this sequence dates from the latest (most current) to the earliest (oldest). 19 july 2002 - SB41/HB1617 Vetoed by Governor. 4 july 2002 - Passed House, as amended, Ayes 86, Nays 3 <-- august/september 2001 TNNAC caucuses & Convention held to nominate commissioners --&rt; 7 may 2001 - Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 0 14 february 2001 - House Bill 1617 Filed for introduction
29 january 2001 Nashville - monday, 9am CT
28 january 2001 Nashville - sunday, 1pm CT 16 january 2001 - Senate Bill 41 Filed for introduction --- next meeting: (March 2003) 7 December 2002, Nashville - text of new legislative bill approved 14 September 2002, Knoxville 1 June 2002, Chattanooga 9 February 2002, Jackson 10 November 2001, Lebanon - Proposed TN Commission of Indian Affairs and TN Indian Affairs Advisory Council formed. (meetings listed above) ---
22 september 2001 - TNNAConvention: Old Stone Fort, Manchester
8 september 2001 - TNNAC Coordinating Committee review of caucuses in preparation for the Convention
25 august 2001 - TNNAC caucuses: saturday, 7pm Eastern, 6pm Central ---
21 july 2001 - Tennessee Native American Convention Coordinating Committeeall of this effort culminated in the creation of the TN Native American Convention (read up): ---
13 january 2001 Memphis - saturday, 1pm CT
9 december 2000 Chattanooga - saturday, 1pm ET
1 december 2000 Rep.McAfee-appointed Ad Hoc TNCIA Reform Committee
11 november 2000 Knoxville - saturday, 1pm ET
19 october 2000 - Nashville - thursday, 10.30am CT
7 october 2000 - Lawrence County, saturday 1pm CT
30 september 2000 - Murfreesboro, saturday 1pm CT
9 september 2000 - Manchester, saturday 1pm CT
Nashville - wednesday, 23 august 2000 10.30am CT --- Tennessee Code Annotated (2000) 4-29-226. Governmental entities terminated on June 30, 2001. (a)Ê The following governmental entities shall terminate on June 30, 2001:Ê (xx) Commission of Indian affairs, created by ¤ 4-34-101; --- February 1, 2000 -- State Court of Appeals to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the lower court decisions re. the Kelly Site (40WM10). June 17, 1999 -- Court held in order that all 17 Native Americans were interested persons as well as the Commission and Toye Heape. The court also held that the AG had a conflict of interest and that a hearing would be set to deal with the conflict. June 14, 1999 -- Court heard 17 witnesses who testified that any disturbance of the burial ground would deeply offend their religious beliefs. June 11, 1999 -- state Attorney General denied the Commission's request. June 2, 1999 -- Hearing held and case continued. Judge orders the Attorney General's office (AG) to notify 50 or more Native American individuals, groups, or organizations. Toye Heape (Executive Director, Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs) requested the AG to hire outside counsel to represent the Commission so that it could assert that the Commission was an interested party, and argue that the statute was unconstitutional as applied to Native American burial grounds. May 4, 1999 -- Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) filed Termination of Use action in Chancery Court of Williamson County.
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Meetings to Discuss TCIA Reform
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Joint Sub-committee of the Government Operations Committee will meet on Thursday, October 19, 2000 at 9:00 A.M. in Room 14 of the Legislative Plaza, for review of the following entity: Commission of Indian Affairs
for more information, contact April Tramel <april-weller@home.com> 615. 365.9044
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Tennesse State Code, Amended to Show TCIA Reform Proposal STATE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 34
SECTION.
