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Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 49-7-111. Military Career Information - If an institution of higher education provides access to the...
§ 49-7-117. Child Sexual Abuse Courses - The state university boards, the board of regents, and the...
§ 49-7-121. Annual Source Reduction, Recycling and Waste Management Plan - Each institution governed by the board of regents of the...
§ 49-7-126. Campus Residential Houses — Fraternities and Sororities - If an institution of higher education in this state permits...
§ 49-7-128. Fulfillment of Obligations as President Emeritus - Notwithstanding § 8-36-714 to the contrary, upon mutual agreement between...
§ 49-7-130. Reimbursement for Airplane Travel Limited to Standard Coach Fare - No official, officer, or employee of a state university board,...
§ 49-7-131. Eligibility for Employment or Promotion After Serving on Presidential Search Committee - No person acting on a presidential search committee for any...
§ 49-7-132. Approval of Expenditures by State Building Commission - Any expenditure or combination of separate expenditures in excess of...
§ 49-7-134. Reduction in Work Force - The board of regents, the state university boards, and the...
§ 49-7-135. Policies on Smoking at Public Institutions of Higher Education - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including § 4-4-121, §...
§ 49-7-138. Preference for Admission to State Residents - The institutions of the University of Tennessee system and the...
§ 49-7-140. Confidentiality of Gift Records - Records and information that concern gifts to public institutions of...
§ 49-7-144. Disclosure About Transferability of Credits - Credits earned at [name of institutions giving disclosure] may not...
§ 49-7-145. Development of Student Disclosure Form - The Tennessee student assistance corporation shall develop a student disclosure...
§ 49-7-146. Disciplinary Violations for Use or Possession of Alcohol, Controlled Substance or Controlled Substance Analogue — Notice to Parents - A public institution of higher education shall notify a parent...
§ 49-7-147. Remedial and Developmental Courses — Coordination With Two-Year Institutions - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, after July 1, 2012,...
§ 49-7-148. Comparative Education Concepts - Institutions of higher education offering approved teacher training programs under...
§ 49-7-150. Reverse Articulation or Reverse Transfer Agreements Between Universities and Community Colleges - The community colleges of the board of regents system are...
§ 49-7-153. Interest and Career Inventories - An interest inventory such as the Kuder assessment, Myers-Briggs Type...
§ 49-7-154. Confidentiality of Application and Materials Submitted With Application for Position of Chief Executive Officer of Public Institution of Higher Education — Records of Finalists - [Repealed effective July 1, 2021.]
§ 49-7-157. Adoption of Policies That Substantially Burden Students' Free Exercise of Religion Prohibited - The governing board or government entity, as defined in §...
§ 49-7-163. Possession and Storage of Firearms or Firearms Ammunition in Accordance With § 39-17-1313 — Prohibition Against Disciplinary Action - No public postsecondary institution shall take any adverse or disciplinary...
§ 49-7-165. Protection of Records Related to Alternative Investments - [Effective until July 1, 2021.]
Part 2 - Tennessee Higher Education Commission
§ 49-7-201. Creation - In order to achieve coordination and unity in the program...
§ 49-7-213. Development of Institute of Public Health - The Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department...
§ 49-7-215. Audit of Efficiencies - An audit of the Tennessee higher education commission, the University...
Part 3 - Arrangements for Students Studying Outside State -
Part 4 - State Assistance to Private Colleges
§ 49-7-403. Sickle Cell Anemia Research - The department of health shall negotiate a contract with Meharry...
Part 5 - Chairs of Excellence -
Part 6 - Volunteer Trust Fund Act
§ 49-7-601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-602. Legislative Declaration - The general assembly recognizes the importance of creating a legal...
Part 7 - Promotion of Leadership in Agricultural and Home Economic Programs -
Part 8 - The Tennessee College Savings Trust Act
§ 49-7-801. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-802. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 49-7-803. Purpose - The Constitution of Tennessee, Article XI, § 12 manifests the...
§ 49-7-805. Board of Trustees — Powers and Duties - In addition to the powers granted by any other provisions...
§ 49-7-806. Tuition Contracts - The board may enter into a tuition contract with a...
§ 49-7-813. Custodian of Funds — Disbursements - The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the trust...
§ 49-7-815. Powers of Funds' Trustees - Subject to the limitations in § 49-7-814, the board, or...
