Helpful Information
The following links are provided by the Office of General Counsel as an added resource to access useful information.
Tennessee Higher Education
- Rules of the Tennessee Board of Regents (kept by the Secretary of State): http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0240/0240.htm
Includes the following rules that apply to the TBR
- Statewide Administrative Rules
- Systemwide Student Rules
- Institutional Student Disciplinary Rules
- Institutional Student Housing Rules
- Tennessee Claims Commission - provides guidence and forms for filing a claim for damages:
http://www.treasury.state.tn.us/claims/
- Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) - state agency serving as the coordinating body for public colleges, universities, and technology centers:
http://www.state.tn.us/thec/
State Laws, Regulations & Agencies
- Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010: For a summary of the bill and a link to it click here.
- Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) - provides current Tennessee statutes:
http://www.michie.com/tennessee/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp=tncode
- Tennessee State Rules & Regulations - provides current official state rules and regulations, including amendments, repeals, and/or deletions:
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/
- Tennessee Office of the Attorney General and Reporter - provides legal opinions regarding the application of state laws, rules, and regulations:
http://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/opyear.htm
- Tennessee Secretary of State - provides information on all acts and resolutions adopted by the General Assembly and signed by the governor. This office also keeps all state records required by statute: http://tennessee.gov/sos/
- Tennessee Ethics Commission (TEC) - provides information and forms regarding conflicts of interest, financial disclosure requirements, and ethical conduct: http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/tec/index.htm
- Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC) - provides information regarding discrimination in employment in the state of Tennessee
http://www.state.tn.us/humanrights/index.html
- Office of Civil Rights (OCR), Tennessee Department of Education - investigates and ensures compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, against all education agencies in Tennessee: http://state.tn.us/education/civilrights.shtml
- Tennessee Courts - provides information, rules, and court opinions from the Tennessee Supreme Court, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals: http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/geninfo/Courts/AppellateCourts.htm
Federal Laws, Regulations & Agencies
- United States Code - provides current United States statutes, through the Cornell University Law School
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
- Code of Federal Regulations - provides current federal rules and regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - provides information regarding the laws & regulations governing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as providing guidence to the general public: http://www.eeoc.gov/
- Findlaw - provides free research of case decisions from the States, Federal Circuit Courts, and the United States Supreme Court, as well as breaking legal news:
http://www.findlaw.com/
Articles, Cases, and Seminars
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)