Rulemaking Hearing Rule(s) Filing Form

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Department of State Division of Publications

312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., 8th Floor, Snodgrass/TN Tower Nashville, TN 37243

Phone: 615-741-2650

Email: [email protected]

For Department of State Use Only Sequence Number:

Rule ID{s): File Date:

Effective Date: _ _ _ __ _ _

Rulemaking Hearing Rule(s) Filing Form

Rulemaking Hearing Rules are rules filed after and as a result of a rolemaking hearing (Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-205).

Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-229, any new fee or fee increase promulgated by state agency role shall take effect on July 1, following the expiration of the ninety (90) day period as provided in § 4-5-207. This section shall not apply to rules that implement new fees or fee increases that are promulgated as emergency rules pursuant to § 4-5-208(a) and to subsequent roles that make permanent such emergency rules, as amended during the rolemaking process. In addition, this section shall not apply to state agencies that did not, during the preceding two (2) fiscal years, collect fees in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of operating the board, commission or entity in accordance with § 4-29-121 (b).

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Contact Person: Bri~n A. Lapps, Jr. General Counsel

1 Bridgestone Park, 3

rd _Floor Nashville, TN

Address:

Zip:

37214

Phone:

615-366-4438

Email: [email protected] Revision Type (check all that apply):

Amendment X New __ Repeal

Rule(s) (ALL chapters and rules contained in filing must be listed here. If needed, copy and paste additional tables to accommodate multiple chapters. Please make sure that ALL new rule and repealed rule numbers are listed in the chart below. Please enter only ONE Rule Number/Rule Title per row.)

Chapter Number Chapter Title

0240-01-05

Contested Case Procedures Rule Number Rule Title

0240-01-05-.01

Contested Case Procedures

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Place substance of rules and other info here. Please be sure to include a detailed explanation of the changes being made to the listed rule(s). Statutory authority must be given for each rule change. For information on formatting rules go to

https://sos.tn.gov/products/division-publications/rulemaking~guidelines.

RULES OF

THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS CHAPTER 0240-01-05

CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURES

New Chapter

Table of Contents is added to Chapter 0240-01-05 Contested Case Procedures and shall read as follows: Table of Contents

0240-01-05-.01 Contested Case Procedures

0240-01-05-.01 is added to Chapter 0240-01-05 and shall read as follows:

0240-01-05-.01 Contested Case Procedures

(1) This Chapter outlines the procedures that the Tennessee Board of Regents (the TBR) and institutions under the authority of the TBR shall use to conduct hearings in contested cases under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 4-5-101 et seq (the UAPA). Contested cases are proceedings in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a student, student organization, employee, or other person are required by any statute or constitutional provision to be determined only after that individual or entity has been provided an opportunity for a hearing.

(2) Applicability - TBR and institutions under its authority will apply the contested case provisions of the UAPA to:

(a) The suspension or expulsion of students who elect and properly request to pursue a UAPA hearing when made available by TBR rules instead of another available hearing option;

(b) Revocation of recognition of a student organization; and

(c) Any case where a contested case hearing is properly requested and required by law to be offered.

(d) These rules are not applicable either to termination of faculty for adequate cause, which proceedings are subject to the provisions of T.C.A. § 49-8-302; to proceedings subject to TBR Chapter 0240-02-10, Title IX Compliance; or where otherwise prohibited by state or federal law. (3) Administrative Judges and Hearing Officers

(a) In any case where a UAPA contested case hearing is available, elected, and properly requested, the president (or chancellor for cases arising out of the TBR System Office) or designee may make a request to the office of the secretary of state to have the contested case heard by an administrative judge or hearing officer employed in the office of the secretary of state.

(b) In lieu of asking the secretary of state to have the contested case heard by an administrative judge or hearing officer employed in the office of the secretary of state, the president (or chancellor for cases arising out of the TBR System Office) or designee may determine, in his or her sole discretion, whether the hearing shall be held before:

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Tennessee Board of Regents, Chapter 0240-01-05

1. A person who is licensed to practice law and who is not employed as an attorney for a TBR institution or the TBR System Office;

2. A former state, county, or municipal judge or a former federal judge or magistrate;

3. An employee of a TBR institution or TBR System Office who has been trained to conduct

contested cases, but who does not provide legal representation to the institution; or

4. An employee of another public institution who has been trained to conduct contested

cases.

