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TN Code § 49-9-1401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1401. Purpose — Construction

 The purpose of this part is to enhance the competitive position of the University of Tennessee for research and development funding and otherwise to facilitate expanded research and development activities at the university, the premier public research university in this state. The further purpose of this part is to facilitate the commercialization of university research outcomes and the transfer of research-generated technology from the university to commercial and industrial enterprises in furtherance of the economic development of this state. This part shall be liberally construed in conformity with its purposes.
TN Code § 49-9-1402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1402. Authority and Powers of University

  Without intending any limitation of the express and implied powers vested in the University of Tennessee, the general assembly expressly recognizes the university's authority to take whatever steps it deems necessary to form and participate in legal entities organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of promoting, supporting and carrying out the university's research mission, including, but not limited to, the commercialization of research outcomes and the transfer of research-generated products, ideas, processes and other technology from the university to commercial and industrial enterprises. The general assembly further expressly recognizes the university's authority to enter into joint ventures and other cooperative arrangements with those entities in furtherance of the purposes of this part.   Entities described in subsection (a) may be vested with any power and charged with any responsibility necessary or desirable to facilitate research and development at the university, commercialization of university research outcomes and transfer of research generated technology from the university to commercial and industrial enterprises.
TN Code § 49-9-1403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1403. Entities Not Affiliated With State

 An entity described in § 49-9-1402(a) shall not be deemed or construed to be an agency, department, instrumentality, political subdivision or other arm of the state.
TN Code § 49-9-1404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1404. Annual Audit

 The operations of entities described in § 49-9-1402(a) shall be audited annually by an independent certified public accountant, and copies of the audit shall be furnished to the comptroller of the treasury. An entity described in § 49-9-1402(a) shall also be subject to audit by the comptroller of the treasury, but nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that the entity is an agency, department, instrumentality, political subdivision or other arm of the state.
TN Code § 49-9-1405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1405. Employment Agreements

 Entities described in § 49-9-1402(a) may enter into agreements for the services of university employees and employees of other entities.
TN Code § 49-9-1406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1406. Debts and Liabilities

 Debts, liabilities and other obligations of an entity described in § 49-9-1402(a) shall not constitute debts, liabilities or obligations of the state or the university.
TN Code § 49-9-1407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1407. Immunity Applies

 Nothing contained in this part shall be deemed or construed to waive or abrogate in any way the sovereign immunity of the state, the university or any officer or employee of the state or university or to deprive any officer or employee of the state or university of any other immunity to which the officer or employee is otherwise entitled under state law.
TN Code § 49-9-1408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1408. Liberal Construction

 This part shall constitute full and complete authority, without regard to any other law, for the doing of the acts and things authorized in this part and shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. If this part is inconsistent with any other law, this part shall be controlling; provided, that  §§ 4-15-102, 12-2-112, 12-2-114 and 12-2-115 shall apply to transactions between the university and entities described in § 49-9-1402(a); and provided, further, that nothing in this part shall be construed to amend, repeal or supersede the provisions of or the obligations of the state or the university's board of trustees under §§ 9-9-113(b) and 49-3-1206 or any agreements entered into by the board of trustees under § 49-3-1206.
TN Code § 49-9-1409 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1409. Use of Proceeds Derived From Sale or Liquidation of Institute Property

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any proceeds derived from the sale or liquidation of gifts, properties, holdings, mineral rights or other assets of value from within the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture shall remain within the institute's budget and purview and used at the discretion of the institute's chief officer toward the accomplishment of the institute's teaching, research or statewide public service mission. At no time shall the proceeds of the sale of such properties used for research, demonstration or youth programs be used to fund the general operations of the university.
TN Code § 49-9-1410 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 14 - Research and Development at the University of Tennessee|§ 49-9-1410. Feasibility Study of Statewide Comprehensive Energy Policy

  The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee is directed to perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy. The study shall examine the state's current and future energy supply and demand needs, existing energy policies, and emerging energy challenges and opportunities. The objectives of the study shall include, but not be limited to the following:  Increasing the exploration and use of in-state or domestic energy resources;   Promoting job growth, energy production, energy use, and energy conservation in the state;   Ensuring reliable, low-cost environmentally responsible energy supply;   Gaining competitive advantages for Tennessee businesses and consumers in light of rising energy costs; and   Positioning the state as a leader in the United States and world energy markets.     The study shall focus on incentives and policies that the state may utilize to promote and enhance the most cost efficient and effective statewide comprehensive energy policy. The study shall include legislative and executive policy recommendations.   All appropriate state departments and agencies are encouraged to provide assistance for the study.   State funds in the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) shall be made available to support the feasibility study. The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy is authorized to establish public and private partnerships for the study. Any funds made available from private, county, municipal or federal appropriations shall be used to match state appropriations.   The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy shall report its preliminary findings to the energy task force of the house of representatives no later than October 15, 2014. A final report shall be provided to the energy task force no later than December 15, 2014.   The Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research (SBBER) at the University of Memphis shall work in partnership with the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee in the creation of the statewide comprehensive energy policy pursuant to subsection (a).
TN Code § 49-9-1501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 15 - Collaboration With Oak Ridge National Laboratory|§ 49-9-1501. Purpose of Part

