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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-204 - Filling of vacancies

(a)
If a vacancy on the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee occurs by death or resignation, the governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term, subject to §
49-9-202(c)
. If a vacancy occurs by reason of expiration of a term, the member whose term has expired shall serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
(b)
The cessation of any member's legal domicile in the grand division that the member represents pursuant to §
49-9-202(a)(2)(A)
, or the cessation of any member's legal domicile in the state that results in a failure to satisfy §
49-9-202(a)(2)(C)
, vacates the member's position. The governor shall appoint a person satisfying the requirement as a successor for the remainder of the term, subject to §
49-9-202(c)
.
(c)
The failure of a member to attend more than fifty percent (50%) of the regular meetings in a calendar year shall be cause for the member's removal and shall authorize the board to call on the governor to appoint a successor; provided, that this requirement does not apply to any ex officio member.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 5, eff. 4/6/2018.
Code 1932, § 576; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3304.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-205 - Meetings

(a)
The board of trustees of the university shall hold at least one (1) stated meeting annually on a day or days determined by the board from year to year and at called meetings that may be necessary, to be called by the secretary, giving at least five (5) days' notice to the board members, but the board may adjourn the stated or called meetings to any date that it may set for adjournment.
(b)
Six (6) members shall constitute a quorum, and they are empowered to transact any business.
(c)
The board has the authority to transact at any called meeting any business it is authorized to transact at stated meetings.
(d)
Meetings of the board shall be made available for viewing by the public over the internet by streaming video accessible from the board's website. Archived videos of the board's meetings shall also be available to the public through the board's website.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657,s 6, eff. 4/6/2018.
Acts 1909, ch. 48, § 3; Shan., § 373a3; mod. Code 1932, § 577; Acts 1935, ch. 182, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 577; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3306; Acts 2010, ch. 1051, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-207 - Conflicts of interest

It is unlawful for any member of the board of trustees to be financially interested in any contract or transaction affecting the interest of the university, or to procure or be a party in any way to procuring, the appointment of any relative to any position of trust or profit connected with the university. A violation of this section subjects the member so offending to removal by the governor or board of trustees.
Acts 1909, ch. 48, § 4; Shan., § 373a4; Code 1932, § 578; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3308.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-208 - Reports

The board of trustees shall make and submit a report to the governor ten (10) days before the general assembly convenes, giving the number of students, together with a detailed statement of the workings of the institution, and of receipts and expenditures, which shall be transmitted by the governor, along with the governor's regular message.
Acts 1868-1869, ch. 12, § 12; 1873, ch. 81, § 2; Shan., § 372; Code 1932, § 572; impl. am. Acts 1980, ch. 887, § 9; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3309.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-210 - Code of ethics - Material violation - Hearing - Vacancy

(a)
The board shall establish and adopt a code of ethics that will apply to and govern the conduct of all appointed members of the board.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its membership, the board may remove any appointed member of the board for a material violation of the code of ethics.
(c)
A board vote to remove one of its members shall only be taken after the accused member has been afforded a due process contested case hearing in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, and a finding has been made that the member did violate the board's code of ethics.
(d)
If a member is removed in accordance with this section, the position shall be considered vacant and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law.
(e)
This section shall be in addition to the prohibition against conflicts of interest by members of the board and possible punishment for violations set out in §
49-9-207
.
Acts 2003 , ch. 327, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-211 - Orientation training program - Requirements

The Tennessee higher education commission shall coordinate and administer an orientation training program, as well as an ongoing continuing education program, to inform members of the board of trustees of their powers and duties. This training shall include a perspective on higher education that incorporates national experts in higher education governance. This training shall address the roles and responsibilities of governing boards; the legal and ethical responsibilities of trustees; the board's role in upholding academic standards, intellectual diversity, and academic freedom; budget development; presidential searches and evaluation; the role of higher education in K-12 collaboration; and setting strategic goals. Initial training shall be conducted prior to the first called meeting of the board. In subsequent years, all newly appointed members shall attend orientation seminars within their first year of service.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 753,s 5, eff. 4/12/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 2 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES (§§ 49-9-201 — 49-9-212) › Section 49-9-212 - Institutional mission statement

All institutions governed by the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall submit annually institutional mission statements to the Tennessee higher education commission for review and approval. An institutional mission statement shall:
(1)
Characterize distinctiveness in degree offerings by level, focus, and student characteristics, including, but not limited to, nontraditional students and part-time students; and
(2)
Address institutional accountability for the quality of instruction, student learning, and, when applicable, research and public service to benefit Tennessee citizens.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 869,s 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-402 - County technical advisory service

