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Boards and Commissions

Chairs of Excellence Trust

Chairs of Excellence Trust is chaired by
Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr.

University Professor and Student

The Chairs of Excellence Trust is a permanent trust fund authorized in 1984 to further the cause of higher education in Tennessee. The funding of the program is provided through contributions made by a private donor and a matching amount by the state, thus creating a chair.

Income from the chair is used to offset the cost of retaining a nationally or regionally recognized

scholar
at a state college or university who teaches in a specified academic area. The program is open to all state four-year colleges and universities, and the UT Space Institute.

A chair is authorized to spend 4% of the 3-year average market value of the chair. However, the corpus cannot be spent. Accordingly, only dividends, interests, and accumulated gains may be spent. Since 1984, a total of one hundred (100) chairs have been created.

The Treasury Investments Division is responsible for managing the assets of the Chairs of Excellence Trust.

Board Meetings and Materials

Upcoming Meetings

Recent Meetings

7Oct2026

Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation Meeting

10/7/2026 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams

Documents to download

ACWC_Meeting_Public_Meeting_Notice_10.07.2026(.pdf, 330.53 KB) - 666 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Agenda_10.07.2026(.pdf, 362.72 KB) - 634 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Agenda_10.07.2026_REVISED(.pdf, 363.16 KB) - 683 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Minutes__07312026(.pdf, 261.41 KB) - 683 download(s)

31Jul2026

Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation Meeting

7/31/2026 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Friday, July 31, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams

Documents to download

ACWC_Meeting_PublicMeetingNotice__07312026(.pdf, 331.27 KB) - 972 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Agenda__07312026(.pdf, 388.61 KB) - 1014 download(s)
ACWC_Meeting_Agenda__07312026_REVISED(.pdf, 393.57 KB) - 894 download(s)
ACWC_November_5_2025_Meeting_Minutes(.pdf, 422.24 KB) - 811 download(s)

5Nov2025

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

11/5/2025 2:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Office Building
House Hearing Room II
425 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

Public_Meeting_Notice_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 213.03 KB) - 1416 download(s)
ACWC__09242025_Meeting_Minutes(.pdf, 483.28 KB) - 1606 download(s)
Agenda_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 236.6 KB) - 1376 download(s)
NCCI-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 340.4 KB) - 1080 download(s)
Lewis-Ellis-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 330.1 KB) - 1044 download(s)
ByNAC-Presentation_ACWC_11.05.2025(.pdf, 276.55 KB) - 1230 download(s)

24Sep2025

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

9/24/2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Office Building
House Hearing Room III, 1st floor
425 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-09242025(.pdf, 192.28 KB) - 1413 download(s)
ACWC-Agenda-09242025(.pdf, 206.22 KB) - 1373 download(s)
ACWC_Minutes_11.14.2024_meeting_REVISED(.pdf, 353.24 KB) - 1368 download(s)
TN_WC_Residual_Market_Administration__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 789.45 KB) - 1842 download(s)
State_of_the_Line__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025_REVISED(.pdf, 309.95 KB) - 2524 download(s)
Elevate_Trends-In-Workers-Compensation_Data_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 871.67 KB) - 1539 download(s)
Elevate_Trends-In-Workers-Compensation_Data_Report__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 3.67 MB) - 1599 download(s)
TN_WC_VoluntaryLossCost_and_AssignedRiskRateFilings__NCCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 634.85 KB) - 2172 download(s)
WC_Product_and_Compliance_Review_TDCI_Presentation__ACWC_Meeting__09.24.2025(.pdf, 654.9 KB) - 1443 download(s)

14Nov2024

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

11/14/2024 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Senate Hearing Room I
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-11142024(.pdf, 150 KB) - 1608 download(s)
ACWC-Agenda-11142024(.pdf, 156.1 KB) - 1565 download(s)
ACWC_Guidelines_for_the_Public(.pdf, 104.09 KB) - 1168 download(s)
ACWC_Policy_for_Public_Comment_at_Meetings_of_Governing_Bodies(.pdf, 110.35 KB) - 1555 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_NOV_8_2023(.pdf, 317.71 KB) - 1524 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_OCT_10_2024(.pdf, 321.05 KB) - 1724 download(s)
BYNACReview-TNReport-NCCIFiling-03012025(.pdf, 3.63 MB) - 1289 download(s)
LewisEllis-ACWCPresentation-11142024(.pdf, 338.18 KB) - 1188 download(s)
ACWC_Lewis_Ellis_Review__TN_Report_NCCI_Filing__03.01.2025(.pdf, 1.48 MB) - 3151 download(s)
BYNAC__ACWC_Presentation__NOV_14_2024(.pdf, 246.62 KB) - 1188 download(s)
NCCI__ACWC_Presentation__NOV_14_2024(.pdf, 206.04 KB) - 1195 download(s)

