2023 Tennessee Code › Title 9 - PUBLIC FINANCES (§§ 9-1-101 — 9-24-106) › Chapter 4 - STATE FUNDS, STATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS (§§ 9-4-101 — 9-4-5612) › Part 5 - COLLATERAL POOL FOR PUBLIC DEPOSITS ACT OF 1990 (§§ 9-4-501 — 9-4-523) › Section 9-4-506 - Creation of collateral pool board - Members

(a)
(1)
There is hereby created a collateral pool board composed of seven (7) members as follows:
(A)
The commissioner of financial institutions;
(B)
The state treasurer;
(C)
One (1) representative of banks and savings institutions with assets of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) or more appointed by the state treasurer, who may be selected from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested banking groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Bankers Association board of directors;
(D)
One (1) representative of banks and savings institutions with assets of less than five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) appointed by the state treasurer, who may be selected from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested banking groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Bankers Association board of directors;
(E)
Two (2) representatives of banks and savings institutions at-large appointed by the state treasurer, who may be selected from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested banking groups, including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Bankers Association board of directors; and
(F)
One (1) representative of local governments who shall have at least two (2) years experience in the field of finance. The local government representative shall be appointed by the state treasurer for a two-year term. The state treasurer may select the local government representative from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested county and municipal organizations including, but not limited to, the Tennessee County Services Association, the Tennessee Municipal League and the Tennessee County Officials Association.
(2)
The state treasurer shall consult with interested groups including, but not limited to, the organizations listed in subdivision (a)(1) to determine qualified persons to fill positions on the board.
(b)
(1)
The members shall be appointed for two-year terms. Any member is eligible for reappointment and shall serve until a successor qualifies.
(2)
The board shall annually elect from its membership a chair and a vice chair and shall designate a secretary who need not be a member of the board. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board and is the custodian of all printed materials filed with or by the board.
(3)
Notwithstanding the existence of vacancies on the board, a majority of the members constitutes a quorum and the board may not take official action in the absence of a quorum. The board shall convene as needed.
(c)
If a vacancy occurs in the position of any appointed member, a new member shall be appointed in the same manner as such member's predecessor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(d)
A member of the board shall receive no compensation for service on the board, but a member of the board shall be reimbursed for the member's travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
(e)
The secretary of the board shall notify the executive directors of the Tennessee Municipal League, the Tennessee County Officials Association and the Tennessee County Services Association of each meeting of the board. Any documents given in advance of the meeting to board members shall also be supplied to such directors prior to the meeting. The respective directors of the Tennessee Municipal League, the Tennessee County Officials Association and the Tennessee County Services Association may designate another individual to receive the notice and materials required in this subsection (e) in lieu of such director. Failure to provide the notice or materials to such directors or designees shall not invalidate any action taken by the board at the meeting.
(f)
The board is attached for administrative purposes to the department of the treasury.
(g)
In making appointments to the collateral pool board, the state treasurer shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the board is sixty (60) years of age or older or is female and that at least one (1) person serving on the board is a member of a racial minority.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 54,s 3, eff. 3/26/2013.
Acts 1990, ch. 1043, § 1; 1992, ch. 592, §§ 13, 14; 1996, ch. 621, § 10; 2001, ch. 33, §§ 4, 5, 7; 2009, ch. 558, § 3.