Tennessee Code Title 49. Education § 49-10-105

(b)(1) The majority of the advisory council shall be individuals with disabilities or parents of children with disabilities. The advisory council shall be composed of a maximum of twenty-five (25) members, including:

(2) The governor shall appoint the members of the advisory council for three-year terms. In making appointments to the advisory council, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) person serving on the council is sixty (60) years of age or older and that at least one (1) person serving on the council is a member of a racial minority.

(3) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.

(4) The advisory council shall be composed of persons broadly representative of community organizations interested in the disabled, professions related to the educational needs of the disabled and the general public.

(c)(1) The advisory council annually shall elect its own chair and vice chair.

(2) The director of the division of special education shall meet with and act as secretary to the advisory council and, within available personnel and appropriations, shall furnish meeting facilities and staff services for the advisory council.

(d)(1) The department shall regularly submit, as part of its budget requests, an item or items sufficient to cover expenses of the operation of the advisory council and of its members in connection with their attendance at meetings of the advisory council and other advisory council activities.

(2) All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.

(1) Have an opportunity to comment on rules and regulations proposed for issuance pursuant to parts 1-6 of this chapter;

(2) Consider any problems presented to it by the governor, the commissioner, the state board of education or the director of the division of special education and give advice on the problems;

(3) Review the state plan prepared pursuant to part 3 of this chapter prior to its submission to the governor and general assembly and comment on the plan to the governor, the commissioner, the state board of education and the director; and

(4) Make an annual report to the governor, the general assembly and the state board of education, which report shall be available to the general public and shall present its views of the progress or lack of progress made in special education by the state, its agencies and institutions and its school districts during the preceding year.