10Oct2024

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

10/10/2024 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. CT

Location
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Nashville Room, 3rd Floor
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Documents to download

ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-10102024_Revised(.pdf, 149.15 KB) - 1625 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingAgenda_10.10.2024(.pdf, 156.57 KB) - 1591 download(s)
ACWC_MeetingMinutes_11-8-2023(.pdf, 317.71 KB) - 1579 download(s)
ACWC_GuidelinesForPublicCommentAtMeetings(.pdf, 105.53 KB) - 1540 download(s)
ACWC_PublicCommentPolicy(.pdf, 113.99 KB) - 1200 download(s)
NCCI_Tennessee_Workers_Compensation_Voluntary_Loss_Cost_Assigned_Risk_Rate_Filings(.pdf, 800.53 KB) - 1653 download(s)
NCCI_Tennessee_Workers_Compensation_Residual_Market_Administration(.pdf, 715.06 KB) - 1630 download(s)
Elevate_Consulting_Statistical_Report(.pdf, 1.17 MB) - 1613 download(s)
Elevate_Consulting_Statistical_Report_Presentation(.pdf, 848.54 KB) - 1303 download(s)
TN_DCI_Overview_of_TNs_Workers_Compensation_Market_Conditions_and_Environment(.pdf, 462.87 KB) - 1311 download(s)

8Nov2023

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation

11/8/2023 1:00 PM

Meeting Date and Time
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM CT

Location
Cordell Hull Building
Senate Hearing Room I
425 Rep. John Lewis Way N.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings and require an accommodation should contact the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation no less than two (2) days prior to the scheduled meeting date to allow time for the Department of Treasury to arrange for an accommodation. You may contact the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Staff by phone at (615) 347-3791 or by email to the Administrator, Kevin McNelis, at Kevin.M.McNelis@tn.gov.

Documents to download

Public_Meeting_Notice__ACWC_11.08.2023(.pdf, 152.55 KB) - 1954 download(s)
Meeting_Agenda_ACWC_11.08.2023(.pdf, 189.35 KB) - 1900 download(s)
ACWC-September2023-Meeting-Minutes(.pdf, 330.68 KB) - 2091 download(s)
TBG_TN_Report_NCCI_Filing_03.01.2024(.pdf, 2.42 MB) - 1652 download(s)
BYNAC_TN_Report_NCCI_Filing_03.01.2024(.pdf, 3.63 MB) - 1641 download(s)
NCCI_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 402.86 KB) - 1553 download(s)
TBG_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 740.83 KB) - 1447 download(s)
BYNAC_Presentation_11.08.2023(.pdf, 245.42 KB) - 1556 download(s)

20Sep2023

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation Meeting

9/20/2023 9:00 AM

The Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation will convene on September 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time in the Cordell Hull Building Senate Hearing Room I located at 425 Rep. John Lewis Way N., Nashville, Tennessee 37243.

Documents to download

ACWC-Agenda-09202023(.pdf, 189.43 KB) - 1886 download(s)
ACWC-PublicMeetingNotice-09202023(.pdf, 152.08 KB) - 1863 download(s)
ElevateConsultingStatisticalReport-PresentationSeptember2023(.pdf, 843.32 KB) - 1562 download(s)
ElevateConsultingStatisticalReport-September2023(.pdf, 1.82 MB) - 1736 download(s)
NCCI-TN-WorkersCompVoluntaryLossCostAssignedRiskRateFilings-September2023(.pdf, 441.01 KB) - 1659 download(s)
NCC-TN-WorkersCompResidualMarketAdmin-September2023(.pdf, 1016.89 KB) - 1747 download(s)
TN-DCI-OverviewTNS-WorkersCompMarketConditionsEnvironment-September2023(.pdf, 1.59 MB) - 1702 download(s)
ACWC-November2022-Meeting-Minutes(.pdf, 306.97 KB) - 1883 download(s)