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HEAD DELEGATES

CHECKLIST FOR HEAD DELEGATES

BEFORE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 

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  • Recruit a full delegation or more

  • Assign delegates to the four TISL programs

  • Identify a source of funds

  • Arrange to pay fees

  • Make hotel reservations

  • Coordinate transportation

AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 

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  • Start your delegation's check-in by visiting the State Treasurer on the 2nd Floor of the State Capitol

  • Distribute individual delegation registration forms from the State Treasurer to your delegates

  • Attend the Head Delegates meeting early Friday (see Schedule for details) to receive your delegation's voter roll for the election.

  • Obtain signatures on the voter roll from your delegates.

ASSIGNING YOUR DELEGATES

Your delegation decides what each of your delegates will do at the General Assembly.

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The best strategy is to participate in all four TISL programs: legislative (Senate and House), AMC3 (moot court competition), lobbying and media.

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Helpful tips for organizing your delegation:

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  • Most colleges fill their legislative seats first.

    • Every college has one seat in the Senate.

      • In addition to your Senator, one delegate may be an Alternate Senator, but that's optional.

    • The size of a college's House delegation depends on its enrollment. The range is typically one for small colleges and eight or nine for the largest.

      • You may have more than one Representative rotate in your seat(s).

  • An AMC3 Moot Court team has two to five members.

  • The number of your delegates in Media and Lobbying is unlimited.

ASSIGNMENTS ARE FLEXIBLE

A six-person delegation can participate in every aspect of TISL.

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You can organize it other ways too.

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Or organize it like this combination.

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Here's how a (nine-member) delegation might organize.

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BUDGET AND INVOICE

We provide a simple online budget worksheet to help you plan your delegation. To access the budget worksheet, log in to your Online Control Panel and look for the "Budget & Invoice" button.

 

One your delegation is finished registering, use "finished registering" checkbox to indicate you are ready to be invoiced. It is recommended you also email StateOffice@TISLonline.org to request your final invoice. Payments can be made via check, credit card or electronic funds transfer (echeck).​​

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The budget worksheet includes these expenses:

  • Fees paid to TISL

    • Per person delegate fee of $150/person

  • Expenses paid to others

    • Hotel expenses, including taxes

    • Parking estimate

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The budget worksheet doesn't include:

  • Travel expenses such as gasoline.

  • Meals (three meals are included in the basic fee)

LODGING

The Doubletree Hotel at 315 Fourth Avenue North in downtown Nashville is the Official Hotel of TISL.​​

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The hotel is one block from the Cordell Hull Building and two blocks from the Capitol. The Doubletree is a nice, business-class hotel.

Amenities include a Starbucks in the lobby and an indoor pool.

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TISL delegations will receive a special rate for up to four guests per room. We have a fixed number of rooms at this price, so reserve early.

You will need a credit card to make a reservation and at check-in to secure payment for incidental expenses. This is a hotel policy.

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Avoid Sales Tax Bring a Tennessee sales tax exemption from your college and pay with a check or credit card in the college's name.

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Phone: (615) 244-8200 | Fax: (615) 747-4894

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