§ 49-7-816. Transaction of Business — Nominees - All of the board's business shall be transacted, all of...
§ 49-7-817. Personal Interest in Investments Prohibited - Except as otherwise provided, no board member nor employee of...
§ 49-7-821. Cooperation From Other State Agencies - The board may call upon other departments and agencies of...
§ 49-7-822. Exemption of Assets and Benefits From Taxation, Execution, Garnishment and Assignment - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all assets, income and...
§ 49-7-823. Suspension or Termination of Plans - If the board determines that any of the educational investment...
Part 9 - Baccalaureate Education Savings for Tennessee Act
§ 49-7-901. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-902. Legislative Findings - The general assembly finds and declares that:
§ 49-7-903. Purposes of Part - In light of the findings described in § 49-7-902, the...
§ 49-7-907. Evaluation of Program - After each sale and issue of college savings bonds pursuant...
Part 10 - Public Higher Education Funding Requests
§ 49-7-1001. Purpose - The purpose of this part is to protect and maintain...
§ 49-7-1003. Part Incorporated in Policies and Procedures of Board of Regents - For the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of § 49-7-1002(a)...
Part 11 - Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005
§ 49-7-1101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-1102. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 49-7-1103. Consent Forms for Release of Confidential Records - Institutions of higher education shall inform parents and students of...
§ 49-7-1104. Pilot Program - Middle Tennessee State University shall implement a pilot program to...
§ 49-7-1105. Notification of Parents' Rights to View Student Records - Each state institution of higher education shall notify parents of...
Part 12 - Labor Education Alignment Program (Leap)
§ 49-7-1201. Legislative Intent - The purposes of this part are to establish a statewide,...
§ 49-7-1202. Purpose of Leap - The purpose of LEAP is to provide students in colleges...
§ 49-7-1203. Coordination of Efforts in Developing, Administering and Implementing a Leap — Priorities - The higher education commission shall coordinate efforts with the department...
§ 49-7-1204. Use of Existing Staff — Encouragement of Enrollment - The department of labor and workforce development shall utilize existing...
§ 49-7-1206. Awarding Grants - Subject to appropriation by the general assembly in the annual...
§ 49-7-1207. Authority to Establish Leaps — Achievement of Outcomes - Each community college and college of applied technology in this...
§ 49-7-1208. Creation in State Treasury of a Workforce Advanced Training Fund — Appropriation of Funds — Administration of Fund - There is created in the state treasury a “workforce advanced...
§ 49-7-1209. Annual Report by Department of Economic and Community Development to the Higher Education Commission and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Workforce Needs - On or before November 1, 2013, and on or before...
§ 49-7-1210. Reports by the Higher Education Commission - On or before January 15 of each year, the Tennessee...
§ 49-7-1211. Authority of the Higher Education Commission to Establish Policies and Guidelines and to Promulgate Rules and Regulations - The higher education commission, in consultation with the department of...
§ 49-7-1212. Monitoring of Program by the Higher Education Commission — Periodic Reporting by Colleges of Applied Technology and Community Colleges - The higher education commission shall monitor the operation of the...
Part 13 - Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support (Vets) Act
§ 49-7-1301. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-1302. Legislative Findings and Intent - The general assembly finds that veterans need comprehensive, statewide support...
§ 49-7-1303. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 49-7-1304. Veterans Exempt From Payment of Out-of-State Tuition or Fees Under Certain Conditions - A veteran or other individual eligible to receive educational benefits...
§ 49-7-1305. [reserved.] - THEC may designate public and private nonprofit institutions of higher...
§ 49-7-1307. Qualification Criteria for Vets Campuses - To become and continue to be a VETS campus, a...
§ 49-7-1308. Listing of Vets Campuses to Be Maintained on Thec Website - THEC shall maintain a list of designated VETS campuses on...
§ 49-7-1309. Vets Campuses to Provide Annual Data to Thec - On or before July 31, 2017, and on or before...
Part 14 - Higher Education Foundation Investment Pool
§ 49-7-1401. Higher Education Foundation Investment Pool Created - The higher education foundation investment pool is created for the...
§ 49-7-1403. Administration of Pool - The state treasurer shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration...
§ 49-7-1405. Revolving Account Established for Administrative Costs — Administrative Fees - The state treasurer shall establish a revolving account, under the...
