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TN Code § 49-7-2305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 23 - Higher Education During Military Service|§ 49-7-2305. Excused Absences for Documented Mandatory Military Service

 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 for an official school function or other unavoidable event.
TN Code § 49-7-2401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2401. Short Title

 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Campus Free Speech Protection Act.”
TN Code § 49-7-2402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2402. Applicability of Part

 The requirements of this part shall apply to every public institution of higher education in this state.
TN Code § 49-7-2403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2403. Legislative Findings and Declaration — Legislative Intent

  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 expression.   It is the intent of the general assembly that the public institutions of higher education embrace a commitment to the freedom of speech and expression for all students and all faculty.   It is further the intent of the general assembly that public institutions of higher education, including their faculty, shall not require students or other faculty to adopt or to indicate their adherence to beliefs or orthodoxies on any particular political, philosophical, religious, social, or other such subject, although institutions may require students and faculty to conform their conduct to the requirements of law and policy.   It is further the intent of the general assembly that public institutions of higher education not stifle freedom of speech and expression by implementing vague or overbroad speech codes, establishing free speech zones, imposing unconstitutional prior restraints on speech, or disinviting speakers based on the anticipated reaction or opposition of others to the content of speech.
TN Code § 49-7-2404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2404. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:   “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 of Tennessee, Article I, § 19 that are reasonable, content- and viewpoint-neutral, narrowly tailored to satisfy a significant institutional interest, and leave open ample alternative channels for the communication of the information or message to its intended audience;   “Faculty” or “faculty member” means any person, whether or not the person is compensated by a public institution of higher education, and regardless of political affiliation, who is tasked with providing scholarship, academic research, or teaching. For purposes of this part, the term “faculty” shall include tenured and non-tenured professors, adjunct professors, visiting professors, lecturers, graduate student instructors, and those in comparable positions, however titled. For purposes of this part, the term “faculty” shall not include persons whose primary responsibilities are administrative or managerial;   “Free speech” means speech, expression, or assemblies protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 19, verbal or written, including, but not limited to, all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, demonstrations, rallies, vigils, marches, public speaking, distribution of printed materials, carrying signs, displays, or circulating petitions. “Free speech” does not include the promotion, sale, or distribution of any product or service;   “Institution” means an institution of public higher education in this state; and   “Student” means:  An individual currently enrolled in a course of study at the institution; and   An organization that is comprised entirely of individuals currently enrolled in a course of study at the institution, that is registered with an institution pursuant to institutional rules.
TN Code § 49-7-2406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2406. Policy on Student-to-Student Harassment

  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).   As used in this section, “student-on-student harassment” means unwelcome conduct directed toward a person that is discriminatory on a basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law, and that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively bars the victim's access to an educational opportunity or benefit.
TN Code § 49-7-2407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2407. Costs

 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.
TN Code § 49-7-2408 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 24 - Campus Free Speech Protection Act|§ 49-7-2408. Measures Imposing Restrictions

 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:   Constitutional time, place, and manner restrictions;   Reasonable and viewpoint-neutral restrictions in nonpublic forums;   Restricting the use of the institution's property to protect the free speech rights of students and faculty and preserve the use of the property for the advancement of the institution's mission;   Prohibiting or limiting speech, expression, or assemblies that are not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 19; or   Content restrictions on speech that are reasonably related to a legitimate pedagogical purpose, such as classroom rules enacted by faculty.
TN Code § 49-7-2701 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 27 - Hearing Centers|§ 49-7-2701. Establishment and Operation of Clinical and Dispensary Programs in Speech Pathology, Speech Therapy and Audiology in State Colleges and Universities

  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 support necessary to operate and make necessary improvements to those programs.   It is not the intent of the general assembly for such programs to compete directly with private hearing device retailers. Hearing centers operated and governed by public institutions of higher education shall not expand to operate satellite centers for the purpose of selling hearing aids, and shall not advertise the sale of hearing aids through any form of mass media, including, but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, billboards, phone directories, television, radio or internet, or through mass mailings, either printed or electronic. Such clinics and programs are permitted to receive patient referrals, to treat patients wishing to receive services from the college or university and to dispense hearing aids to such patients.   Each public institution of higher education operating a hearing center shall, by September 15 of each year, provide a written report to the Tennessee higher education commission and the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives. The report shall contain the following information relative to the prior year:  The number of patients served;   The number of patient-contact hours for which students received credit;   The number of billed patient hours;   The number of hearing aids dispensed to patients; and   The revenues from clinical and dispensing operations.
TN Code § 49-7-2901 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 29 - Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities|§ 49-7-2901. Legislative Intent

