(a) Institutions in Tennessee that offer distance education may apply to the commission for approval to participate in SARA as a Tennessee SARA institution.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-1507

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tennessee SARA institution: means an institution approved by the commission for participation in SARA. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1503
(b) The commission may commence an action to revoke a Tennessee SARA institution‘s approval as a participating SARA institution if it is determined that the institution is no longer in compliance with the state authorization reciprocity agreement.
(c) A Tennessee SARA institution may, on thirty (30) days’ notice to the commission, withdraw its approval as a Tennessee SARA institution, after which the institution shall no longer be considered a participating institution for the purposes of this chapter.
(d) A withdrawing Tennessee SARA institution shall forfeit any fees previously collected by the commission for the purposes of initial authorization or annual renewal as a participating Tennessee SARA institution.
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