(a)

(1) There is hereby created the Tennessee residence commission, which shall be composed of six (6) voting, ex officio members, as follows: the governor, the first spouse, the commissioner of general services, the state architect, the chair of the Tennessee historical commission and the executive director of the Tennessee state museum, or their respective designees.

(2) The commission membership shall also include four (4) private citizens appointed by the governor to staggered terms of four (4) years. One (1) member shall serve an initial term of one (1) year, one (1) member shall serve an initial term of two (2) years, one (1) member shall serve an initial term of three (3) years, and one (1) member shall serve an initial term of four (4) years. All citizen members shall be voting members of the commission. In appointing private citizens to serve on the Tennessee residence commission, the governor shall strive to ensure that at least one (1) such citizen serving on the commission is sixty (60) years of age or older, that at least one (1) such citizen serving on the commission is a member of a racial minority, and that at least one (1) such citizen is a resident of the City of Oak Hill. In addition to all other requirements for membership on the commission, all persons appointed or otherwise named to serve as members of the commission shall be residents of this state.

(b) The governor shall appoint a chair from among the full membership of the commission.

(c) All members shall serve without compensation, but shall be eligible for reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations as promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.

(d)

(1) The commission shall adopt and implement a policy related to conflicts of interest, to ensure that all members avoid any situation that creates an actual or perceived conflict of interest related to the work of the commission. Such policy related to conflicts of interest shall be implemented within six (6) months of the final appointment of a member to the commission.

(2) The commission shall adopt and implement a policy of ethical considerations to ensure all members operate in a manner that is free from actual or perceived inappropriate actions. Such policy of ethical considerations shall be implemented within six (6) months of the final appointment of a member to the commission.

(e) Six (6) members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.