4-34-101. Creation -- Administration. --
4-34-102. Purposes. -- The purposes of the commission are to:
4-34-103. Powers and duties. -- It is the duty of the commission to:
4-34-104. Members. -- [items (a) through (d) amended] (a) The Indian Affairs commission shall be composed of seven (7) members as follows: (1) Four (4) members with one (1) member from each of the state's four (4) Regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, and West. These members shall include only federally- or state-recognized Indians whose Indian blood quantum is 25% or more. (2) Three (3) members with one (1) member from each of the state's three (3) Grand Divisions: East, Central and West. These members shall not include federally- or state-recognized Indians or persons whose Indian blood quantum is twenty-five percent (25%) or more. (b) (1) The biannual Tennessee Native American Convention (TNAC) shall compose lists of three (3) nominees for each commission position. Each list of nominees shall include background data, tribal affiliation (if any), and a complete statement of the nominee's experience and involvement in Native American affairs. (2) TNAC shall submit the seven (7) lists nominees for each position to the Speakers of the House and Senate. One (1) commission member shall be selected from each of the seven lists of nominees. (3) The Speaker of the Senate shall appoint two (2) members from the lists of regional nominees, and one (1) member from the lists of grand division nominees. (4) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two (2) members from the lists of regional nominees, and two (2) members from the lists of grand division nominees. (c) The full seven members shall elect a chairperson, co-chairperson, and a secretary from among its members. These positions shall be held for one (1) year. An elected person may be re-elected for consecutive years. (d) Commission members shall serve for three-year terms with a maximum of three consecutive terms. (e) Commission members shall be compensated in accordance with the comprehensive state travel regulations as promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter. 4-34-105. Meetings. -- (a) The commission shall meet quarterly and at any such time that it deems necessary. (b) Meetings may be called by the chairperson or by a petition signed by a majority of the members of the commission. (c) Ten (10) days' notice shall be given in writing to such members prior to the meeting date. (d) Proxy voting will not be permitted. [items (e) through (o) added.] (e) Commission meetings shall be held on Saturdays and rotate locations between Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville. (f) Ten (10) days' notice shall be given in writing to the public prior to the meeting date via the U.S. Postal Service and the internet. (g) Commission meeting minutes shall be posted within thirty (30) days after their approval at the subsequent meeting and maintained for public access on the TCIA state website. (h) Quorum for Commission meetings shall consist of three (3) of the four (4) commissioners who are federally- or state-recognized and of at least twenty-five percent (25%) Native American blood quantum commissioners, and one (1) of the three (3) commissioners who are of Native American descent but do not belong to a federally- or state-recognized tribe or whose Indian blood quantum is less than twenty-five percent (25%) or has no Native American lineage. (i) Each Commission member shall receive a copy of the agenda not later than one week in advance of the meeting. (j) Minutes of all committee and Commission meetings shall be sent to all Commission members. (k) Where these standing rules are silent, Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall apply. (l) Any member who misses two (2) consecutive meetings may be asked in writing to resign by the Chairperson, with copies of the request to be sent to the Speakers of the General Assembly. Upon receipt of the resignation, the Speakers and Tennessee Native American Convention shall be duly notified of such fact and the Speakers asked to make a new appointment to the Commission. (m) Commission meetings shall not be adjourned until after the attending public has had ample opportunity to speak. Public comments made at Commission meetings shall be noted and entered into the public record via the meeting's official minutes. (n) Three (3) members of the commission shall be appointed by the commission to establish a Standing Rules Committee whose purpose shall be to develop commission standing rules. Commission standing rules shall be proposed to and voted on by the full commission.
(o) All Commissioners shall be held accountable to the state's Native American
community. A Commission member may be asked in writing to resign after one (1) year in the position by a "no confidence" petition of at least three hundred (300) state residents' signatures; two-thirds (2/3) of whom must have demonstrable Native American lineage, and one-hundred fifty (150) of said signatories must come from at least two (2) different state regions. Upon receipt of the resignation, the Chairperson shall notify the Speakers and the Tennessee Native American Convention, and request a new appointment by the Speakers to the Commission.
4-34-106. Annual report. -- (a) The commission shall prepare a written annual report giving an account of its proceedings, transactions, findings and recommendations. (b) This report shall be submitted to the governor and the general assembly. (c) The report will become a matter of public record and will be maintained in the state archives. It may also be furnished to such other persons or agencies as the commission may deem proper. (d) Annual reports of the commission shall be posted within forty-five (45) days of the following calendar year and maintained for public access on the TCIA state website.
4-34-107. Fiscal records -- Audit. -- (a) Fiscal records shall be kept by the commissioner of environment and conservation and will be subject to audit as authorized by § 8-4-109 or a licensed public accountant. (b) The audit report will become a part of the annual report and will be submitted in accordance with the regulations governing preparation and submission of the annual report. [Acts 1983, ch. 425, § 7; 1986, ch. 678, § 1.]
4-34-108. Executive director and staff. -- (a) The commission may, subject to legislative or other funds that would accrue to the commission, employ an executive director to carry out the day-to-day responsibilities and business of the commission. (b) The executive director, also subject to legislative or other funds that would accrue to the commission, may hire additional staff and consultants to assist in the discharge of the executive director's responsibilities, as determined by the commission. (c) The executive director shall not be a member of the commission, and shall be of Indian descent. [Acts 1983, ch. 425, § 8.]
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compare these amended rules to the existing TCIA rules at http://www.chattanooga.net/cita/TCIA.html or
http://www.lexislawpublishing.com/sdCGI-BIN/om_isapi.dll?clientID=2582&hitsperheading=on&infobase=tncode.NFO&record={4339}&softpage=Document
Support the Future of the TN Commission of Indian Affairs and Send the Governor and Legislators a Direct Message!
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Tennessee Code 15-2-106. American Indian Day. (a) The fourth Monday in September of each year is to be especially observed in Tennessee as "American Indian Day," and that on this day schools, clubs, and civic and religious organizations are encouraged to recognize the contributions of American Indians with suitable ceremony and fellowship designed to promote greater understanding and brotherhood between American Indians and the non-Indian people of the state of Tennessee. (b) The governor shall, prior to the fourth Monday in September of each year, issue a proclamation inviting and urging the people of the state to observe American Indian Day with suitable ceremony and fellowship. (c) The department of education and the commission of Indian affairs shall make, within the limits of funds available for such purpose, information available to all people of this state regarding American Indian Day and the observance thereof. [Acts 1994, ch. 606, § 1.] |
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