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Terry M. Jarrett
Commissioner
Commissioner Terry M. Jarrett was appointed by Governor Matt Blunt to the Missouri Public Service Commission for a six-year term on September 11, 2007. Commissioner Jarrett received unanimous Senate confirmation on January 17, 2008.
Commissioner Jarrett serves as Chairman of the Missouri Universal Service Board, which was established on March 31, 2002 to help low-income and disabled Missourians receive additional discounts for basic local telephone service. He additionally serves, by gubernatorial appointment, on the Committee on 911 Service Oversight. This committee has a variety of responsibilities, including aiding in and collecting information relating to use of a universal emergency telephone number, reviewing existing and proposed legislation and providing recommendations for model systems in preparing a model 911 service plan.
Commissioner Jarrett is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and serves as a member of the NARUC Gas and Critical Infrastructure Committees, and as a member of the NARUC/FERC Demand Response Collaborative. He is also a member of the New Mexico State University Center for Public Utilities Advisory Council. The Advisory Council assists the Center for Public Utilities in providing educational and research services to the energy, water and telecommunications industries, and regulatory commissions. Commissioner Jarrett is also a member of the NARUC Subcommittee on Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration.
Prior to his appointment to the PSC, Commissioner Jarrett was the Presiding Commissioner of the Administrative Hearing Commission. He formerly served as general counsel to Matt Blunt in both the Office of the Governor and the Office of the Secretary of State.
Jarrett has practiced law as a private attorney and served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Duane Benton at the Supreme Court of Missouri. He currently serves as a Judge Advocate in the Missouri Army National Guard at the rank of Captain.
Commissioner Jarrett received a B.S. degree from Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri) and a J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. While in law school, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Missouri Law Review. In 2005, Jarrett was honored with the Most Recent Distinguished Graduate Award by the University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Law.
Jarrett is a member of the Cole County Bar, as well as the Missouri Bar where he is active on several committees, including serving as the chair of the Military Law Committee. He routinely lectures on administrative law, military law and other regulatory issues.
Commissioner Jarrett resides in Jefferson City with his two sons, Blaine and Bryce.
Presentation
Presented at the The Missouri
Telecommunications Industry Association 2008 Industry
Affairs Conference - May 2008
Presented to the SEMA Advisory Committee Meeting - May 2008
Presented to the Missouri Chamber of
Commerce and Industry - Leadership Missouri,
April 16, 2008
Presented to the Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers - August 21, 2009
Presented to the Missouri Energy Development Association in St. Louis - September 3, 2009