Source:
Tennessee
Code/TITLE 49 EDUCATION /CHAPTER 7 POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY
/PART 20 POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION ACT /49-7-2002. Legislative
intent.
49-7-2002.
Legislative intent. |
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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, by: |
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(1) Establishing minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical and business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility, to protect against substandard, transient, unethical, deceptive or fraudulent institutions and practices; |
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(2) 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; |
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(3) Regulating the use of terminology in naming or otherwise designating educational institutions; |
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(4) Prohibiting misleading literature, advertising, solicitation or representation by educational institutions or their agents; and |
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(5) Providing certain
rights and remedies to the consuming public and the commission necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this part. |
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[Acts 1961, ch. 112,
§ 2; 1965, ch. 350, § 2; 1967, ch. 355, § 34; 1974, ch. 781, § 2; T.C.A.,
§ 49-3902.] |
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