The commission is authorized to:

(1) Enter into the interstate reciprocity agreement known as SARA, or any successor organization, which serves the purpose of approving institutions in Tennessee to participate in SARA;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-1504

  • Commission: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
  • Institution: means an accredited postsecondary degree-granting school, college, university, or other organization. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
(2) Serve as the portal agency for SARA;
(3) Act in accordance with the terms of the state authorization reciprocity agreement with regard to any member state, Tennessee SARA institution, or non-Tennessee SARA institution;
(4) Provide appropriate staff support as necessary to facilitate institution application, approval, and reporting in accordance with NC-SARA and SREB guidelines and policies;
(5) Provide appropriate staff support as necessary to facilitate complaint determination and resolution under § 49-7-1506;
(6) Promulgate rules and policies as necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its work and the implementation of this part, which rules shall have the force of law; and
(7) Exercise other powers and duties implied but not enumerated in this section that are in conformity with this part and, in the judgment of the commission, are determined necessary in order to carry out the intent of this part.
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