§ 49-7-1406. Electronic Transfer of Funds Authorized - As the administrator of the investment pool, the state treasurer...
Part 15 - State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Act
§ 49-7-1501. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-1502. Purpose of Part - The purpose of this part is to authorize the state's...
§ 49-7-1503. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 49-7-1504. Authority of Commission - The commission is authorized to:
Part 16 - Tuition Transparency and Tennessee Responsible Borrowing Initiative Act
§ 49-7-1601. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-1602. Part Definitions - As used in this part:
§ 49-7-1604. Report Regarding Expenditures of Revenues Derived From Tuition and Fee Increases - By February 1 of each year, each governing board shall...
§ 49-7-1605. Predictive Cost Estimate to Accompany Student's Letter of Acceptance - Beginning August 1, 2019, each state university and each campus...
Part 17 - Alleged Sexual Misconduct by Student
§ 49-7-1701. Applicability of Part - This part shall apply to all public higher education institutions...
§ 49-7-1702. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
Part 20 - Tennessee Higher Education Authorization Act of 2016
§ 49-7-2001. Short Title - This part shall be known and cited as the “Tennessee...
§ 49-7-2003. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 49-7-2007. Prohibited Acts - No person, agent, group or entity of whatever kind, alone...
§ 49-7-2019. Notification and Internet Posting of Graduation, Job Placement and Tuition Information - Information related to graduation, job placement and tuition costs required...
§ 49-7-2021. Use of Word “College” in Institution's Name - An accredited postsecondary educational institution may not use the word...
§ 49-7-2023. Promulgation of Rules to Effectuate Purpose of Part - The Tennessee higher education commission is directed to promulgate rules...
Part 21 - Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act
§ 49-7-2101. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-2102. Part Definitions - As used in this part: In anticipation of representing a...
§ 49-7-2108. Temporary Registration - The secretary of state may issue a temporary certificate of...
§ 49-7-2110. Required Form of Agency Contract - WARNING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE IF YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT:
§ 49-7-2115. Criminal Penalty - An athlete agent who violates § 49-7-2114 is guilty of...
§ 49-7-2117. Civil Penalty - The secretary of state may assess a civil penalty against...
§ 49-7-2118. Uniformity of Application and Construction - In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be...
§ 49-7-2119. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This part modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in...
§ 49-7-2120. Severability - If any provision of this part or its application to...
§ 49-7-2121. Eligibility — Impairment of Contract - Nothing in this part:
§ 49-7-2122. Validity of Existing Permits - Any person holding a permit in good standing as a...
Part 22 - College and University Security Information Act
§ 49-7-2201. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-2202. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 49-7-2204. Failure to Comply With Requirements — Misdemeanor - Any official charged with the responsibility of complying with an...
§ 49-7-2206. Crime Records to Be Kept by Colleges and Universities - Each institution of higher education that maintains either a police...
Part 23 - Higher Education During Military Service
§ 49-7-2302. Students at State College or University — Absence for Period in Excess of Thirty Days Because of Active Military Service - Students who are absent from a state college or university...
§ 49-7-2303. Tennessee Higher Education Commission — Rules - The Tennessee higher education commission shall establish rules and procedures...
§ 49-7-2305. Excused Absences for Documented Mandatory Military Service - Military reserve and national guard personnel who are students attending...
Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act
§ 49-7-2401. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 49-7-2402. Applicability of Part - The requirements of this part shall apply to every public...
§ 49-7-2404. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
§ 49-7-2407. Costs - Nothing in this part shall require an institution to fund...
§ 49-7-2408. Measures Imposing Restrictions - Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as prohibiting...
Part 27 - Hearing Centers -
Part 29 - Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
§ 49-7-2901. Legislative Intent - It is the intent and purpose of this part to...
§ 49-7-2902. Part Definitions - As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
§ 49-7-2903. Funding - In addition to the educational programs already provided for and...
§ 49-7-2905. Construction — Expenditure of Funds - This part shall not be construed to be an appropriation...
Part 30 - Higher Education Financial Accountability
§ 49-7-3002. Flight Log of State-Owned Airplane - A flight log shall be maintained for each state-owned airplane...
§ 49-7-3003. Restrictions on Purchase of Alcoholic Beverages - Public institutions of higher education shall not purchase alcoholic beverages,...