TISL Day
At the Capitol 2008
Invites Students
To Capitol Hill

Tennessee college students will gather in the State Capitol on Wednesday, April 9, for TISL Day at the Capitol 2008.

TISL Day is an opportunity for students to see state government in action and express their opinions to state leaders.

Students will meet with top state officials, visit legislative committee sessions and attend floor sessions of the Senate and House of Representatives.

TISL Day is endorsed by the Tennessee General Assembly (HJR861), and the Legislature has expressly invited students from across the state to attend. "We join TISL in inviting students from every college in Tennessee, regardless of whether they currently belong to TISL, to attend 'TISL Day at the Capitol' so they may watch and join the democratic process by which Tennesseans deliberate and govern themselves," the Legislature declared.

Map of Downtown Nashville with public parking garages

Attire

We recommend a coat and tie for men and business professional attire for women.

Preliminary Schedule
Central Daylight Time
	8 a.m. House Calendar & Rules Committee, Legislative Plaza 16
9 a.m.	TISL Day Registration, Old Supreme Court Chamber, First Floor, State Capitol.
9:30 a.m.	Opening Session, Old Supreme Court Chamber. Gov. Ken Taylor, TISL Donna Morgan, Executive Director, Tennessee Legislative Intern Program Ellen Bryson, President, Nashville Women's Political Caucus Presentation of Unite for Union award Premiere of To Change The World, a video about TISL.
	10:30 a.m. Senate Transportation Committee, Legislative Plaza 12 11 a.m. House Education Committee, Legislative Plaza 16 11 a.m. House Conservation & Environment Committee, Legislative Plaza 31 11:30 a.m. Senate Environment, Conservation & Tourism Committee, Legislative Plaza 16
Noon	Lunch, 2nd Floor, Capitol
1 p.m.	Rally for Higher Education, Old Supreme Court Chamber. Hon. John Morgan, Comptroller, State of Tennessee Dr. Rich Rhoda, Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission Gov. Ken Taylor, TISL
2 p.m.	House of Representatives convenes, Second Floor, Capitol House will honor TISL in a special ceremony
3 p.m.	State Senate convenes, Second Floor, State Capitol. Senate will honor TISL in a special ceremony Senate considers Senate Joint Resolution 863 in regard to the Tennessee Intercollegiate Supreme Court

Legislative Preview

Wednesday is typically one of the busiest and most interesting days at the Tennessee Legislature.

After floor sessions Monday evening and a full day of committee meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday includes some of everything.

Committees continue all morning; see the Preliminary Schedule at left.

After lunch, the House of Representatives will convene at 2 p.m. in its chamber on the second floor of the Capitol. The Senate will convene at 3 p.m.

The bills to be debated that day won't be known until a few days in advance.

The Legislature is moving into the final stages of the session, which means substantive bills should be reaching the floor after spending weeks in the committee system.

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