(a)
As a part of the Institute for Public Service, there is created a county technical advisory service to provide studies and research in county government, publications, educational conferences and attendance at the conferences, and to furnish technical, consultative and field services to counties of the state in problems relating to fiscal administration, accounting, tax assessment and collection, law enforcement, improvements and public works, and in any and all matters relating to county government.
(b)
This program shall be carried on in cooperation with and with the advice of counties in the state acting through the Tennessee County Services Association and its board of directors, which is recognized as their official agency or instrumentality.
Acts 1963, ch. 207, § 2; 1973, ch. 280, § 1; 1974, ch. 594, § 2; T.C.A., § 49-3344.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-403 - Center for Industrial Services

(a)
As a part of this Institute for Public Service, there is created a Center for Industrial Services to render service to the industries in this state by:
(1)
Providing information, data and materials relating to the needs and problems of industry that might be supplied and solved through research;
(2)
Providing information about available research facilities and research personnel in Tennessee colleges and universities and in governmental and private research laboratories;
(3)
Keeping Tennessee's industries informed about the supply of and demand for trained, qualified personnel; and
(4)
Cooperating with the department of economic and community development in carrying out its duties.
(b)
In addition to the services provided pursuant to subsection (a), the center shall develop and provide technical assistance services, programs and information to assist small manufacturers and small businesses with hazardous waste disposal. The center may contract within the University of Tennessee system and the state universities and college system to provide the services and information.
Acts 1963, ch. 207, § 3; 1974, ch. 594, § 3; T.C.A., § 49-3345; Acts 1986, ch. 917, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-404 - Residential building inspection assistance

(a)
The University of Tennessee, through the Institute for Public Service, may provide assistance to local governments for residential building inspection programs.
(b)
Assistance shall be provided on both the technical and financial levels with regard to the administration of inspection services and enforcement of building and housing codes.
(c)
Training programs for the personnel to staff local building inspection services, as well as minimum staffing requirements, shall be established for all local governments aided under this section.
Acts 1974, ch. 789, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3359.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-405 - Program director and waste audit engineers for industrial services center

(a)
Notwithstanding any law, regulation or personnel policy to the contrary, the following positions are authorized and established in the Center for Industrial Services:
(1)
One (1) program director; and
(2)
Two (2) waste audit engineers.
(b)
The program director shall be located in Knoxville, to establish and manage the program established in §
49-9-403(b)
. One (1) waste audit engineer shall be assigned to work in the middle Tennessee area and one (1) waste audit engineer shall be assigned to work in the west Tennessee area. Appropriate travel expenses and support personnel shall be provided for all positions created in subsection (a).
Acts 1986, ch. 917, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-406 - Continuing education and training programs - Waste audits - Assistance from University of Tennessee

(a)
From available funds in the solid waste management fund, the institute for public service shall develop and offer short courses and workshop curricula concerning waste management, source reduction and recycling for continuing education and training programs for local government officials.
(b)
The center for industrial services of the institute shall perform waste audits for private businesses pursuant to guidelines developed by the [former] state planning office.
(c)
From available funds in the solid waste management fund, the institute shall provide assistance to regions, counties and municipalities in all aspects of solid waste management consistent with title 68, chapter 211, part 8. This assistance may be provided through programs established under title 68, chapter 211, part 8 and shall include all of the following:
(1)
Providing information on how to conduct a survey of the composition of solid waste;
(2)
Providing solid waste generators with information on how to manage solid waste consistent with the state plan;
(3)
Preparing sample ordinances, procedural handbooks and contracts;
(4)
Identifying sources of information regarding the creation and operation of a municipal or county program; and
(5)
Providing advice, upon the request of a region or county, on implementing the region's or county's solid waste management plan.
Acts 1991, ch. 451, §§ 47, 48.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-407 - Municipal Technical Advisory Service

(a)
As part of the Institute for Public Service, the Municipal Technical Advisory Service exists to provide studies and research in municipal government, publications, and educational conferences and to furnish technical, consultative, and field services to municipalities of the state in problems relating to fiscal administration, accounting, tax assessment and collection, law enforcement, improvements and public works, and in any and all matters relating to municipal government.
(b)
This program shall be carried on in cooperation with and with the advice of municipalities in the state acting through the Tennessee Municipal League and its board of directors, which is recognized as their official agency or instrumentality.
Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-408 - Law Enforcement Innovation Center

