Commission on Education Recovery and Innovation — Role — Membership — Reporting — Termination. [Effective Until July 1, 2022.]

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  1. The Tennessee commission on education recovery and innovation is created to examine the short-and long-term systemic effects that the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters of 2020 have had on the state's educational systems.
  2. The commission shall advise and make recommendations to the general assembly, the state board of education, the department of education, the Tennessee higher education commission, and the state institutions of higher education on strategies to close educational gaps resulting from school closures, and to modernize the state's educational structure from kindergarten to career in order to create more flexibility in the delivery of education to students.
  3. The commission is composed of the following nine (9) members:
    1. Three (3) persons appointed by the governor;
    2. Three (3) persons appointed by the speaker of the senate; and
    3. Three (3) persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
    1. In making appointments, the appointing authorities shall strive to include directors of schools, leaders of higher education institutions, educators, and community and major business leaders.
    2. In the event of a vacancy on the commission, the respective appointing authority shall appoint a new member to fill the vacancy.
  5. The commission shall submit an initial assessment of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Tennessee's educational systems to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2021. The commission shall submit a report on the commission's actions, findings, and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2022, and shall submit a final report on the commission's actions, findings, and recommendations to the general assembly no later than June 30, 2022.
  6. The commission is administratively attached to the state board of education.
    1. The executive director of the state board of education, or the executive director's designee, shall call the first meeting of the commission, at which time the commission shall elect a chair,
    2. The commission shall meet at least quarterly, give public notice prior to each meeting, and ensure that all meetings are open to the public.
  8. Commission members shall not receive compensation or travel reimbursement for serving on the commission.
    1. The commission ceases to exist on June 30, 2022.
    2. This act is repealed on July 1, 2022.


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