Recent Policy Updates

November 7, 2024

• 1:08:10:01 – Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
• 3:02:00:01 – Student Conduct

July 12, 2024

• 6:10:00:15 — Administrative Council
• 7:00:00:00 — Administrative Council Constitution

June 20, 2024

• 2:03:00:03 — English Language Learners

May 9, 2024

• 1:03:02:60 — Freedom of Speech and Expression

March 12, 2024

• 1:03:02:00 Duties of the President
• 6:10:00:01 Institutional Oversight Committee

March 5, 2024

• 8:05:00:00 — Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Related Medical Conditions (Employees)

February 6, 2024

• Retirement of the following policies as they have been absorbed into the revision of Policy 3:02:00:01: Policies 3:02:00:02, 3:02:00:03, 3:02:00:04, 3:02:00:05, 3:02:00:06.
• Revised: 3:02:00:01 - Student Conduct

November 7, 2023

Conflict Of Interest Disclosure Review Committee: 6:02:03:10

October 4, 2023

Retirement of Motlow State Policy:
Policy 1:08:10:05 Security, Maintenance, and Custodial Services

September 15, 2023

• Behavior Intervention Team (formerly called Crisis Assessment and Risk Evaluation Team : 6:10:00:34

September 5, 2023

• President’s Cabinet retires Organizational Structure Policy
• Environmental, Health and Safety Program: 1:10:00:00
• Identity Theft Protection: 4:01:05:61
• Acquisition of Keys and Key Control: 4:10:01:00 
• Computer Hardware and Software Acquisition: 4:10:11:00
• Drug Free Campus: 5-03-00-00
• International Education Committee: 6:10:00:33

August 28, 2023

• Prohibitions on Smoking and Use of Smokeless Tobacco Products: 5:10:05:00
• Safety Committee: 6:10:00:13

August 24, 2023

• Distance Education: 2:05:00:00
• Honorary Degrees: 2:06:00:00
• Master and Course Syllabi: 2:10:01:00
• Course Development and or Curriculum Change: 2:10:02:00
• Faculty Definition and General Duties: 5:o2:01:00
• Faculty Proficiency in Oral and Written English: 5:02:01:03
• Faculty Development: 5:02:01:05
• Faculty Emeritus: 5:02:01:10
• Faculty Promotion: 5:02:02:30
• Department Lead Selection and Guidelines: 5:10:00:01
• Administrator Teaching Criteria, Load and Pay: 5:10:00:02
• Academic Affairs Committee: 6:10:00:04
• Faculty and Staff Development Committee 6:10:00:09
• Honors Committee: 6:10:00:26
• Student Complaint Procedure: 3:00:00:06
• Use of Campus Property and Facilities: 3:02:02:00
• Purchasing: 4:02:10:00

August 18, 2023

• Confidentiality of Student Records Policy: 3:02:03:00

August 16, 2023

• Copyright Policy: 2:10:04:00

August 9, 2023

• Committee Appointments and Routines: 6:10:00:00

aUGUST 2, 2023

• President’s Cabinet retires USA Patriot Act Compliance: 1:08:10:04
• Compliance with the College and University Security Act of 1989: 3:00:00:07
• Early Postsecondary Opportunities: 2:01:00:05
• Maintenance of Facilities: 1:08:10:06

July 26, 2023

• Student Rights and Responsibilities: 3:02:04:00
• Development and Operation of Off-Campus International Education Programs: 2:08:10:00
• Policy Compliance and Publication: 1:03:10:01
• Access and Diversity Committee: 6:22:00:01
• Substantive Change: 1:08:10:09
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action: 1:08:10:01
• Sexual Misconduct: 8:02:00:00
• Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: 8:03:00:00
• Institutional Oversight Committee: 6:10:00:01
• President’s Cabinet: 6:21:00:00
• Faculty Council Constitution: 7:00:00:01

May 23, 2023

• Ethical Recruitment: 3:22:00:02
• Cost Of Textbooks: 2:07:00:00
• Textbooks – Selection, Requisition, And Desk Copies: 2:10:03:00

April 4, 2023

• Assessment Of Previous Faculty Professional Experiences Policy : 5:10:03:00
• Charges for Verification of Students Enrolled in Online Courses Policy: 4:01:03:01 
• Distance Education Committee Policy: 6:10:00:30
• Development and Operation of Off-Campus International Educational Programs Policy: 2:08:10:00
• Intellectual Property Advisory Committee Policy: 6:10:00:11
• TN eCampus Online Collaborative Oversight Committee Policy: 6:10:00:37 

March 28, 2023

• Substantive Change Policy : 1:08:10:09

March 8, 2023

• Veteran And Military Student Short-Term Absences : 2:22:00:01
• Special Considerations For Service Members And Tuition Assistance : 3:22:00:03

February 21, 2023

• Faculty Class Assignment And Teaching Load Including Summer School: 5:10:00:00

February 14, 2023

• Examination and Grading Policy : 2:10:00:00
• SACSCOC Leadership Team Policy : 6:10:00:02

February 7, 2023

• Records Retention and Disposal of Records: 1.12.01.00

January 9, 2023

• Financial Aid Committee: 6:10:00:20
• Institutional Review Panel: 6:10:00:31

November 1, 2022

Access and Diversity Committee: 6:22:00:01

October 14, 2022

• 1:03:10:01: Policy Compliance and Publication

July 27, 2022

TBR Legal Approves policy revisions to the following policy as voted upon by the IOC September 17, 2021:

• Animals : 1:07:10:00

June 22, 2022

IOC approved deletion of the following policy:

• Team of the Year Program : 5:04:00:00

June 22, 2022

IOC Approved revisions to the following policies:

• Surveillance Camera Footage Access : 1:08:00:01
• Substantive Change : 1:08:10:09

