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TN Code § 49-7-134 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-134. Reduction in Work Force

 The board of regents, the state university boards, and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall adopt policies to govern reductions in force that could result in employee layoffs or terminations at their respective institutions of higher education. The policies shall provide a consistent and equitable method of reducing the work force when a reorganization or curtailment of operations becomes necessary. The policies shall, at a minimum:   Apply to regular, nonfaculty employees;   Provide for a written rationale for any reduction in the work force;   Include identification of functional areas affected, a review of the budget implications involved and the development of specific written criteria to be used in identifying duties that will be reassigned or eliminated;   Provide for the application of such factors as length of service in the position and at the institution, functional needs of the unit in selecting the affected employees and the qualifications needed to perform the remaining duties of the affected unit;   Require written notification to the affected employees of a reduction in force as far in advance as possible; and   Provide an opportunity for affected employees to receive notification when vacancies for similar positions at their former campuses occur.
TN Code § 49-7-135 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-135. Policies on Smoking at Public Institutions of Higher Education

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including § 4-4-121, § 39-17-1551, or title 39, chapter 17, part 18, the board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each public institution of higher education may adopt policies regulating smoking on property owned or operated by the institution; provided, that such policies do not permit smoking in any location where smoking is otherwise prohibited by law. Such policies may prohibit smoking in all indoor and outdoor areas of property owned or operated by the institution. The board of regents, the trustees of the university of Tennessee, and state university board of each institution is encouraged to prohibit smoking in all enclosed spaces and provide for reasonable smoke-free zones at all facility entrances and exits.
TN Code § 49-7-136 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-136. Emergency Keyed Lock Boxes in All Student Dormitories and Other University Housing Next to Functioning Elevators

  The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, the board of regents, and the state university boards shall adopt uniform rules requiring the placement of an emergency keyed lock box in all student dormitories and other campus housing with functioning elevators. The emergency keyed lock box must be installed by each bank of elevators in student dormitories and other campus housing. The lock boxes shall be permanently mounted seventy-two inches (72") from the floor to the center of the box, be operable by a universal key, no matter where the box is located, and shall contain only fire service keys and drop keys to the appropriate elevators. General standards for the design of the boxes shall be approved by the department of labor and workforce development; provided, however, that the standards must be consistent with all applicable building and life safety standards governing student dormitories.   Failure to comply with this section shall be a Class C misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine only of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
TN Code § 49-7-137 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-137. Instruction to Raise Awareness and Prevent Hate Crimes and Sexual Offenses — Required for Freshmen

  Each public institution of higher education is strongly encouraged to offer instruction aimed at increasing the awareness and prevention of hate crime offenses, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and date rape to all students.   Each public institution of higher education shall require all entering freshmen during orientation or introductory studies to receive instruction aimed at increasing the awareness and prevention of sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual harassment, and date rape.
TN Code § 49-7-138 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-138. Preference for Admission to State Residents

 The institutions of the University of Tennessee system and the state university and community college system shall adopt a policy concerning preference for admission to residents of this state.
TN Code § 49-7-139 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-139. Wireless Internet Access in Public Postsecondary Institutions

  Every public postsecondary institution is authorized to provide campus-wide wireless internet access to students, faculty, staff and the general public without charge.   For purposes of this section, “public postsecondary institution” means:  An institution operated by the board of regents of the state university and community college system; or   An institution in the University of Tennessee system.
TN Code § 49-7-140 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-140. Confidentiality of Gift Records

 Records and information that concern gifts to public institutions of higher education or foundations established under § 49-7-107, and that include the name, address, telephone number, social security number, driver license information, or any other personally identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family, shall not be open for public inspection. Public institutions of higher education and foundations established under § 49-7-107 shall create an annual report of gifts received during each twelve-month period, including the amount of the gift and a general description of its use, but not including any personally identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family. Upon request, the annual report of gifts shall be made available for inspection by any citizen of Tennessee. Upon request, the attorney general and reporter may review all records or information concerning gifts to public institutions of higher education, and to foundations established under § 49-7-107, including all personally identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family.
TN Code § 49-7-141 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-141. Minimizing Cost of Textbooks and Course Materials

