(a) The trustees of the opioid abatement fund are:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 9-4-1303
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
(1) The commissioner of finance and administration;(2) The state treasurer; and(3) The chair of the opioid abatement council.(b) The state treasurer shall serve as the chair of the trustees and shall preside over all meetings and proceedings of the trustees.(c) To the extent not prohibited by law, the trustees shall not act contrary to the direction of the opioid abatement council and shall uphold the decisions the council renders regarding disbursement of funds from the opioid abatement fund. The trustees have only a ministerial role and not a discretionary role in the distribution of funds, as directed by the opioid abatement council. The trustees have no duties concerning the opioid abatement fund other than those duties set forth in the opioid abatement fund’s trust instrument and in this part.
