§ 49-50-901. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Public Broadcasting Act of 1984.”
§ 49-50-902. Legislative Intent
It is declared to be the intent of the general assembly in enactment of this part to bring about the orderly transfer of licenses and operational responsibilities for state-owned educational television stations to appropriate local community agencies, and to encourage the further development of public television broadcasting in Tennessee. The general assembly recognizes that successful […]
§ 49-50-903. Stations Eligible to Receive Grants — State Contracts for Special Services
Pursuant to the funding mechanisms specified in this part or later adopted, the following television stations shall be eligible to receive grants from the state: WSJK, Sneedville; WTCI, Chattanooga; WCTE, Cookeville; WLJT, Lexington/Jackson; WKNO, Memphis; WDCN, Nashville; and WKOP, Knoxville. No station not listed in this section shall be eligible for grants or financial support […]
§ 49-50-904. Transfer of Ownership and Control
Not later than July 1, 1986, ownership and control of the stations currently licensed to the state board of education shall be transferred to not-for-profit community corporations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part and subject to the approval of the state board of education and the federal communications commission, any station may be transferred […]
§ 49-50-905. Tennessee Public Television Council
There is created the Tennessee public television council. The membership of the council shall consist of the general manager of each of the eligible stations in this state as defined in this part. If a general manager has an impairment that prevents the general manager’s attendance in work on the council, then the general manager […]
§ 49-50-602. Participating Students and Schools
Upper division undergraduate and graduate students at cooperating public and private colleges and universities in Tennessee offering a program leading to a degree in law, political science, history, administration, social work, economics, sociology, journalism and related fields are entitled to participate. The appropriate governing boards are authorized to designate as cooperating colleges or universities any […]
§ 49-50-603. Sponsoring Committee
There is established a legislative intern committee and an academic intern committee to be known collectively as the sponsoring committee. The legislative intern committee will consist of the following members: The speaker of the senate, the senate minority leader and two (2) senators to be appointed by the speaker of the senate, one (1) from […]
§ 49-50-604. Recruitment, Selection and Appointment of Interns
The sponsoring committee shall recruit, select, appoint, fix the stipends for and assign interns to appropriate offices of the general assembly in the following manner: Applications for student internships will be submitted to the official representative of the participating college or university, by the date established by the sponsoring committee. The official representative shall conduct […]
§ 49-50-605. Program Administrator — Duties
The program administrator or the program administrator’s designee, as provided in § 49-50-603, shall perform the following duties: Maintain appropriate committee records; Maintain a file pertinent to each legislative staff intern during the period of internship; Coordinate the specific work assignment of legislative staff interns; and Coordinate the individual academic requirements of legislative interns with […]
§ 49-50-606. Acceptance of Grants and Contributions
The legislative internship program shall be permitted to accept foundation grants and private contributions and apply for and accept grants from any agency of the federal or state government.