 The purpose of this part is to accomplish the following:   Foster economic growth by significantly increasing the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics doctoral students produced at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and other state universities;   Accelerate the state's economic and workforce development efforts in the field of energy sciences and engineering;   Support the continued development of clean energy technologies and jobs in Tennessee;   Leverage for the purposes set forth herein the existing capabilities of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory;   Elevate the status of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville as a top tier national research institution through expanded collaboration with the laboratory;   Encourage and facilitate the development of an interdisciplinary program in energy science and engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville that shall provide students an opportunity to undertake transformative research activities;   Promote and develop support for collaborative research and development by interdisciplinary teams of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and other state university faculties and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in energy-related fields;   Foster and promote research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics that encourages entrepreneurial opportunities in Tennessee; and   Expand the number of University of Tennessee, Knoxville graduate students conducting their graduate research and education at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory working with laboratory scientific staff and using the unique facilities of the laboratory.
TN Code § 49-9-1502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 9 - University of Tennessee|Part 15 - Collaboration With Oak Ridge National Laboratory|§ 49-9-1502. Establishment of Academic Unit in Collaboration With the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  The University of Tennessee is authorized to establish an academic unit of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for interdisciplinary research and education in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.   The chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are authorized to enter into an agreement concerning collaboration in interdisciplinary research and education designed to accomplish the purposes of this part. This agreement shall address matters including, but not limited to, the appointment and oversight of graduate students, the appointment of ORNL staff as faculty, and the development of interdisciplinary curricula between the two (2) institutions. Nothing in this part shall limit in any way the authority of the United States department of energy with regard to the ownership and operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, nothing in this part shall be deemed or construed to abrogate in any way the applicability of federal law relative to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, its management and operation.
TN Code § 49-10-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-101. Legislative Intent — Application of Parts 1-6

   It is the policy of this state to provide, and to require school districts to provide, as an integral part of free public education, special education services sufficient to meet the needs and maximize the capabilities of children with disabilities.   The timely implementation of this policy to the end that all children with disabilities actually receive the special education services necessary to their proper development is declared to be an integral part of the policy of this state.     This section applies to all children with disabilities regardless of the schools, institutions or programs by which those children are served.   The state board of education is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to effectuate this chapter. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 49-10-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-102. Chapter Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   “Child with a disability” means a child between three (3) and twenty-one (21) years of age, both inclusive, who has been evaluated and determined as having a state-identified disability in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state board of education or as having one (1) or more of the following disabilities, as defined in 34 C.F.R. § 300.8: an intellectual disability; a hearing impairment, including deafness; a speech or language impairment; a visual impairment, including blindness; emotional disturbance; an orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; other health impairment; a specific learning disability; developmental delay; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services. Any child with a disability who turns twenty-two (22) years of age between the commencement of the school year and the conclusion of the school year continues to be a child with a disability for the remainder of that school year;   “Department” means the department of education;   “FAPE” means a free appropriate public education in compliance with the IDEA;   “IDEA” means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.);   “Individualized education program team” or “IEP team” means a group of individuals described in 34 C.F.R. § 300.321 that is responsible for developing, reviewing, or revising an individualized education program (IEP) for a child with a disability;   “LEA” means a local education agency;   “Related services” means:  Transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education, including speech-language pathology and audiology services; interpreting services; psychological services; physical and occupational therapy; transition services, including job placement; recreation, including therapeutic recreation; early identification and assessment of disabilities in children; counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling with a focus on career development, employment preparation, achieving independence, and integration in the workplace and community of a child with a disability; orientation and mobility services; and medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes;   School health services and school nurse services, social work services in schools, and parent counseling and training; or   Other services that may be approved by the state board of education; and     “Special education” means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including instruction conducted in the classroom, home, hospitals, institutions, and other settings, and instruction in physical education.
TN Code § 49-10-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-103. Entitlement to Fape — Responsibilities of Lea — Education in Least Restrictive Environment