 It is the intent and purpose of this part to promote and enhance the role of historically black colleges and universities located in this state as prime contributors to the economic growth of the state by encouraging the institutions to continue their efforts to organize a consortium for the purpose of strategically partnering with the state and private industry to effectively achieve superior economic development in this state.
TN Code § 49-7-2902 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 29 - Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities|§ 49-7-2902. Part Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Commission” means the Tennessee higher education commission;   “Commissioner” means the commissioner of economic and community development;   “Department” means the department of economic and community development;   “HBCU” means and includes any historically black college or university located in this state, namely Fisk University, Knoxville College, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University;   “Tennessee HBCU consortium” or “consortium” means an organization or association comprised of two (2) or more HBCU institutions, the purpose of which is to facilitate and implement the strategic plans and objectives developed by and between the consortium and the Tennessee HBCU technology partnership; and   “Tennessee HBCU technology partnership” or “partnership” means an organization or association formed pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of cooperation by and among the department, the commission, the institutions participating in the consortium and participating organizations from private industry, the purpose of which is to develop certain strategic plans and key objectives to leverage the collective resources of each partnership participant to achieve superior economic growth in this state.
TN Code § 49-7-2903 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 29 - Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities|§ 49-7-2903. Funding

 In addition to the educational programs already provided for and funded by the state, financial support may also be provided for the organization, operation and continuation of the Tennessee HBCU consortium. Funding for the consortium shall be in an amount appropriated by the general assembly, and the appropriation shall be expended for the equitable benefit of or distributed by the consortium in equal amounts to the HBCU institutions participating in the consortium to be used exclusively for meeting the key objectives of the consortium and the Tennessee HBCU technology partnership.
TN Code § 49-7-2904 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 29 - Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities|§ 49-7-2904. Accomplishment of Objectives — Memorandum of Cooperation

  The commission is authorized and directed to provide all necessary and appropriate guidance, assistance and support to facilitate strategy development and coordinated implementation by the consortium and the partnership to accomplish their respective and mutual key objectives.   In furtherance of subsection (a), the commission may enter into one (1) or more memoranda of cooperation with the consortium and the partnership on terms deemed by the commission to be appropriate, mutually beneficial and in the best interest of the consortium and the partnership.
TN Code § 49-7-2905 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 29 - Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities|§ 49-7-2905. Construction — Expenditure of Funds

 This part shall not be construed to be an appropriation of funds and no funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this part unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the general appropriations act.
TN Code § 49-7-3001 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 30 - Higher Education Financial Accountability|§ 49-7-3001. Risk-Based Internal Financial Audits

  The trustees of the University of Tennessee shall require risk-based internal financial audits for the offices of the university president and the chancellors of the campuses comprising the system; provided, that at least thirty percent (30%) of such offices shall be audited in any given year. Such audits shall be reviewed by the board of trustees and the comptroller of the treasury.   The board of regents shall require risk-based internal financial audits of the offices of the chancellor and the presidents and directors of the institutions governed by the board; provided, that at least thirty percent (30%) of such offices shall be audited in any given year. The audits shall be reviewed by the board of regents and the comptroller of the treasury.   Each state university board shall require an annual internal financial audit of the office of the president of the institution. The audit shall be reviewed by the institution's governing board and the comptroller of the treasury.   The audits shall be performed for each fiscal year and shall be completed and furnished to the system's governing body and the comptroller of the treasury by December 1 following the close of each fiscal year.
TN Code § 49-7-3002 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 30 - Higher Education Financial Accountability|§ 49-7-3002. Flight Log of State-Owned Airplane

 A flight log shall be maintained for each state-owned airplane used by officers or employees of the University of Tennessee system or its institutions or the state university and community college system, including its universities, for travel related to a system or institution. The log shall show the reason for each flight, the date and final destination of each flight, the time of departure, time of arrival, all stops made prior to reaching the final destination, the length of time of each portion of a flight and the name of any person traveling on any portion of a flight, and the position the person holds with the system or institution. If a person who is not an officer or employee of the system or institution is a passenger on any portion of a flight, then the log shall clearly identify the person, the portion of the flight on which the person is a passenger and show the reason the person is a passenger.
TN Code § 49-7-3003 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 30 - Higher Education Financial Accountability|§ 49-7-3003. Restrictions on Purchase of Alcoholic Beverages

 Public institutions of higher education shall not purchase alcoholic beverages, beer, or wine with funds derived from state taxes, tuition, or student fees that are appropriated or reappropriated by the general assembly.
TN Code § 49-8-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 8 - State University and Community College System|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-8-102. Admissions Generally

