AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1, relative to the confidentiality of intercollegiate athletics program records.

Tennessee college sports records face access limits

Tennessee public colleges must keep game or player integrity records private when traditionally withheld to protect competitiveness in the sport. They must also keep commercial contracts private when made solely for college sports and disclosure could reasonably affect a business’s competitive advantage. These protections override conflicting public-records laws. The contract rule does not hide the contract’s existence, parties, general topic, or total state-appropriated money spent under it. That rule ends July 1, 2033. The law creates no private right to sue, liability, or grounds for court orders over disclosure. It makes an exception for businesses claiming disclosure would harm their competitive advantage.