Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-4-201

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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

There is created a nonprofit corporation, which shall be known as the Tennessee student assistance corporation, to administer student assistance programs authorized by law, which corporation shall be registered with the secretary of state, and shall be subject to the corporate laws of this state, except as provided in parts 2, 3, and 6-9 of this chapter.