(a)
As a part of the Institute for Public Service, the Law Enforcement Innovation Center exists to provide studies and research in law enforcement and public safety and in educational conferences and training and to furnish technical, consultative, and field services to law enforcement agencies.
(b)
This program shall be carried on in cooperation with and with the advice of law enforcement agencies.
Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-409 - Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership

(a)
As part of the Institute for Public Service, the Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership exists to provide studies and research in leadership and executive development and educational conferences and training and to furnish technical, consultative, and field services in these areas.
(b)
This program shall be carried on in cooperation with and with the advice of professionals in the field of leadership and executive development.
Acts 2010, ch. 891, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 4 - INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE (§§ 49-9-401 — 49-9-410) › Section 49-9-410 - Tennessee Foreign Language Center

(a)
The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute is transferred to and reestablished as a part of the Institute for Public Service and renamed the Tennessee Foreign Language Center.
(b)
As a part of the Institute for Public Service, the Tennessee Foreign Language Center shall provide coordination and foreign language services to state and local government entities, as well as private entities. Programming may include, but is not limited to:
(1)
Services in support of government, industrial recruitment, and economic and tourist development;
(2)
Original research into issues related to foreign language, language instruction, and associated cultural considerations; and
(3)
Providing publications, conducting educational conferences, and furnishing technical consultation, training, and field services in the areas of foreign language and culture.
(c)
(1)
(A)
On July 1, 2018, the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute endowment fund shall be transferred from the state treasury to the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service. The fund shall be renamed the Tennessee Foreign Language Center endowment fund. The Institute for Public Service may receive private gifts and contributions for deposit in the Tennessee Foreign Language Center endowment fund for the benefit of the Tennessee Foreign Language Center.
(B)
Notwithstanding subdivision (c)(1)(A), the Institute for Public Service may keep the Tennessee Foreign Language Center endowment fund in the state treasury and may enter into an agreement with the state treasurer for its management.
(2)
The income from the Tennessee Foreign Language Center endowment fund shall be used for the operation and maintenance of the center. All interest and earnings on deposit in the fund shall become a part of and remain in the Tennessee Foreign Language Center endowment fund. No funds in the Tennessee Foreign Language Center endowment fund shall revert to the state general fund on June 30 of any year, but shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with this part.
Acts 2018, ch. 932, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 5 - ADVISORY BOARDS (§§ 49-9-501 — 49-9-503) › Section 49-9-502 - Advisory board meetings

(a)
Each advisory board of the University of Tennessee established pursuant to §
49-9-501
shall hold at least three (3) meetings annually on a day or days determined by the board from year to year.
(b)
Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum, and they are empowered to transact any business.
(c)
Each advisory board shall adopt bylaws to govern its meetings, subject to approval by the board of trustees.
(d)
The governor shall call the initial meeting of each advisory board to occur on or after July 1, 2018.
(e)
The failure of a member to attend more than fifty percent (50%) of the regular meetings in a calendar year is cause for the member's removal and authorizes the board to call on the governor to appoint a successor.
(f)
Advisory board members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 12, eff. 4/6/2018.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 5 - ADVISORY BOARDS (§§ 49-9-501 — 49-9-503) › Section 49-9-503 - Advisory board role and responsibilities

(a)
Each advisory board of the University of Tennessee established pursuant to §
49-9-501
shall:
(1)
Submit a recommendation, in accordance with the process established pursuant to §
49-9-209(d)(1)(N)
, regarding the proposed operating budget, including tuition and fees, as it relates to the respective institution;
(2)
Submit a recommendation, in accordance with the process established pursuant to §
49-9-209(d)(1)(O)
, regarding the strategic plan for the respective institution;
(3)
Advise the chancellor of the respective University of Tennessee institution regarding university operations and budget, campus master plan, campus life, academic programs, policies, and other matters related to the institution and as may be requested by the chancellor from time to time;
(4)
Under the leadership of the chancellor of the respective institution, seek to promote the overall advancement of the institution and the University of Tennessee system;
(5)
Advise the board of trustees or president of the University of Tennessee system on matters related to the institution and the University of Tennessee system as may be requested by the president or board of trustees from time to time; and
(6)
Be subject to the open meetings laws, compiled in title 8, chapter 44.
(b)
The responsibilities of, and any actions taken by, an advisory board shall not conflict with or inhibit the authority of the board of trustees.
Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 12, eff. 4/6/2018.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 6 - SPACE INSTITUTE (§ 49-9-601) › Section 49-9-601 - General provisions

