Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-2803

  • Institution: means a four-year public or private institution of higher education located in this state. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2801
  • Intercollegiate athlete: means a student who is enrolled in an institution and participates in an athletic program. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2801

An athletic association’s governing actions, sanctions, bylaws, and rules must not interfere with an intercollegiate athlete‘s ability to earn compensation in accordance with this part and must not otherwise impact an intercollegiate athlete’s eligibility or full participation in intercollegiate athletic events, unless the intercollegiate athlete has committed a violation of the rules of an institution or an athletic association or chapter 845 of the Public Acts of 2022 is invalidated or rendered unenforceable by operation of law.