  The University of Tennessee system and the Tennessee board of regents shall develop policies for minimizing the cost of textbooks and course materials used at public institutions of higher education while maintaining quality of education and academic freedom. These policies shall require that:  Faculty members submit lists of required textbooks and course materials to any on-campus bookstore in a timely manner to ensure that a sufficient quantity of the textbooks and materials are available for purchase when courses begin and that the lists, along with other relevant information concerning textbooks and course materials, including, but not limited to any International Standard Book Number (ISBN), are made available to students on the institution's website, using existing computer software;   Any on-campus bookstore disclose to faculty members on a per course basis the costs to students of purchasing the required textbooks and course materials and that faculty members affirmatively acknowledge the price of the textbooks and materials before an order is completed;   Faculty members consider the least costly practices in assigning textbooks and course materials, such as adopting the least expensive edition of a textbook available when educational content is comparable to a more costly edition as determined by the faculty member and working closely with publishers and bookstores to create bundles and packages only if they deliver cost savings to students;   Any on-campus bookstore selling textbooks to students as part of a bundled package with other study products recommended by the publisher also provide students the option of purchasing the textbooks and other study products separately from each other, if possible;   Any on-campus bookstore actively promote and publicize book buy-back programs;   Copies of textbooks shall be made available for student use at no cost through the academic department or through the reserve system of the institution's library; provided, that the textbooks have been furnished at no charge by the publisher for this purpose; and   All textbook inventory and monitoring required of any on-campus bookstore by any policy adopted shall be accomplished by existing bookstore staff.     As used in subsection (a), “bundled” means a group of objects joined together by packaging or required to be purchased as an indivisible unit.
TN Code § 49-7-142 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-142. Computer and Network Usage — Policy and Deterrents to Copyright Infringement

  Each public and private institution of higher education in the state that has student residential computer networks shall:  Adopt and reasonably implement a policy defining computer and network usage and ethics that applies to students, staff, and faculty that clearly describes and prohibits the infringement of copyrighted works over the school's computer and network resources, and that details the penalties for infringement provided under both federal law and the school code;   Make reasonable efforts to post signs in appropriate locations to remind students, staff, and faculty of the policy; and   Subject to subsection (b), reasonably attempt to prevent the infringement of copyrighted works over the institution's computer and network resources, if the institution receives fifty (50) or more legally valid notices of infringement as prescribed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), within the preceding year.     Nothing in this section shall:  Prohibit the noninfringing use of copyrighted material by students, staff, and faculty;   Restrict an educational institution's use of copyrighted material under 17 U.S.C. § 107;   Waive the protections available to internet service providers under 17 U.S.C. § 512;   Subject public institutions of higher education to any suit, whether for monetary damages, injunctive relief or any cause of action whatsoever; or   Be deemed or construed to waive or abrogate in any way the sovereign immunity of the state, the public institutions of higher education, or any officer or employee of the state or the public institutions of higher education or waive or abrogate in any way the immunity of the state, the public institutions of higher education, or any officer or employee of the state or the public institution of higher education from suit under the eleventh amendment to the United States constitution.     By April 1, 2009, the board of regents, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association shall provide a report to the Tennessee higher education commission on the reasonable efforts their institutions have taken to attempt to deter infringement of copyrighted works over the school's computer and network resources. Thereafter, if an institution has fifty (50) or more legally valid notices of infringement as prescribed by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (17 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq.), within the preceding year, the board of regents, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association shall provide a report to the Tennessee higher education commission that details the actions taken by the institution, including, but not limited to, the implementation of technology based deterrents pursuant to subdivision (a)(3).
TN Code § 49-7-143 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-143. Information in Student Directories — Solicitations and Issuance of Credit Cards

  Any public institution of higher education that collects personal information from students, including, but not limited to, names, campus or home addresses, telephone numbers, or other identifying information, for the purpose of using this information in student or campus directories shall include on forms used for such purposes a provision whereby the student may indicate that the student does not wish to receive solicitations, offers, or other advertisements by mail or otherwise based on the directory listing. If a student indicates that the student does not wish to receive solicitations or other such offers, then the student's preference shall be marked by the student's name and the directory shall contain an explanation of the marking.   It is unlawful for any credit card issuer to recruit potential student cardholders or customers for credit card business on campus or at college or university facilities, or through student organizations; provided, however, that colleges and universities may allow recruitment on days when there are athletic events, so long as the recruitment is in accordance with college or university policies.   It is unlawful to knowingly offer gifts or any other promotional incentives to students on campus or at college or university facilities in order to entice the students to apply for credit cards.   Any public institution of higher education that receives funds from the distribution of credit cards to students or any percentage from the use of cards bearing the college or university name or logo shall report the amount of such funds or percentage that it received as well as how the funds were expended during the previous fiscal year to the education committee of the senate and the education committee of the house of representatives by October of each year.   Nothing in this section is intended to or shall impair the obligations, terms, conditions, or value of contracts between credit card companies and public colleges or universities that exist on July 1, 2008.
TN Code § 49-7-144 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-144. Disclosure About Transferability of Credits