(a)
The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee is authorized and empowered to:
(1)
Acquire a suitable site at, near or in the vicinity of the Arnold Engineering Development Center near Tullahoma, and construct on the site buildings and related facilities to be known as the University of Tennessee Space Institute, which, when constructed, equipped and furnished, shall be operated as a part of the University of Tennessee, to train students in science and engineering at the master's, doctoral and post-doctoral level;
(2)
Attract outstanding teachers, students and research workers interested in work related to aerospace science and engineering;
(3)
Contract with both government and private agencies for research; and
(4)
Provide services to aerospace industries through research and through education and training of potential workers.
(b)
The board is authorized to accept funds from the federal government or any department or agency of the federal government, from any political subdivision of the state or from any individual, firm, corporation, foundation or other person to be used in carrying out this section and for the maintenance and operation of the University of Tennessee Space Institute. The board is authorized to acquire by gift, purchase or the exercise of its power of eminent domain a necessary site or sites for carrying out the purposes of this section.
(c)
In the event that the federal government makes available to the University of Tennessee a suitable site for the institute, the board may, on behalf of and in the name of the University of Tennessee, accept the title to the site and expend funds for the construction of the institute on the site, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the federal government and the board.
Acts 1963, ch. 100, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 49-3348.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 7 - MEDICAL EDUCATION (§§ 49-9-701 — 49-9-706) › Section 49-9-701 - School of medicine - General practice

(a)
The University of Tennessee school of medicine shall include in the curriculum a department of general practice of medicine under the direction and supervision of a qualified family practitioner.
(b)
The minimum requirements for the department shall include courses of study in family care, including clinical experience, a program of preceptorships, a program of internships or general practice residences in a hospital and other teaching techniques that, in the judgment of the management of the school, are best suited to encourage and implement the preparation of students for the general practice of medicine.
(c)
The University of Tennessee is authorized to use that portion of the funds appropriated to it by the general assembly that the board of trustees deems necessary to establish and operate a department of general practice of medicine in the University of Tennessee school of medicine.
Acts 1971, ch. 203, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., § 49-3353.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 7 - MEDICAL EDUCATION (§§ 49-9-701 — 49-9-706) › Section 49-9-702 - Clinical medical education centers

(a)
(1)
The establishment of clinical medical education centers in Washington and Sullivan counties and in Hamilton County are authorized.
(2)
A clinical medical center shall include internship and residency training in medicine, as well as clinical training for advanced undergraduate medical students. It may also include training programs for other health professionals and short courses and continuing medical education for physicians residing in the area.
(b)
The University of Tennessee medical units will be responsible for the planning and development of the centers, in a manner similar to the clinical center being developed at the Memorial Research Center and Hospital in Knoxville.
(c)
The University of Tennessee medical units are responsible for planning the further development of other educational programs designed to achieve a better distribution of physicians into nonmetropolitan areas of the state where a shortage of doctors currently exists, and are authorized and directed to work with Vanderbilt University and Meharry Medical College to develop statewide programs for medical education that are designed to increase the supply and achieve a better distribution of physicians in Tennessee.
Acts 1972, ch. 766, §§ 1-3; T.C.A., §§ 49-3355 -- 49-3357.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 7 - MEDICAL EDUCATION (§§ 49-9-701 — 49-9-706) › Section 49-9-704 - Encouragement of primary care and family practice medicine

(a)
The University of Tennessee and East Tennessee State University shall develop and implement a plan to encourage graduates of their respective colleges of medicine to become practitioners in the fields of primary care medicine or family practice medicine, or both, in this state. The plan shall be designed to ensure that the number of students from each graduating class entering such practice in this state shall be increased by ten percent (10%) over the number of graduates entering such practice prior to May 31, 1993. The requirement for a specific percentage increase shall not apply to any university graduating sixty percent (60%) of a class into family and primary care practices so long as at least sixty percent (60%) of each class continues to be in such practices; provided, that such university shall have in place the plan required by this section for emphasizing the education of doctors providing family practice and primary care in this state.
(b)
The plan may include grants, fee waivers, partial or full tuition reimbursement or any other appropriate financial incentives for graduates from the respective colleges of medicine to pursue careers in primary care medicine or family practice medicine, or both.
(c)
The cost of development and implementation of the plan shall be provided from within existing resources of the universities.
Acts 1993, ch. 510, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 7 - MEDICAL EDUCATION (§§ 49-9-701 — 49-9-706) › Section 49-9-705 - Program to provide resident training opportunities for physicians focusing on family medicine and general internal medicine to provide medical and behavioral health services in medically underserved areas and rural counties

