TENNESSEE LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
2015 SESSION OF THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Eligibility:
Applicants for the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program must be enrolled as juniors,
seniors or graduate students in degree programs in political science, law, history,
administration, social work, economics, sociology, journalism, or related fields.
Applicants should also have at least a 3.0 GPA
Term:
Interns will be appointed for the 2015 Legislative Session for the period of January 12
until May 1. (The appointment period will not be coterminous with the semester
calendar, and school holidays such as spring break are not observed.)
Stipend:
A stipend of $350 per week will be paid to each intern, plus reimbursement for travel at
the rate of .47 per mile of authorized travel between the intern's home institution and
Nashville, limited to one round-trip per month. A one-time advance payment of $350 will
also be granted to each intern for relocation and adjustment purposes. If there is any
change in the amount of stipend paid to each intern, as a result of the meeting with the
Sponsoring Committee, the students will be notified prior to their arrival.
Academic
Credit:
Duties:
Other
Requirements:
Application
Procedures:
Fifteen hours of academic credit will be granted by this institution for participation in the
Tennessee Legislative Internship Program. No academic credit beyond that awarded for
the internship program may be earned during the appointment period if such credit
requires attendance at regularly scheduled classes.
Interns will be assigned to work in legislative leadership offices and committees from
8:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday. Duties will vary from office to office, but may
include bill analysis, constituent work, computer and library research, and general office
work.
Interns are expected to attend weekly intern meetings usually held on Mondays. Some
examples of speakers included Chief Justice Gary Wade and The Tennessee
Constitutional Officers. Interns also have the opportunity to tour Riverbend maximumsecurity prison, the State Capitol, and the Bicentennial Mall.
Other activities of interest include a visit to the Tennessee Supreme Court, mock
legislative session, and playing the legislators in a game of basketball.
Interested students should contact the official faculty representative listed below for
application materials. October 6, 2014, is the deadline for completed applications to be
returned to all faculty representatives.
October 24, 2014 is the deadline for application materials to be returned to
the Internship Program Administrator in Nashville.
Faculty Representative: Prof. Andrew Battista, 301A Rogers-Stout Hall, 423-439-6628
battista@etsu.edu