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2.2

The institution has a governing board of at least five members that is the legal body with specific authority over the institution. The board is an active policy-making body for the institution and is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the financial resources of the institution are adequate to provide a sound educational program. The board is not controlled by a minority of board members or by organizations or interests separate from it. Neither the presiding officer of the board nor the majority of other voting members of the board have contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest in the institution. (Governing Board)

X	Compliance
	Conditional Compliance
	Non-Compliance

RATIONALE FOR COMPLIANCE JUDGMENT

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) was established through legislative action and empowered to govern state universities and community colleges in the state of Tennessee[1], [2]. Nashville State Technical Community College (NSCC) is one of the institutions governed by TBR [1]. The TBR consists of 18 board members with the composition of the board as follows: 12 public members, including one representative from each congressional district and three at-large members (appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Tennessee State Senate), with staggered six-year terms; four ex-officio members-the Governor, commissioners of education and agriculture, and executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission; and student and faculty representatives with one-year terms [3], [4].

Duties and responsibilities of the TBR are delineated in its policy manual (TBR Manual, Duties; Bylaws; Enabling Legislation)[1], [5], [6]. The TBR meets at least quarterly and provides minutes of board meetings [7], [8], which provide evidence that the board is an active policy-making body with ultimate responsibility for financial resources, including those appropriated by the Tennessee State Legislature. The TBR is not controlled by a minority of board members or by organizations or interests separate from the board. None of the board members or the presiding officer of the board have contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest in the institution [9].

DOCUMENTATION	SOURCE LOCATION
[1] Tennessee Code Annotated Title 49, Chapter 8, Provision 101, Education, State University and Community College System, System Established	docs\TCA_49_8_101_State_Univ_and_Comm_College_System_Established.htm
[2] Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines, Governance Policies 1-01-00-00, Enabling Legislation	docs\TBR_Governance_Policy_1_01_00_00_System_of_Governance.htm
[3] Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual, Policy 1:02:04:00, Selection and Terms of Board Members	docs\TBR_Governance_Policy_1_02_04_00_Selection_and_Terms.htm
[4] Tennessee Board of Regents, Board Members	http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/board_members.htm
[5] Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual, Policy 1:02:02:00, Duties of Board Members	docs\TBR_Governance_Policy_1_02_02_00_Duties_of_the_Board.htm
[6] Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual, Policy Appendices 6:06:00:00, Bylaws	docs\TBR_Policy_Appendicies_6_06_00_00_ByLaws.htm
[7] Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual, Policy 1:02:07:00, Meetings of the Board	docs\TBR_Governance_Policy_1_02_07_00_Meetings_of_the_Board.htm
[8] Tennessee Board of Regents, Meeting Minutes Index	http://www.tbr.state.tn.us/board_minutes/minutes_index.htm
[9] Tennessee Board of Regents Policies and Guidelines Manual, Policy 1:02:03:00, Conflict of Interest	docs\TBR_Governance_Policy_1_02_03_10_Conflict_of_Interest.htm