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Tennessee Intercollegiate State TISL Schedule

Pre-General Assembly Events and Deadlines

Sunday, Oct. 7
1:30-4:30 p.m.

Pre-TISL Regional Workshop Belmont College of Law, Nashville

Thursday, Oct. 18
5 p.m.-8 p.m.

Pre-TISL Regional Workshop Union University, Jackson

Sunday, Oct. 21
1:30-4:30 p.m.

Pre-TISL Regional Workshop Memphis

Friday, Oct. 20

Early registration deadline; colleges that register by this date are eligible for $50 discount

Sunday, Oct. 28
1:30-4:30 p.m.

Pre-TISL Regional Workshop University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Thursday, Nov. 1
Midnight

  • Deadline for filing legislation. Bills filed after deadline will be referred to the Late Bills Committee.
  • Deadline for AMC briefs
  • Final deadline for colleges to register for the General Assembly. House of Representatives will be apportioned according to registrations received by this date.
  • Delegates who submit individual registration by this date will receive a free TISL t-shirt.

Tuesday, Nov. 9

Deadline for hotel reservations

KEY TO SCHEDULE

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Central Time Zone

10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

TISL and AMC3 Registration, State Capitol, Second Floor

Delegates can't check into the hotel until afternoon and should arrive dressed for the Opening Session. You may drop off luggage in the morning at the hotel for storage until check-in. Map of Downtown Nashville

Noon

Legislative Orientation, House Chamber
Training and orientation for committee officers (Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Secretaries), Senate Chamber
Lobbying Orientation, ________

AMC3 Orientation, Old Supreme Court Chamber, 1st Floor, Capitol

1 p.m.

General Assembly convenes
Joint Session
, House Chamber, State Capitol

  • Oath of Office
  • State of the Judiciary, Chief Justice Samuel Adkisson
  • State of TISL, Gov. Alex Brown

2 p.m.

Committee meetings

AMC3 Preliminary Round 1 Legislative Plaza

3:30 p.m.
5 p.m.

First Legislative Session
Adjourn

AMC3 Preliminary Round 2 Legislative Plaza


5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

Hotel check-in at DoubleTree Hotel Reservations
Alumni reception Non-students only
Reception* in honor of Delegates to the General Assembly Hosted by Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard, former Governor of TISL, Andrew Jackson State Office Building.

8 p.m.

Late Bills Committee meets to consider bills that replace bills with problematic titles, Location TBA

Friday, November 15, 2013

8:30 a.m.

Meeting of Head Delegates Senate Chamber

9 a.m.

Applications for Attorney General Due

9 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.

Second Legislative Session
Committee meetings

AMC3 Preliminary Round 3 Legislative Plaza

10:30 a.m.

AMC3 Preliminary Round 4 Legislative Plaza

11:30 a.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1 p.m.

Third Legislative Session

AMC3 Preliminary Round 5 Legislative Plaza

2:30 p.m.

AMC3 Preliminary Round 6 Legislative Plaza

5 p.m.

Dinner*

6 p.m.

Fourth Legislative Session
List of designated voters due to Election Commission from Delegation Chair

Supreme Court interviews candidates for Attorney General Courtroom at DoubleTree

8 p.m.
8:15 p.m.

Senate receives nominations for Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem.
House of Representatives receives nominations for Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem

8:30 p.m.
9 p.m.

Joint Session receives nominations for Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer
Adjourn

  • Candidates for the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation will be recognized.

9 p.m.

Candidates Meeting, Senate Chamber (Candidates for all offices must attend; open to everyone.). Conducted by the Election Commission.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

9 a.m.
 

Fifth Legislative Session Candidates for Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem will preside briefly in their respective houses.

AMC3 Semifinal Round 1 Old Supreme Court Chamber

10:30 a.m.

Joint Session Nominating and candidate speeches for Secretary of State and State Treasurer
Fifth Legislative Session Continues

Announcement of next Attorney General

AMC3 Semifinal Round 2 Old Supreme Court Chamber

11:45 p.m.

Lunch at Capitol*

12:30 p.m.

Deadline to file bills for consideration by the Late Bills Committee

12:30 p.m.

Joint Session Nominating and candidate speeches for Governor followed by question-and-answer session for gubernatorial candidates

1:30 p.m.

Sixth Legislative Session Nominating and candidate speeches for Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem of each house

AMC3 Semifinal Round 3 Old Supreme Court Chamber

2:45 p.m.
3:15 p.m.

Polls Open
Polls Close

3:15 p.m.

Sixth Legislative Session Continues

AMC3 Semifinal Round 4 Old Supreme Court Chamber

4:30 p.m.
5 p.m.

Polls Open Runoff Election
Polls Close Runoff Election
Sixth Legislative Session Continues

6 p.m.
 

Adjourn
Late Bills Committee Meets, Location TBA

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Check out of hotel before session. Park on Seventh Avenue around Supreme Court Building and State Library and Archives. Take your luggage to the Tennessee Ballroom (first floor) to pick up after adjournment.

9 a.m.

Seventh Legislative Session

AMC3 Final Round Tennessee Intercollegiate Supreme Court presiding, Tennessee Supreme Court Building

Tennessee Intercollegiate Supreme Court delivers opinions re: AMC3 case

Announcement of AMC3 award winners

Noon

Adjourn

Noon

Joint Session

  • Recognition of AMC3 award winners
  • Announcement of legislative award winners
    • Carlisle Awards
    • Best New Delegation
    • Best Delegation
  • Installation of new officers
  • Inauguration remarks by incoming Governor.
  • Adjourn Sine Die

Brief meeting of newly inaugurated Executive Council, Courtroom at hotel

* Included in Fee

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