About the Treasury

Boards and Commissions

From college savings to TCRS, learn about the various boards and commissions that are part of your Tennessee Treasury.

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Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation

The Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation exists to provide information, research and recommendations concerning workers' compensation issues to the Tennessee General Assembly, the Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Learn more about the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation

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Board of Claims

The Board of Claims provides general oversight of Tennessee's programs for compensating persons damaged by the State or its employees. The Board also reviews and authorizes the purchase of insurance for the State property insurance program and the State aviation insurance program.

Learn more about the Board of Claims

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Chairs of Excellence Trust

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.

Learn more about the Chairs of Excellence Trust

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Collateral Pool Board

The Collateral Pool Board oversees the risk-sharing pool of collateral pledged by participating financial institutions to guarantee public deposits. The duties of the Board are found in TCA 9-4-508.

Learn more about the Collateral Pool Board

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College Savings Trust Fund Board

The College Savings Trust Fund Board oversees the TNStars College Savings 529 Program and the Baccalaureate Education System Trust (BEST) Prepaid Plan, which was closed on November 30, 2015.

Learn more about the College Savings Trust Fund Board

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Council on Pensions

Created as a legislative oversight committee, the Council on Pensions develops, recommends and establishes pension and retirement standards and maintains a progressive state policy on retirement. Additionally, the Council reviews legislation affecting state-provided insurance programs for both active and retired members of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System.

Learn more about the Council on Pensions

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Tennessee Claims Commission

The Commission adjudicates claims involving tax recovery, state employee workers' compensation, and alleged negligence by state officials or agencies.

Learn more about the Claims Commission

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Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) Board

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Board (TCRS) of Trustees is responsible for the general administration and proper operation of TCRS

Learn more about the TCRS Board of Trustees

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Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission (TNFLC) Board

Through our partnership with EVERFI, we're proud to offer Tennesseans proven financial education modules, including the Vault game for youth, the complete Financial Empowerment Resource Library for adults, and more!

Learn more about the TNFLC Board

Upcoming Meetings

The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) Board of Trustees, along with its Administrative Committee and Audit Committee, will meet Friday, September 24, 2021, via electronic/virtual communication as follows:

- The Audit Committee will meet at 8:00 a.m. CT via Microsoft TEAMS.

- The Administrative Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. CT via WebEx.

- The TCRS Board of Trustees will meet at 10:00 a.m. CT via WebEx.

Documents to download

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Previous Meetings

Event date: 10/1/2019 9:45 AM Export event
Shelli King
/ Categories: Chairs of Excellence, College Savings Trust Fund Board

Trustees for the Chairs of Excellence Trust and the College Savings Trust Fund—Audit Committee

A meeting of the joint Audit Committee for the Trustees for the Chairs of Excellence Trust and the College Savings Trust Fund has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2019.

Meeting Date and Time

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 9:45 AM CT

Meeting Location

Tennessee State Capitol (Ground Floor)
Executive Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN

Learn more about the Chairs of Excellence Trust

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Meeting documents are available for download below.

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Documents to download

Title Date and Time Location Notice and Materials
Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation August 27, 2019
1:30 PM CT 		Cordell Hull Building—Senate Hearing Room I
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 		Public Meeting Notice
Minutes
Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission - Executive Committee August 13, 2019
11:00 AM CT 		Tennessee State Capitol (First Floor)
Treasurer's Office Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Tennessee Promise Scholarship Trust Fund - Board of Trustees            
 August 5, 2019
10:30 AM CT 		Tennessee State Capitol (Ground Floor)
Executive Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Agenda
College Savings Trust Fund Program and the
Chairs of Excellence Trust Fund Program - Audit Committee            
 July 18, 2019
10:00 AM CT 		Tennessee State Capitol (Ground Floor)
Executive Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Tennessee Promise Scholarship Trust Fund - Board of Trustees Staff
 July 16, 2019
1:00 PM CT 		Tennessee Tower (3rd Floor)
Conference Room P
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Audit Committee June 28, 2019
8:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (8th Floor)
Conference Room C
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Administrative Committee June 28, 2019
9:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (8th Floor)
Conference Room D
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Investment Committee June 28, 2019
9:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (8th Floor)
Conference Room C
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Board of Trustees June 28, 2019
10:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (1st Floor)
House Hearing Room III
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda

