(a) At least fifteen (15) days prior to holding a meeting to adopt an increase in tuition and mandatory fees, a board shall give public notice of the proposed tuition and mandatory fee increase as an action item on the board’s meeting agenda. Individuals shall be permitted to provide comments during the fifteen-day period. The public notice of the proposed tuition and mandatory fee increase shall, at a minimum, include:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-1603
Board: means the trustees of the University of Tennessee or a state university board, as applicable. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1602
Cost of attendance: means the combined cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, books, and other educational expenses as determined by the financial aid office of the postsecondary institution. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1602
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
Tuition and mandatory fees: means the charges imposed to attend the relevant institution of higher education as an in-state undergraduate student and all fees required as a condition of enrollment as determined by the board. See Tennessee Code 49-7-1602
(1) An explanation for the proposed tuition and mandatory fee increase;(2) A statement specifying the purposes for which revenue derived from the tuition and mandatory fee increase will be used; and(3) A description of the efforts to mitigate the effect of the tuition and mandatory fee increase on students.(b)(1) By January 1, 2019, each board shall develop a list of factors that shall be considered when developing recommendations to increase tuition and mandatory fees. The factors shall include, at a minimum, the level of state support; total cost of attendance; and efforts to mitigate the financial effect on students.(2) Each state university and each campus in the University of Tennessee system shall post on its website a summary of the recommendations pursuant to subdivision (b)(1).