  Every child with a disability is entitled to a FAPE.   Each LEA is responsible for ensuring that every child with a disability receives special education and related services designed to meet the child's unique needs.   A child with a disability must be educated in the least restrictive environment. Special classes, separate schooling, or other removals of a child with a disability from the regular educational environment must occur only when, and to the extent that, the student's IEP team determines that the nature or severity of the child's disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. To the maximum extent appropriate, a child with a disability must be educated alongside the child's typically-developing peers.
TN Code § 49-10-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-104. Division of Special Education

  There is established in the department of education a division of special education.   The division shall be headed by an assistant commissioner, who shall be qualified by education, training and experience to take responsibility for, and give direction to, the programs of the department relating to children with disabilities.    The assistant commissioner who heads the division shall be appointed by the commissioner.   Recommendations of individuals deemed qualified for this position may be made by the advisory council for the education of students with disabilities described in § 49-10-105.     The department shall enforce the IDEA and the state's special education laws.
TN Code § 49-10-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-106. Adoption of Standards or Qualifications for Teachers and Other Personnel — Adoption of Evaluation Procedures and Eligibility Criteria for Children With Disabilities — Cooperation

 The state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, is authorized to take necessary action in the area of special education to:   Adopt standards or qualifications for teachers and other personnel providing instruction or other educational services to children with disabilities;   Adopt the evaluation procedures and eligibility criteria for children with disabilities; and   Cooperate with other state agencies, organizations, and institutions that are concerned with the health, education, and welfare of children with disabilities.
TN Code § 49-10-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-107. Contracts Between Leas to Provide Services for Children With Disabilities

  Nothing in this chapter prevents an LEA from providing special education or related services for children with disabilities by contracting with another LEA to provide services for children with disabilities from the other LEA.   The LEA in which the child is enrolled shall continue to be responsible for ensuring that the child receives special education and related services in accordance with the IDEA and nothing in this chapter relieves the LEA from having to comply with the requirements of this chapter.   Agreements or contracts made pursuant to subsection (a) must be in writing and may include the provision of special education and related services, payment of reasonable costs of providing special education and related services, or other related costs.   Any child provided special education or related services through an agreement made pursuant to subsection (a), and any parent or legal guardian of the child, retain all civil and other rights that the child would have if receiving special education or related services in the LEA where the child is enrolled. Any agreement or contract made pursuant to subsection (a) must contain a provision to that effect.
TN Code § 49-10-108 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-108. Identification, Location, and Evaluation of Children With Disabilities

  Every LEA shall identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities, or who are suspected of having a disability, within its boundaries, ages three (3) through twenty-one (21), both inclusive, who need special education and related services, including all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private schools located within the boundaries of the LEA.   A parent or legal guardian may request the LEA to conduct a full and individualized evaluation of the parent's or legal guardian's child to determine if the child has a disability and is eligible for special education services.   The identification, location, and evaluation of children with disabilities must be conducted in accordance with the IDEA, the state's special education laws, and the state board of education's rules.
TN Code § 49-10-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 10 - Special Education|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-10-109. Withholding of Bep Funding for Special Education

   If an LEA is found by the commissioner of education to have failed to provide a FAPE to all children with disabilities who by law are entitled to receive a FAPE from the LEA, then the commissioner may withhold all or any portion of the basic education program (BEP) funding for the LEA as, in the commissioner's judgment, is warranted.   The denial of BEP funding under subdivision (a)(1) may continue until the failure to provide the required special education or related services is remedied.   Whether or not the commissioner elects to withhold BEP funding pursuant to subdivision (a)(1), the commissioner shall ensure the provision of a FAPE, and may do so by providing the education directly.     The commissioner shall not take action pursuant to subsection (a) until after providing a public hearing with due notice and preserved on a record that establishes the failure of the LEA to provide special education or related services of an adequate quantity and quality.   Any costs incurred by the department in administering this section are direct charges against the LEA and must be paid by the LEA. If an LEA fails to make timely payment, then the department may make the payment and obtain reimbursement from the LEA through the appropriate judicial proceedings.    When the commissioner is providing special education or related services pursuant to this section, it is the commissioner's purpose to assist the LEA in assuming or reassuming the LEA's full responsibilities for providing education for children with disabilities.   No BEP funding for special education shall be given to an LEA during, or for, any period for which the LEA's provision of special education is being administered directly by the commissioner on behalf of the LEA pursuant to this section.   The commissioner shall return responsibility for providing a FAPE to the LEA as soon as the commissioner finds that the LEA is willing and able to fulfill its responsibilities pursuant to law.