{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-7-1503","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-7-1503","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part:\n(1) \"Commission\" means the Tennessee higher education commission;\n(2) \"Complaint\" means a complaint or grievance against a Tennessee SARA institution filed by a non-Tennessee student residing in a member state other than Tennessee and whose complaint is relative to a distance education course or program offered by a Tennessee SARA institution;\n(3) \"Institution\" means an accredited postsecondary degree-granting school, college, university, or other organization;\n(4) \"Member state\" means a United States state, territory, or district currently approved to participate in the state authorization reciprocity agreement;\n(5) \"NC-SARA\" means the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements;\n(6) \"Non-Tennessee SARA institution\" means an institution approved by a member state other than Tennessee for participation in SARA;\n(7) \"Portal agency\" means the single agency designated by Tennessee to serve as the interstate point of contact for SARA questions, complaints, and other communications;\n(8) \"SREB\" means the Southern Regional Education Board;\n(9) \"State authorization reciprocity agreement\" or \"SARA\" means the agreement overseen by the National Council for SARA and administered by the Southern Regional Education Board; and\n(10) \"Tennessee SARA institution\" means an institution approved by the commission for participation in SARA.","path":["TN Code","Title 49","Chapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a389b5b64f1b4bdb5784e8f3b97703034afa0f2cad996f89e3ed5b9ccd59e1b6","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-7-1502","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-49-7-1504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}