4-9-101 - Creation Composition.
4-9-101. Creation Composition.
(a) There is created a board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, composed of three (3) lawyers appointed by the governor. Any vacancy on the board by resignation, death or otherwise arising shall be filled by the appointment of a lawyer by the governor. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the commission is a member of a racial minority.
(b) The director of the office of legal services, or the director's designee, shall serve as an associate member of the board and may assist the board in the timely and thorough performance of its duties.
[Acts 1909, ch. 86, § 1; Shan., § 3608a117; mod. Code 1932, § 1013; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-901; Acts 1981, ch. 31, § 3; 1988, ch. 1013, § 2.]