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TN Code § 49-7-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-113. Disabled and Elderly Persons — Auditing or Enrollment

   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, or persons who will become sixty (60) years of age or older during the academic quarter or semester, whichever is applicable, in which such persons begin classes and, who are domiciled in Tennessee, may audit courses at any state-supported college or university without paying tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees or registration fees; however, this privilege may be limited or denied by the college or university on an individual classroom basis according to space availability.   This section shall not apply at medical schools, dental or pharmacy schools, and no institution of higher education shall be required to make physical alterations of its buildings or other facilities to comply with this section.   Prior to admittance, the university or college involved may require an affidavit or certificate from a physician or an agency charged with compensating the disabled person or adjudicating the permanent total disability of the person who is requesting admittance to classes that the person is permanently totally disabled as set forth in subdivision (a)(1).   A student who is receiving services under federal or state vocational rehabilitation programs is not eligible for a waiver of tuition and fee benefits under this section.     Subject to the same terms and conditions as provided in subsection (a), disabled persons, as defined in subsection (a), and persons who will become sixty-five (65) years of age or older during the academic quarter or semester, whichever is applicable, in which such persons begin classes and, who are domiciled in this state, may be enrolled in courses for credit at state-supported colleges and universities without payment of tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees or registration fees, except that the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and the board of regents of the state university and community college system may provide for a service fee that may be charged by the institutions under their respective jurisdictions, the fee to be for the purpose of helping to defray the cost of keeping the records of such students and not to exceed forty-five dollars ($45.00) a quarter or seventy dollars ($70.00) a semester.
TN Code § 49-7-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-114. Draft Registration Prerequisite to Enrollment

  No person who is required to register for the federal draft under 50 U.S.C. § 453 shall be eligible to enroll in any state postsecondary school until the person has registered for the draft.   The state board of regents and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-7-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-115. Bartending Schools — Instruction in Alcohol Abuse and Effect

  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 consumption on highway safety.   Any institution to which this section applies that fails to provide the instruction required by this section shall, upon hearing by the Tennessee higher education commission, have its authorization to operate revoked.
TN Code § 49-7-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-116. Full-Time University and College Employees — Tuition-Free Courses

  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 charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees or registration fees.   Enrollment privileges may be limited or denied by the college or university on an individual classroom basis according to space availability. No tuition paying student shall be denied enrollment in a course because of faculty enrollment pursuant to this section.   Courses taken under this section shall be governed by the academic rules and regulations of the institution or school offering the course or courses.   This section shall have no effect on existing staff development programs at the institutions and schools of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee.   It is the legislative intent that the fees waived by this section shall not be deducted from the institution's budgets recommended by the Tennessee higher education commission.
TN Code § 49-7-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-117. Child Sexual Abuse Courses

 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, pediatricians, psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, and sociologists.
TN Code § 49-7-119 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-119. Children of Public School Teachers — Tuition Discount

   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:  Is employed as a full-time certified teacher in any public school in Tennessee;   Is employed as a full-time technology coordinator in any LEA in Tennessee;   Is a retired teacher who retired after a minimum of thirty (30) years of full-time creditable service in Tennessee public schools;   Received disability retirement after a minimum of twenty-five (25) years of full-time creditable service in Tennessee public schools;   Died while employed as a full-time certified teacher in a public school in Tennessee; or   Died while employed as a full-time technology coordinator in an LEA in Tennessee.     A child who is receiving the discount provided for by this section but whose parent dies during the time the child is enrolled and receiving the discount is eligible to continue to receive the discount as provided in this section.     The Tennessee higher education commission is directed, authorized and empowered to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this section, including rules and regulations for the allocation of appropriations specifically appropriated for the implementation of this section.   Any reimbursements to a state institution of higher education for the tuition discounts provided by this section shall be limited to those funds specifically appropriated for that purpose in the general appropriations act. Reimbursement shall be limited to providing for the discount on tuition provided for in this section.
TN Code § 49-7-121 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-121. Annual Source Reduction, Recycling and Waste Management Plan