(a)
In addition to the resident training programs provided in this part, and subject to specific appropriation of funds by the general assembly, there is created a resident training program to provide resident training opportunities for physicians focusing on family medicine and general internal medicine to provide medical and behavioral health services in medically underserved areas and rural counties, distributed across all three (3) grand divisions of this state.
(b)
A private, nonprofit college or university having a college of osteopathic medicine located in Claiborne County, in cooperation with the department of health and the Tennessee higher education commission, shall administer the resident training program described in subsection (a).
(c)
A private, nonprofit college or university having a college of osteopathic medicine located in Claiborne County may contract with other accredited medical schools and sponsoring institutions of residency programs approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to provide physician resident training opportunities consistent with this section.
(d)
The resident training opportunities created pursuant to subsection (a):
(1)
Must use ACGME-accredited, family medicine or general internal medicine residency programs with institutional sponsors that are either local community hospitals or community health systems;
(2)
Shall not use residency programs with institutional sponsors that are universities or medical schools;
(3)
Must be open to all qualified candidates and filled using the matching process used for graduate medical education that exists on July 1, 2021;
(4)
Must make maximum feasible use of non-state funds from the federal government, private sources, and fees for services in a manner that is consistent with accreditation standards when developing and implementing the additional resident training opportunities created by this section; and
(5)
Are not eligible for graduate medical education funds distributed by the bureau of TennCare pursuant to §
71-5-2005(d)(1)(C)
.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 587, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 8 - COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (§ 49-9-801) › Section 49-9-801 - General provisions

The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee shall establish the College of Veterinary Medicine in the Institute of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and shall provide for full joint utilization of the physical facilities, equipment and basic science staff of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the University of Tennessee.
Acts 1974, ch. 549, §§ 3, 4; T.C.A., § 49-3363.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA (§ 49-9-901) › Section 49-9-901 - General provisions

(a)
There is created and established by the state a campus of the University of Tennessee in Hamilton County, to be known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
(b)
The trustees of the University of Tennessee are given the same power, authority and discretion to prescribe and offer courses, curricula and degree programs, acquire land and construct buildings, inaugurate and carry out all necessary supporting work and activities and award degrees of the University of Tennessee at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as the trustees now have and exercise at the other colleges and schools of the University of Tennessee.
Acts 1968, ch. 447, § 1; T.C.A., § 49-3350.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 10 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN (§ 49-9-1001) › Section 49-9-1001 - General provisions

(a)
There is created and established by the state of Tennessee a branch of the University of Tennessee at Martin, to be known as The University of Tennessee at Martin.
(b)
The trustees of the University of Tennessee are given the same power, authority and discretion to prescribe and offer courses, curricula and degree programs, inaugurate and carry out all necessary supporting work and activities and award degrees of the University of Tennessee at the University of Tennessee at Martin as the trustees now have and exercise at the other colleges and schools of the University of Tennessee.
(c)
The University of Tennessee at Martin is authorized to allow qualified students from the counties of Fulton, Hickman and Graves in the state of Kentucky to enroll without payment of out-of-state tuition, on the condition that Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky continue to admit Tennessee residents from selected Tennessee counties to enroll at that institution without payment of out-of-state tuition as is being done at this time.
Acts 1951, ch. 27, §§ 1, 2; 1957, ch. 3, § 1; 1967, ch. 14, § 1; 1976, ch. 584, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-3341.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 11 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SOUTHERN (§ 49-9-1101) › Section 49-9-1101 - General provisions

(a)
There is created and established by the state a campus of the University of Tennessee in Giles County, to be known as the University of Tennessee Southern.
(b)
The trustees of the University of Tennessee are given the same power, authority, and discretion to take all actions necessary, proper, or convenient for the accomplishment of the University of Tennessee's mission at the University of Tennessee Southern as the trustees now have and exercise at the other colleges and schools of the University of Tennessee, including, but not limited to, the power, authority, and discretion to prescribe and offer courses, curricula, and degree programs; acquire land and construct buildings; inaugurate and carry out all necessary supporting work and activities; and award degrees of the University of Tennessee.
Acts 2022, ch. 648, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 12 - TENNESSEE 4-H CLUB FOUNDATION (§§ 49-9-1201 — 49-9-1203) › Section 49-9-1201 - Endowment funds established

