Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 49 > Chapter 7 > Part 15 - State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Act

• Commission: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Complaint: means a complaint or grievance against a Tennessee SARA institution filed by a non-Tennessee student residing in a member state other than Tennessee and whose complaint is relative to a distance education course or program offered by a Tennessee SARA institution. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Institution: means an accredited postsecondary degree-granting school, college, university, or other organization. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Member state: means a United States state, territory, or district currently approved to participate in the state authorization reciprocity agreement. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• NC-SARA: means the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Portal agency: means the single agency designated by Tennessee to serve as the interstate point of contact for SARA questions, complaints, and other communications. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• SARA: means the agreement overseen by the National Council for SARA and administered by the Southern Regional Education Board. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• SREB: means the Southern Regional Education Board. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tennessee SARA institution: means an institution approved by the commission for participation in SARA. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105