous employee member was selected.(c) The commissioner of human resources, the state treasurer, the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the comptroller of the treasury, and the commissioner of finance and administration are authorized to designate an alternate representative to attend, participate, and vote at meetings of the state insurance committee when that respective member is unable to attend. The designation shall be made in writing to the chair of the state insurance committee.
