Qualifying petitions are currently being accepted for this role through Mar. 3, 2025
TN state employees elect two representatives to serve as members of the State Insurance Committee for a three-year term of service. The committee sets plan benefits, establishes the monthly premiums and provides for the management of the group insurance coverage available to state employees.
New terms of office begin July 1, 2025. An election will be held this spring to determine the two state employee representatives. Individuals who want to be a candidate must meet the following requirements:
1. Candidates must be participants in the Partners for Health State Group Insurance Program and must not directly report to a standing, ex-officio or appointed member of the Committee. As staff to the State Insurance Committee, employees of Benefits Administration are not eligible to run for election.
2. Faculty and staff of the state colleges and universities are not eligible to run as state employee representatives or to vote in the election. In accordance with state law, a representative from higher education is appointed to the committee through a process established by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
3. Each applicant will be asked to submit a brief resume on the form provided with the qualifying petition. The resume form and qualifying petition was posted online Friday, February 7.
4. To be included on the ballot, the applicant must submit a qualifying petition signed by at least 25 state employees who participate in the State Group Insurance Program and who recommend the candidacy of the petitioner to Benefits Administration by the deadline. We suggest that potential candidates obtain more than 25 signatures to ensure they qualify for candidacy. Signatures may be hand-written or electronic.
5. The qualifying petition and resume must be returned to Benefits Administration no later than 4:30 p.m. CT on March 3, 2025 to [email protected].
Eligible State Group Insurance Program members interested in having their names placed on the official ballot may obtain qualifying petitions from Matt Tarpley at [email protected] or Benefits Administration, 19th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243.
Forms are available on the Benefits Administration website at https://www.tn.gov/partnersforhealth/insurance-committees.html
