Title 49, Education

(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), every dependent child in this state under twenty-three (23) years of age, whose parent was killed, died as a direct result of injuries received or has been officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action while s…

(a) State colleges and universities operating under the state board of regents and the University of Tennessee operating under the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee are authorized to use funds resulting from state appropriations or student fees for the purpose of p…

(a) (1) The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, the board of regents, and each state university board shall adopt procedures whereby a Tennessee resident who is enrolled at an institution of higher education within their jurisdictions under educational assistance be…

(a) A municipal corporation in which a state college or university is located is authorized to prescribe and enforce traffic ordinances on the campus of the institution. (b) A municipal corporation shall not begin to prescribe and enforce traffic ordinances on the campus of the s…

(a) The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and the state university and community college system, or either of them, are authorized to enter into all necessary or proper contracts with the federal government or any of its agencies, bureaus or departments, and with l…

(a) The board of regents, the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, and state university boards are authorized and empowered to take such steps, to enter into such agreements, and to do whatever they deem necessary to the establishment of foundations for the state ins…

(a) The county legislative body of any county or the governing body of any city of this state may contract with and make donations or contributions to any public or tax-supported college, university or other public institution of higher education, or any nonprofit general welfare…

(a) For the purpose of providing an in-service training program to upgrade the professional personnel of the state colleges and universities operating under the state university and community college system, and to upgrade the professional personnel of the University of Tennessee…

(a) No person shall be granted a baccalaureate degree of any kind from any institution of higher learning supported or maintained by the state, or from any community college supported or maintained by the state, unless the person has earned credit in American history, consisting …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Student Information in Higher Education Act of 2005.”

(1) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Institution of higher education” means any four-year college or university, whether public or private, located in this state;(2) “Parent” means a parent of a student, and includes a natural parent, a guardian, o…

Institutions of higher education shall inform parents and students of students' option to execute consent forms authorizing the institution of higher education to release certain otherwise confidential education records, as defined by federal law, to a designated parent, upon req…

Middle Tennessee State University shall implement a pilot program to effectuate this part, for a period not to exceed one (1) academic year, as defined by Middle Tennessee State University. At the conclusion of the pilot program at Middle Tennessee State University, the program s…

Each state institution of higher education shall notify parents of enrolled students of the parents' rights to view student records under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) on the institution's website.

If an institution of higher education provides access to the campus or to student directory information to persons or groups that make students aware of occupational or educational options, the institution of higher education shall provide access on the same basis to official rec…

(a) This section is known and may be cited as the “Skills for Jobs Act.” (b) To the extent practicable within available resources and subject to the availability of data currently collected by and accessible to state agencies, the Tennessee higher education commission, in partner…

(a) (1) Disabled persons suffering from a permanent total disability that totally incapacitates the person from working at an occupation that brings the person an income, and persons who have retired from state service with thirty (30) or more years of service, regardless of age,…

(a) No person who is required to register for the federal draft under 50 U.S.C. § 3802 shall be eligible to enroll in any state postsecondary school until the person has registered for the draft. (b) The state board of regents, state university boards of trustees, and the board o…

(a) Any educational institution that provides instruction in the management, operation, procedures or practice of the dispensing of alcoholic beverages or bartending shall include in the instruction the teaching of the problems of alcohol abuse and the effect of alcohol consumpti…

(a) Full-time employees of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee shall be eligible for enrollment in one (1) course per term at any state supported college or university or state college of applied technology without paying tuition char…

The state university boards, the board of regents, and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall require that courses in the detection and treatment of child sexual abuse be included in the curriculum of disciplines that include the training of physicians, pediat…

(a) The governing boards of public institutions of higher education are authorized to establish policies pursuant to which a suitable number of persons may be employed or commissioned, or both, as police officers, public safety officers, and security officers by the governing boa…

(a) (1) A child under twenty-four (24) years of age shall receive a twenty-five percent (25%) discount on tuition to any state institution of higher education if the child's parent:(A) Is employed as a full-time certified teacher in any public school in Tennessee;(B) Is employed …

