(a)

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-2002

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Authorization: means approval of a postsecondary educational institution by the commission for the institution to engage in activities or operations otherwise prohibited by §. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Commission: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Educational credentials: means degrees, diplomas, certificates, transcripts, reports, documents, or letters of designation, marks, appellations, series of letters, numbers or words which signify, purport or are generally taken to signify enrollment, attendance, progress or satisfactory completion of the requirements or prerequisites for education at a postsecondary educational institution. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2003
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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
(1) It is the purpose of this part to provide for the protection, education, and welfare of the citizens of this state, its postsecondary educational institutions, and its students, through regulatory oversight to ensure consumer protections are appropriately maintained, while also acknowledging the heightened standards institutions may achieve and maintain through academic accreditors.
(2) The commission shall accomplish the provisions of this part by:

(A) Authorizing the granting of degrees, diplomas, certificates, or other educational credentials by postsecondary educational institutions and prohibiting the granting of false or misleading educational credentials;
(B) Establishing minimum standards concerning the provision of education, ethical business practices, and fiscal responsibility to protect against substandard, transient, unethical, deceptive, or fraudulent institutions and practices;
(C) Providing certain rights and remedies to the consuming public and the commission necessary to effectuate the purposes of this part;
(D) Prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation, or representation by educational institutions or their agents; and
(E) Providing formal authorization to postsecondary educational institutions that meet minimum standards and operate lawfully in compliance with this part.
(b) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
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