(c) Any administrative judge or hearing officer who hears a case involving sexual harassment, sexual

assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking shall receive training as required by federal and/or state law.

(4) Procedures

(a) The UAPA and the Tennessee Department of State's Uniform Rules of Procedures for Hearing Contested Cases before State Administrative Agencies, Tennessee Department of State Rule Chapter 1360-04-01, shall be used for contested case hearings under this Chapter.

(b) For purposes of review and action following issuance of an initial order, the agency head will be the president or other head of an institution out of which the contested case arises, and the chancellor or chancellor's designee when the contested case arises out of the TBR System Office or when the president or other head of an institution is not available to serve as agency head due to a conflict of interest, recusal, disqualification, or other reason.

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Board Member Aye No Abstain Absent Signature (if reauired)

Gov. Bill Lee

X

Marylou Aoole

X

Miles Burdine

X

Gregory Duckett

X

Mark George

X

Mark Gill

X

Kenneth Goldsmith

X

Yolanda Greene

X

Joey Hatch

X

Charles Hatcher

X

William McElyea X Nisha Powers

X

Emilv Reynolds

X

Penny Schwinn

X

Danni Varian X Weston Wamp

X

Tom White

X

I certify that this is an accurate and complete copy of rulemaking hearing rules, lawfully promulgated and adopted by the Tennessee Board of Regents on 06/18/2021, and is in compliance with the provisions of T.C.A. § 4-5-222. I further certify the following:

Notice of Rulemaking Hearing filed with the Department of State on: 04/21/2021 Rulemaking Hearing(s) Conducted on: (add more dates). 06/15/2021

Date: 06/18/2021

Signature:

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Name of Officer: Brian A. Lapps, Jr. Title of Officer: General Counsel

Agency/Board/Commission: Tennessee Board of Regents

Rule Chapter Number(s): _0_2_4_0_-0_1_-0_5 _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ All rulemaking hearing rules provided for herein have been examined by the Attorney General and Reporter of the State of Tennessee and are approved as to legality pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5.

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Herbert H. Slat Attorney General and Reporter

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Tennessee Board of Regents, Chapter 0240-01-05 Department of State Use Only

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Public Hearing Comments

One copy of a document that satisfies T.C.A. § 4-5-222 must accompany the filing.

TBR received no oral or written comments about this rule.

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Regulatory Flexibility Addendum

Pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 4-5-401 through 4-5-404, prior to initiating the rule making process, all agencies shall conduct a review of whether a proposed rule or rule affects small business.

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Impact on Local Governments

Pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 4-5-220 and 4-5-228 "any rule proposed to be promulgated shall state in a simple

declarative sentence, without additional comments on the merits of the policy of the rules or regulation, whether the rule or regulation may have a projected impact on local governments." (See Public Chapter Number 1070 (http://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/106/pub/pc1070.pdf) of the 2010 Session of the General Assembly.)

This rule is not anticipated to have any impact on local governments.

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Additional Information Required by Joint Government Operations Committee

All agencies, upon filing a rule, must also submit the following pursuant to T.C.A. § 4-5-226(i)(1 ).

(A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule;

This rule describes the processes that TBR and TBR institutions will use for contested case hearings under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act and how administrative judges will be selected to conduct those hearinas.

{B) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto;

This rule is promulgated in accordance with TBR's rulemaking authority as established by T.C.A. § 49-8-203 a 1 D and is romul ated in accordance with the re uirements of T.C.A. 4-5-102 12 .

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Identification of persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule, and whether those persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule;

Those most directly impacted by this rule are students at TBR institutions. The rule may have limited impact on

employees. Neither students nor employees urged either adoption or rejection of this rule. TBR urges adoption

of these rules.

{D) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule or the necessity to promulgate the rule;

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TBR is not aware of an Attorney General opinion or judicial ruling directly related to this rule.

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An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures,

if any, resulting from the promulgation of this rule, and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based. An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2%) of the agency's annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is less; None

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Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives, possessing substantial knowledge

and understanding of the rule;

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Brian A. Lapps, Jr., General Counsel

(G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees;

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Brian A. Lapps, Jr., General Counsel

{H) Office address, telephone number, and email address of the agency representative or representatives who

will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; and Brain A. Lapps, Jr.

Office of General Counsel 1 Bridgestone Park, 3rd _Floor Nashville, TN 37214

615-366-4438