(a) There is created an advisory committee on open government to provide guidance and advice for the office of open records counsel.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-4-602
Attorney general: means the attorney general and reporter and any assistant thereto by whatever name known, any district attorney general and any assistant thereto by whatever name called, and any officer or full-time employee of the general assembly or any committee thereof established by statute, who is duly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, whose duty it is to provide facilities for drafting bills or to assist individual legislators in drafting bills or who renders legal advice and services to the members of the general assembly or committees thereof. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
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
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
(b)(1) The advisory committee shall consist of fourteen (14) members to be appointed for a term of four (4) years; provided, that the five (5) members listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(E) shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years and the five (5) members listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(F)-(J) shall be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years. The members listed in subdivisions (b)(1)(K), (L), (M) and (N) shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years. The advisory committee shall be made up of one (1) member from each of the following groups who will be appointed by the comptroller of the treasury from a list of three (3) nominees submitted from each group:
(A) One (1) member from the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government;(B) One (1) member from the Tennessee Press Association;(C) One (1) member from the Tennessee Municipal League;(D) One (1) member from either the Tennessee County Services Association or the County Officials Association of Tennessee;(E) One (1) member from the Tennessee School Boards Association;(F) One (1) member from Common Cause;(G) One (1) member from the League of Women Voters;(H) One (1) member from public hospitals submitted by the Tennessee Hospital Association;(I) One (1) member from the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters;(J) One (1) member representing the board of regents or the University of Tennessee;(K) One (1) member from the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police;(L) One (1) member from the Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association;(M) One (1) member from the Society of Professional Journalists; and(N) One (1) member from the American Association of Retired People.(2) The advisory committee shall also consist of the chair of the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives and the attorney general and reporter or the attorney general and reporter’s designee.(c) The nonlegislative members shall not receive compensation for serving on the committee but shall be reimbursed for attendance at meetings in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
