From: tom kunesh {tpkunesh(a)bellsouth.net} To: Tennessee Indian Affairs email list {tn-ind(a)highertech.net} Cc: Mike Kernell {rep.mike.kernell(a)legislature.state.tn.us}; Fred Standbrook {fred.standbrook(a)legislature.state.tn.us} Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:30 PM Subject: [tn-ind] HB3418/SB3350 changes & effects *HB3418 by *Kernell. (SB3350 by *Burchett.) Boards and Commissions - Authorizes termination of term of member who does not attend two consecutive meetings without good cause, authorizes emergency meetings upon five days' notice. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 34. an inaccurate and misleading summary. these are the changes i see at first reading: 1. specifies that metro and Grand Division areas shall be exclusive of each other and that commissioners must originate from their specific areas. 2. specifies a minimum age (18) for voters in TNNAC elections. (currently "Participation in TNNAC caucuses is open to all citizens of Tennessee over the age of fourteen (14).") 3. a. voters must show proof of county residence. b. voters may only vote for candidates representing the voters' own county of residence. 4. commissioner elections shall be for commissioner positions only, not for Advisory Council positions as currently done. 5. Social Security numbers and "other uniquely personal information" shall not be included in commissioner-nominees' résumés. 6. allows for other Commission meetings "as need dictates". 7. allows the chairperson of the Commission to call "not more than two (2) emergency meetings in a calendar year." 8. allows reduced notice of emergency Commission meetings to five (5) days in advance and notice to commissioners only. 9. deletes the word "Commission" and replaces it with "board" in reference to the use of "other rules as may be adopted by the _board_." no other reference to "board" found in text. 10. allows the Commission to terminate "the term of any member who misses two (2) consecutive meetings of the commission without good cause". the effect of amendments 1 and 3 is to define a smaller constituent area for Commissioners from the Grand Divisions and to make their selection and representation exclusive of metro areas, thereby disallowing Memphis-area residents to vote for West TN commissioner and disallowing non-Memphis-area residents from voting on Memphis-area commissioners. it also disallows any person attending a caucus or a convention from voting for any person other than a candidate from his/her own area. amendment 3 also eliminates the use of the biennial convention's combined statewide delegates to review and determine the order of precedence of specific area commissioners, guaranteeing that the caucus's own order of precedence will stand. the effect of amendment 2 is to raise the voting age of participants in TNNAC caucuses and conventions. the effect of amendment 4 is to eliminate the use of commissioner-nominees in the Advisory Council. the effect of amendment 5 is to open up to question the definition of "uniquely personal information". the effect of amendments 6, 7 and 8 is to introduce the concept of "other" and "emergency meetings" and the chairperson's authority over emergency meetings. i think amendment 9 is a typo. amendment 10 simply adds back in our original proposal (SB41/HB1617) to be able to remove commissioners for lack of attendance. that's all i can see at the moment. ;