 Each institution governed by the board of regents of the state university and community college system and the University of Tennessee board of trustees shall develop an annual source reduction, recycling and waste management plan consistent with the state solid waste plan.
TN Code § 49-7-122 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-122. Annual Training Required for Employee Who Investigates Sexual Misconduct

  An employee of a public institution of higher education who investigates sexual misconduct shall complete the following at least one (1) time each year:  Training that satisfies the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681), the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. § 1092(f)), and the federal regulations implementing the statutes, as amended, all of which may be satisfied by the training in subdivision (a)(2); or   Training developed or conducted by the Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center for investigators who perform investigations of sexual misconduct.     As used in this section, “sexual misconduct” means an alleged violation of a public higher education institution's policies concerning sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking.
TN Code § 49-7-123 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-123. Hazing Prohibited

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:  “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, that endangers the mental or physical health or safety of that student or that induces or coerces a student to endanger the student's mental or physical health or safety. “Hazing” does not include customary athletic events or similar contests or competitions and is limited to those actions taken and situations created in connection with initiation into or affiliation with any organization; and   “Higher education institution” means a public or private college, community college or university.     Each higher education institution shall adopt a written policy prohibiting hazing by any student or organization operating under the sanction of the institution. The policy shall be distributed or made available to each student at the beginning of each school year. Time shall be set aside during orientation to specifically discuss the policy and its ramifications as a criminal offense and the institutional penalties that may be imposed by the higher education institution.
TN Code § 49-7-124 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-124. Jacob Nunley Act — Requirement of Proving Immunization Against Meningococcal Disease — Exemptions

  This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Jacob Nunley Act”.   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 disease as recommended for adults in the current advisory committee on immunization practices “Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule” published by the centers for disease control and prevention.   A student may be exempted from the requirements of this section only under the following circumstances:  Where a physician licensed by the board of medical examiners, the board of osteopathic examiners or a health department certifies in writing that a particular vaccine is contraindicated for one (1) of the following reasons:  The individual meets the criteria for contraindication set forth in the manufacturer's vaccine package insert;   The individual meets the criteria for contraindication published by the centers for disease control or the advisory committee on immunization practices; or   In the best professional judgment of the physician, based upon the individual's medical condition and history, the risk of harm from the vaccine outweighs the potential benefit;     Where a parent or guardian or, in the case of an adult student, the student provides to the school a written statement, affirmed under penalties of perjury, that vaccination conflicts with the religious tenets and practices of the parent or guardian or, in the case of an adult student, the student.     Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public institution of higher learning to provide or purchase vaccine against meningococcal disease.   The governing boards of each public institution of higher learning are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.   A public institution of higher education shall accept from a student proof of the student's prior or current military service as proof of any immunization required of the student for enrollment at the institution.   The governing board of each public institution of higher learning, in consultation with the department of health, shall promulgate rules regarding immunization requirements for students enrolled within each respective institution. All such rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.   Notwithstanding subsection (g), each public institution of higher learning shall strive to collect immunization records for students enrolling in the institution.
TN Code § 49-7-125 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-125. Hepatitis B Waiver Form

  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 factors for hepatitis B infection and the availability and effectiveness of vaccine for persons who are at-risk of the disease; and that the student, parent or guardian has received and reviewed the information and has chosen to have the student vaccinated or not to have the student vaccinated. In order to complete a waiver form, a student who is eighteen (18) years of age or older may sign a waiver or, for minors, the student's parent or guardian may sign the waiver.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a school to provide or purchase vaccine against hepatitis B infection.   The governing boards of each public institution of higher learning are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this section. The rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-7-126 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-126. Campus Residential Houses — Fraternities and Sororities

 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 institution. Any rules applying to a sorority house shall be no less stringent than those applying to a fraternity house.
TN Code § 49-7-128 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-128. Fulfillment of Obligations as President Emeritus

 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 president emeritus may apply service to the Tennessee higher education commission toward fulfillment of the individual's obligations as president emeritus.
TN Code § 49-7-129 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-129. Short Title — Notification of Law Enforcement Agency of a Medically Unattended Death or of a Report Alleging Rape — Joint Investigation — Penalty

