(a) The trustees of the opioid abatement fund are:(1) The commissioner of finance and administration;(2) The state treasurer; and(3) The chair of the opioid abatement council.(b) The state treasurer shall serve as the chair of the trustees and shall preside over all meetings and proceedings of the trustees.(c) To the extent not prohibited by law, the trustees shall not act contrary to the direction of the opioid abatement council and shall uphold the decisions the council renders regarding disbursement of funds from the opioid abatement fund. The trustees have only a ministerial role and not a discretionary role in the distribution of funds, as directed by the opioid abatement council. The trustees have no duties concerning the opioid abatement fund other than those duties set forth in the opioid abatement fund's trust instrument and in this part.Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 491, s 2, eff. 5/24/2021.
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