Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-26-103 (2026)
Governing board of human resource agency - Executive committee - Advisory council - Meetings
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) When a human resource agency (HRA) is created pursuant to § 13-26-102, a governing board is established for the HRA.
- (b)
- (1) The membership of the governing board consists of:
- (A) Each county mayor within the HRA's district;
- (B) Three (3) or more municipal mayors within the HRA's district who serve on a rotating basis as determined by the bylaws of the HRA;
- (C) A senate member who is selected by the senators whose districts are wholly or partially in the area served by the HRA; and
- (D) A representative member who is selected by the representatives whose districts are wholly or partially in the HRA.
- (2) An HRA may appoint additional persons to the governing board as required by state or federal guidelines.
- (1) The membership of the governing board consists of:
- (c) A member of the general assembly shall not receive any compensation for the member's service on a board.
- (d) The board may appoint an executive committee to act for the board. The board shall determine the authority and composition of the committee.
- (e) The governing board, executive committee, or advisory council may conduct special or regular meetings.
- (f) The governing board shall appoint an advisory council composed of ex officio nonvoting members, to be invited to meet with the governing board at least once annually. The membership of the council is broadly based and equitably distributed between representatives of providers and consumers of human resource services and as established by law, and the council includes members of the governing board and municipal mayors in the service area of the human resource agency.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 463, s 1, eff. 5/18/2021.
Acts 1973, ch. 289, § 3; T.C.A., § 13-2103; Acts 1980, ch. 677, §1; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Hastings v. South Cent. Human Resource Agency, 829 S.W.2d 679 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991).
Hastings v. South Cent. Human Resource Agency, 829 S.W.2d 679 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). “The “policy council” is merely acting on behalf of or for the “governing board,” see T.C.A. § 13-26-103, and pursuant to the powers enumerated to it.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-26-103(a): 1 case
Hastings v. South Cent. Human Resource Agency, 829 S.W.2d 679 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). “The “policy council” is merely acting on behalf of or for the “governing board,” see T.C.A. § 13-26-103, and pursuant to the powers enumerated to it.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-26-103(d): 1 case
Hastings v. South Cent. Human Resource Agency, 829 S.W.2d 679 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). “The “policy council” is merely acting on behalf of or for the “governing board,” see T.C.A. § 13-26-103, and pursuant to the powers enumerated to it.”
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