  No person, agent, group or entity of whatever kind, alone or in concert with others, shall operate in this state a postsecondary educational institution unless, prior to a student signing an enrollment contract or agreement, the institution provides any prospective student a written disclosure about transferability of credits in the form set forth in subdivision (b)(2).    The disclosure required by this section shall be on a document containing no other disclosures and shall be printed in a type not less than sixteen (16) point font. The student shall initial and date a copy of the written information to indicate that the student was given the required disclosures prior to executing an enrollment contract or agreement.   The disclosure on the transferability of credits shall be as follows:  Credits earned at [name of institutions giving disclosure] may not transfer to another educational institution. Credits earned at another educational institution may not be accepted by [name of institutions giving disclosure]. You should obtain confirmation that [name of institutions giving disclosure] will accept any credits you have earned at another educational institution before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement. You should also contact any educational institutions that you may want to transfer credits earned at [name of institutions giving disclosure] to determine if such institutions will accept credits earned at [name of institutions giving disclosure] prior to executing an enrollment contract or agreement. The ability to transfer credits from [name of institutions giving disclosure] to another educational institution may be very limited. Your credits may not transfer and you may have to repeat courses previously taken at [name of institutions giving disclosure] if you enroll in another educational institution. You should never assume that credits will transfer to or from any educational institution. It is highly recommended and you are advised to make certain that you know the transfer of credit policy of [name of institutions giving disclosure] and of any other educational institutions you may in the future want to transfer the credits earned at [name of institutions giving disclosure] before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement.      If a postsecondary institution does not require a student to sign an enrollment contract or agreement, then information on how to obtain the institution's transfer of credit policy shall be included in the letter of acceptance or other such document sent by the postsecondary institution to the student. The information shall be sent to the student prior to the institution's requesting any payment from the student other than an application fee or a housing deposit.   Information required under this section to be disclosed in writing to prospective students shall also be posted on the institution's website.
TN Code § 49-7-145 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-145. Development of Student Disclosure Form

 The Tennessee student assistance corporation shall develop a student disclosure form to provide notice of the specifics of loans consistent with state and federal law on the subject.
TN Code § 49-7-146 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-146. Disciplinary Violations for Use or Possession of Alcohol, Controlled Substance or Controlled Substance Analogue — Notice to Parents

 A public institution of higher education shall notify a parent or legal guardian of a student under twenty-one (21) years of age, if the student has committed a disciplinary violation with respect to the use or possession of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a controlled substance analogue that is in violation of any federal, state or local law, or of any rule or policy of the institution, except as prohibited by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g).
TN Code § 49-7-147 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-147. Remedial and Developmental Courses — Coordination With Two-Year Institutions

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, after July 1, 2012, four-year institutions governed by the board of regents and the University of Tennessee board of trustees shall not offer remedial or developmental courses, as those terms are defined by the higher education commission, to any student; however, any such four-year institution may coordinate efforts with any two-year institution governed by the board of regents so that the two-year institution may provide the remedial or developmental courses.
TN Code § 49-7-148 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-148. Comparative Education Concepts

 Institutions of higher education offering approved teacher training programs under chapter 5, part 55 [repealed] of this title are urged to explore ways in which research methodologies related to comparative education concepts that study and examine teaching practices and learning outcomes in other countries can be incorporated into existing curriculum.
TN Code § 49-7-149 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-149. Kristen Azevedo Act — Criminal History Check for Employees of Student Housing

  This section shall be known as and may be cited as the “Kristen Azevedo Act.”   All persons applying at public institutions of higher education for employment in housing facilities owned or operated by such institutions, who shall have access to student rooms or apartments, including students applying to become resident assistants or resident directors, before being employed in such position, shall be required to:  Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) and the federal bureau of investigation (FBI) or other vendor contracted for the same purposes; and   Agree that the results of the criminal history records check will be sent to the institution.     No person whose name is reported to be on the state's or another state's sex offender registry shall be hired to work in a position permitting such person access to students' rooms or apartments in a student housing facility owned or operated by a public institution of higher education.
TN Code § 49-7-150 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-150. Reverse Articulation or Reverse Transfer Agreements Between Universities and Community Colleges

 The community colleges of the board of regents system are authorized and encouraged to enter into reverse articulation or reverse transfer agreements with the universities of the board of regents and the University of Tennessee systems and with private institutions of higher education that are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The universities of the board of regents and the University of Tennessee systems are authorized and encouraged to enter into reverse articulation or reverse transfer agreements with the community colleges of the board of regents system.
TN Code § 49-7-151 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 49 - Education|Chapter 7 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally|Part 1 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 49-7-151. Exemption From Physical Quorum Requirement for Participation by Electronic or Other Means

  The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, the advisory boards for the University of Tennessee institutions, the board of regents of the state university and community college system, and the state university boards are not subject to the requirement of § 8-44-108(b)(1) that a physical quorum be present at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting in order to allow participation by electronic or other means of communication for the benefit of the public and the governing body in connection with any meeting authorized by law. To qualify for the exemption from the requirements of § 8-44-108(b)(1), pursuant to this subsection (a), an advisory board for a University of Tennessee institution must have had a physical quorum present at the location of a meeting at least one (1) time in the previous twelve (12) months.   The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, the advisory boards for the University of Tennessee institutions that qualify for the exemption from the requirement under § 8-44-108(b)(1), the board of regents of the state university and community college system, and the state university boards are not subject to the requirements of § 8-44-108(b)(2) or (b)(3).