March 21, 2022

IOC approved the revisions to the policy on the Library Committee: 6:10:00:05

January 31, 2022

IOC approved the following revised and new policies:

• Parking and Traffic : 5:10:08:00
• President's Cabinet: 6:21:00:00

November 13, 2021

President’s Cabinet retires Pandemic Policy on Daily Self-Assessments : 9:03:00:02 (Temporary Policy)

September 17, 2021

IOC Approved the following policy changes:

Policies approved for deletion

• Information Technology Resources : 1:08:00:00
• Support Services for TCATs : 1:10:1000

TBR policies approved as new direct-link policies for Motlow State

• TBR 1.08.00.00 (To be listed as Information Technology Resources : 1:08:00:00)
• TBR 1.08.05.00 (To be listed as IT Acceptable Uses :1:08:05:00)

Revised Policies

• BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE POLICY : 1:08:00:05
• COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ACQUISITION POLICY : 4:10:11:00
• INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM (GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY) POLICY : 1:08:00:02
• INSTITUTIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE POLICY : 6:10:00:01
• SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY : 8:02:00:00
• TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE POLICY : 6:10:00:07

Policies approved by IOC advancing to TBR for review

• ANIMALS : 1:07:10:00
• PRESIDENT’S CABINET: 6:21:00:00

September 7, 2021

President's Cabinet Affirms Editorial Changes To The Following Policies:

• Equal Employment Opportunity And Affirmative Action Policy : 1:08:10:01
• Policy Publication, Revision, And Dissolution Policy : 1:03:10:01
• Sex Discrimination And Sexual Harassment Policy : 8:03:00:00

President's Cabinet Approved The Following Temporary Policy: 

• Pandemic Policy On Daily Self-assessments: 9:03:00:00 (Temporary Policy)

August 17, 2021

President’s Cabinet votes to retire the temporary policy Pandemic Policy on Face Masks : 9:03:00:01 based on Governor’s Executive Order 84 of August 16, 2021 and TBR’s statement to the Presidents on August 17, 2021

August 3, 2021

President's Cabinet Approves Revisions to Pandemic Policy on Face Masks 9:03:00:01 as a temporary policy effective August 4, 2021

June 1, 2021

President's Cabinet retires the Pandemic Policy on Daily Self-Assessment : 9:03:00:02

May 21, 2021

IOC Revision to Pandemic Policy on Face Masks : 9:03:00:01

April 30, 2021

IOC Revisions:

• • Inclement Weather Policy : 2:10:05:00
  • Policy Publication, Revision, and Dissolution : 1:03:10:01 (Prior title: Policy Compliance and Publication Policy)
  • SACSCOC Leadership Team : 6:10:00:02

March 20, 2021

New Direct Link Policy added

• Prohibitions on Smoking and Use of Smokeless Tobacco Products: 1:07:00:10

Policy Title Revisions

• Appeals and Appearances Before the Board, 1:02:11:00
  • Update: Appeals to the Chancellor and the Board : 1:02:11:00
• Approval of Agreements, 1:03:02:10
  • Update: Approvals of Agreements and Contracts : 4:02:01:00 (formerly 1:03:02:10)
• Board Member’s Code of Ethics, 1:02:03:20
  • Update: Code of Ethics for Members of Tennessee Board of Regents : 1:02:03:20
• General Policy on Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages, 1:07:00:00
  • Update: General Policy on Alcoholic Beverages : 1:07:00:05
• Awarding of Credits Earned Through Extra Institutional Learning to Community College and Universities : 2:01:00:04
  • Update: Awarding of Credits Earned Through Extra-Institutional Learning to Community Colleges : 2:01:00:04
• Posthumous Degrees : 2:01:00:02
  • Update: Awarding Posthumous Academic Credentials : 2:01:00:02
• Undergraduate Academic Retention Standards : 2:03:01:01
  • Update: Undergraduate Academic Retention & GPA Standards : 2:03:01:01
• Undergraduate Degree Requirements : 2:01:00:00
  • Update: General Education Requirements and Degree Requirements : 2:01:00:00
•  University, Community College, Technical Institute Catalogs & Bulletins : 2:04:00:01
  • Update: College System of Tennessee Institution Catalogs : 2:04:00:01
• Institutional and School Student Life Policy and Procedures, 3:03:00:00
  • Update: Institutional Student Life Policies & Procedures : 3:03:00:00
• Naming Buildings and Facilities : 4:02:05:01
  • Update: Naming Buildings and Facilities & Building Plaques : 4:02:05:01
• Employment Classification and Leave Policies, 5:01:01:00
  • Update: Employment Classification : 5:01:01:00
• General Personnel, 5:01:00:00
  • Update: General Personnel Policy : 5:01:00:00
• Military Leave, 5:01:01:04
  • Update: Military Leave Policy : 5:01:01:04
• Outside Employment, 5:01:05:00
  • Update: Outside Employment and Extra Compensation for Additional Assignments : 5:01:05:00
• Optional Retirement Programs, 5:01:03:03
  • Update: Retirement Plans : 5:01:03:03

The following have been approved for deletion due to deletion at the TBR level

• Bylaws of the Board, 1:02:08:00
• Committees of the Board, 1:02:06:00
• Duties of Board Members, 1:02:03:00
• Duties of the Board, 1:02:02:00
• Institutions and Schools of the System, 1:03:01:00
• Meetings of the Board, 1:02:07:00
• Purpose of the Board, 1:02:01:00
• Selection and Terms of Board Members, 1:02:04:00
• Student and Faculty Participation in Board Considerations, 1:02:06:10
• System of Governance, 1:01:00:00
• Title, Election and Duties of Board Officers, 1:02:05:00