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Patentable materials” means inventions, processes, discoveries or other subject matter that the public higher education institution or the sponsor reasonably believes to be patentable under 35 U.S.C.;(2) “Pro…

The purposes of this part are to establish a statewide, comprehensive labor education alignment program, also referred to as the “program” or “LEAP,” to enable students in colleges of applied technology and community colleges to participate in employment training and to attain in…

The purpose of LEAP is to provide students in colleges of applied technology, community colleges, and, where applicable, high schools the opportunity to combine occupational training in a high-skill or high-need field with academic credit and to apply that combined work and acade…

(1) The higher education commission shall coordinate efforts with the department of labor and workforce development and the department of economic and community development in developing, administering, and implementing a LEAP pursuant to this part. The higher education commissio…

The department of labor and workforce development shall utilize existing staff to assist individuals interested in seeking postsecondary degrees. Efforts shall be made to encourage individuals to enroll in LEAPs offered at colleges of applied technology and community colleges, an…

(a) As used in this part, “work-based learning” or “WBL” means a credit-bearing experience in a secondary or postsecondary curriculum which:(1) Includes, but is not limited to, job shadowing, internships, clinicals, practicums, apprenticeships, co-ops, and industry-led service le…

Subject to appropriation by the general assembly in the annual appropriations act, the Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the board of regents, may award a grant to any college of applied technology or community college in this state that is located in a …

(1) Each community college and college of applied technology in this state is authorized to establish a LEAP under this part, with the appropriate approvals as required by the higher education commission and the board of regents; provided, that the LEAP shall enable students to o…

There is created in the state treasury a “workforce advanced training fund,” referred to in this part as the “fund.” The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. Interest accruing on investments and deposits of the fund shall be carried forwa…

The higher education commission, in consultation with the department of labor and workforce development and the department of economic and community development, is authorized to establish any policies and guidelines, and to promulgate rules and regulations, to effectuate the pur…

The higher education commission shall monitor the operation of the LEAP, and require periodic reporting by the colleges of applied technology and community colleges conducting the programs as the executive director deems appropriate, reasonable and necessary to evaluate the perfo…

(a) An employee of a public institution of higher education who investigates sexual misconduct shall complete the following at least one (1) time each year:(1) Training that satisfies the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681), the Jeanne …

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Hazing” means any intentional or reckless act in this state on or off the property of any higher education institution by one (1) student acting alone or with others that is directed against any other student…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Jacob Nunley Act”. (b) New incoming students at any public institution of higher learning in this state who live in on-campus student housing shall be required to produce proof of adequate immunization against meningococcal…

(a) New incoming students at any public or private institution of higher learning in this state shall return a completed waiver form pursuant to this section. A waiver form shall indicate that the institution has provided detailed information to the student concerning the risk fa…

If an institution of higher education in this state permits a fraternity to locate and maintain a residential house on the campus of the institution, then the institution shall not prohibit a sorority from locating and maintaining a residential house on the campus of the institut…

(a) For purposes of this section:(1) “Governing board” means, as appropriate, either the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee or the board of regents of the state university and community college system;(2) “Group purchasing program” means any plan, program or method …

Notwithstanding § 8-36-714 to the contrary, upon mutual agreement between the Tennessee higher education commission and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, the board of regents, or a state university board, as appropriate, an individual holding the title of pres…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Robert ‘Robbie’ Nottingham Campus Crime Scene Investigation Act of 2004.” (b) Regardless of whether a public or private institution of higher education has entered into a mutual assistance agreement with a law enforcement a…

No official, officer, or employee of a state university board, the board of regents, or the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, or any institution under their control, shall be reimbursed for airplane travel in an amount in excess of standard coach fare for the appl…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support Act” or the “Tennessee VETS Act.”

The general assembly finds that veterans need comprehensive, statewide support to aid them in transitioning from military service to enrollment at public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education. This support should encourage enrollment of veterans and address issue…

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Military-affiliated” means active-duty military personnel, reservists, members of the national guard, and reserve officer training corps program cadets;(2) “THEC” means the Tennessee higher education commission;(3) “Veteran” means a former member of …