§ 49-7-3001. Risk-Based Internal Financial Audits
The trustees of the University of Tennessee shall require risk-based internal financial audits for the offices of the university president and the chancellors of the campuses comprising the system; provided, that at least thirty percent (30%) of such offices shall be audited in any given year. Such audits shall be reviewed by the board of […]
§ 49-7-2406. Policy on Student-to-Student Harassment
With respect to disciplining students for their speech, expression, or assemblies, an institution shall adopt a policy on “student-on-student harassment” defining the term consistent with and no more expansively than the language contained in subsection (b). As used in this section, “student-on-student harassment” means unwelcome conduct directed toward a person that is discriminatory on a […]
§ 49-7-2301. Military Reserve and National Guard Personnel
A state institution of higher education shall permit military reserve and national guard personnel who are attending the institution and are called to active duty the option to withdraw, even if the deadline to withdraw from courses has passed, or to receive a grade of incomplete in any course in which a service member is […]
§ 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 during any school term or portion of a school term in excess of thirty (30) days due to active military service shall be entitled to receive a tuition credit in the form of credit hours for each credit hour paid by or on behalf of […]
§ 49-7-2303. Tennessee Higher Education Commission — Rules
The Tennessee higher education commission shall establish rules and procedures applicable to students who are seeking a tuition credit or refund as set forth in this part. The commission shall have the authority to establish the procedure for application by the student to receive a tuition credit or refund, to determine what type of documentation […]
§ 49-7-2304. Tuition and Fees Charged to Military Reserve and National Guard Personnel Who Are Mobilized for Service
Military reserve and national guard personnel who are mobilized to active military service within six (6) months of attendance at a state institution of higher education and whose mobilization lasts more than six (6) months shall be charged, upon reenrollment at the institution, the tuition, maintenance fees, student activity fees and required registration or matriculation […]
§ 49-7-2305. Excused Absences for Documented Mandatory Military Service
Military reserve and national guard personnel who are students attending a state institution of higher education shall receive excused absences for classes missed for documented mandatory military service in the same manner as the institution would excuse attendance from a class for an official school function or other unavoidable event.
§ 49-7-2401. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Campus Free Speech Protection Act.”
§ 49-7-2402. Applicability of Part
The requirements of this part shall apply to every public institution of higher education in this state.
§ 49-7-2403. Legislative Findings and Declaration — Legislative Intent
The general assembly finds and declares that public institutions of higher education in Tennessee are not immune from the sweep of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 19, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression. It is the intent of the general assembly that the […]