Title 49, Education

The secretary of state may assess a civil penalty against an athlete agent not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for a violation of this part.

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This part modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7001(c)), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices de…

(a) The commission shall establish and adopt a code of ethics that shall apply to and govern the conduct of all appointed members of the commission. (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, by a two-thirds (⅔) vote of its membership, the commission may remove any appoin…

If any provision of this part or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of t…

(1) Nothing in this part:(1) Prevents a student athlete from relinquishing the athlete's eligibility to compete in intercollegiate sports and then signing an agency contract; or(2) Impairs the validity of an agency contract entered into prior to July 1, 2001. (1) Prevents a stude…

Any person holding a permit in good standing as a sports agent in this state prior to July 1, 2001, shall be deemed an athlete agent and subject to this part. A permit in good standing shall be valid until the permit's regular annual renewal at which time the agent shall apply fo…

(a) If the secretary of state determines that a person has engaged in or is engaging in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of this part or a rule adopted or order issued under this part, or that a person has materially aided or is materially aiding i…

(a) Any person who, in this state, knowingly influences, or attempts to influence, any student athlete to accept an athletic scholarship that is offered by an educational institution from which such person receives any compensation or any other thing of value shall provide a writ…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Guarantee agency” means a guarantor of student loans that has an agreement with the United States secretary of education; and(2) “TSAC” means the Tennessee student assistance corporation. (1) “Guarantee agenc…

The Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department of health, the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regents and private colleges and universities in this state shall develop an institute of public health.

An audit of the Tennessee higher education commission, the University of Tennessee board of trustees and the board of regents may be conducted by the comptroller of the treasury. If such audit is conducted, the audit shall specifically focus on overlap in mission, cost inefficien…

(a) When the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) or any of its member institutions provide to the Tennessee higher education commission, another state agency, or a third party acting on behalf of the state, confidential student data or records conc…

(a) The “Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)” or “initiative”, as used in this section, is an organizational unit of the commission, established and administered by the executive director for the purpose of providing oversight to focus on ways to st…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “College and University Security Information Act.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Institution of higher education” includes any college, community college or university, including the state colleges of applied technology, whether public or private, that is required to submit a copy of the sta…

(a) Each institution of higher education shall report to the Tennessee bureau of investigation, on an annual basis, crime statistics for crimes occurring on the campus and in student housing, if applicable, of the institution for publication in an annual report on forms and in th…

Any official charged with the responsibility of complying with an institution's obligations under this part who fails to do so commits a Class C misdemeanor.

(a) The director of the Tennessee bureau of investigation shall compile the crime statistics reported pursuant to § 49-7-2203(a), and shall provide an annual report by April 30 of the statistics to the governor and to the state and local government and education committees of the…

Each institution of higher education that maintains either a police or security department comprised of state, private or contract employees shall make, keep and maintain a daily log, written in a form that can be easily understood, recording in chronological order all crimes aga…

(a) It is the duty of each institution of higher education that has probable cause to believe that any student is committing or has committed any offense, a violation of which is a Class A misdemeanor or any of the five (5) categories of felonies as classified under § 40-35-110, …

The comptroller of the treasury may conduct a review of an institution of higher education to ensure that the institution is complying with the requirements of this part.

(a) 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 incomp…

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 …

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) 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 instituti…

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 …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Campus Free Speech Protection Act.”

The requirements of this part shall apply to every public institution of higher education in this state.

(a) 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 e…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) “Constitutional time, place, and manner restrictions” means restrictions on the time, place, and manner of free speech that do not violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Constitution…

(a) The governing body of every institution shall adopt a policy that affirms the following principles of free speech, which are the public policy of this state:(1) Students have a fundamental constitutional right to free speech;(2) An institution shall be committed to giving stu…

(a) 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). (b) As used in th…

Nothing in this part shall require an institution to fund costs associated with student speech or expression. An institution shall not impose costs on students or student organizations on the basis of the anticipated reaction or opposition to a person's speech by listeners.

(1) Nothing contained in this part shall be construed as prohibiting an institution from imposing measures that do not violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 19 such as:(1) Constitutional time, place, and manne…

(a) The general assembly finds that:(1) Students, faculty, employees, and contractors of public institutions of higher education do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression while at work or while receiving an education on a campus of the institutio…

(a) This part is known and may be cited as the “Higher Education Purchasing Act.” (b) The general assembly finds and declares that:(1) The public institutions of higher education in this state are permitted to purchase goods and services through statewide procurement contracts th…

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Eligible private institution of higher education” means a private, nonprofit college or university that:(A) Is accredited by a federally recognized accrediting body;(B) Is located in this state; and(C) Is authorized to operate in this state by the Te…

(a) An eligible private institution of higher education is permitted to purchase goods and services through state cooperative purchasing contracts on the same terms and pricing available to public institutions of higher education. (b) Participation in a state cooperative purchase…

(a) Access granted pursuant to this part must not:(1) Reduce the availability of any goods or services available to public institutions of higher education;(2) Increase the price of goods or services paid by the state; or(3) Create any state liability. (1) Reduce the availability…

(a) The department of general services, in coordination with the Tennessee higher education commission, shall establish a simple enrollment and verification process to allow eligible private institutions of higher education to participate in state cooperative purchasing contracts…

(a) A vendor shall not:(1) Refuse to sell or provide goods or services to an eligible private institution of higher education that elects to participate in this part; or(2) Terminate or alter its pricing in retaliation for an eligible private institution of higher education elect…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, state public colleges and universities are permitted to establish and operate clinical and dispensary programs in speech pathology, speech therapy and audiology for the purpose of educating students and generating financial suppo…

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Athlete agent” has the same meaning as defined in § 49-7-2102;(2) “Athletic association” means a corporation, association, or any other group organized or with authority to set common rules, bylaws, standards, p…

(a) An intercollegiate athlete may perform diligence and receive compensation related to the use of the intercollegiate athlete's name, image, or likeness, the intercollegiate athlete's enrollment at an institution, roster position with its athletics program, or any other categor…

(a) An institution's athletic association shall not:(1) Interfere with, prohibit, restrict, or otherwise adversely affect an intercollegiate athlete's ability to earn compensation, seek representation, perform diligence, or otherwise participate in an activity described in § 49-7…