Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee Title 0240 - Board of Regents
Here’s an enhanced overview of Tennessee Rules & Regulations, Title 0240 – Board of Regents:
🏛️ Structure of Title 0240
The title is organized into 10 subtitles, each covering different aspects of system governance:
0240‑01 – Statewide Administrative Rules (e.g., policies on records, facilities)
0240‑02 – Systemwide Student Rules
0240‑03 – Institutional Student Disciplinary Rules
0240‑04 – Institutional Student Housing Rules
0240‑05 – Austin Peay State University-specific rules
0240‑06 – East Tennessee State University
0240‑07 – Middle Tennessee State University
0240‑09 – Tennessee Tech University (Cookeville)
0240‑10 – University of Memphis regulations (regulations.justia.com, law.cornell.edu)
📜 Administrative History & Amendments
Initial adoption: Chapters 0240‑01 through 0240‑04 originally filed Dec 9, 1974 (effective Jan 8, 1975) (law.cornell.edu)
Numerous amendments, repeals, and filings occurred through the late 1970s and early 1980s, including a wholesale repeal via Public Chapter 261 (effective July 1, 1983), followed by a comprehensive refiling in April 1983 (law.cornell.edu)
Recent major rule activities:
Chapters for MTSU (0240‑07‑01) filed Jan 3, 2019; effective June 2, 2019 (law.cornell.edu)
Memphis rules (0240‑10) filed March 18, 2019; effective June 16, 2019 (law.cornell.edu)
Tech (0240‑09) amendments filed April 2020; effective July 2020
Institutional UAS use rules (Austin Peay 0240‑05‑07‑.01) detail FAA compliance (casetext.com)
Title IX nondiscrimination rule (0240‑02‑10‑.01) filed July 13, 2021; effective Oct 11, 2021 (law.cornell.edu)
Amendments to MTSU student rules (0240‑07‑02‑.02) filed Jan 29, 2024; effective Apr 28, 2024
Campus housing & related rule updates (0240‑07‑04) filed May 3, 2024; effective Aug 1, 2024
📅 Currency & Official Sources
Justia indicates the compilation is current through March 23, 2025 (regulations.justia.com)
The Tennessee Secretary of State (SOS) Division of Publications and Tennessee Administrative Code (Law LII) are the official and most up-to-date repositories (publications.tnsosfiles.com)
Updates occur quarterly; I recommend verifying against the SOS or the official Tennessee Administrative Code for the latest effective language in any given chapter.
📌 Accessing Title 0240
Tennessee SOS Publications: offers the definitive archived and current rules (see Title 0240 listings) (tnsos.org)
Justia: good for browsing subtitles and chapters, but may lag slightly; always check the timestamp
Cornell LII: searchable resource with administrative-historical notes
✅ Quick References
Non-discrimination (Title IX) — Rule 0240‑02‑10‑.01 became effective Oct 11, 2021 (law.cornell.edu)
Public Records Access — 0240‑01‑04‑.03 etc., detailed under statewide rules (regulations.justia.com)
Drone/UAS use — campus-specific regulations, e.g., APAU in 0240‑05‑07‑.01 (casetext.com)
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