There is established a state university and community college system, to be called the board of regents. The state university and community college system is composed of state universities, community colleges, and state colleges of applied technology. The board of regents state universities shall be composed of Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, […]
Persons who otherwise meet admission requirements shall be admitted to a state college or university, at in-state tuition rates, if they are residents of the state, or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in a county of another state lying immediately adjacent to a county in this state in which […]
The board of regents and each state university board are authorized to establish from time to time reasonable and appropriate rules and policies defining residency of students, which shall be used for the purpose of determining whether or not out-of-state tuition shall be charged to a student enrolling in a state college or university subject […]
Any state college or university under the direction of the board of regents or a state university board is authorized to maintain a training school for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), or any combination of grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), for the purpose of providing practice teaching experience for teachers in training, and the students […]
The governing board of each institution subject to this chapter is authorized and empowered to establish reserve officers training corps units in any public college or university under its jurisdiction, to execute and deliver bond, with or without surety, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the United […]
Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University, the University of Memphis, and, subject to prior approval of the commissioner of finance and administration and the comptroller of the treasury, the state colleges of applied technology and community colleges are authorized to maintain bank accounts […]
The Tennessee higher education commission is authorized and empowered to develop reasonable and objective rules and standards for the purpose of determining when degree-granting institutions of higher learning under its jurisdiction have attained the status of a university. The rules and standards shall take into consideration such factors as variety and depth of instructional programs […]
All facilities of and any and all social, athletic and cultural functions sponsored by a state institution of higher learning, industry, state universities and colleges, technical schools, community colleges and state colleges of applied technology shall be available to all students who are enrolled in at least six (6) hours or more of credit courses […]
A referendum providing for an increase in that portion of the activity or maintenance fee received by the student government association may be held for student body approval or rejection. The referendum shall be held at the election for student government association offices and shall be on the ballot with the candidates for the offices. […]
Every college and university is authorized and empowered to sell or convey any lot, plot or tract of land that has been acquired through purchase, gift, devise or by any other means; provided, that: The land is unsuitable for use by the college or university at present or in the future, or not needed by […]
Any person who has or who shall leave the employment of a public school system as defined in § 49-1-103 and become employed full time by a college or university as defined in § 49-8-101 shall be eligible to accrue annual leave from the date of employment by the college or university according to § […]
The board of regents and each state university board shall establish a program whereby each of their respective institutions of higher education providing dormitory facilities and cafeteria services shall offer a room plan whereby students may pay for use of the facilities and services on a monthly basis. Any increase in funds necessary to fund […]
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, state universities and community colleges may set aside an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total amount of funds allocated for the procurement of personal property and services for the purpose of entering into contracts with small businesses and minority-owned businesses. The contracts shall be […]
The community college satellite facility at Trenton, authorized by chapter 1085, § 41, item 6 of the Public Acts of 1990, is transferred to the ownership of the board of regents for the benefit of Dyersburg State Community College, which shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the Trenton facility. Ownership of the […]
The board of regents, each state university board, and the University of Tennessee shall establish a grievance procedure for all support staff employees. “Support staff” means employees who are neither faculty nor executive, administrative, or professional staff of any institution or board subject to this chapter and the University of Tennessee. Support staff shall be […]
If the department of human services does not at any time exercise its preference under § 71-4-503, the board of regents may award a contract to any qualified third-party provider to provide vending operations located in a residence hall or similar housing facility that relies upon the profits of the vending operations for the facility’s […]
By July 1, 2019, each state institution of higher education operated by the board of regents and each state university shall adopt a policy to allow American sign language courses to satisfy any foreign language requirements for admission to an undergraduate degree program.