  This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Robert ‘Robbie’ Nottingham Campus Crime Scene Investigation Act of 2004.”   Regardless of whether a public or private institution of higher education has entered into a mutual assistance agreement with a law enforcement agency pursuant to § 49-7-118, the chief security officer or chief law enforcement officer of the institution shall immediately notify, unless otherwise provided by federal law, the local law enforcement agency with territorial jurisdiction over the institution, if the medically unattended death of a person occurs on the property of the institution, or if the officer is in receipt of a report from the victim alleging that any degree of rape has occurred on the property of the institution. The chief security officer or chief law enforcement officer shall designate one (1) or more persons who shall have the authority and duty to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency in the absence of the chief security officer or chief law enforcement officer.   Upon notification pursuant to subsection (b), it shall be the duty of each law enforcement agency to participate in a joint investigation of the death or alleged rape reported pursuant to subsection (b). In the case of a medically unattended death, the local law enforcement agency shall lead the investigation. In the case of an alleged rape, the institution's law enforcement agency shall lead the investigation.   After notifying the local law enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (b), the security officers or law enforcement officers and all other employees of the institution shall cooperate in every respect with the investigation conducted by the law enforcement agency.   Any official of a public or private institution of higher education receiving a report from a victim of rape occurring on the property or in the vicinity of the institution shall refer the victim to a sexual assault program or other service on campus or in the community. Sexual assault programs shall report annually, by January 31, to the chief security or law enforcement officer of the institution of the number of requests for assistance received from victims who were raped on or in the vicinity of a public or private institution of higher education during the preceding calendar year.   As used in this section, “local law enforcement agency” means:  Within the territory of a municipality, the municipal police force;   Within the territory of a county having a metropolitan form of government, the metropolitan police force; and   Within the unincorporated territory of a county, the sheriff's office.     A knowing violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
TN Code § 49-7-130 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-130. Reimbursement for Airplane Travel Limited to Standard Coach Fare

 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 applicable flight. Unless an emergency situation arises and the purchase or reimbursement for the purchase of tickets for travel by air in excess of the standard coach fare for the emergency situation is approved by the comptroller, no state appropriated or institution funds shall be otherwise used to purchase air travel at rates in excess of standard coach fare for the applicable flight.
TN Code § 49-7-131 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-131. Eligibility for Employment or Promotion After Serving on Presidential Search Committee

 No person acting on a presidential search committee for any public higher education system or institution in this state shall be eligible for initial employment or for promotion by that system or institution of higher education for a period of twelve (12) months after the completion of the committee's business. This section shall not apply to any person who is a full-time student at the time of service on the committee.
TN Code § 49-7-132 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-132. Approval of Expenditures by State Building Commission

 Any expenditure or combination of separate expenditures in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or any subsequent threshold established by the state building commission, made in any six-month period on a single building or structure owned or leased by a state institution of higher education or governing board of the institution shall be subject to the approval of the state building commission.
TN Code § 49-7-133 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-133. Misrepresentation of Academic Credentials — Penalty

  A person commits the offense of misrepresentation of academic credentials who, knowing that the statement is false and with the intent to secure employment at or admission to an institution of higher education in Tennessee, represents, orally or in writing, that the person:  Has successfully completed the required course work for and has been awarded one (1) or more degrees or diplomas from an accredited institution of higher education;   Has successfully completed the required course work for and has been awarded one (1) or more degrees or diplomas from a particular institution of higher education; or   Has successfully completed the required course work for and has been awarded one (1) or more degrees or diplomas in a particular field or specialty from an accredited institution of higher education.     Misrepresentation of academic credentials is a Class A misdemeanor.   Each institution of the University of Tennessee system and the state university and community college system shall include in any catalog, on the institution's website and in any contract for employment in a position requiring academic credentials a warning that the offense of misrepresentation of academic credentials constitutes a Class A misdemeanor. The warning shall define the offense of misrepresentation of academic credentials.