Permissible Subjects

(1) Persons may request to speak about items on the meeting agenda or other issues germane to the responsibilities of the Board. The agenda for committee and Board meetings are published on the Board website, http://trustees.tennessee.edu/, approximately one (1) week prior to each regular meeting. (2) The Board will not hear speakers on grievances or appeals specific to individual students or employees or on pending or threatened litigation involving the University or University officials. If a speaker departs from the subject for which he or she preregistered to speak, the presiding officer will declare the speaker out of order and instruct the speaker to yield the podium. STANDING RULE GOVERNING REQUESTS TO CHAPTER 1720-01-16 ADDRESS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Authority: T.C.A. § 49-9-209(d)-(e) and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1839-1840, Chapter 98, Section 5, and Public Acts of Tennessee, 1807, Chapter 64. Administrative History: Original rules filed September 30, 2019; effective December 29, 2019. 1720-01-16.-.04 TIME ALLOCATION. (1) In preparing the agenda, the Chair of the Board will allocate a maximum cumulative time of sixty (60) minutes during each regular meeting for persons to address the Board or a committee of the Board. (2) Each speaker will be permitted to speak for a maximum of five (5) minutes. Speakers may not combine their five (5) minute allotment with another speaker and may not give any part of their time to another person. The time remaining for each speaker’s remarks will be displayed by a timing device within the meeting room.