There are established special district 4-H endowment funds in the Tennessee 4-H Club Foundation at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Acts 1994, ch. 1004, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 12 - TENNESSEE 4-H CLUB FOUNDATION (§§ 49-9-1201 — 49-9-1203) › Section 49-9-1202 - State matching funds

The state shall match the funds raised by each 4-H district up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) as money in the endowment fund becomes available through the general appropriations act or grants. No district may receive matching funds totaling more than one-sixth (1/6) of the amount of money in the endowment fund during any fiscal year. If at the end of a fiscal year there remains money in the fund, districts that have raised more than one-sixth (1/6) of the money available during that year shall be entitled to a pro rata match of the money remaining in the fund. The funds raised by the 4-H district, together with the state matching funds, shall be deposited in the endowment fund for each district created by this part.
Acts 1994, ch. 1004, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 12 - TENNESSEE 4-H CLUB FOUNDATION (§§ 49-9-1201 — 49-9-1203) › Section 49-9-1203 - Interest on funds

Interest accruing on investments of the funds deposited to the credit of each 4-H district in the respective special endowment funds shall be used for the sole purpose of promoting 4-H projects in the district.
Acts 1994, ch. 1004, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1302 - Meetings

All meetings of the board of trustees concerning actions authorized by this part shall be conducted as public meetings in accordance with title 8, chapter 44, part 1.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1303 - Purpose of research center and hospital

The University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital and its successors shall remain committed to serving the hospital's traditional patients and the health care needs of the City of Knoxville, Knox County and the surrounding region.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1304 - Transition from state to private nonprofit corporation employment

(a)
In carrying out any transfer of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital under this part, the board of trustees shall make reasonable efforts to provide for the transition of employees from state to nonstate employment in an orderly and equitable manner.
(b)
With respect to employees previously employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall provide:
(1)
A defined insurance and leave benefits package that is equivalent to or better than the benefits package previously enjoyed by employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital; and
(2)
A deferred compensation program and a defined fixed-benefits retirement plan that is equivalent to or better than the deferred compensation program and retirement plan available to participants within the Tennessee consolidated retirement system.
(c)
Any person employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital on June 13, 1997, shall continue to be eligible for the same tuition reduction authorized to any other employee of the University of Tennessee to the same extent the person was entitled to receive tuition reduction while employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital as long as that person remains an employee of the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part.
(d)
For those employees employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, it is the legislative intent that the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall provide compensation at least equivalent to their current compensation and shall make reasonable allowance for their accumulated benefits (i.e., sick leave, vacation, educational benefits, etc.) that the employees were eligible for at the time of the transfer.
(e)
With respect to employees previously employed by the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital, the private nonprofit hospital created pursuant to this part shall only impose personnel terminations, layoffs, suspensions or demotions for cause and shall provide affected employees with due process rights and procedures that are equivalent to or better than the due process rights and procedures that the employees previously enjoyed as employees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1305 - Transfer of assets

At least sixty (60) days prior to any transfer of assets under this part, the board of trustees shall notify the attorney general and reporter, the state building commission and the majority and minority leaders of both houses of the general assembly. In deciding whether to approve a transfer of assets under this part, the attorney general and reporter and the state building commission shall consider whether the transfer of assets will comply with §
49-9-1303
, whether any illegal or improper conflicts of interest exist and whether the transaction is otherwise consistent with laws governing the transfer of state-owned assets.
Acts 1997 , ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1306 - Sovereign immunity

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 the university.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1307 - 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 the purposes of this part. Insofar as this part is inconsistent with any other law, general, specific or local, this part shall be controlling.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1308 - Conflicts of interest prohibited

No member of the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center and Hospital or the trustees' immediate family shall derive any financial benefit from the transfer of the hospital to a nonprofit corporation as authorized by this part.
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 13 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEMORIAL RESEARCH CENTER AND HOSPITAL (§§ 49-9-1301 — 49-9-1309) › Section 49-9-1309 - Compliance with Title VI

No expenditure of public funds pursuant to this part shall be made in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (
42 U.S.C. 2000d
).
Acts 1997, ch. 418, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 49-9-1402 - Authority and powers of university

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 49 - EDUCATION (§§ 49-1-NEW — 49-50-1703) › Chapter 9 - UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-101 — 49-9-1605) › Part 14 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (§§ 49-9-1401 — 49-9-1410) › Section 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.
Acts 2000, ch. 784, § 1.