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Tennessee Department of State Open Appointments TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OPEN APPOINTMENTS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 2020 Open Appointments Boards and Members List List Includes: • Members with expiration dates after November 2, 2019 • Members who serve as Ex Officios • Members required to serve until vacant position is filled Boards and Commissions Council on Children’s Mental Health Care ...............................................................................................74 Access TN Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................7 Dairy Promotion Committee ...................................................................................................................76 Advisory Board for Commercial Explosives ...............................................................................................8 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Planning and Policy Council ...................76 Advisory Board for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ..............................................................9 DIDD Developmental Disabilities Planning and Policy Council ................................................................81 Advisory Board for the University of Tennessee at Martin ........................................................................9 DIDD East Regional Planning and Policy Council .....................................................................................82 Advisory Board for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center .................................................10 DIDD Family Support State Council .........................................................................................................83 Advisory Board for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville .....................................................................10 DIDD Middle Regional Planning and Policy Council .................................................................................84 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) ..............................................................11 DIDD Statewide Planning and Policy Council ...........................................................................................85 Advisory Committee for Children’s Special Services ................................................................................13 DIDD West Regional Planning and Policy Council ....................................................................................87 Advisory Committee for Providing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Severe Doe Mountain Recreation Authority .......................................................................................................88 Disabilities ...............................................................................................................................................14 Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council .......................................................................................89 Advisory Committee on Credit Life Insurance .........................................................................................15 Douglas Henry State Museum Commission ............................................................................................91 Advisory Council for the Education of Students with Disabilities ............................................................15 Drug Court Advisory Committee .............................................................................................................92 Advisory Council on State Procurement ..................................................................................................17 Dyslexia Advisory Council ........................................................................................................................93 Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation .........................................................................................18 East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees .................................................................................94 Agricultural Hall of Fame Board ...............................................................................................................20 Education Commission of the States .......................................................................................................94 Agriculture Education and Youth Participation Task Force ......................................................................21 Elder Abuse Task Force ............................................................................................................................95 AIDS Center of Excellence Advisory Committee ......................................................................................21 Elevator and Amusement Device Safety Board .......................................................................................95 Air Pollution Control Board......................................................................................................................22 Emergency Communications Board ........................................................................................................96 Alarm Systems Contractors Board ..........................................................................................................23 Energy Efficient Schools Council ..............................................................................................................97 Alcoholic Beverage Commission ..............................................................................................................24 Family Violence Shelter Advisory Committee ..........................................................................................98 Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Advisory Council.................................................................24 Film, Entertainment and Music Commission ...........................................................................................98 Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Committee of the Board of Examiners in Psychology .....................24 Financial Literacy Commission ................................................................................................................99 Archaeological Advisory Council .............................................................................................................25 Genetics Advisory Committee ...............................................................................................................100 Architects and Engineers Board of Examiners .........................................................................................26 Governor’s Advisory Council for Alternative Education ........................................................................102 Assessment Appeals Commission ...........................................................................................................27 Governor’s Council for Armed Forces, Veterans, and Their Families .....................................................103 Auctioneer Commission ..........................................................................................................................28 Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments ......................................................................................104 Austin Peay State University Board of Directors ......................................................................................28 Governor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council .................................................................................104 Bank Collateral Pool Board ......................................................................................................................29 Governor’s Criminal Justice Investment Task Force...............................................................................104 Beech River Watershed Development Authority ....................................................................................29 Governor’s Juvenile Justice Reform Implementation Council ...............................................................105 Birth Defects Registry Advisory Committee.............................................................................................30 Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission ...........................................................................................105 Board for Licensing Contractors ..............................................................................................................31 Health Services and Development Agency ............................................................................................106 Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities ...............................................................................................32 Home Inspector Program Advisory Committee .....................................................................................107 Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors .........................................................................................34 Homeland Security Council ...................................................................................................................107 Board of Appeals .....................................................................................................................................34 Human Trafficking Advisory Council ......................................................................................................107
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