Senate Joint Resolution 105, sponsored by Johnson, seeks to confirm the appointment of Jeffery Norfleet to the state university board of Tennessee State University. This appointment is in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, which mandates that the governor appoint eight members to the board, with specific requirements regarding alumni representation and residency. Governor Bill Lee has appointed Norfleet for a term that will expire on March 31, 2027. Norfleet is a double graduate of Tennessee State University, holding a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Science in English and Music, and he has also earned a Doctor of Education from Trevecca Nazarene University.

Norfleet currently serves as the vice president for administration at Shorter College in Arkansas and has prior experience with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, and Trevecca Nazarene University. The resolution emphasizes that all gubernatorial appointees to the state university board must be confirmed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and it concludes with the formal confirmation of Norfleet's appointment.