Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including § 4-4-121, § 39-17-1551, or title 39, chapter 17, part 18, the board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each public institution of higher education may adopt policies regulating smoking on property owned or operated by the institution; provided, that such policies do not permit smoking in any location where smoking is otherwise prohibited by law. Such policies may prohibit smoking in all indoor and outdoor areas of property owned or operated by the institution. The board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each institution is encouraged to prohibit smoking in all enclosed spaces and provide for reasonable smoke-free zones at all facility entrances and exits.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 49-7-111. Military Career Information
§ 49-7-117. Child Sexual Abuse Courses
§ 49-7-121. Annual Source Reduction, Recycling and Waste Management Plan
§ 49-7-126. Campus Residential Houses — Fraternities and Sororities
§ 49-7-128. Fulfillment of Obligations as President Emeritus
§ 49-7-130. Reimbursement for Airplane Travel Limited to Standard Coach Fare
§ 49-7-131. Eligibility for Employment or Promotion After Serving on Presidential Search Committee
§ 49-7-132. Approval of Expenditures by State Building Commission
§ 49-7-134. Reduction in Work Force
§ 49-7-135. Policies on Smoking at Public Institutions of Higher Education
§ 49-7-138. Preference for Admission to State Residents
§ 49-7-140. Confidentiality of Gift Records
§ 49-7-144. Disclosure About Transferability of Credits
§ 49-7-145. Development of Student Disclosure Form
§ 49-7-147. Remedial and Developmental Courses — Coordination With Two-Year Institutions
§ 49-7-148. Comparative Education Concepts
§ 49-7-153. Interest and Career Inventories
§ 49-7-165. Protection of Records Related to Alternative Investments