(a) It is the intent of the general assembly that the corporation encourage participation by minority-owned businesses. Accordingly, the board of directors shall adopt a plan that achieves to the greatest extent possible a level of participation by minority-owned businesses taking into account the total number of all retailers and vendors, including any subcontractors. The corporation is authorized and directed to undertake training programs and other educational activities to enable such minority-owned businesses to compete for contracts on an equal basis. The corporation will strive to maximize participation of minority-owned businesses to achieve a minimum participation goal of fifteen percent (15%) through both prime and second tier business contracting opportunities. The board shall monitor the results of minority-owned business participation and shall report the results of minority-owned business participation to the general assembly at least on an annual basis.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-51-112

  • Board: means the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery corporation. See Tennessee Code 4-51-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means the Tennessee education lottery corporation. See Tennessee Code 4-51-102
  • Minority-owned business: means a business that is solely owned, or at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the assets or outstanding stock of which is owned, by an individual who personally manages and controls the daily operations of such business and who is impeded from normal entry into the economic mainstream because of:
    (A) Past practices of discrimination based on race, religion, ethnic background, or sex. See Tennessee Code 4-51-102
  • Operating expense: means all costs of doing business including, but not limited to, prizes, commissions, and other compensation paid to a lottery retailer, advertising and marketing costs, rental fees, personnel costs, capital costs, depreciation of property and equipment, amounts held in or paid from a fidelity fund pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 4-51-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1) The chair of the board, in consultation with the board of directors, shall appoint an advisory council on minority business participation. The council shall be composed of nine (9) citizens, three (3) of whom shall be appointed from and represent each grand division of the state. The membership of the council shall collectively reflect a richness of diversity in professional and business experience, educational attainment, ethnicity, race, gender, heritage, and socio-economic perspective.
(2) The advisory council on minority business participation shall serve as an educational, research and technical resource for the board of directors. It shall be a duty of the council to solicit, analyze and present the views and concerns of minority business owners throughout the state. The council may report to the board of directors or to the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives in writing at any time. The board of directors may invite the council to present oral testimony to the board of directors at any meeting of the board.
(3) The advisory council on minority business participation shall annually elect from its membership a chair, a vice chair and such other officers as it deems necessary. The council shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the chair. The organizational meeting of the advisory board shall be convened by the chair of the board of directors.
(4) Members appointed to the advisory council shall each serve regular terms of three (3) years; provided, however, that in order to stagger such terms, three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of two (2) years, and three (3) of the initial appointees shall serve terms of one (1) year.
(5) The advisory council on minority business participation shall establish its own rules and internal operating procedures. As an operating expense of the corporation, members of the advisory council shall receive a per diem not to exceed the per diem provided to members of the general assembly pursuant to § 3-1-106, for each day’s service spent in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the advisory council.
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