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Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature (TISL)

To give Tennessee college students a voice in state government.

Beneficiary:

Donations to the cause benefit:

TENNESSEE INTERCOLLEGIATE STATE LEGISLATURE FOUNDATION A 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Positions:

College students should have a voice that is heard!
College students have great ideas.
State government is better when college students participate.

Category:

Public Advocacy

Description:

College students created TISL in 1966 to give themselves a voice and a role in state government.

Students convene in November in the legislative chambers of the State Capitol to introduce, debate and vote on bills about the future of Tennessee. Every college and university in Tennessee is eligible to join.

State laws adding a student to the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees originated in TISL. The TISL General Assembly voted for mandatory child safety seats and the Governor's Schools before the Tennessee General Assembly did the same.

Joining this cause or making a donation, however small it might be, helps show that Tennessee college students are committed to playing a role and making a difference.