   Persons who otherwise meet admission requirements shall be admitted to a state college or university, at in-state tuition rates, if they are residents of the state, or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in a county of another state lying immediately adjacent to a county in this state in which the institution is situated, or if the bona fide residence is within thirty (30) miles of the institution.   With respect to nonresidents, subdivision (a)(1) applies only to Austin Peay State University and the University of Memphis.      Nonresidents of the state who meet the conditions for entrance to any of the institutions under the control of the board of regents or a state university board may be admitted on payment of tuition rates that the respective board prescribes.   Persons who otherwise meet admissions requirements shall be admitted to Dyersburg State Community College with in-state tuition, if they are residents of the state or if they are nonresidents whose bona fide place of residence is in Mississippi County, Arkansas, or either Dunklin County or Pemiscot County, Missouri. However, those students shall not be counted in the consideration of any future capital construction.     Nonresidents who otherwise meet requirements for admission to a community college shall be admitted to the institution at in-state tuition rates, subject to the following limitations:  The nonresidents admitted at in-state tuition rates shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the full-time equivalent attendance of the institution;   The nonresident applicant must have a bona fide place of residence in a county that is adjacent to the Tennessee state line and also within a thirty-mile radius of the city in which the institution is located as determined by the Tennessee higher education commission;   The Tennessee higher education commission has the authority to determine the number of affected students, and every three (3) years an adjustment shall be made to the number of nonresident students admitted according to this subsection (c); and   In the case of any question of admission between applicants who are residents of this state and applicants who are not residents of this state, the preference in admission shall be given to Tennessee residents who are equally qualified relative to nonresident applicants.
TN Code § 49-8-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 8 - State University and Community College System|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-8-103. [reserved.]

  The board of regents and each state university board are authorized to establish from time to time reasonable and appropriate rules and policies defining residency of students, which shall be used for the purpose of determining whether or not out-of-state tuition shall be charged to a student enrolling in a state college or university subject to this chapter.    The board of regents or a state university board may classify a student as a Tennessee resident and charge the student in-state tuition, if the student is a citizen of the United States, has resided in Tennessee for at least one (1) year immediately prior to admission, and has:  Graduated from a Tennessee public secondary school;   Graduated from a private secondary school that is located in this state; or   Earned a Tennessee high school equivalency diploma.     Subdivision (b)(1) shall not be construed to limit the authority of the board of regents or a state university board under subsection (a) to establish other reasonable and appropriate rules defining additional categories of residents.
TN Code § 49-8-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 8 - State University and Community College System|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-8-105. Training Schools for Practice Teachers

  Any state college or university under the direction of the board of regents or a state university board is authorized to maintain a training school for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), or any combination of grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), for the purpose of providing practice teaching experience for teachers in training, and the students enrolled in the school shall be taught the same course of study as prescribed by the state board of education for the public school system in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), or the grades appropriate for the particular school.   Each institution, acting through its governing board, is authorized to contract with the county or city board of education in the county or city in which the college or university is located to provide for the teaching of the children of public school age in the training school, whereby the training school shall receive all state and federal funds received by the county or city board of education as a result of this contract for the operation of the school, including per capita allocations, equalization funds, capital outlay funds, textbook funds, and any other funds that may be allocated for the operation of public schools of this state. The control of the training school shall be wholly under the direction of the respective institution.   It shall not be mandatory for a state college or university subject to this chapter to maintain a training school; provided, that arrangements can be established and approved by the board of regents or state university board by which practice teaching experience can be provided in the county and city school systems of the state.   In the event the training school does not maintain a school for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve (pre-K-12), the contract between the board of regents or state university board and the county or city board of education shall direct the allocation of funds between the local boards of education and the training school, as the parties determine will best achieve the objective of providing practice teaching for teachers in training.
TN Code § 49-8-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 8 - State University and Community College System|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 49-8-106. Reserve Officer Training

  The governing board of each institution subject to this chapter is authorized and empowered to establish reserve officers training corps units in any public college or university under its jurisdiction, to execute and deliver bond, with or without surety, in such manner and on such terms and conditions as may be required by the United States, for the care and safekeeping of the transportation animals, arms, ammunition, supplies, tentage, and equipment that may be necessary or desirable for the operation, conduct, and training of any reserve officers training corps units of the armed forces of the United States authorized by law at any time, to be conducted in conjunction with any public college or university under its jurisdiction.   The authority delegated to a governing board in subsection (a) may, at the board's discretion, be delegated to the presidents of the several universities, colleges, and institutions, now or hereafter under its control.   Nothing in § 49-3-1106 shall limit the authority conferred in this section.   Under authority of this section, suits may be brought by the United States against the individual state universities or the community college system of this state.