Public Meeting Notice
Tennessee Local Development Authority - Audit Committee June 27, 2019
10:30 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building
House Hearing Room II
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Division of Claims and Risk Management - Board of Claims June 27, 2019
3:30 PM CT 		Tennessee State Capitol (Ground Floor)
Executive Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Division of Claims and Risk Management - Board of Claims Staff June 20, 2019
3:30 PM CT 		Tennessee Tower (3rd Floor)
Conference Room K
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission - Executive Committee April 9, 2019
3:00 PM CT 		Tennessee State Capitol (Ground Floor)
Executive Conference Room
600 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Audit Committee March 29, 2019
8:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (8th Floor)
Conference Room C
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Investment Committee
 March 29, 2019
9:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (8th Floor)
Conference Room C
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Administrative Committee March 29, 2019
9:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (5th Floor)
Conference Room C
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Board of Trustees
 March 29, 2019
10:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (1st Floor)
House Hearing Room III
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Agenda

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Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System - Executive Committee March 29, 2019
11:00 AM CT 		Cordell Hull Building (1st Floor)
House Hearing Room III
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN
 Public Meeting Notice
Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation March 18, 2019
1:00 PM CT 		Cordell Hull Building—Senate Hearing Room I
425 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 		Public Meeting Notice

Boards and Commissions

Treasurer Lillard also serves on the following Boards and Commissions:

  • Advisory Board to Establish Compensation for the Use of the Right-of-Way for Underground Fiber Optic Cable Facilities
  • Advisory Committee to the Trustees of the Fisk University Stieglitz Collection Art Endowment Fund
  • Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation
  • Board of Claims
  • Catastrophic Injuries Fund Commission
  • Chairs of Excellence Endowment Fund Board
  • College Savings Trust Fund Program Board
  • Collateral Pool Board
  • Commission on Crime Victims Assistance
  • Commission to Purchase Surplus Federal Property
  • Council on Pensions & Insurance
  • Gift Tax Appraisals Appeals Board
  • Local Education Insurance Committee
  • Local Government Insurance Committee
  • Ocoee River Recreation and Economic Development Fund Board
  • Pension Stabilization Reserve Trust Fund Board
  • Public Records Commission
  • Sick Leave Bank Board
  • State Board of Equalization
  • State Building Commission
  • State Capitol Commission
  • State Energy Policy Council
  • State Funding Board
  • State Insurance Committee
  • State Protest Committee
  • Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Board
  • Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Board
  • Tennessee Higher Education Commission
  • Tennessee Housing Development Agency Board
  • Tennessee Interagency Cash Flow Committee
  • Tennessee Local Development Authority
  • Tennessee Promise Board
  • Tennessee State School Bond Authority
  • Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Board
  • Tuition Guaranty Fund Board
  • Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund Board

Administration

  • Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE TN)
  • Certified Public Administrator Educational Incentive
  • Chairs of Excellence
  • Collateral Pool Program
  • College Savings
  • Criminal Injury Compensation
  • Deferred Compensation Program
  • Electronic Monitoring Indigency Fund
  • Higher Education Foundation Investment Pool
  • Intermediate Term Investment Fund
  • Local Government Investment Pool
  • Old Age and Survivors Insurance Agency
  • State Pooled Investment Fund
  • Optional Retirement Program for Employees of Public Institutions of Higher Education
  • Small and Minority-Owned Business Assistance Program
  • Risk Management Fund
  • Pension Stabilization Reserve Trusts
  • Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System
  • Tennessee Promise Scholarship
  • Unclaimed Property
  • Volunteer Public Education Trust Fund