NOTE: All Policies and Guidelines in effect on July 1, 2016 apply to all State Universities in the State University and Community College System, unless superseded by the individual institution's board approved policy.
December 10, 2020 - Board approved the following Policy and Guidelines:
1.03.03.00 Selection and Retention of Presidents
October 9, 2020
4:03:03:00 General Travel - Annual revision of Per Diem rates for travel.
September 23, 2020 - Board approved the following Policy and Guidelines revisions:
1.02.01.00 Records Retention and Disposal of Records
2.03.01.05 Academic Retention and Readmission at the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology
August 12, 2020 - Special Call Board Meeting, the Board approved the following Policies & Guidelines revisions:
2.08.10.00 Development & Operation of Off-Campus International Educational Program
5.01.02.00 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
6.01.00.00 Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment or Sexual Misconduct
6.02.00.00 Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
6.03.00.00 Sexual Misconduct
7.03.00.00 Infectious Disease
August 5, 2020 - Approved by the Presidents
P-080 Discrimination & Harassment – Complaint & Investigation Procedure
March 26, 2020 Quarterly Board Meeting (Rescheduled to a telephonic meeting on April 7, 2020). The Board approved the following Policies & Guidelines revisions:
2.01.01.02 – Inter-Institutional Relationships and Off Campus Offering (formerly A-010)
2.08.10.00 – Development & Operation of Off Campus International Education Programs
1.04.01.00 – Duties of the Chancellor
December 12, 2019 Board Meeting
Approved New TBR Policy 2.03.00.04 - Technical College Learning Support
September 19 & 20, 2019 Board Meeting
The Board approved the following Policies & Guidelines revisions:
TBR Policy 1.02.03.10 - Conflict of Interest with Exhibit 5
TBR Policy 1.02.03.20 - Code of Ethics for Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents
TBR Policy 1.03.02.00 - Duties of the Institutional Presidents
TBR Policy 1.03.03.00 - Selection and Retention of Presidents
TBR Policy 1.03.10.00 - Student and Faculty Participation in Development of Campus Policies and Programs
TBR Policy 1.04.01.00 - Duties of the Chancellor
TBR Policy 1.04.02.00 - Evaluation of the Chancellor
TBR Policy 2.01.02.00 – Technical College Program Review and Approval with Exhibit 1
TBR Policy 2.04.00.00 - Academic and Registration Calendar (Former Guideline A-09)
TBR Policy 2.07.00.00 - Cost of Textbooks
TBR Policy 5.01.01.08 - Parental Leave
TBR Policy 5.02.02.10 – Faculty Rank & Promotion at Technical Colleges
TBR Policy 5.02.03.30 – Academic Freedom and Responsibility
TBR Policy 5.02.03.70 – Academic Tenure for Community Colleges
TBR Policy 5.02.06.00 – Financial Exigency
TBR Policy 5.02.07.00 – Faculty Appointments at Community Colleges
The following are New Policies
TBR Policy 1.02.03.30 - Conflict of Interest for Regents with Exhibit 1
TBR Policy 1.04.00.00 - Selection and Retention of the Chancellor
The following Policies were Dissolution:
TBR Policy 1.05.00.00 - Tennessee Higher Education Commission
TBR Policy 2.01.01.01 - Permanent or Semi-Permanent Off-Campus Instructional Facilities
TBR Policy 2.02.00.00 - Associate Degree Programs
June 20 & 21, 2019
The following revisions to Policies & Guidelines were approved at the Board Meeting:
1:09:00:00 Diversity and Equity
1:11:00:00 Development and Approval of Policies and Procedures
2:01:00:00 General Education Requirements & Degree Requirements
2:05:00:00 Distance Education Policy
Guidelines A-070 & A-075 deleted as a result
5:01:00:00 General Personnel Policy
Guideline P-050 deleted as a result
5:02:02:30 Faculty Promotion at the Community Colleges
5:02:04:10 Faculty Compensation During Summer Session and Inter-Session
June 11, 2019
1:12:01:00 Ministerial revision to add new RDA approved by the Records Commission; RDA SW-U14 Child Care Facility Records.
May 14, 2019
The following was approved at the Board Special Called Meeting May 14, 2019:
New Policies requiring the deletion of Guidelines:
1:08:01:00 Enterprise Information Systems - Guideline G-050 deleted
1:08:03:00 Access Control - Guidelines G-051 & G-052 deleted
1:08:04:00 Personally Identifiable Information (PII) - Guideline G-053 deleted
1:08:05:00 IT Acceptable Uses - Guideline G-054 deleted
Revisions Approved on the following Policies:
2:01:00:04 Awarding of Credits Earned Through Extra-Institutional Learning to Community Colleges
2:02:00:01 ROTC Programs
The following Policy was deleted as obsolete:
5:02:05:00 Employment of Graduate Assistants
April 4, 2019
Rules of the Tennessee Board of Regents are now accessible on the Policies & Rules page under Rules. They consist of Statewide Administrative Rules and Systemwide Student Rules.